FRIDAY FOLLIES

FROM A PROFESSIONAL(?) WRITER

Padraig Harrington...wasn't satisfied with hardly anything but his score."
"Harrington leads Wachovia", Windsor Star News Services, Friday, May 4, 2007.

FROM A BLOG CRITIC

"Don't be alarmed, I only know where you are because I'm one of ******'s friends...Mel, I was her roommate in her last year at U of W."
Anonymous Blog Critic, Sunday, April 29, 2007.

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is perfunctory.
Define the word. Use it in a sentence. Explain how this word applies to the examples above.