"Why should he toil and moil … when … the strong arm of his Uncle will raise and support him?" (Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter)

Wow, I know that Hawthorne wrote the Scarlet Letter in the 1850's but this statement is indicative of many problems in today's America.

Impotent, is that what John Holmes was?

SUMO, Ah I don't think so.

The Word of the Day for August 18, 2010 is:
INSOUCIANCE • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun
: lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
Example Sentence:
The teenager’s careless insouciance about her schoolwork does not bode well for her grades.
Did you know?
Don't worry -- be insouciant. Perhaps your mind will rest easier if we explain that English speakers learned "insouciance" from the French in the 1700s (and the adjective "insouciant" has been part of our language since the 1800s). The French word comes from a combination of the negative prefix "in-" and "soucier," meaning "to trouble or disturb." "Soucier" in turn traces to "sollicitus," the Latin word for "anxious." If it seems to you that "sollicitus" looks a lot like some other English words you've seen, you're right. That root also gave us "solicit" (which now means "to entreat" but which was once used to mean "to fill with concern or anxiety"), "solicitude" (meaning "uneasiness of mind"), and "solicitous" ("showing or expressing concern"). WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH THESE THINGS?

And for those who don't listen to theor wives, we have THIS:

Labor Pain = Gettin hurt at work

Example sentence: Randy gets a labor pain when he falls asleep at work and hits his face on the desk! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I can not think of anything so funny that it woud be worth following up Tom's description above...............GOOD JOB!

Hey, cut a guy some slack! (Besides, I lean WAY back in the chair)! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

The Word of the Day for August 19, 2010 is:
EMBELLISH • \im-BELL-ish\ • verb
1 : to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
*2 : to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details : enhance
Example Sentence:
Chris knew that his grandfather may have embellished the truth about his years serving on a submarine in the navy, but he enjoyed hearing the stories nonetheless.
Did you know?
Like its synonyms "adorn," "ornament," and "garnish," "embellish" means to make something beautiful by the addition of a decorative or fanciful feature. Traditionally, the word is used specifically to stress the addition of superfluous or adventitious ornament, as in "the printer embellished the page with a floral border." "Embellish" differs from its synonyms, however, in that it is sometimes used in a euphemistic way (as in our example sentence) to refer to the inclusion of details that are not necessarily true to make a story sound more appealing. The word derives via Middle English from the Anglo-French verb "embelir," from "en-" and "bel" ("beautiful").

And for all you Outdoorsie Rednecks, Y'all get this:

Medical Staff = A Doctor's Cane!

Embellish lookin candies is called Hershey's kisses! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

OY! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />............................................................... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

The way the current POTUS embellishes our current state of affair, we are doing great!

A country Medical Staff is actually made out of bull reproductive organs---------a Bull Walking Stick <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

I bet the bulls walk a little funny! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In D.C. they just call it walking normal!