Congrats, all! And Possible, I join you in shame--before all was said and done, I changed four or five that turned out to be correct after all. Eeesh.
As for protean, I was attempting a riff on the What Is a Reesetee, Anyhow? goofiness. :-) (Also, it's printed on the t-shirt I was wearing when I emailed gangerh.)
Mr. Boggy: I swear by the avian gods that I typed all those lame guesses myself. Not a bird's claw in sight. Can I help it if cats' paws are too fluffy for keyboards?
It was a little easier to do certain things on Wordie--but there are lots of functions here that I'd have wished for there too. If you want to suggest something, we generally post questions/suggestions/bitching/complaining/all-purpose-comments at feedback.
Yes, it has! I actually intended it to be a list of goofy holidays, so I probably didn't add either of those. Some people take them mighty seriously.
If it helps, I've tagged all the entries on this list with the day, date, week, month, etc. If you look at the tag pages for any of those, you'll see the names of the corresponding holidays listed. :-)
Published in 1793. Leviticus Ch. 3's heading in this Bible reads "bees" for "beeves" (plural of "beef"): "How the pacifique hosts peace offerings must be of bees, sheep, lambs and goats."
According to A.W.A.D., "To fly close to the ground. From the allusion to a plane flying so low as to flatten a hat on someone's head. Earliest documented use: 1940."
First printed in 1815, the so-called Debased Bible used the Catholic Rheims New Testament text but was a Protestant edition. In Philippians 2:7, it reports that Christ "debased himself" rather than "emptied himself."
Maybe it means that people will love the banner so much that they'll all scramble to take it for themselves, and then they'll start tussling with one another, and that will cause them to tear apart the banner into separate letters. So, you know, it's the individual letters speaking.
But isn't this the weekend when certain believers are busy celebrating a certain holiday that shall remain nameless? And won't those people be otherwise engaged for a few days?
That's right, sionnach; all my psittacine friends must weigh in on Wordnik before partaking of their daily birdie chow. I've taught them how to hunt and...er, peck...on the keyboard. You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get those seed hulls out of the tiny little spaces between keys.
However, they refuse to speak in public, no matter how many sprigs of millet I offer, no matter how much chattering they do in private. They abhor the paparazzi, you see.
From A.W.A.D.: "From Tamil paraiyar, plural of paraiyan (drummer), from parai (drum, to tell). Because the drum players were considered among the lowest in the former caste system of India, the word took on the general meaning of an outcast. Earliest documented use: 1613."
But it's so simple, sionnach. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: Are you the sort of man who would put the word onto your own list or your enemy's?
Chained would point out, I am certain, that Warwick the Kingmaker was killed in battle on this day in 1471. Also, in 1944, an explosion in the harbor of Bombay killed 700 people.
Yes, airports will be far less colorful, yarb. I don't like the "imminent" idea either--sounds as though something is coming at you at great speed and you need to duck immediately.
Say goodbye to color-coded terror alerts and hello to warnings and Facebook and Twitter. As part of their overhauled advisory system, the Department of Homeland Security is introducing two levels of warning—elevated and imminent—that may occasionally be distributed via social media, reports the Washington Post. The two warnings will both come with an expiration date instead of the vague rainbow colors of anxiety that the system instituted in 2001. The new alert system, which is intended to be more specific and useful, will be in place by April 27. The details emerged for a Homeland Security report dated April 1 obtained by AP.
— The Slatest Edition, "@AmericanPeople terror risk #elevated. Have a nice day!!"
Thanks, rutemple! No, I still haven't managed to give it a try. Every time I see a course available locally, it ends up conflicting with some other part of life. (See "Life" discussion on my profile.)
Sure, easy for you dress-wearers (Erin and chained), but what about pants-people? Must we wear tuxedo pants every time an error pops up? And what about cummerbunds?
Ohhhhh, I see how it goes. Leave this place for a little vacation, and return to discover that ruzuzu has absconded with my umbrage and planted herself atop a stick....
Happy national cold cuts day, everyone! I'll be without a computer for the next couple weeks...see you all when I'm back online. And please: Go easy on the fufluns. :-)
Also called the mil; defined as 1/1,000 of an inch (25.4 µm), frequently used to measure the thickness of very thin materials such as film and plastic sheeting.
In 1631, the King's printers, Barker and Lucas, published a Bible with a small error: The word "not" was missing from the Seventh Commandment in Exodus 20:14. The commandment read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." Barker and Lucas, henceforth known as the printers of the Wicked Bible, were forced to pay a fine for the error, the cost of which (£300) effectively put them out of business.
An 1810 King James version of the Bible replaces the w in "wife" with an l: "If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother . . . yea, and his own wife also...." (It should read "and his own life also.")
In an 1823 edition of the King James Bible, Genesis 24:61 reads, "And Rebecca arose, and her camels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebecca and went his way." (The first "camels" should read "damsels.")
A 1927 edition of the King James Bible includes a table of family affinities in which appears the admonition "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
In the 1990s, an American Bible publisher produced a new "red letter" leatherbound edition (the red letters signifying the words of Jesus). In the Book of Timothy, the film plate containing the red letter text was omitted, so thousands of copies of the "monochrome" text had to be discarded.
This book implies that the stews are "brothel-houses," presumably somewhere (or in many places) in England--the book is titled The Church History of Britain.
In several editions of the King James Bible, Luke 23:32 reads, "And there were also two other malefactors crucified with Jesus." It should read, "And there were also two other, malefactors."
In this 1641 King James Bible, Revelation 21:1 reads, "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was more sea" rather than "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was no more sea."
In an 1801 King James version of the Bible, Jude 16 reads, "These are murderers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage." It should read "These are murmurers. . . ."
In this 1804 King James version, 1 Kings 8:19 reads "thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" rather than "out of thy loins."
This edition has another error in Numbers 25:18: Instead of "The murderer shall surely be put to death," it reads, "The murderer shall surely be put together."
In this 1805 King James edition, Galatians 4:29 reads, "But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit to remain, even so it is now." Apparently a proofreader had written "to remain" in the margin of the proof pages as an answer to whether a comma should be deleted. The note accidentally became part of the printed text.
In this Bible printed in 1809, Zechariah 11:17 reads "Woe to the idle shepherd that leaves the flock!" rather than "the idol shepherd." (Idol here being akin to "worthless.")
Seems to me "idle" should work anyway, but what do I know?
In an 1807 Bible, Matthew 13:43 states "Who hath ears to ear?" rather than the correct "Who hath ears to hear?"
In the same edition, Hebrews 9:14 reads, "How much more shall the blood of Christ . . . purge your conscience from good works to serve the living God." (It should read "dead works.")
This is the first of the two editions of the Authorized Version of the Bible, 1611. In Ruth, rather than reading "And she went into the city," it reads "And he went into the city." Sometimes called the Male Chauvinist Bible.
An "un-nicknamed" 1923 edition of the Authorized Version includes the admonition, "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
In the third edition of this Bible, published in 1572, the printer used ornamental initial letters for several books--but the letters originally had been used to print Ovid's Metamorphosis and other non-religious books, so they did not depict religious scenes. The worst offender was the graphically pictorial letter at the beginning of Hebrews: a vivid depiction of Zeus disguised as a swan and rather amorously courting Leda.
The second edition of the Geneva Bible, published in 1562, earned this title for its conversion (in Matthew) of "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God" into "Blessed are the placemakers...."
Oops, missed your previous post about Sandhills, hernesheir. What a wonderful view you have of their migration. Was in Nebraska (a.k.a. ruzuzuland) a few years ago to see their stopover and it was glorious.
Perhaps the stay-at-home Sandhills have retired, now that the children are grown and out of the nest. ;-)
Thank you, hernesheir. Funny, I was looking at some of my older lists last night, and I realized (to my horror) that I had neglected to "complete" many of them. Back to work on Minty Fresh and others. :-)
Hernesheir, I noticed that too, and thought my monitor was broken. ;-) I'll also miss Watch Your Language, but as long as Wordnik is still around, I'll live with the change.
From verso of card: "Prepare by sewing a ring in the corner of a handkerchief. Borrow from your audience a ring. Pass a stick through it, and cover with the handkerchief. Under cover of the handkerchief, pretend to slide the ring from the stick into your hand. Let your audience feel the ring through the folds of the cambric. (Of course, they really feel the prepared ring.) Now ask two spectators to hold the ends of the stick; whip away handkerchief, and the ring is on the stick."
From verso of card: "Ask your audience to draw a card from a pack which you hold. Secretly slip a rubber band over the pack, but not over the three or four top cards. Take back the chosen card, without looking at it, and press it down with the pack, gripping the pack as soon as the card is in position. By releasing the grip the chosen card will now shoot up into the air."
From verso of card: "Ask a member of your audience to pick a card from the pack, remember it, and place it on top of the pack without letting you see the face. Tell somebody else to cut the pack--this should bring the bottom card of the pack on top of the chosen card. You have noted what card lies at the bottom of the pack, so it is easy to locate the card. The next card below this will be the one chosen."
From verso of card: "You need a tumbler half-full of water, a silk handkerchief, a coin, and (concealed from the audience) a circular glass disc the same size as the coin. Cover the coin with the handkerchief and let your audience feel it through the fold--you contrive that they feel the glass disc, and not the coin, which remains concealed under your hand. Under cover of the handkerchief drop the glass disc into the water. Your audience will think the coin dropped, but the glass disc inside will be invisible. The coin has vanished!"
Hmm. I think I use water fountain. Maybe it's because water doesn't usually fountain elsewhere. I mean, in most places it appears in a glass or bottle and does not spurt up toward my face. :-)
Chained, I visit "Only on Wordie/Wordnik" when I need to laugh myself silly reading my fellow Wordnikians' linguistic hijinks. In fact, I think I'll go visit now....
The cover says the book includes "33 ways to cook grasshoppers, ants, water bugs, spiders, centipedes and their kin." Recipes include Three Bee Salad, Scorpion Scaloppine, and Curried Termite Stew.
The rest of the title: Comprising Their Structure, Fructification, Specific Characters, Arrangement, and General Distribution, With Notices of Some of the Fresh-Water Algae.
That's exactly what happened to me. I had to excuse myself, go to the rest room, and call a friend and ask him to call me later on the pretense of an emergency while they were telling me how nice Patagonia is this time of year.
While I'm here being excited about my own personal WOTD list, may I ask if/when we might be able to open lists to specific people again? At present it's either the listmaker or everyone in the universe. I owe sionnach one. :-)
A Swedish profession for women from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century. A roddarmadam made her living by rowing people from one island to another in the Stockholm archipelago.
