Word For The Day, Monday, September 22, 2003

The Verbivores | 9/22/03 | 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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pernicious \pur-NISH-us\, adjective:
perniciousness; noun
perniciously; adverb

1. Highly injurious; deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful.
2. Archaic. Evil; wicked. .
3. Quick; swift (to burn).

Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar. --Shak.

Etymology: [Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin pernici sus, from pernici s, destruction : per-, per- + nex, nec-, violent death; see nek-1 in Indo-European Roots.]

[Gabz]

I plan on taking a ride out to the bay to test out my new camera.

BTW, Ms. Teach - Wednesday is my b'day - I plan on getting VERY drunk!!!!!

[LonePalm]

First? Top Ten?

Doesn't Anne McCafferty writes pernicious stories about dragons?

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[NeoCaveman]

Hey I was going to use that example, the moment I saw the word for the day.

[Texan5]

Morning! Glad to hear you are no longer auto and computer challenged.

The pernicious influence of x42
Has the court in Grey's state knowing not what to do
Save his ass from the recall?
Give his office an overhaul?
Either way, its' apparent he's screwed.

[Gabz]

You're a good person. Prayers for all.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Actually no Camle....... we know the driver very well - a really nice kid...... he even took a back road because the main road from town is very busy...... he swears he wasn't going faster than 45 - this was a flat stretch of road, but very dark and in the woods......could have been a deer or he might just not have seen the one curve in the road..... maybe he hit the accelerator when he panicked.... we probably won't ever know.....he hit a slight embankment right where the road curves and the suv (his mom's) rolled..... the three who were seriously injured all had head injuries..... and were wearing seat belts.....

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Good poem Texan.....you're really proving yourself to be a pro at this stuff!

[Texan5]

Sometimes school is a real blessing, isn't it? Sounds like Jax pushed all your buttons over the weekend.

[NeoCaveman]

The humor is delicious but
The motive is pernicious

Carol Mostly Fraud officially announces her White House run.

[Gabz]

And then some................

[Texan5]

That is terrible! Prayers for these young people and their parents, especially the ones who lost their daughter.

[NeoCaveman]

Damn. That's just awful.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks for the prayers Gabz - it is one of those nightmares we all hope never happens to us and watching my friends go through this, and seeing my daughter so afraid for her friends, has been exhausting.

The strange twist to this is that the kids were not out for a joy ride, or even together for the evening...... the driver had missed going to the movie for some reason, but drove past and saw two boys from our neighborhood (they were not together either) and offered each of them a ride home. They both called their mother's for permission....... the girl had somehow been left there - a fluke in her ride home and the youngest boy asked the driver if they could help her out since she lived out here near us..... they literally were just hopping a ride home...... 4 miles tops from the theater to our house........

[RikaStrom]

Oh no, how horrible whyisa.

I'll say a prayer for them.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

You know, when kids do stupid things, like drinking and driving, you can get angry at them for making such a stupid choice, but this boy did nothing wrong and will have to live with an accident that caused so much pain and the death of a little girl.

Ok - sorry - didn't mean to bring down the tone of the thread..... just needed to vent a bit.....

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks Rika.....

[RikaStrom]

LOL, ok, I will make sure the croqs keep the vat filled for you.

[RikaStrom]

Sometimes I just don't like the way Anne writes. Some things I like, some things... ick. ;-)

[Texan5]

Having been in a bad rollover accident just over four months ago trying to avoid a deer, I can believe that scenario. I never want to repeat the experience-we drive at about 10 miles an hour at night up here-the deer are everywhere.

[RikaStrom]

hehehe...

Teacher gets first dibs on examples!