Word For The Day, Friday, August 8, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/8/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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pandemian \pan*dem*ee*an\, adjective
pandemianly; adverb
pandemiousness; noun

1. Vulgar
2. Sensual

The characteristics of Aphrodite have bewildered philosophers who, like Plato, made a distinction between the two aspects of the goddess, one Uranian "celestial," as the goddess of pure love, and Pandemian, or "popular," as the goddess presiding over ordinary love affairs.

Etymology: I couldn’t find the etymology, double grades to the student who brings it to class!

[RikaStrom]

Ick, Hill and Bill cetainly encompass this word. Vile creatures that they are.

A+

(blushing) Thanks CL, you are more than welcome. :-)

[secret garden]

The second link was of an Oriental woman donning a costume to look like a Coca Cola vending machine and the final shot had her standing in a row of real vending machines. Nothing offensive - just strange.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, Flurry you are a truly sick individual, I like that in a FReeper.

Gabz, did you enjoy your afternoon?

[RikaStrom]

Hiya Dixie.

That's a possible definition, but I think Arghie was more on the mark.

Oh that Biship thing... disgraceful, I had some rather pithy remarks to make on it, but that in itself could get me some time in the cooler. A+

Are you and Taxman going to CPAC coming up??

[Gabz]

Howdy Rika!!!!

Yes, we had a very enjoyable afternoon!!!!!

[P.O.E.]

'Morning, Teach.

I'm heading out to Musikfest again. Got tickets to see Jethro Tull. And yes, I am that old.

Have a good weekend!

[RikaStrom]

and i noticed the former WFTD tergiversation in it! POINTS miss rika??

Oh nicely done! ++++++ for you SG, and thee gold stars for xspet.

[RikaStrom]

You and Arghie have been reading the same books!

Thanks pankot, I loved the word when I read it, it's not fair that they wouldn't let me see the definition. :-)

++++++++++++ for you too!

[RikaStrom]

I really liked the pirate movie, definitely fun!

[RikaStrom]

The fuzzbutt got me up by dragging the covers off the bed. Sooo, here I am grading homework. LOL

We were swamped yesterday, I never got a chance to come in and see what sort of trouble everyone was getting into.

[RikaStrom]

ahhh, strange I can live with.

And why are you up and about this morning??

[RikaStrom]

Good. LOL, glad to hear it! :-)

[RikaStrom]

Have fun! It's to dang hot here to go outside.... another 110 on the heat index.

[honeygrl]

Fairly Oddparents(cartoon on nickelodeon) just made fun of the french! lol It's a cartoon for kids too young to understand it I think so it must have been thrown in for the parents. There was a french couple eating lunch and Timmy accidently hit them with a water balloon. They jumped up with their arms straight in the air and yelled "We surrender! We surrender!" (in a french accent of course)

[Gabz]

LOL!!!

[honeygrl]

sounds yummy... i will try it next time i'm at my mom's house so I don't have to do the dishes. :)

[honeygrl]

No wonder I'm so broke.. no way I'm eating all that stuff mixed in! LOLI'll eat the black eyed peas, bacon, and rice seperately but the rest of it 'm not touching! Of course I don't even know what pot liquor is..

[honeygrl]

I'm a bad bad bad mommy. I just let the toddler have oreos with his breakfast. LOL

[NeoCaveman]

ROFLOL, OMG.. I see that I am going to have to monitor you guys a little more closely... those puns! hehehehehe

We were on a roll :-)

[Argh]

OOO, OOO, Teach! Here it is (now that I'm home with my reference books): Latin, pandemus pandemic from the Greek pandemos of or belonging to all the people. What I said about Goddess of Love was close, they mention pandemos Eros which means vulgar love, i.e. the carnal. You're welcome.