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Invented by American composer Ellen Fullman, this instrument is played by walking along the length of its approximately 100 90-foot–long strings and rubbing them with rosined hands to produce longitudinal vibrations.
I'm thinking Ms. Fullman could have come up with a more creative name for it.
A descendant of the washtub bass, the Whamola has a double-bass–style neck with a pulley-and-lever system and a single string, all mounted onto a wooden or metal body. The name is a portmanteau of whammy bar and viola.
He is also, I learned through way too much research, the patron saint of baristas, coffeehouses, orphans, the mentally ill, cattle, shepherds, unattractive people, and midwives.
"Ginger, a member of the same plant family as turmeric, contains anti-inflammatory compounds and volatile oils — gingerols — that show analgesic and sedative effects in animal studies." -- "The Claim: Eating Ginger Helps Reduce Muscle Pain and Soreness," NYT Online, 1/17/11
"Before figuring out the nature of Kepler-10b, the scientists looked at the host star's properties, as revealed by starquakes, acoustic disturbances that make the entire star ring like a bell." -- "NASA Finds Smallest Earthlike Planet Outside Solar System," National Geographic Daily News
Thank you, hernesheir. I added wallcreeper (wall-creeper) to my Still More Birds list because that's its standard name rather than a nickname. Same goes for wheatear, on More Birds list. Many of the others I've already listed (hard to tell, I know, because the list is so long). A few are listed as unhyphenated.
I just popped back here to say that I find this discussion stunning in the definition #2 sense (excellent, first-rate, "splendid") and that I find you all stunning as well, also in the definition #2 sense (delightful; extremely attractive or good-looking).
And now, back to my stunning life, in the definition #1 sense (that stuns or stupefies).
Ruzuzu, somewhere around here is a list of state lists. I'll rummage around, and if I can't find it, maybe I'll make one. :-) Meantime, enjoy this one and this one.
Yup. OED says this for abactinal: "Remote from the actinal area; pertaining to that part of the surface of a radiated animal which is opposite to the mouth, e.g. the apex of a sea-urchin, or upper surface of a star-fish."
Yarb, I think you're right. OED shows two definitions:
1. That stuns or stupefies; dazing, astounding; deafening.
2. Excellent, first-rate, "splendid", delightful; extremely attractive or good-looking.
For #1, 1667 is the first citation (Milton, by the way, in Paradise Lost); 1849 is the first citation for #2 (Dickens, David Copperfield). Also noted is that #2 is a colloquial use.
Oh, and don't travel too far into the future on Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day or you'll miss National Pastry Day (the 9th) and National Noodle-Ring Day (the 11th).
I want to have tea with Edward Rondthaler. Is he still around?
"I wasn't the one who...." was meant as a joke. :-) But now that you mention it, hernesheir, I too was involved in some FBI rare book theft nonsense involving a Shakespeare First Folio and other literary jewels.
Although I wasn't the guilty party, I'm pretty sure that the FBI still knows where I live. I occasionally toss fufluns out on the lawn because their agents huddled in the darkened car across the street always seem hungry.
Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco (Vulnerable), is a macaw-sized bird with scarlet and navy-blue wings, long tail and green-and-white head. It was first discovered among the personal effects of Prince Ruspoli after he was crushed to death by an elephant in 1893. As the unfortunate nobleman had not had time to label the specimen, its origins remained a mystery for half a century before the species was seen in the wild by an English naturalist in southern Ethiopia. — "Ethiopian surveys find high densities of Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco but highlight threats"
Chained, they're probably parents swooping your head because you're too close to their nest full of young'uns. I'd imagine you'd swoop too, if you weren't a bear.
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reesetee commented on the word pollrumptious
Ooh, I like this one. I'm feeling a bit pollrumptious today anyway.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national raisin week
*flings raisins like confetti in celebration*
Happy National Raisin Week!
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word you're cellophane
I ♥ Cole Porter.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poleyne
Frog, I think Chained has a list of these types of words somewhere, if you want to browse....
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word attend pubs that keep the shorter oxford dictionary
Word-happy hour is all the time, of course. :-)
*taps a few freshly brewed adverbs for the crowd*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word crotch-tail
Nickname for kite (the avian kind). Bilby: Alert!
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
I'm guessing the bird--I've seen it in some older birding books. Thanks, h.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Congrats, all! And Possible, I join you in shame--before all was said and done, I changed four or five that turned out to be correct after all. Eeesh.
As for protean, I was attempting a riff on the What Is a Reesetee, Anyhow? goofiness. :-) (Also, it's printed on the t-shirt I was wearing when I emailed gangerh.)
*indiscriminately flings fufluns*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-taste-better-than-they-smell
But beer smells great! *is beginning to worry about olfactory problems*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
True about espresso; I'll grant you that. :-)
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
*chimes in with everyone else*
Welcome, blafferty!
*sips Kopi Luwak coffee from crappucino mug*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Yeeeesss, yesss. This, my friend, is the other normal. Mmmwwwaaaaahahaha.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
*hork*
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word American Zoot Shooters Association
See here and/or here.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
I think coffee tastes as good as it smells most of the time.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*sigh* I just wasn't up for it this year....
Congrats to the winners! Good luck sharing the prize. :-)
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-the-holy-pantheon-of-wtf
I thought of this list the moment I started reading this.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Dontcry, are you okay? You're something of a hydrangea-face, aren't you?
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blipper
I would never
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blipper
If you didn't
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blipper
I always forg
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word country frolics
*craves an old-time beverage sipped through a slender straw of drying grass*
May 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the word colepixy
Gracious.
May 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Mr. Boggy: I swear by the avian gods that I typed all those lame guesses myself. Not a bird's claw in sight. Can I help it if cats' paws are too fluffy for keyboards?
Signed,
R.T. Distingue
May 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tewfet
*yoink--again*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word lugubrious
Chained, did you know that Prolagus has an English cocker spaniel who, though not lugubrious, deserves two or more comments?
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word compound
So Pro, you were confounded by compound?
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*playfully accepts dontcry's mediæval coupon and hands her a balsamaceous panda-shaped wodge*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dream-holes
Lovely!
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gill-houter
*yoink*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*delivers basket of cupcakes, fufluns, and slop to sionnach*
*continues peddling slop while wearing distingue harlequin costume*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I thought about doing that, but if I start second-guessing myself, I'll go even more insane than I already have.
*offers slop to dontcry at a reasonable rate*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list contents-of-the-may-day-basket-i-received-earlier-today
You got a Frankenstein plastic top? Nuts. I only got Dracula.
Lovely list. :-)
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
I dunno; that always looked like green paint to me.
*spins head*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Hey, thanks bilby!
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the illustrious omnibus of superpowers
Superingestion is pretty good too.
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user rolig
It was a little easier to do certain things on Wordie--but there are lots of functions here that I'd have wished for there too. If you want to suggest something, we generally post questions/suggestions/bitching/complaining/all-purpose-comments at feedback.
Hope you stick around. :-)
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Neat! Thanks for spinning your head!
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Thank you, reesetee.
No, no. Thank you, ruzuzu.
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruzuzus-big-ass-list
*bursting with pride for ruzuzu*
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user rolig
Nice to see you stopping by, rolig. :-)
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
You're something of a non-pronouncer, aren't you?
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Thank you, blafferty.
...What am I thanking you for again?
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word assiduous
Really? I always thought it sounded like the taste of lemons.
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruzuzus-big-ass-list
Wait. Is this a big-ass list or a big ass-list?
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Bilby: I too. Allegedly.
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stoicking
Ha!
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*offers bandages to trees*
April 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the word march fracture
Eep! Guess I should have mentioned that I was joking. All is fine, ruzuzu. But thanks for worrying. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*offers bandages*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Ah, well. Here's a fuflun.
Hey, hold onto the....!!
*sigh*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
Mr. Limpet. Loved that guy. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*quietly begins singing*
Just what makes that little old blafferty....
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word march fracture
I don't know about March, but I did collect a few fractures in April.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Go on, punch out the shelf talker!
Well, if they'd just be quiet for a minute....
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*flees*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list gel-2011-words
So presumably more will follow. Looking forward to it. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
Oh, but this is Wordnik. If Wordieniks can't invent a madeupical word, no one can.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
But don't let me discourage you. I'm sure you'll get to the top tomorrow. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chinquapin
Also chinkapin.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chinkapin
Also see chinquapin.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list aw-nuts
So I do. Thanks, bilby. Adding it here too.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pinholo
Wow, that's amazing. I'd have eaten the pine nut before I finished the camera.
Pro, do you realize we just missed Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day? Gaaaah!
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word worldwide pinhole photography day
*eats pine nut*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
How about petrophile? "In biology, thriving on rocks or in rocky habitats." Sure, it describes plants, but can't we all share the love?
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list gel-2011-words
Heehee! Menfauxpause is my favorite.
Oh, wait: and kaleidopause.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word anagram
Wow. I hear that you also can't pass go or collect $200.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word anagram
Haha! I was just thinking that skipvia had a list similar to yours, but it must have been this page. Not to worry--you're hardly stealing. :-)
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Didn't skipvia have a list like this at one time? *tries to remember*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national raisin week
*purchases large qauntities of raisins*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Yes, it has! I actually intended it to be a list of goofy holidays, so I probably didn't add either of those. Some people take them mighty seriously.
If it helps, I've tagged all the entries on this list with the day, date, week, month, etc. If you look at the tag pages for any of those, you'll see the names of the corresponding holidays listed. :-)
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word algae fur pops
Eeeew.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Well, but then you'd probably end up with a hole in your pocket and the pebble would drop out and roll back down the hill.
Just sayin'.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Maybe a lighter stone?
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word lily walker
Nickname for the jacana.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Nuts. And you were so close....
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*flees, with fufluns*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*flings fufluns at giggling sound*
Possible, you didn't tell me this place was haunted!
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tang whaup
And tangy, too.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*spins around*
Whatwasthat?
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*LA LA LA LA LA LA!*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*plugs ears*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Hey, what the....
That fuflun is attacking me!
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
I hardly think blafferty has time, Possible. She appears to be rolling a stone uphill at the moment.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*follows Possible into ruzuzu's profile*
*helps self to fufluns*
*plops down in nearest chair*
Man, this place was hard to find!
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*refuses to follow ruzuzu's links*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tang whaup
Nickname for the whimbrel. Also spelled tangwaup.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word little whaup
Nickname for the whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word may whaup
Nickname for the whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stock whaup
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whaap
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word great whaup
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whaup
Also a nickname for the whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word awp
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Will do--much appreciated, as always.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I feel birdie.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Clever! :-)
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquoisyness
See iroquoisy.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list do-daaah--do-daaah
Such serendipity.
