Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 20, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/20/03 | 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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apathy; \Ap"a*thy\noun:
apathies; noun, plural
apathetic, apathetical; adjective
apathetically; adverb

1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
3. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
4. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.
--Fleming.

Etymology: [Latin apath a, from Greek apatheia, from apath s, without feeling : a-, without; see a-1 + pathos, feeling; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European Roots.]

[1smallVoice]

Etymology on the part of Bill Clinton lead directly to the problems we have with world terrorists today. Instead of leading, he read the polls and played 'hide the cigar' with interns. Now he is telling Grey Davis that the vote in California is part of a Right Wing Conspiracy.

Been there, done that for 8 years, see where it got us on 9-11-2001?

[Gabz]

I love the comment from one of the Mods - ""I'd ban him, but I think he would like it.""

[xsmommy]

i stopped at the grocery store on the way in this AM, bc i didn't have any left. i had a hard time finding any of the atkins ones, since it was crack o dawn and they were restocking the shelves, the lady told me when i asked that they are having a hard time getting them. though i had missed the area in the check out aisle where i found them AND the peanut butter cup and some carmel nut chew that i have never seen, by Atkins. i am excited about those!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm a trogladite (sp)

[Gabz]

Nah, you're just plain weird.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework?

Homework about apathy?

Awhhhhhh, heck. As the democrats know about election laws, voter fraud and the constitution, who cares how good a punch card ballot you build, if no one would beat apathy to your door.

[hobbes1]

Zero Carbs, and an excellent satisfaction quotient....

[Robert A Cook PE]

Who was sorts, and why were you feeling her out?

[xsmommy]

dang, guess i am SOL, as i don't have any chinese wine....

[Conspiracy Guy]

see #187

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Lookie what Vast posted!!!!!!!

What a riot!!!!!!!!!

[Texan5]

Yeah, implying he is a masochist, I thought it was funny, too. "Oh, whip me, beat me, make me write hot checks and let me lie face down in your dirty bathwater". Not exactly a compliment.

[secret garden]

I have to agree with #45 over there.

[Slip18]

ROTFLMAO! Good one, Agnes.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yeah spruce can be more plain spoken that I am sometimes. The fags are getting on everyone's nerves. I guess the Dodo was the pinnicle of bird evolution. Hopefully the fags will follow the dodo.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Teach ...

Is Sea back from Canada yet?

http://www.strangecosmos.com/view.adp?picture_id=10653

She said something about getting a wax job when she left a little bit ago.

[Texan5]

I'm looking out the window by my computer, and there is a really pretty sailboat sailing down the lake. Every time I see a sailboat, I want one, but we can't afford it-those damn things cost a lot more than a power boat here. Probably just as well, since neither of us know the first thing about sailing, and would need lessons. Yeah, I can picture it now..."T5 sank the boat near shore, halleluja! T5 sank the boat near shore, halleluuuuuja!

[xsmommy]

flurry has a boat, mebbe he will give ya a ride.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Used sailboats are cheap. Start out with something simple. Sailing is easy til you get into multi sail ocean going 35 ft plus.

[Gabz]

LOL!!!

I have only ever been on a sailboat once in my life - a group of us were on a friend's boat heading to the Chesapeake Bay - because we were in canal we were under engine power when the engine died.

This canal is a major shipping channel and as luck would happen a tanker ship was heading in our direction and we were dead in the water and couldn't raise the tanker (or the marina) on the radio.

I politely declined the next invitation to go sailing with him.