OK, I was reading this post over at Instapundit about this post over at Charleston Daily Mail by Don Surber (Big Fan) when I saw the word “Imbibe” used and had no clue what it meant. Here’s the quote Glenn Reynolds used:
Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin got his long overdue comeuppance in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. The court ruled the senator is not above criticism before an election, no matter what law Feingold may author.
And three justices even reminded him that Wisconsin is not Morocco. . . . A key provision of this “reform” is a restriction on political ads just before an election.
Oh, not on the ads of the politicians. Senators can run all the TV ads their fat-cat supporters are willing to buy.
No, the politicians restricted what ads the citizenry may run on TV before an election.
This “campaign reform” is like a drunk “curing” his alcoholism by telling his wife she cannot imbibe.
So I Googled it and came with the definition from Answers.com
im·bibe (ĭm-bīb’) pronunciation
v., -bibed, -bib·ing, -bibes.
v.tr.
1. To drink.
2. To absorb or take in as if by drinking: “The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore” (Henry David Thoreau).
3. To receive and absorb into the mind: “Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans” (Philip Magnus).
4. Obsolete. To permeate; saturate.v.intr.
To drink alcoholic beverages.
This just goes to prove once again, Don Surber is smarter than me and I am OK with that.
When I get home this evening I look forward to imbibing a tall glass of water with my dinner then sit back, relax and enjoy another episode of The Simpsons.