Oh wait. I meant iroquoisyness.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list do-daaah--do-daaah
Ha! Love it.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list go-to-jail--go-directly-to-jail
Mel! Of course! Excuse me; I have a list to add him to.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list go-to-jail--go-directly-to-jail
*buys a railroad*
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--going-down
I believe Noam has the distinction of being the only person on both elevator lists. :-)
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ameba
*snort*
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hellbender
And heckbender. ;->
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word perp walk
*shoos chickens off the page*
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Good ones. :-)
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Make it Wednesday, not today
Doo daah!
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-rhyme-with-chicken-noodle-soup
Clever! If you're interested, elgiad007, I have a list inspired pretty much by a similarly mundane occasion--it's not so much rhyme as rhythm, though.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hidradenitis
That doesn't sound at all comfortable.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
No thanks, mollusque. I've had dessert.
Oh, wait....
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sponge
Those are ostioles and oscules, you know.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word enigmatology
Here it is.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word enigmatology
I'm game! *scurries off*
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word skeuophylax
Here's one, but it's labeled with a different formation of the word. Anyone know whether they're interchangeable?
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the list herring
Heehee! Saw that setup coming, but I still didn't figure it out. :-)
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
As I recall, we had a three-way tie the first time around. We got some lovely parting gift comments on our profiles. :-)
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word running rampant
1) There's a delightful rhythm to that headline.
2) The thought of "wild packs of chickens" tearing through a neighborhood makes me giggle.
Thanks for the lift, marky. :-)
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word enigmatology
Ooh, that's a great idea! Anyone?
*waits*
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word frankfurter
The words "meat" and "slurry" should never come within 20 feet of one another.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word earthy depths
See eructation.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word erumpent blast
See eructation.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
You guys only have six fingers on each hand?
Wow.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word surströmming
That's weird, because I walked by a storm drain the other day whose smell could kill a herd of rampaging buffalo.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Manchester Bible
Published in 1793. Leviticus Ch. 3's heading in this Bible reads "bees" for "beeves" (plural of "beef"): "How the pacifique hosts peace offerings must be of bees, sheep, lambs and goats."
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word flathat
According to A.W.A.D., "To fly close to the ground. From the allusion to a plane flying so low as to flatten a hat on someone's head. Earliest documented use: 1940."
Oroboros, are you familiar with this one?
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Debased Bible
First printed in 1815, the so-called Debased Bible used the Catholic Rheims New Testament text but was a Protestant edition. In Philippians 2:7, it reports that Christ "debased himself" rather than "emptied himself."
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word decorative ootheca
Classic.
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I Can't Believe They're Not Easter Eggs
Ha!
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wife-ridden
*groan*
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eructation
I also like "earthy depths" (same definition).
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
No, no; I'm the slopseller? See my list?
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thanks, hernesheir!
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bunniculastriation
So good, I want to add it to my "It Has a Name??" list. I bow to your fakery skills.
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Love Will Tear Us Apart party banner
Maybe it means that people will love the banner so much that they'll all scramble to take it for themselves, and then they'll start tussling with one another, and that will cause them to tear apart the banner into separate letters. So, you know, it's the individual letters speaking.
Or maybe it makes no sense at all.
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the user sionnach
Congrats on the 10,000!
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Here are my guesses:
bilby: ascian
blafferty: prodigal
chained_bear: wodge
dontcry: tear-resistant
erinmckean: calepinerienne
fbharjo: heartstringsplucker
frindley: mediæval
frogapplause: lunette
gangerh: emordnilap
hernesheir: chrestomathic
mollusque: sinistral
oroboros: harlequin
PossibleUnderscore: slopseller
Prolagus: aaaaaaargh!
pterodactyl: playful
reesetee: queasy
ruzuzu: balsamaceous
seanahan: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophile
sionnach: distingue
Wordnicolina: greenhorn
Wordplayer: systematic
yarb: mortsafe
I dunno...some seemed too obvious and others...*scratches head*
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
I just re-read the marathon of phony umbrage taking page and laughed my ass off.
Thanks. I needed that. :-)
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wait--some of you guys have actual spreadsheets? I was kidding! *worries*
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-what-s-on-em-your-em-work-desk
Heehee! Might as well be. :-)
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Yay!
*scurries off to set up Excel chart*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bone-eating snot flower
*gag*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Yes, yes, Spring Sphere Day or some such. But more important is the natal day of R Herself!
*hands out special batch of Ruzuzu-day cupcakes with candles*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Happy Bearthday!
*plays clarinet*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user sionnach
I'm with bilby. I miss those faketymologies.
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
But isn't this the weekend when certain believers are busy celebrating a certain holiday that shall remain nameless? And won't those people be otherwise engaged for a few days?
Just sayin'.
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Busted.
That's right, sionnach; all my psittacine friends must weigh in on Wordnik before partaking of their daily birdie chow. I've taught them how to hunt and...er, peck...on the keyboard. You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get those seed hulls out of the tiny little spaces between keys.
However, they refuse to speak in public, no matter how many sprigs of millet I offer, no matter how much chattering they do in private. They abhor the paparazzi, you see.
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Madu
Cute!
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cleanse
The witch is dead?
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
Happy National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day!
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cleanse
Dung is a...
a verb??
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
Another nifty calendar!
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word portrait pizza
God Save the Food.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list areas-of-responsibility-vis-a-vis-our-progeny
Well, that makes sense. Come back in twenty years, when you've gotten some rest.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
Nifty calendar, ruzuzu!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fetch
Easy mistake. That's the finches' fetch.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gasometer
Ooh! I know that kind of French!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Mjöllner
If you named your cub this, would he have to wear these pants?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word how to say ghostbusters upon cue of who you gonna call
*waits*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Link
Get it? Chained? Link?
*slinks away*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
How could I have missed Broccolino? Fixed!
Avoid cross-pollination, you ask, but I did borrow several priceless names from this list. Hope you don't mind. :-)
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordnikstack
Give a dog a bone.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word baconalia
Let's make sure chained_bear stays away from Denny's for the next few weeks....
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word heaven
Haha!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word a sort of a Reese's peanut butter cup mixture of the sacred and the profane
Hey! That's my peanut butter cup!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fetch
My fetch is a saxophone.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gasometer
*wanders in several hours late*
Hey, do you have to speak French to go to the barbarism party?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bacon Coliseum epic mealtime
Where are the tiny Christians?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word typosquatters
At least it isn't an unauthorized Babarism. I don't think he'd fit on this page.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*tosses be-licked cupcakes; makes new batch*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Easter eggs
All better.
Signed,
Was Too Lazy to Post a Link Until Chained Forced Me To
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Easter eggs
Indeed! See my spanking-new list: New and Improved Names for Easter Eggs. :-)
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list areas-of-responsibility-vis-a-vis-our-progeny
And I'm wondering now, since the Cub is a year or so older and Cub Sequel is imminent, whether you'll be adjusting this list.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
*hands umbrage back to Chained*
Hey, thanks!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Gouda Timberfolk
Chained, how could you have missed this one on FB?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
Hey! I wanted to add Zucchina!
Damn new mothers....
*grabs massive fistfuls of fake umbrage*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word typosquatters
Good question. Also a good question is what merits an entry on Wordnik. Far worse has been perpetrated here. ;->
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*hugs all and sundry*
Oh, and chained: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-what-s-on-em-your-em-work-desk
Thanks for the additions, r. :-)
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-kindest-cut
*snort*
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pariah
From A.W.A.D.: "From Tamil paraiyar, plural of paraiyan (drummer), from parai (drum, to tell). Because the drum players were considered among the lowest in the former caste system of India, the word took on the general meaning of an outcast. Earliest documented use: 1613."
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
But it's so simple, sionnach. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: Are you the sort of man who would put the word onto your own list or your enemy's?
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word brilliant
Ooh, wait, I have a gem cut list somewhere....
*rummaging*
Yes, here it is. :-)
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*hands over a dozen cupcakes*
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new car interior
Unless said gasoline is actually in new car interior.
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word as useful as an accordion on the battlefield
Agreed. People just don't understand the Power of the Accordion.
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
*fiddles with cupcake*
Here you go. Enjoy.
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
*unclenches hand and gives Possible unclenched cupcake*
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thanks, everyone! Actually, it's rather belated no matter where you are, but that just makes it last longer. :-)
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Why, what a thoughtful gift!
*places it next to comment no. 159*
Thanks, all.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruination-day
Well, some people might disagree....But thank you.
*rubs toe shyly in the dirt*
Oh, and you may want to bracket "celebratory iroquoisyness." You know, just in case.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
*hands over another unclenched cupcake*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*relaxes*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word platypus
Pro, perhaps you'd enjoy a poem.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word lumbriciform
I love lombrichi tossed with watermarks. :-)
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word part-time urine monitor
*speechless*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
You haven't started the calisthenics yet? *is horrified*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word remarkable link
Here I wonder aloud whether thtownse ever found those pinking shears.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruination-day
*sigh* My poor birthday....
Chained would point out, I am certain, that Warwick the Kingmaker was killed in battle on this day in 1471. Also, in 1944, an explosion in the harbor of Bombay killed 700 people.
*sigh*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word birds
*leaps for joy*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word A child sitting in a wheelbarrow with her doll, ax sharpener, rake, basket and watering can nearby
Those old photo captions were so vague.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list hecko-reesetee
*looks for "Like" button under ruzuzu's comment*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rakehellonian
Don't be such a heckion.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Unclench, unclench! Or you'll never be able to ID the Wordieniks!
*hands dontcry an unclenched cupcake*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pwdr sêr
I prefer to call it star jelly, thank you.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pwdr sêr
Shameful.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word star shot
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word star rot
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word astral jelly
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word astromyxin
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word star jelly
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pwdr sêr
Also called star jelly, astromyxin, astral jelly, star rot, or star shot. A gelatinous substance, which, according to folklore, is deposited on the earth during meteor showers. See Wikipedia's star jelly entry for more.
Thanks, bilby.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list those-aren-t-cats-and-dogs
That's...highly descriptive, bilby. Thanks.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word record store day
Enjoy Record Store Day, everyone!
April 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
You mean, the way I did on List #2? ;-)
April 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Oh, and happy Reach As High As You Can Day, everyone. :-)
April 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vague rainbow colors of anxiety
That is one fabulous airport carpet website.
April 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list it-has-a-name
Wow, those are great ones! Thanks, PossU.
April 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound
I agree, sionnach. Probably a list-owner error. Good catch! :-)
April 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound
Eew x 2. Added, thanks.
April 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vague rainbow colors of anxiety
Yes, airports will be far less colorful, yarb. I don't like the "imminent" idea either--sounds as though something is coming at you at great speed and you need to duck immediately.
