In this interview promoting his new flick "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," Gyllenhaal retains a completely straight face as he tells his interviewer that his last name is pronounced "Yil-en-HOO-luh-hay." Hear it pronounced here.
Antivenom shortages are a surprisingly common occurrence. The entire state of Arizona ran out of antivenom for scorpion stings after Marilyn Bloom, an envenomation specialist at Arizona State University, retired in 1999. Bloom had been single-handedly making all the scorpion antivenom for state hospitals. Recently, Merck & Co, the only FDA-licensed producer of black widow antivenom, has cut back distribution because of a production shortage of the drug. In a 2007 report, the World Health Organization listed worldwide envenomations as a "neglected public health issue." --Popular Mechanics.com
It is likewise astonishing that people select homes, mostly for pecuniary betterment, when their children will mate or mismate with those whom they are thus thrown.
... while it's perfectly all right for men to "masturbate," women doing approximately the same thing are now "cultivating" themselves, according to the good doctor. Article here.
plethora: I forgot what your actual comment was about precisely, but when all of our Wordie stuff was being Wordnikked, a post you made about some criminal goings-on appeared mistakenly on this page. Prolagus and I were having a little chuckle about it. The problem was temporary, and your comment eventually rejoined its rightful place on Wordnik.
When plants and animals near the surface of the ocean die, they decay and gradually fall to the seafloor. This dead matter can clump together with sand, soot, fecal matter and other material to form what is called marine snow, so named because it looks like tiny bits of white fluff. Marine snow continuously rains down on the deep ocean, feeding many of the creatures that dwell there. --LiveScience
verb-transitive/ To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
Although ‘hot dogs’ can be found Down Under, a more popular option in Australia is called ’sausage sizzle’. It’s a barbecued sausage on bread, optionally with condiments and onion. ‘Sausage sizzle’ is a versatile word, though – it’s kind of like the word barbeque. It can be used to describe food, but it also describes a gathering of people, grills and adult beverages.
Police who conducted the pre-convention raids claim to have found 37 "caltrops" -- spikes that are scattered on a motorway to disable cars during a police pursuit.
OK. I see that you edited your entry. Currants tend to be larger and not as tart. Barberries are smaller and very torsh (sour/tart). I have made zereshk polou hundreds of times.
This refers to several green vegetables eaten fresh or cooked in various kinds of khoresht or in polou. Cilantro, basil, parsley, mint, etc. Persian words exist for each of these vegetables or herbs, but collectively they are called "sabzi".
After watching such a lacklustre effort from his players, Ferguson must have been tempted to give them the full 'hairdryer' treatment at half-time. —IOL: News
What is the "hairdryer treatment", and how different is it from the "wordie treatment"?
In fact, trading in pennies is highly illiquid, and prices are often manipulated by forces not at all related to the business. —Fool.com: The Motley Fool
Many of the most destructive grasshopper species have poetic-sounding names: There's the whitewhiskered grasshopper and the threebanded, spottedwinged, redshanked and bigheaded varieties as well. They feed voraciously, eating about half their body weight in foliage each day. --Wall Street Journal.
My 'Just Because' list requires an exclamation point, a fundamental difference! My other 'Just Because" list is labeled a suitcase... and not a neatly packed one either.
Since I had many such things to do with my time and intellects before, but I have no such things to do with my time and intellects now, I will leave this comment.
I happen to like the Russian names: Sergei and Andrei.
After conducting tests, the (Indian) military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects. link
I've heard this word, but I can't say that I've ever used it.
"I'm not really sure of the original purpose of this glass grape. I decided to re-purpose it into a soldered glass Christmas ornament. I used a variety of new and recycled purple beads."
Example: Next week in Los Angeles, Microsoft will kick off its Professional Developers Conference, a place the software giant likes to unveil all kind of news in a big launchtastic flourish.
—Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
For some reason, the Comments history on my profile sidebar creeps me out. I wish I could opt out of it. Also, why are my lists now "Teresa"? My identity is no secret, but I'm known on this site as frogapplause, so I'd prefer that my lists identify me that way.
I hope you figured out that today's breadfruit FA was for you. You've mentioned that you like breadfruit a few times... plus I remembered seeing your breadfruit list once.
