Originally posted by FreakyKBH"I dare you not to post... "
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Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: dare
Function:verb
Inflected Form(s):dared; dar·ing; dares or (auxiliary) dare
Etymology:Middle English dar (1st & 3d singular present indicative), from Old English dear; akin to Old High German
gitar (1st & 3d singular present indicative) dare, Greek tharsos courage. Date:before 12th century.
verbal auxiliary
: to be sufficiently courageous to <no one dared say a word> <she dare not let herself love — G. B. Shaw>
intransitive verb
: to have sufficient courage <try it if you dare>
transitive verb
1 a: to challenge to perform an action especially as a proof of courage <dared him to jump> b: to confront boldly:
defy <dared the anger of his family>
2: to have the courage to contend against, venture, or try <the actress dared a new interpretation of this classic role>
— dar·er
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyHoly crap! I poke my head in to see what's going on and this is the best you could muster? God damn it GB! Do you have no standards? I expect more from you.
"I dare you not to post... "
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Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: dare
Function:verb
Inflected Form(s):dared; dar·ing; dares or (auxiliary) dare
Etymology:Middle English dar (1st & 3d singular present indicative), from Old English dear; akin to Old High German
gitar (1st & 3d sing ...[text shortened]... ainst, venture, or try <the actress dared a new interpretation of this classic role>
— dar·er
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Originally posted by Hand of HecateJust come back, and already taking the Lords name in vain, and throwing your potshots at another RHP member! Shame on you!
Holy crap! I poke my head in to see what's going on and this is the best you could muster? God damn it GB! Do you have no standards? I expect more from you.
Perhaps you should spend some time fixing up your profile quote, it needs a lot of work!
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Originally posted by HandyAndy"Nonsense"
Nonsense.
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Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
Main Entry: non·sense
Function: noun
Date: 1614
1 a: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1): language, conduct, or an idea that
is absurd or contrary to good sense (2): an instance of absurd action.
2 a: things of no importance or value : trifles b: affected or impudent conduct <took no nonsense from subordinates.
3: genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination
of the molecular chain in protein synthesis.
— non·sen·si·cal... adjective
— non·sen·si·cal·ly... adverb
— non·sen·si·cal·ness... noun
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Originally posted by daniel58Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
Don't cuss!
Main Entry: swear
Function:verb
Inflected Form(s):swore; sworn; swear·ing
Etymology:Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; akin to Old High German swerien
to swear and perhaps to Old Church Slavic svar; quarrel. Date:before 12th century
Transitive verb
1: to utter or take solemnly (an oath) 2 a: to assert as true or promise under oath <a sworn affidavit> <swore to uphold the Constitution> b: to assert or promise emphatically or earnestly <swore he'd study harder next time. 3 a: to put to an oath : administer an oath to b: to bind by an oath <swore them to secrecy. 4obsolete : to invoke the name of (a sacred being) in an oath. 5: to bring into a specified state by swearing <swore his life away>
Intransitive verb:
1: to take an oath
2: to use profane or obscene language : curse
— swear·er noun
— swear by : to place great confidence in <swears by his mechanic>
— swear for : to give assurance for : guarantee
— swear off : to vow to abstain from : renounce <swear off smoking>
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Main Entry: cuss
Function:noun
Etymology: alteration of curse.