April 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vague rainbow colors of anxiety
Say goodbye to color-coded terror alerts and hello to warnings and Facebook and Twitter. As part of their overhauled advisory system, the Department of Homeland Security is introducing two levels of warning—elevated and imminent—that may occasionally be distributed via social media, reports the Washington Post. The two warnings will both come with an expiration date instead of the vague rainbow colors of anxiety that the system instituted in 2001. The new alert system, which is intended to be more specific and useful, will be in place by April 27. The details emerged for a Homeland Security report dated April 1 obtained by AP.
— The Slatest Edition, "@AmericanPeople terror risk #elevated. Have a nice day!!"
April 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-voice-of-the-shuttle
Thanks, rutemple! No, I still haven't managed to give it a try. Every time I see a course available locally, it ends up conflicting with some other part of life. (See "Life" discussion on my profile.)
Have you ever tried it?
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Thanks, bilby!
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
No, no, I insist on doing Wordnik. Others insist that I do this life thing. Maddening, I tell you.
R: I was offering you some cashews. Nuts?
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Nuts! Why does life always interfere with Wordnik time?
*sigh*
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word egotism
Rock it, man.
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Harvey and Zukoff 2011 PLoS ONE
Best illustration ever.
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fishplate
*plays ████████ in celebration of ruzuzu's squeaky cleanness*
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list words-ive-seen-on-t-shirts-worn-by-wordniks
There's a wordnik t-shirt? Do tell!
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word manroot
I'll never tell.
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word international sweet tooth fairy day
See gangerh. Tell him ReeseTee sent you. :-)
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Done! ISTFD will be duly listed, with directions to your place. :-)
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s
Ah, yes. What a spectaculatory list it is. :-)
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quotes
HA!
March 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Happy National Something on a Stick Day!
March 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Pants dancing.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-blasphemous-comma-and-other-interesting-bible-errata
Heehee.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fun to say
You've been doing that too?:-)
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word uteriñata
I love Regretsy.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word et tu, dawg
*facepalm*
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word twinkie defense
He was first acquitted of first-degree murder before the voluntary manslaughter conviction. For the latter, he served just five years.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Last Man Club
I read this as "Last Man Cub" and wondered what happened to Mowgli.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word luncheon
Ptero, I just read the entire page again and laughed so hard I woke up a flock of sleeping birds. In the house, that is.
I hope you've recovered from the choking episode. :-)
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word prickarious
Heehee!
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Ooh, I'm for a WOTD Digest email too!
Erin: Fine. I'll wear my cummerbund on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but don't expect me to wear the ruffled shirt.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Gangerh, does this mean I'll need to list International Sweet Tooth Fairy Day on my "One Person's Holiday" list?
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word egotism
Wow! The Century Dictionary as daily horoscope!
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word snazzy
I do feel flashily stylish.
Wait...flashily?
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list remarkable-wikipedia-categories
I truly believe that golf is an incomplete sport.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word foley
At least it isn't a catheter.
March 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
*re-yoinks*
March 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bouleverse
From French bouleverser; to upset, overturn.
March 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I think to myself
What a bilby-ful world.
March 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Haha!
March 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
*adds Rabelais to 22-page, single-spaced reading list*
Thanks, yarb. *sigh*
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Oh, this one's just a weekend. Believe me, I'd rather be home catching up on Wordnik.
*spends inordinate amount of time searching for spelling mistake*
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Sure, easy for you dress-wearers (Erin and chained), but what about pants-people? Must we wear tuxedo pants every time an error pops up? And what about cummerbunds?
Nice front page of wordshowers. :-)
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Agreed! Good to welcome old Wordieniks back!
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Did I miss it?
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
Ohhhhh, I see how it goes. Leave this place for a little vacation, and return to discover that ruzuzu has absconded with my umbrage and planted herself atop a stick....
*yoinks umbrage away from ruzuzu*
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Right! I knew I'd forgotten something before I went away. I'll get right on that...right after this next trip....
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
Hey! Gimme back my lumpy umbrage!
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
I don't think so. It's kind of hard and lumpy.
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-nose-knows
Thanks for the plug, bilby. Erin, this is great!
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Happy national cold cuts day, everyone! I'll be without a computer for the next couple weeks...see you all when I'm back online. And please: Go easy on the fufluns. :-)
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Uh oh. Is anyone else now having problems adding words to their lists?
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word homosexuality
Sadly, it's not all that surprising.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I want a pair of laser tits, damnit
See (not surprisingly) laser tits.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word laser tits
Blaaahahaha!
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Oh, how could we? What else could we have been thinking? But yes, it appears it was on Feb. 22nd.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chocolate-dipped, crushed-peanut-rolled, angel-huffed ruzuzu on-a-stick
Much better. *harrumphs*
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word universal human beings week
Happy Universal Human Beings Week, everyone.
Every human, that is.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word laser tits
Bracket "I want a pair of laser tits, damnit" please.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Affinity Bible
No, no. That's the Temporal Bible.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bring--brang--brung
This list makes me giggle. I would have guggled earlier, but I was gaggling at something else.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vaginofixation
Holy mother of pearl.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word brang
It sounds better than Prii, anyway.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word 'cause
Just 'cause.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word oldsquaw
Beautiful bird. Thanks, Pro. :-)
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word endbrain
Love this word. It reminds me of one of my favorites, eyeball.
Don't ask why.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list trout-mask-replica
Wow. Skipvia needs to see this. :-)
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word clbuttic
I think I'll pbutt on this word.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word professor von schmartzenpanz
*silently trips over alarm*
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Ooh, yes! Thanks for the suggestion, h. I wish my car were named after a raptor.... ;-)
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word scaramouche
I lerve the Muppets version of that song.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pallacorda
Fascinating! What a rascal, that Caravaggio.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word succulent karoo
And here I thought it was a form of cold virus.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word base treachery
Or an exceptionally nasty guitar.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poophile
Gosh. That sounds uncomfortable.
Ohhhh, undersnorter....
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chocolate-dipped, crushed-peanut-rolled, angel-huffed ruzuzu on-a-stick
Still no sprinkles!
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list remarkable-wikipedia-categories
I see Wordplayer suggested Lists of unusual units of measurement. Might I also suggest List of humorous units of measurement?
They crack me up.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
What about the little sprinkles, then? She doesn't rate little sprinkles?
Well, I never. *grabs fistfuls of umbrage*
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mil
See thou.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word thou
Also called the mil; defined as 1/1,000 of an inch (25.4 µm), frequently used to measure the thickness of very thin materials such as film and plastic sheeting.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word oatmeal
Maybe they're gummy bears who have stayed too long in the sun.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list remarkable-wikipedia-categories
*favorited*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word santorum
He's back, you know. He's been muttering about running for President.
May God have mercy on our souls.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word toilet gloves
I should not have clicked on this page.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I should not have clicked on this page.
See i should not have clicked on this page.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word a coordinated amphibian attack
It's moments like this that make it worthwhile to be an editor; right, chained?
*sigh*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word laser tits
Gosh, those sunglasses are nice.
*whistles*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wicked Bible
That's a rather wicked smile on your angelic face, bilby.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wife-Hater Bible
Odd that no one takes issue with hating one's father and mother....
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Camels upon camels upon camels!
:-)
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word temporal
*suddenly has an unreasonable urge to scream "Exterminate! Exterminate!*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list logophile--words-with--phil
Great list! I seem to recall someone else compiling a similar one. Anyone recall?
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Affinity Bible
*wants to read yarb's bible*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word happy hour
Heehee!
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Prii
The official plural of Prius.
February 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poophile
I'd snort at that comment, hernesheir, but it's way funnier than snort-funny.
February 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list not-quite-as-awful-as-they-sound
It does! Added, thanks.
February 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word america saves week
See?
February 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Adulterous Bible
See the Wicked Bible.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Adulterer's Bible
See the Wicked Bible.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wicked Bible
In 1631, the King's printers, Barker and Lucas, published a Bible with a small error: The word "not" was missing from the Seventh Commandment in Exodus 20:14. The commandment read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." Barker and Lucas, henceforth known as the printers of the Wicked Bible, were forced to pay a fine for the error, the cost of which (£300) effectively put them out of business.
Eleven copies of this book--also known as the Adulterer's Bible, Adulterous Bible, or Sinner's Bible--are known to exist today.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Sinner's Bible
See Wicked Bible.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wife-Hater Bible
An 1810 King James version of the Bible replaces the w in "wife" with an l: "If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother . . . yea, and his own wife also...." (It should read "and his own life also.")
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Rebecca's Camels Bible
In an 1823 edition of the King James Bible, Genesis 24:61 reads, "And Rebecca arose, and her camels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebecca and went his way." (The first "camels" should read "damsels.")
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Affinity Bible
A 1927 edition of the King James Bible includes a table of family affinities in which appears the admonition "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Monochrome Bible
In the 1990s, an American Bible publisher produced a new "red letter" leatherbound edition (the red letters signifying the words of Jesus). In the Book of Timothy, the film plate containing the red letter text was omitted, so thousands of copies of the "monochrome" text had to be discarded.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word nonversation
Very much like life with the hard-of-hearing. :-)
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
Earworm alert!
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
*disappears into imaginary self*
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Aw, shucks. :-)
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
Oh, great. Now I'm imagining dontcry imagining bobbing for imaginary apples.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caramel
Blecch.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caramel apple
*watches dontcry hungrily*
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stiver
*wonders whether John's sorry he asked*
;-)
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the list flights-of-fancy
Thanks, chrissykp--this is an open list, so feel free to add these (maybe with your descriptions repeated on the word pages). :-)
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stiver
This book implies that the stews are "brothel-houses," presumably somewhere (or in many places) in England--the book is titled The Church History of Britain.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
What if Bob's your uncle? Does that count?
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tip-in
Also (in bookbinding) tipped in.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cancel leaf
Also canceled leaf.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word half-title
Also half title.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Solander case
Also see solander.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blind stamping
Also blindstamping.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-blasphemous-comma-and-other-interesting-bible-errata
Thanks! I'm enjoying it--takes me back to my days working with rare & antique books.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word disenchantment
Must be Disenchantment Bay.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caramel apple
Agreed.
*is now hungry for an apple slathered in any form of candy except licorice*
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Lions Bible
Lego Murderers: The next new set.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Ears to Ear Bible
Indeed, you dooth!
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Blasphemous Comma
In several editions of the King James Bible, Luke 23:32 reads, "And there were also two other malefactors crucified with Jesus." It should read, "And there were also two other, malefactors."
