John: I also like "kiss the rod." I am always open to a little more affection!
Rod ______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Heath-Hardwick Hall 115 Phone: 903-233-3312 Fax: 903-233-3246 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel -----Original Message----- From: John W. Kulig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 1:33 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: the "s-word" in the classroom Rod: Thanks for the feedback. I'll "bite the dust" too ! (p.s. "swallow the leek"???????) John K Rod Hetzel wrote: > John: > > Excellent point about bumping heads. I also respect your comment > about ditching political language. So, for assistance in selecting a > less politically-charged word, I took a look at www.thesaurus.com. > The results are below. From now on, I personally am going to use the > term "eating dirt" instead of "submitting." Please go back to all of > my old posts and substitute "mutual dirt eating" for "mutual > submission." > > Eating dirt for you, > > Rod > > [Nouns] submission, yielding, nonresistance, obedience, surrender, > cession, capitulation, resignation, backdown, obeisance, homage, > kneeling, genuflexion, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration. > > [Verbs] succumb, submit, yeild, bend, resign, defer to, lay down one's > arms, deliver up one's arms, lower colors, haul down colors, strike > one's flag, strike colors, surrender, surrender at discretion, cede, > capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat, draw in one's > horns, give way, give round, give in, give up, cave in, suffer > judgement by default, bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm, > reel back; bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under, knock > under, eat dirt, eat the leek, eat humble pie, bite the dust, lick the > dust, be at one's feet, fall at one's feet, craven, crouch before, > throw oneself at the feet of, swallow the leek, swallow the pill, kiss > the rod, turn the other cheek, avaler les couleuvres, gulp down, obey > kneel to, bow to, pay homage to, cringe to, truckle to, bend the neck, > bend the knee, kneel, fall on one's knees, bow submission, courtesy, > curtsy, kowtow, pocket the affront, make the best of, make a virtue of > necessity, grin and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, > resign oneself, submit with a good grace, bear with. > > <snip> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- John W. Kulig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu/~kulig Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468 Plymouth NH USA 03264 fax: (603) 535-2412 --------------------------------------------------------------- "What a man often sees he does not wonder at, although he knows not why it happens; if something occurs which he has not seen before, he thinks it is a marvel" - Cicero. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
