A list of 47 words by bilby.
- snufferswas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- pantswas added by bilby and appears on 70 lists
- sugartongswas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- duelling pistolswas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- Siamese twinswas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- blinderswas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- tweezerswas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- love handleswas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- zippicamiknickswas added by bilby and appears on 3 lists
- strosserswas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- jodhpurswas added by bilby and appears on 46 lists
- spatterdasheswas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- long johnswas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- chopstickswas added by bilby and appears on 14 lists
- wellingtonswas added by bilby and appears on 9 lists
- underpantswas added by bilby and appears on 11 lists
- slackswas added by bilby and appears on 35 lists
- nylonswas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- jeanswas added by bilby and appears on 16 lists
- pinking shearswas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- headphoneswas added by bilby and appears on 15 lists
- plierswas added by bilby and appears on 11 lists
- twinswas added by bilby and appears on 23 lists
- secateurswas added by bilby and appears on 12 lists
- galosheswas added by bilby and appears on 41 lists
- bretelleswas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- knickerbockerswas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- bellowswas added by bilby and appears on 28 lists
- suspenderswas added by bilby and appears on 11 lists
- braceswas added by bilby and appears on 19 lists
- stockingswas added by bilby and appears on 14 lists
- pantaloonswas added by bilby and appears on 51 lists
- breecheswas added by bilby and appears on 32 lists
- spectacleswas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- trouserswas added by bilby and appears on 42 lists
- pantieswas added by bilby and appears on 61 lists
- cufflinkswas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- earringswas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- gloveswas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- scaleswas added by bilby and appears on 12 lists
- binocularswas added by bilby and appears on 16 lists
- glasseswas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- sockswas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- shoeswas added by bilby and appears on 28 lists
- compasseswas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- stepswas added by bilby and appears on 10 lists
- scissorswas added by bilby and appears on 33 lists
sionnach commented on the list found-in-pairs
Um, neuticles? Ahem.
December 6, 2007
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
I thank the Member for Danglies for his question.
Mr Speaker, what I had in mind for this list were those things that must be referred to as being in pairs. While it is well and good - especially for people with split personalities - that body parts are often duplicated, they do not necessarily meet all the statutory requirements.
I table before the House the case of The Big Pink Buffalo. Australia is the kind of place, as the Honourable Members probably recognise, the kind of place indeed where, if your business or in fact town is about to go base over apex, you should build something big in order to gain a bit of attention. And so it was that a struggling car yard in Darwin commissioned a Very Large sculpture of a buffalo and plonked it in the middle of their forecourt among the many sad sedans. Now the Big Buff did indeed attract some attention, though it was soon observed that his, er, attributes, were of differing proportions. Whatever it was that he had dangling between his legs, they were not in fact in a pair. I therefore seek the leave of the House, in the interests of decorum in this noble Wordiemocracy, to take all further questions on notice.
p.s. The buffalo's name was ... Lefty.
December 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list found-in-pairs
Spectacles? Trousers? Breeches? Pantaloons? I guess I'm cheating since they're mostly synonyms of the terms you've already listed.
P.S. I, too, thank the Member for Danglies for his question--however, I would like to point out that listing steps as being frequently "found in pairs" while declining to add testicles, which are indeed most frequently found in pairs seems a bit... well... is sour grapes too strong a term? ;)
December 6, 2007
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
As I am being admonished by der Testiclemeister, the only thing that comes to mind is that I once wrote a lyric for a children's song which went:
"Put some dingle in your dongle,
you'll feel a tongly tingle if you do."
I'm glad that one never saw the light of day.
December 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list found-in-pairs
Uh... I think it just did, bilby! :)
Also, THANK YOU for calling little ol' me "der Testiclemeister." I'm going to go crow about this to my significant other.
December 6, 2007
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
It did? Poo-bum.
December 6, 2007
sionnach commented on the list found-in-pairs
While the right honorable member's comments about the rampant asymmetry of paired organs found in nature are well taken, perhaps the point is being missed that neuticles are paired and symmetric by design.
However, far be it from me to push the limits of wordie decorum. Fido's fake balls will just have to take up residence on some other list.
December 6, 2007
sionnach commented on the list found-in-pairs
One imagines hordes of dyslexic tourists stumbling around this list, desperately searching for the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and other famous landmarks.
December 6, 2007
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
Travel Advisory: By all means pose for a picture under the Arc des Neuticles, but please don't look up.
December 6, 2007
mollusque commented on the list found-in-pairs
Bilby, are you saying Lefty was monorchid, or was it really just a matter of size?
December 6, 2007
sionnach commented on the list found-in-pairs
It's like my momma always used to say: "Orchidectomy's just another word for nothing left to lose."
December 6, 2007
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
Grossly mismatched neuticles.
When I said Big Pink Buffalo, please note that all of him was pink ;-) I have no idea where Lefty ended up. There's a website for Australian Big Things but they have no record of him.
December 6, 2007
reesetee commented on the list found-in-pairs
Haha! This is the most fun I've had staring at my computer monitor in days! Bilby, I thank you for that little tidbit of possible blackmailery against chained_bear. Next time I'm tempted to start a "What is a Chained_Bear, Anyhow?" list, der Testiclemeister is right at the top.
December 7, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list found-in-pairs
don't forget the variations: der testikelmeister, and also die testikelmeisterin.
December 7, 2007
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
reesetee, you KNOW that the world NEEDS that list. We're counting on you.
December 7, 2007
reesetee commented on the list found-in-pairs
I'll do my best. *making determined, brave face*
December 7, 2007
mollusque commented on the list found-in-pairs
How about galoshes?
May 11, 2008
gangerh commented on the list found-in-pairs
I was about to suggest twins but then wondered whether a pair of twins was quadruplets.
May 11, 2008
gangerh commented on the list found-in-pairs
Amost anything found under bogoffer. Unfortunately I don't have a word for it.
May 11, 2008
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
Thanks molly. Twins I'll take although set seems more polite. Not sure what to do with bogoffer as it's the items being bogoffered that come in pairs, not the bogoffer itself.
May 11, 2008
frogapplause commented on the list found-in-pairs
bookends
June 20, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list found-in-pairs
Cherries...
June 20, 2008
johnmperry commented on the list found-in-pairs
salopettes
June 20, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list found-in-pairs
That are also "found in Paris".
June 20, 2008
frindley commented on the list found-in-pairs
sugartongs and pants
May 5, 2011
hernesheir commented on the list found-in-pairs
duelling pistols
May 5, 2011
sionnach commented on the list found-in-pairs
I have spent at least 5 fruitless minutes now debating whether or not Siamese twins belong on this list.
June 5, 2011
rolig commented on the list found-in-pairs
sausages
June 5, 2011
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
Thank you for the suggestions. Why sausages rol?
June 6, 2011
frogapplause commented on the list found-in-pairs
crutches, kidneys, knitting needles, tusks... More here.
June 6, 2011
rolig commented on the list found-in-pairs
Here in Slovenia, sausage is almost always sold in pairs. See this picture of how our famous Carniolan sausage (kranjska klobasa, Krainerwurst) is packaged for sale. When you go to buy sausage at the deli, you usually say how many pairs (pari) you want.
June 6, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the list found-in-pairs
The Century's definition for "strossers" says "Same as trossers."
April 13, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the list found-in-pairs
snuffers
April 19, 2012
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
Vot iz?
April 20, 2012
bilby commented on the list found-in-pairs
Catful, I don't snuffer fools gadfly.
April 20, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the list found-in-pairs
"plural An instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle, usually fitted with a close box to receive the burnt snuff and retain the smoke and smell. Also called pair of snuffers."
April 20, 2012