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Judas Bible
In this 1611 King James Bible, Judas--not Jesus--says "Sit ye here while I go yonder and pray" in Matthew 26:36.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word More Sea Bible
In this 1641 King James Bible, Revelation 21:1 reads, "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was more sea" rather than "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was no more sea."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Sin On Bible
A 1716 King James Bible reads, at John 8:11, "Go and sin on more" rather than "Go and sin no more."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Murderer's Bible
In an 1801 King James version of the Bible, Jude 16 reads, "These are murderers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage." It should read "These are murmurers. . . ."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Lions Bible
In this 1804 King James version, 1 Kings 8:19 reads "thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" rather than "out of thy loins."
This edition has another error in Numbers 25:18: Instead of "The murderer shall surely be put to death," it reads, "The murderer shall surely be put together."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word To-Remain Bible
In this 1805 King James edition, Galatians 4:29 reads, "But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit to remain, even so it is now." Apparently a proofreader had written "to remain" in the margin of the proof pages as an answer to whether a comma should be deleted. The note accidentally became part of the printed text.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Idle Shepherd Bible
In this Bible printed in 1809, Zechariah 11:17 reads "Woe to the idle shepherd that leaves the flock!" rather than "the idol shepherd." (Idol here being akin to "worthless.")
Seems to me "idle" should work anyway, but what do I know?
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Ears to Ear Bible
In an 1807 Bible, Matthew 13:43 states "Who hath ears to ear?" rather than the correct "Who hath ears to hear?"
In the same edition, Hebrews 9:14 reads, "How much more shall the blood of Christ . . . purge your conscience from good works to serve the living God." (It should read "dead works.")
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word He Bible
This is the first of the two editions of the Authorized Version of the Bible, 1611. In Ruth, rather than reading "And she went into the city," it reads "And he went into the city." Sometimes called the Male Chauvinist Bible.
An "un-nicknamed" 1923 edition of the Authorized Version includes the admonition, "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Male Chauvinist Bible
More commonly called the He Bible.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bishops' Bible
In the third edition of this Bible, published in 1572, the printer used ornamental initial letters for several books--but the letters originally had been used to print Ovid's Metamorphosis and other non-religious books, so they did not depict religious scenes. The worst offender was the graphically pictorial letter at the beginning of Hebrews: a vivid depiction of Zeus disguised as a swan and rather amorously courting Leda.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Placemaker's Bible
The second edition of the Geneva Bible, published in 1562, earned this title for its conversion (in Matthew) of "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God" into "Blessed are the placemakers...."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*applauds wildly*
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*munches popcorn nervously while watching word count*
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordhole
Thanks for reposting. :-)
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
Excellent.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list name-suggestions-for-even-bigger-suvs-and-trucks
Warhead? Ha!
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bag mark
More (not about Ruth Buzzi) at bag marks.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word planchet
Also planchlet.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
Shhhhh! It's pumpkin juice.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordniks-who-proudly-contribute-worthless-stuff--a-lot-of-dumb-comments--and-useless-words-to-the-zeitgeist-page
Fish? Where?
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ok
SoG! You're here! I was wondering whether to post that here on your behalf. :-)
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Sionnach, that explains a lot about life here lately. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm being vacuumed back into my wordhole.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordhole
See Zeitgeist, and mind the floating logonauts.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gold digger
Holy mother of pearl.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Oops, missed your previous post about Sandhills, hernesheir. What a wonderful view you have of their migration. Was in Nebraska (a.k.a. ruzuzuland) a few years ago to see their stopover and it was glorious.
Perhaps the stay-at-home Sandhills have retired, now that the children are grown and out of the nest. ;-)
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordniks-who-proudly-contribute-worthless-stuff--a-lot-of-dumb-comments--and-useless-words-to-the-zeitgeist-page
Hey! Stop duct-taping my tea cups!
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thank you, hernesheir. Funny, I was looking at some of my older lists last night, and I realized (to my horror) that I had neglected to "complete" many of them. Back to work on Minty Fresh and others. :-)
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Nice thought, ptero. I sure hope you're right, or we're out of here on our padded face holes. :-)
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
Ooh, I forgot that one! Thanks, Erin.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Hernesheir, I noticed that too, and thought my monitor was broken. ;-) I'll also miss Watch Your Language, but as long as Wordnik is still around, I'll live with the change.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
Yum. Say, you could have dipped those free pineapples in chocolate, you know. ;-)
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-blasphemous-comma-and-other-interesting-bible-errata
Thanks, W. Still working on this list (just started it last night). Already have the Owl Bible.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list vending
You bet. Fun list. :-)
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word millirobot
Seen here.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the wandering ring
From verso of card: "Prepare by sewing a ring in the corner of a handkerchief. Borrow from your audience a ring. Pass a stick through it, and cover with the handkerchief. Under cover of the handkerchief, pretend to slide the ring from the stick into your hand. Let your audience feel the ring through the folds of the cambric. (Of course, they really feel the prepared ring.) Now ask two spectators to hold the ends of the stick; whip away handkerchief, and the ring is on the stick."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the jumping card
From verso of card: "Ask your audience to draw a card from a pack which you hold. Secretly slip a rubber band over the pack, but not over the three or four top cards. Take back the chosen card, without looking at it, and press it down with the pack, gripping the pack as soon as the card is in position. By releasing the grip the chosen card will now shoot up into the air."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spotting the card
From verso of card: "Ask a member of your audience to pick a card from the pack, remember it, and place it on top of the pack without letting you see the face. Tell somebody else to cut the pack--this should bring the bottom card of the pack on top of the chosen card. You have noted what card lies at the bottom of the pack, so it is easy to locate the card. The next card below this will be the one chosen."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word where's the coin
From verso of card: "You need a tumbler half-full of water, a silk handkerchief, a coin, and (concealed from the audience) a circular glass disc the same size as the coin. Cover the coin with the handkerchief and let your audience feel it through the fold--you contrive that they feel the glass disc, and not the coin, which remains concealed under your hand. Under cover of the handkerchief drop the glass disc into the water. Your audience will think the coin dropped, but the glass disc inside will be invisible. The coin has vanished!"
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
Perhaps it needs punctuation, then:
Refresh yourself?
Refresh, yourself.
Refresh! Yourself!
Refresh: yourself.
Refresh? Yourself!
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
Ptero's right.
*swan dives into chocolate refreshment dispenser*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word monocled raconteur
Oh, sorry. There you go. :-)
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bessie
It's a start....
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word monocled raconteur
Somewhere on Wordnik there's a better explanation for this phrase. I can't find it with my eye squinched around this monocle.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bessie
Well, you did say "a bit."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word birds
Aha. I must have been thinking about the prime weeks when all the tourists arrive. Thanks, r.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word camel charge
I like it--but I hope that doesn't mean I'll be expected to foment a revolution.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
*monocled raconteur ambles in*
*retrieves ruzuzu's monocle from champagne glass by drinking the champagne*
*cleans monocle and hands it to ruzuzu*
*departs*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
That can't possibly be a Croissanwich. It's too fresh-looking.
Also, I had no idea one could find refreshment in a tiny, foil-lined pouch.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word conference breakfast
No decent tea on Mount Everest?
*cancels expedition*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Girl Famous for Having Hiccups Charged with Murder
Oh dear. Hasn't she had enough trouble?
*eyeroll*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gay-you
Nay, not I-you.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word travel insurance
See #13 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bikinis
See #15 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word farm-fresh eggs
See #18 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chilled bananas
See #23 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word yacht trips
See #25 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word penthouse condos
See #25 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word motorcycles
See #25 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list vending
Love the list title (and the list theme). Don't know whether you're accepting former vending machine items, but I borrowed from this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word small boy
That's some prize.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word guttule
A storage lipid seen with a microscope as an oil droplet inside a cell.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word birds
They're coming through already? Wow; that's a little scary.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bladderwort
That is one expeditious bladderwort, all right.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list four-weeks--28-breakfasts
Aw...congrats, Zio Pro!
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list cattle
The Stein-Toklases were pips. I wonder whether they'd have preferred New Zealand cows?
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bessie
Ruzuzu, you have the most interesting iroquoisy events ever.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pollen forensics
Seen here.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Sea mink
*gvoan*
February 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word nis
They're not.
February 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gay-you
That's what I thought.
February 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word aucupator
Huh. You don't say.
February 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word weaselling
Teehee!
February 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list flights-of-fancy
Thanks, E! Most of the credit goes to my fellow Wordnikkian contributors. :-)
February 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word inner punctum
*gags; flees*
February 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sandwich police
*hides luncheon meats*
February 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
Bilby: Eeew.
Yarb: True. I suppose I meant potable water only.
February 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word utum
A small brown owl, Ketupa ceylonensis. Also known as the Brown Fish-Owl. (Thanks, gangerh).
February 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
What? No! It can't be! ;->
Thanks, 'gerh.
February 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
Hmm. I think I use water fountain. Maybe it's because water doesn't usually fountain elsewhere. I mean, in most places it appears in a glass or bottle and does not spurt up toward my face. :-)
February 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin man
Well, that's why the fuflun man flings fufluns. Livens up the place.
February 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
I've had that problem off and on for the past few days. Now off, thank heavens.
February 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user Prolagus
I have. :-)
February 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the list glossary-of-wordnikian
Chained, I visit "Only on Wordie/Wordnik" when I need to laugh myself silly reading my fellow Wordnikians' linguistic hijinks. In fact, I think I'll go visit now....
February 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word HOOBA PORKRIND!
I concur. Hooba porkrind all the way.
February 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hamomanometer
An instrument that measures the relative humidity of tasty pork products?
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list metaphorical-medical-terms
Love it. :-)
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list oddest-book-title-of-the-year
Ooh! *yoink*
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes
Winner of the 2009 Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cadaver dog handbook
Not what you may think; the subtitle reads "Forensic Training and Tactics for the Recovery of Human Remains."
That's right--it's worse than what you were thinking.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the un-constipated gourmet: secrets to a moveable feast
Eeew.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word leave it to cook by time control
Timers built into electric cookers were relatively new in the 1950s, and this book aimed to teach housewives how to put them to best use.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat-a-bug cookbook
The cover says the book includes "33 ways to cook grasshoppers, ants, water bugs, spiders, centipedes and their kin." Recipes include Three Bee Salad, Scorpion Scaloppine, and Curried Termite Stew.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word a popular history of british sea-weeds
The rest of the title: Comprising Their Structure, Fructification, Specific Characters, Arrangement, and General Distribution, With Notices of Some of the Fresh-Water Algae.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list walk-this-way
Walk?? That's so...
Okay. :-)
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wordnik Central
Too late. Off to the inner punctum. Drat!
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word inner punctum
*eyes strev*
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Done, h. Thanks for the opportunity.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word madupical
Heehee.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list glossary-of-wordnikian
Nifty idea, h. I'm honored. :-)
I collected some on my "Because I Said So, That's Why" list.
February 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word snazzy
:-D
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list prehistoric-and-extinct-mammals-n-stuff
Damn. Why didn't I think of that?
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Sea mink
*groan*
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wordnik Central
That's precisely what it is. And now we'll have to kill you. *cue evil laugh*
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fufluns distribution center
Probably eating their catafood.
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list fabricated-phrases
Classic. Favorited. :-)
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word outvasive
Yoinked for my Oddball Opposites list. :-)
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list recaptcha-words
Telofy, I don't know how long this list has been around, but I've been thinking about making just such a one myself. Just goes to show that every potential wordie list is an existing wordie list. :-)
February 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word natal dust
Seen here.
February 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list be-vewwy--vewwy-quiet
Aww, thanks. :-)
February 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list prehistoric-and-extinct-mammals-n-stuff
That's exactly what happened to me. I had to excuse myself, go to the rest room, and call a friend and ask him to call me later on the pretense of an emergency while they were telling me how nice Patagonia is this time of year.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list oh-yeah--you-and-what-army
Thanks. *salutes*
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list prehistoric-and-extinct-mammals-n-stuff
Oh, c_b? Did you want the Latin name of the sea mink? If you feed ruzuzu some fufluns, I'll bet she'd give it to you.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list prehistoric-and-extinct-mammals-n-stuff
I saw lightning sand in a curio shop once.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list oh-yeah--you-and-what-army
Oops. I see that most of your entries are all lowercased. I can redo mine if you'd like.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word conference breakfast
Oh. Thanks for pointing that out, Pro.
;->
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*leaves in a huff, taking fuflumbrage along*
Some people....
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sea mink
R, I think chained has a list or two for this.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word brine
That's weird, because I always have to run an anti-virus program to prevent smut.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Major Major Major Major
See Catch-22.
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list oh-yeah--you-and-what-army
Nifty! *favorited*
February 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin man
Oh. Well, everyone knows them.
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word conference breakfast
I thought Pro only boiled bagels at 4C?
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the list be-vewwy--vewwy-quiet
A concert?? *is awed*
Actung, thanks for adding the Southern Tenant Farmers Union. I was just about to list it myself. ;-)
Ruzuzu, many thanks for your additions, but I'd like to keep it to imperatives only, if you don't mind. :-)
Mollusque: All in the Family!
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
It would, wouldn't it? *pondering*
When you're done, I shall subscribe immediately. :-)
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*hands ruzuzu a glass of water*
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
While I'm here being excited about my own personal WOTD list, may I ask if/when we might be able to open lists to specific people again? At present it's either the listmaker or everyone in the universe. I owe sionnach one. :-)
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin man
But where are his buccaneers?
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin-man
See? No one does.
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Wow! That should hold you for...uh....
Will you run them more than once?
February 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
No, I haven't! Work keeps interfering. Have you?
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin man
I know muffin 'bout that.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word don't let your mouth buy what your ass can't pay
Seriously. People say this?
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list be-vewwy--vewwy-quiet
You'll let us know how that works out.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin man
Oh yes, I know the muffin, man. (But not the muffin-man.)
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin-man
The muffin-man.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin man
No one knows the muffin-man, either.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word muffin-man
Wow. No one knows the muffin-man.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list be-vewwy--vewwy-quiet
Ooh, nice. Try a movie theater next.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list be-vewwy--vewwy-quiet
Oh, hush. ;->
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list be-vewwy--vewwy-quiet
Good one! I just opened the list, so feel free to add. :-)
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word exfluncticate
To overcome or beat thoroughly; to completely use up. Also see exflunctify, its funkier cousin.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word u.s. ballet day
Enjoy it while eating fettuccine alfredo.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national fettuccine alfredo day
Enjoy it while watching the ballet.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list about-face
Clever title! :-)
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquoisy
No need to apologize! I just meant that its level of iroquoisyness is a tad scary. :-)
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list four-weeks--28-breakfasts
Pro, don't forget a breakfast of puffins. :-)
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word santoor
Also spelled santur.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word santur
Also spelled santoor.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word WeirdNet
For Wordieternity: see dung.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*resells t-shirt to PossU*
*uses profit to buy more fufluns*
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fuflumbrage
Bilby takes this when interrupted.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*buys all t-shirts, smokes pi(pe), jitterbugs out*
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Colophon
I have no problem either way; just thought Ken and Linder might not have known about Wordnik's case-sensitivity bit.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word CSI effect
Iroquoisy. I was just reading that article before I came here.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word an unboiled bagel is just a roll with a hole!
*joins in*
Toot toot toot toot diddly-ada-toot-diddly-ada...toot toot
He boils them eight to the bar
He can't boil a bundt
'Cause the bundt's not suppooosed to boillllll
Aaaahand the company jumps to see his bagelry
He's the boogie woogie bagel boy of apartment 4C
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word thitherwards
More here, if you're interested. (I nabbed the non-"plural" of this word for the list.)
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
We can make our own WOTD? Oh, what fun!
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word plinth
How elegant!
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pancakes
Cupjacks!
Er...wait....
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquoisy
That's a little frightening.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list four-weeks--28-breakfasts
I was almost tricked into having a soft pretzel for breakfast. But everyone knows they're for lunch and dinner only.
And snacks.
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list genetalia
*guffaw*
February 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*wipes 3.1415926 off face*
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word feeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww-splat
Thanks, ruzuzu!
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*sprints back*
Brackets around fuflumbrage, please!
*flees*
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pricker
I didn't know that about light horsemen. Wow....
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
*flings cupcakes*
*flees*
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word losing keys
Only if it's caused by pasta.
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word roddarmadam
A Swedish profession for women from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century. A roddarmadam made her living by rowing people from one island to another in the Stockholm archipelago.
February 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word losing keys
Just sayin'.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the user bilby
Brackets around feeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww-splat, please!
Sorry to interrupt, bilby.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word losing keys
I thought she was the patron saint of a delicious medium-sized tubular pasta.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pencilina
Oh, great. Now I'll spend the rest of the day doing the same.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list correctly-spelled-words-that-look-like-misspellings-of-other-words
Agreed--nice list!
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gravel in the urine
Agreed, with the possible exception of baristas and coffeehouses.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Kateri Tekakwitha
Excellent song.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pickup man
I hear he's an excellent dancer too.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word entomophagy
I know a couple birds who'd order that for breakfast.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the other other white meat
Similar sentiments are expressed here.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
Watch out for those grape riffles. You can break a tooth.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Colophon
Have either of you tried the colophon (all lower case) page?
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word apolobuke
Yes, yes. The unapology.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word boutonnier
Button maker.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word crepinier
Fringe maker. Also see frangier.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blondinier
Dyer.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word frangier
Fringe maker. Also see crepinier.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rubanier
Ribbon maker.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tissutier
Fabric/cloth maker.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word passementier
A maker and seller of trimmings made of gold, silver, silk, and so on.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mangonnier
A fishmonger; specifically, a fisherman on the coast of Languedoc.
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word grocery clerk calling in a fuflun air strike
See profile page for bilby (a.k.a. bil by).
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word an unboiled bagel is just a roll with a hole!
*snort*
February 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mackerel
Holy...er, cow!
January 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wordnik
If I had glue, I'd name it Sylvester.
January 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list headgear
Hey, thanks bilby. And thanks, Dan. :-)
January 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Sorry, sionnach. I've been waiting and waiting for the old settings to be restored....
But just for you, I'll add the hideous jeggings.
January 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
:-)
January 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Glad you're enjoying it. I suppose you're right--the name should be changed. Thanks for pointing that out. :-)
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wordnik
You were? But I don't even own a gun.
Or should I say nug....
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gambiheeorgiaermanyhanareecerenadauatemalauineauinea-bissauuyanaaitiondurasungarycelandndiandonesiaranraqrelandsraeltalyamaicaapanordanazakhstanenyairibatioreorthoreouthuwaityrgyzstanaosatviaebanon
Were you looking for gambiheeorgiaermanyhanareecerenadauatemalauineauinea bissauuyanaaitiondurasungarycelandndiandonesiaranraqrelandsraeltalyamaicaapanordanazakhstanenyairibatioreorthoreouthuwaityrgyzstanaosatviaebanon?
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word kanun
Also spelled qanún.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word qanún
Also spelled kanun.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word long string instrument
Invented by American composer Ellen Fullman, this instrument is played by walking along the length of its approximately 100 90-foot–long strings and rubbing them with rosined hands to produce longitudinal vibrations.
I'm thinking Ms. Fullman could have come up with a more creative name for it.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word springtime
An experimental electric guitar with seven strings and three outputs.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pikasso guitar
A 42-string guitar with three necks.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whamola
A descendant of the washtub bass, the Whamola has a double-bass–style neck with a pulley-and-lever system and a single string, all mounted onto a wooden or metal body. The name is a portmanteau of whammy bar and viola.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pencilina
A custom-made double-neck 3rd bridge guitar invented in the 1980s by Bradford Reed.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bow lute
See pluriarc.
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pluriarc
Aw, thanks hernesheir. :-) (Just now seeing your comment.)
January 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word prone
I've not had that problem, no.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list master-and-commander
Do you two know "Lady of Spain"?
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruzuzus-totally-rad--righteous--and-rockin-r-words
Rwow.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
I don't think that word should even be invented.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list cross-my-heart
Sorry I missed your long-ago note, yarb. Added, thanks.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word luminiferous aether
The mere fact that someone actually compiled a timeline for this makes my day.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sal ammoniac
It is a little...strong...right here.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word confectio Damocritis
I'd call that double Iroqouisy.
*spits out grapeshot*
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gravel in the urine
He is also, I learned through way too much research, the patron saint of baristas, coffeehouses, orphans, the mentally ill, cattle, shepherds, unattractive people, and midwives.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list we-have-saints-for-your-complaints
This goes under "Lists I've Always Promised Myself I'd Create, But I'm Probably Too Late." Thank heavens for sionnach. :-)
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word grape riffle
But...but Wordnik said....
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word grape riffles
Wordnik seems to think I was, yet I have no memory of said activity.
January 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word confectio Damocritis
*chews contentedly*
Ouch! Was that...grapeshot in my fuflun?
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mastick
I wouldn't call Pears highbrow, but the book is a good read, in my opinion.
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sal ammoniac
Well, that clears it up nicely.
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word prone
I wonder whether prunes lie prone?
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mandrin
Good...er...point, ruzuzu.
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word confectio Damocritis
*mutters to self*
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word grape riffles
Was I looking for grape riffle?
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Aubrey Maturin
See, you can only learn these things here.
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
*sings* Happy Birrrthday to da Bearrrr....
January 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word giviak
That cheese wedge knows whereof it speaks.
January 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national peanut butter day
Clearly, then, it's a work in progress.
January 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Aubrey Maturin
*hands ruzuzu a calming fuflun*
January 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national peanut butter day
I find that beer cans are especially delectable when roasted and served with freshly baked fufluns.
January 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list formerly-used-in-medicine
Great list. Is it an Aubrey/Maturin list?
January 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word giviak
If I had a list of things I didn't want to know about, this would be the first item on it.
January 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national peanut butter day
Happy National Peanut Butter Day! And if you're of the persuasion, happy Beer Can Appreciation Day as well. :-)
January 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the word accordion
:-)
January 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the list north-to-alaska
Skipvia, you owe me a trip to Skinny Dick's. Just sayin'.
January 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word accordion
My people. *wipes away tear*
January 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bird-wirds-nicknames
Good one--thanks, mollusque.
January 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Jumbo shrimp can't complain. They're a contradiction in terms.
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word penguin awareness day
Happy Penguin Awareness Day and Cheese Day. :-)
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list strange-pennsylvania-place-names
Cities and towns, yes.
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list fifty-states-project
Ooh, forgot about that one.
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word accordion
Let me tell you--that kid is going to have incredible forearms in a few years.
R: Not a bad habit at all. I've come to expect the Lady of Spain Question. :-)
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Or shrimp. But they wouldn't need this much space, would they?
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dziggetai
Also spelled djiggetai.
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word djiggetai
Also spelled dziggetai.
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word onager
American Heritage Dictionary defines this as a "fast-running wild ass."
I think I know some of these guys.
January 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Hi ruzuzu!
*waves back*
See? Our incredibly long screen names are welcome here.
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquoisy
Aw, nuts. And I was so enjoying gingerol....
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word accordion
No, no, no. I deliberately did not let myself learn "Lady of Spain."
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list fifty-states-project
Favorited! Thanks for doing this, ruzuzu. Are you including lists that are made up simply of names of towns? If so, here are two more.
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word plinth
Gotta give credit to a band that uses "plinth" in its lyrics. :-)
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word polariscope
Ah. That clears it up nicely.
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word grapevine
There's a list for that, I'm pretty certain.
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list sponge-spicule-terminology
Nifty list, hernesheir. I could have used it on my recent visit to Tarpon Springs, FL.
January 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gingerol
"Ginger, a member of the same plant family as turmeric, contains anti-inflammatory compounds and volatile oils — gingerols — that show analgesic and sedative effects in animal studies." -- "The Claim: Eating Ginger Helps Reduce Muscle Pain and Soreness," NYT Online, 1/17/11
January 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gemsbok
Come along then, ruzuzu. We can hang out at pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
January 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list names-for-the-third-stomach-of-a-ruminant
Good grief; did they hire someone to make these up? ;-)
January 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Meatball sandwich horseplay leads to two deaths, family betrayal, two trials
These meatball crimes must be stopped.
January 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list words-that-can-be-typed-entirely-with-the-right-hand
Yes, feel free--and welcome. :-)
January 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word █████
████.
January 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Constantinople
Dang. That explains everything.
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list public-list-a-horse-is-a-horse
Not only is it a great list, but the comments here are exquisite.
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list here-i-dreamt-i-was-an-archetype
Truer words....
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list names-for-the-third-stomach-of-a-ruminant
Or do I mean an exhausting list? I don't know; I'm too tired to say.
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list state-of-being-verbs
What is the question?
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word starquake
"Before figuring out the nature of Kepler-10b, the scientists looked at the host star's properties, as revealed by starquakes, acoustic disturbances that make the entire star ring like a bell." -- "NASA Finds Smallest Earthlike Planet Outside Solar System," National Geographic Daily News
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list state-of-being-verbs
Bilby, does that mean you're related to whichbe?
January 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word moniplies
Or man nipples.
January 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word frog fight
Frogapplause, I saw this trophy and thought of you.
But I'm sure you make great coffee.
January 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word press here for a random word
Moniplies sounds suspiciously like nipples.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the list it-has-a-name
Thanks, ruzuzu. Wordplayer, ogonek is already listed, and I'll leave hawsehole to the nautical lists of my fellow Wordnikies. But thanks for the rest!
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fireflirt
Also the name for two small Australian weaverbirds.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spider-catcher
Nickname for the wallcreeper.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wallcreeper
A small passerine bird native to the high mountains of Eurasia. It is the only member of the genus Tichodroma. Also see wall-creeper.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wall-creeper
Also see wallcreeper.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bird-wirds-nicknames
Thank you, hernesheir. I added wallcreeper (wall-creeper) to my Still More Birds list because that's its standard name rather than a nickname. Same goes for wheatear, on More Birds list. Many of the others I've already listed (hard to tell, I know, because the list is so long). A few are listed as unhyphenated.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the list names-for-the-third-stomach-of-a-ruminant
Well, we might as well make this an exhaustive list.
January 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word coal-an-candlelight
Scottish dialect for Long-Tailed Duck. Also spelled coal and candle light.
January 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pirr maw
Gull in Scottish dialect.
January 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mom-speak
Added. Thanks, c_b. And thanks, ruzuzu.
January 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word conglobulate
*snort*
December 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the list florida-keys-list
Nifty list, h.
December 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the list names-of-hats
Thanks for the plug. :-)
*hands ruzuzu a fuflun*
December 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word procellous
*flies Lear jet up to Nova Scotia*
December 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word she's pure as New York snow
Exactly.
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the list hats-off
Thanks, r. I'll need to check out that list in case I can yoink something. ;-)
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word meh
Ruzuzu, you like klezmer music? But why?
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the list we-three-kings
I also wondered why, in the Our Father, we expected God to give us this day our jelly bread.
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word super bowl
I'm all for superb owls.
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word vanilla soft serve rampage
Wow. The headline is hilarious, but then you read the article and it's not so funny.
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word stunning
I just popped back here to say that I find this discussion stunning in the definition #2 sense (excellent, first-rate, "splendid") and that I find you all stunning as well, also in the definition #2 sense (delightful; extremely attractive or good-looking).
And now, back to my stunning life, in the definition #1 sense (that stuns or stupefies).
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word bear-proof
*hands muculent bear a cup of hot tea*
December 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word key-cold
Ruzuzu, somewhere around here is a list of state lists. I'll rummage around, and if I can't find it, maybe I'll make one. :-) Meantime, enjoy this one and this one.
December 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word byfrap
To beat about, thrash.
December 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word abactina
Yup. OED says this for abactinal: "Remote from the actinal area; pertaining to that part of the surface of a radiated animal which is opposite to the mouth, e.g. the apex of a sea-urchin, or upper surface of a star-fish."
December 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word procellous
Well, at least I'm where I should be all the time.
December 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word she's pure as New York snow
I think she did, meaning to be sarcastic.
December 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the list are-you-from-pennsylvania
Or if you drive a few hours east, you'd be watching ott.
December 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word more-pork
Also see morepork.
December 20, 2010
reesetee commented on the word holmium
Heehee!
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the list how-do-you-take-your-coffee
It is! Thanks, Pro (I was too lazy to check). Wouldn't it be great if more products would magically show up there? *hinting broadly*
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pääjääjää
Oooh! How delightfully bouncy!
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word stunning
Yarb, I think you're right. OED shows two definitions:
1. That stuns or stupefies; dazing, astounding; deafening.
2. Excellent, first-rate, "splendid", delightful; extremely attractive or good-looking.
For #1, 1667 is the first citation (Milton, by the way, in Paradise Lost); 1849 is the first citation for #2 (Dickens, David Copperfield). Also noted is that #2 is a colloquial use.
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word gingerbread
*tosses a gingerbread fuflun at hernesheir*
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the list are-you-from-pennsylvania
Bahahaha! Pittsburgh, 'n nat!
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word actuopalynology
We need a fufluns typeface.
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word antproof
Love that book.
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
Wow--we're still counting that stuff? I lost track long ago. :-)
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word bear-proof
Watch out! A muculent bear!
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word muculent
Ruzuzu, that's so accurate I need to "Eew" again.
Eew.
C_b: :-(
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word scumbled
Fascinating story, too. I'd never heard of that crash.
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the list how-do-you-take-your-coffee
I really do have the mug. It was in the erstwhile Wordie shop.
*makes note to photograph mug*
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the list b-organ-stops-b
Wow, this is great!
December 16, 2010
reesetee commented on the word muculent
Eew.
December 14, 2010
reesetee commented on the word hill-star
One of my favorites as well.
December 14, 2010
reesetee commented on the word actuopalynology
Why are you guys both speaking in boldface?
December 14, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
How about in the summer, when it sizzles?
December 14, 2010
reesetee commented on the list imprecise-units-of-measurement
Great list idea! :-)
December 14, 2010
reesetee commented on the word hillstar
Also see hill-star.
December 13, 2010
reesetee commented on the word hill-star
Btw, hernesheir, this is an actual hummingbird species--well, actually, more than one species--not a nickname. Isn't it a great word? :-)
(Also see hillstar.)
December 13, 2010
reesetee commented on the list bird-wirds-nicknames
Wow, h--you've been busy! Thanks for all the tips. :-)
December 13, 2010
reesetee commented on the word bupkis
Nope! It means bupkis.
December 13, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
Dontcry, do you like fufluns in the winter, when it drizzles?
December 11, 2010
reesetee commented on the word Fufluns
Aren't I always?
December 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the word burette
*checks hernesheir's resulting list and gets over it*
December 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the word burette
*feels guilt*
December 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fritted crucible
Just be sure you never use this epithet in anger.
December 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the list in-the-laboratory
Ah, here it is. I've been waiting for...minutes. :-) Thanks, h!
December 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the list names-for-the-third-stomach-of-a-ruminant
I mean, who knew?
December 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the word burette
Was I too subtle?
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
Me too, Pro. Where do we place an order?
*sips from Wordie crappuccino mug*
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word ruly
Aw, shucks. *blushing*
OED has a new website? *trembles*
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word shelled
Thanks, ptero! You're a far more effective rummager than I.
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word burette
Yes, yes. Someone should.
*eyes hernesheir*
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word shelled
It's one of those words that means its own opposite. I know there's a list around here somewhere....
*rummages*
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
Ooh. Devious.
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word goose-shit green
"Were you looking for goose-shit Green or goose shite Green?"
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
I thought they increased it.
December 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word national handwashing awareness week
Because it's good to be aware that you're washing your hands.
NOW! Buy Henry the Hand gifts!
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Oh, and don't travel too far into the future on Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day or you'll miss National Pastry Day (the 9th) and National Noodle-Ring Day (the 11th).
And people think Christmas is a big deal.
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
That's very...wise.
*stares dramatically into the distance during middle of sentence*
Wait, I'm late for that one.
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
That's okay. You weren't late by the time you arrived last week.
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the word dunkadoo
Actually, hernesheir has been unearthing quite a few of these lately--so there's always hope. ;->
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the word curfuffle
Hmm...I like it!
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pretend to be a time traveler day
Thanks, PossibleUnderscore. I'm glad I posted this next week in time for the celebration yesterday!
For those of you who still have time to travel, here are a few tips.
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Pro, didn't anyone tell you? We were celebrating by traveling to another time.
December 8, 2010
reesetee commented on the word truck nutz
Count yourself lucky, my friend.
December 7, 2010
reesetee commented on the word boulon
Done! Thanks for unearthing all these nifty instruments!
December 7, 2010
reesetee commented on the word truck nutz
Agreed, ptero. Though I must admit I haven't seen many Nutz in these parts.
I should rephrase....
December 7, 2010
reesetee commented on the word sand cock
Bilby, I think we found another entry for your Porn Birds list....
December 7, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pea-dove
It's a plane!
Oh. I thought you were talking about....
*wanders off*
December 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the list bird-wirds-nicknames
Hecko! Thanks--already had one; added the other.
December 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the list still-more-bird-wirds
Thanks, hernesheir. I'm adding them to the "nicknames" list instead of this one. :-)
December 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the list rare-books
Yes, it does!
No wonder I had so many problems with asthma when I worked with rare books.... ;-)
December 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the word platemark
A slightly raised border around a print created by the edge of an intaglio plate.
December 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the list rare-books
Hernesheir: Niiiice. You still have it, I presume?
Ruzuzu: The plague??
December 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the word bugis
*yoink*
Thanks, h!
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
Nah. They prefer a Diet of Safflower Seeds. At least the ones around here do.
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
They can't say, marky. Otherwise it wouldn't be a secret.
I have my diety moments, but today I'd go for some fufluns.
*thoroughly sanitizes mug, then accepts umbrage from very tidy Black-Capped Chickadee*
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
♫ Eeeeverywhere you gooooo.... ♫
Long time, no see, mr_ass_itch! Have you sent out your Christmas cards?
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the list trees
*returns Black-Capped Chickadee to the wild and washes cup*
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word ointment
*stumbles over dontcry's liberal scattering of Fs*
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word dunkadoo
Ha! See dunk-a-doo. :-)
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
Marky's right, Pro. If one talks about it, one doesn't know what one's talking about.
*hands ruzuzu the mug with the Black-Capped Chickadee perched on the rim*
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Gesundheit!
December 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the list trees
*sigh*
My page. My beautiful page....
December 4, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
Sure! I'll send Edward Rondthaler's spirit out with a tray. Cream & sugar?
December 4, 2010
reesetee commented on the list funny-fun-to-say
It is a jewel. Check tags, too--I think "fun to say" might bring up other tasty treats.
December 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word Baconian
Heehee!
December 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
Oh, such a wily ruzuzu. I wondered how those agents could have scarfed down so many grass-stained fufluns....
Oh, and ptero: Librarians Rule. :-)
December 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
I want to have tea with Edward Rondthaler. Is he still around?
"I wasn't the one who...." was meant as a joke. :-) But now that you mention it, hernesheir, I too was involved in some FBI rare book theft nonsense involving a Shakespeare First Folio and other literary jewels.
Although I wasn't the guilty party, I'm pretty sure that the FBI still knows where I live. I occasionally toss fufluns out on the lawn because their agents huddled in the darkened car across the street always seem hungry.
December 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word ointment
*storms in on milton-bradley fighting vehicle*
Hey! No ointmenting of fufluns, ruseless or not!
Why of all the....
*takes umbrage and rumbles out*
December 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word some guy in New Orleans playing a trumpet
I think it's the clarinet.
December 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the list the-bindery
Great list, h! Feel free to pinch from this one, if you'd like.
December 2, 2010
reesetee commented on the word book-number
*raises hand*
Hernesheir, I too worked in the rare books department of a prominent university research library. Were you the one who....
Well, never mind. Does it count if I worked for a rare book dealer for five torturous years? (The books were rare; the dealer was rather commonplace.)
December 2, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pootle
Neat site!
December 2, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fumant
Chained might have one as well.
Edit: Here it is.
December 2, 2010
reesetee commented on the list trees
Gaaah! Earwormed!
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the list trees
Thanks!
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the word face-milling
Of course. What was I thinking?
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Gotcha.
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the word insomnia
Good luck, Pro!
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the word turducken
I think it's spelled with three Es.
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the word cotton-bale
No, no. Cotton-bales go best with sweet sauces, of course.
November 30, 2010
reesetee commented on the word kokako
"Threatened North Island Kokako have been discovered nesting in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges for the first time in 80 years." Yay!
November 29, 2010
reesetee commented on the word orthodox ornithological orthography
See kokako.
November 29, 2010
reesetee commented on the word turaco
Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco (Vulnerable), is a macaw-sized bird with scarlet and navy-blue wings, long tail and green-and-white head. It was first discovered among the personal effects of Prince Ruspoli after he was crushed to death by an elephant in 1893. As the unfortunate nobleman had not had time to label the specimen, its origins remained a mystery for half a century before the species was seen in the wild by an English naturalist in southern Ethiopia. — "Ethiopian surveys find high densities of Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco but highlight threats"
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word a rattle of bumshot
See the mummy of all my befarted body. Tell them dontcry sent you.
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word face-milling
But does one need to employ a padded face hole, I wonder?
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word cotton-bale
My thoughts exactly, yarb.
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word samizdat
That sounds very familiar--although to be sure, my samizdat-looking documents have never regarded small craft warnings.
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the united states of america
That all sticky dark brown strongly flavored spreads based on a yeast extract are created equal?
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the list classical-color
Great list idea!
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word glaucus
And, although spelled differently, an adjective in several bird names.
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word promise-crammed
*suddenly feels better*
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the mummy of all my befarted body
Also seen there: a rattle of bumshot.
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word TSA
*places order from website*
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word Battle of Pilot Knob
...and all we got was this lousy web page. ;->
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word turducken
Pro, I just can't watch that past the opening shot of all the dead critters. Also: Eeew.
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word castoreum
Eeeew!
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Added--thanks!
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the word shooi
Nickname for Richardson's Skua, after the sound of its call. (Thanks, hernesheir!)
November 28, 2010
reesetee commented on the list zing-went-the-strings
Thanks!
November 27, 2010
reesetee commented on the word sputum clearance strategies
Stop! When will it stop!
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word angry birds
Oh yes, I know them. I try to avoid them whenever possible. They have...issues.
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word jewel-block
Do they come with fufluns?
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word a ██████
Were you looking for a or a-?
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word knowing you should be frightened about your wordie addiction, but you're not
Aw, come on...everyone is doing it....
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word national lap dance day
How about hahaeeew?
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word stalker
Heehee.
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the united states of america
How did you guys know it's marmite?
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word dissuader
Is this anything like a de-horker?
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thanks, h! Added to my boats & birds lists, respectively.
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word courlan
*yoink*
November 25, 2010
reesetee commented on the word having a specific region of one's brain permanently dedicated to monitoring input for the possible occurrence of a new specific excrement term
Because we live in hope. Thanks, sionnach.
(See sionnach's comment on list page.)
November 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the word sputum clearance strategies
No! Not another one!
November 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the list knots
I'll do that, thanks.
*makes note to ask Herb if he's a dialectal form of yarb*
November 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the word can't type yardarm without thinking of yarb
I'll raise your Drunken Sailor, play some klezmer music, and toss some barmy fufluns his way. After I ██████, of course.
November 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word tozy
Well, that's not very nice. Didn't GNU Webster's mother ever teach him that it's rude to tease?
November 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the united states of america
That all Zebra finches are created equal?
November 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word rhincodon
He must use a lot of Chapstick.
November 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the united states of america
How did you guys know it's the clarinet?
November 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word mansfield pork
And anyway, see here.
November 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word non sequitur
Cuter, though, I'd wager.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word reesed
I'm sure you meant well.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word mansfield pork
What?? That's a ████████ thing to say!
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word national lap dance day
Eeew.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word yearning
Well, it's not freedom, that's why.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word sputum clearance strategies
I'm having the same problem! What's going on!
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word can't type yardarm without thinking of yarb
I'll see your comment, spread some yardarm on it, and have it for lunch.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word The Emperor's New Font
See the united states of america. You know, next time you travel.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the united states of america
Ptero, that was the ██████ damn thing I've ever ██████!
Yarb, I'm ████! Here's my Social Security number so you can make me your beneficiary: ████████████. Please don't give it out to anyone.
Ruzuzu, meet me at ██████ and we can drive there together. Who's riding ████████?
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the list knots
*puts on enormous pot of coffee for YA guests*
By the way, yarb, the Century Dictionary says that you're a dialectal form of herb. Is this true?
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word can't type yardarm without thinking of yarb
See ruzuzu's comment on Knots!
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the list knots
Yarb is correct. It's a dual addiction. You may want to consider attending your local Yarbaholics Anonymous meeting.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word sputum clearance strategies
*snicker*
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word guilloche
That is nifty. Thanks, c_b.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word yearning
That second definition kind of knocks the hell out of the first one, doesn't it?
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word fenugreek
I delight in the physical sensation of saying "plinth" and "fenugreek," mollusque. Just stand a bit farther away so you're not spit upon. ;-)
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word the united states of america
Well, if sionnach and Prolagus can manage to meet in real life (as opposed to Wordnik Life), then there's hope for the rest of us. :-D
Besides, as my mother always says, "If you can't ██████ in your ████████, then you might as well just █████ for ███.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word mansfield pork
*guffaws*
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word national lap dance day
It's nearly...uh...upon us.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word world toilet day
See World Toilet Day.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word World Toilet Day
Har!
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word leptospirosis
Likely not voluntary, r.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word non sequitur
I gather, then, that he hasn't quite mastered "non-sequitur" just yet.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word Harmenszoon
Wow. It's no wonder he used his first name. ;-)
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word reesed
Uh oh.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the list knots
As long as she doesn't take him to a show, then go window shopping. That's just too cruel.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the list knots
Ha! Why, I ought to girth hitch you to the yardarm, you scalliwag!
I have no idea what I just said.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
No thanks needed--I like bird puzzles. :-)
Chained, they're probably parents swooping your head because you're too close to their nest full of young'uns. I'd imagine you'd swoop too, if you weren't a bear.
November 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the list zing-went-the-strings
Ah, okay. I think that holds for many of the words on this list.
November 21, 2010
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