Vanessa Corey, for example, short sold her Fredericksburg, Va., home in April 2008. She and her husband built the house in 2004, but setbacks, both personal (divorce) and professional (housing bust), made it impossible for the real estate agent to keep her home. So she negotiated the short sale and thought that was the end of it.
I GIVE UP!!! When I can't record and save a stupid-sounding pronunciation on stupid-sounding, I've lost all hope. When will the pronunciations feature be operational again?
After hitting RANDOM WORD a dozen or so times... this is the first word that wasn't an obscure proper noun. The random-word feature was more fun on Wordie.
Some of the interesting innovations will include the Decollete anti-wrinkle bra, which we’ve talked about before, “that can iron out crinkly cleavages as a woman sleeps,” as well as ” a smart Slovenian brassiere whose foam cups expand with body heat when the wearer works out or flirts.”--Yahoo! News
"If you look back at the human race in the 20th century, every child and adult had worms in their gastrointestinal tracts," Weinstock said. "They were part of the ecosystem of the gut. As it turns out, worms are very potent at controlling immune reactions, in order to live happily ever after in the gut. Our theory is that when we started deworming the population, that is one factor that led to the rise in immunological diseases."
The (albatross chicks) are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway Atoll from starvation, toxicity, and choking.
superlove: When you introduced yourself to Wordnik in the form of a link only, it raised a flag for our Wordnik Spam Alert Team (WSAT). Try participating in other ways (create a list, record a pronunciation, leave a comment) before leaving a link. If you have any additional questions, write to Grant: http://www.wordnik.com/people/grantbarrett
If I was mistaken about you, I apologize. People who love words are always welcome here.
Aug 14, 2007 ... A tip jar thief ring - that had been hitting various coffee and juice bars around the San Fernando Valley - was shut down yesterday when the ...
Also: In Florida, a young man allegedly grabbed the tip jar at a local restaurant. Only the tip jar was tied to a cord, so he didn't get anywhere with the money -- all of the tips spilled out, police say. He then ran outside and was promptly hit by a vehicle. He'll live.
Ha. Excellent! I love your droopy drawers recording, bilbycakes. I'd add some new pronunciations of my own, PossUnd... except all of my festering coldsores keep getting in the way.
This standard Hindu breakfast—a mix of rice, lentils and spices—is widely prepared in various renditions across Pakistan, northern India and Bangladesh. Common accompaniments include deep-fried eggplant, oil-based pickles and yogurt.
--WomansDay.com
Comments following this breakfast description include:
"Hindi is a language, Hindu is an adherent to the Hindu religion, Indian is the nationality....there no Hindi people...you mean North Indian...get it right.."
"Hindi is a language, not a culture. It's frustrating that a big publication like Womans Day would allow such an error. The appropriate label for the kichri would be North Indian and Pakistani. Also, kichri is not eaten for breakfast. The typical breakfast food is Halwa puri with cholay."
... eBaby categorized the items as “murderabilia.�?
“We don’t allow items that are closely associated with individuals convicted of a violent felony to be listed on eBay,�? the e-mail said. “Such items can be deeply offensive to the families of victims.�?
Tamiflu attacks the influenza virus and stops it from spreading inside your body. It is available as capsules containg 30mg, 45mg, or 75mg of oseltamivir phosphate for oral use only.
hernesheir's definition reminds me of skipvia's comment under one of my lists in which sizeable seems to refer to both the size of the squirrels AND their population in certain towns.
Why, for example, would the first report only date back to 2004? Did the creature (or creatures) suddenly migrate into the lake from somewhere else that year? Or are people simply misinterpreting ordinary fauna?
I've only tested a few pronunciations so far. link.
"In today's international business environment, it is exceedingly important to say your clients name correctly, you CANNOT afford to call Dumass, a Dumb-ass. The internet has removed international boundaries and people are making new friends via email and chat every second, would you not want your friends to be able to pronounce your name correctly?"
I'm embarrassed to admit that it took me a full minute to figure out what this list was about. Now that my brain cells have revealed all, I love this list!
Of course, Leno has never been the critics' darling. The first response from viewers wouldn't be known until Nielsen ratings are released later Tuesday. But audience numbers aren't likely to sway The Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara, who called the show "a strange, shallow puddle of comedy."
Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a nursing home. She was 115. Link.
a French word commonly used by vintage costume jewelry collectors to describe a set of three or more matching pieces/adornments; two matched pieces are sometimes referred to as a demi-parure. For jewelry, a typical parure consists of a necklace, earrings, brooch and a bracelet (or two bracelets). In Victorian times, two bracelets was the norm. Today, many people wear wristwatches, so a modern parure includes a single bracelet.
I, too, have a large mature black walnut tree. Yes, it provides me with more nuts than I could ever eat... but its foliage and roots poison all the juglone-sensitive plants I would like to grow, such as tomatoes and cucumbers.
"A massive fire in the Angeles National Forest nearly doubled in size overnight, threatening 12,000 homes Monday in a 20-mile-long swath of flame and smoke and surging toward a mountaintop broadcasting complex and historic observatory."
It involved 3,350 men and women aged 50 to 75 years who tests revealed may have a condition where the arteries in their legs were furred up -- but who had no symptoms of heart disease or history of heart attack.
"The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods."
The Presidential Suite at Hotel Cala di Volpe near Porto Cervo (in Sardinia), averages around $34,000 a night, although during the peak summer season will cost as much as $45,000. Located in the hotel tower, the multi-level Presidential Suite sprawls across 2,500 sq ft and has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a private gym, a steam room and a wine cellar. It is crowned by a rooftop terrace with an outdoor saltwater swimming pool.
These "lists" are repugnant. They’re an insult to common sense and an attempt to impose taste fascism on people who disagree with them. For the love of God, why don’t people just stop making dumb “best of�? lists?
"...The reptile next dragged its toes briefly, took a short "stutter step" - perhaps a hop with both feet - and landed, settling its hands. It finally adjusted its posture and ambled off normally on all fours."
"While drug makers prepare a swine flu vaccine in anticipation of a possible outbreak this fall, one of the issues yet to be resolved is whether the shots will contain an adjuvant.
It's something that allows the immune system to respond with higher levels of effectiveness..."
The guy who said this was a serial looter of ancient burial sites. He wanted several people killed, including a former business partner. When an undercover agent asked the looter if he was serious about setting up the hits, the guy said, "You better believe I'm dead-butt serious!"
(This was a real case. It was not a police drama).
Yes. Inside or outside. In this instance, however, I thought I was adding the quotes for emphasis, but it clearly appears to be a title. I'm very confused.
Linguist Geoffrey Pullum says, "It would be so easy to dismiss eggcorns as signs of illiteracy and stupidity, but they are nothing of the sort. They are imaginative attempts at relating something heard to lexical material already known."
They add this disclaimer: The use of hookworm or tapeworm to modulate the immune system is an experimental therapy that has not been approved by any governmental body for the treatment, diagnosis, cure or prevention of disease. The information provided by Wormtherapy.com is intended as a starting point for you and your physician. The burden is on you to understand the medical and legal risks you are taking when considering these therapies.
I have an osteochondral lesion and a brevis tear in my right ankle. My orthopedic surgeon said that I'll probably need to replace a small area of my ankle with "cadaver bone". I was creeped out at first, but now I'm okay with the idea... as long as I'm assured that I won't be receiving "zombie bone".
Your LJ and FF links do not work. I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt, but when you start messing with my sweet bilby, I don't like it. We're a close family around here.
Madmouth is still going through her honeymoon period on Wordie. Enjoy yourself, MM! We all went through the same thing ... not being able to get enough of Wordie!
Some of the men are known to enjoy short-term relationships or are looking for a "nurse with a purse." According to the women here, that's a man who's beginning to ail and looking for a woman to spend the last years of her youth taking care of him. --AmericanFront.com
I had one as a pet when I lived in El Paso, Texas. They were easy to find. Once a vinegaroon's whip falls or breaks off, it doesn't grow back. Amazing creatures. I'd love to have another one.
"At Home" is too solipsistic, too beholden to the confessional tenets of the therapeutic movement to be a first-rate memoir. But if it often bears an uncomfortable resemblance to an analyst's session, it's also a far cry from "Here but Not Here," Lillian Ross' self-aggrandizing account of her affair with the New Yorker editor William Shawn.
I'm intrigued and inspired by this artist's work. Thank you!! I particularly like how his silhouettes double as word balloons. How many orphans did you clear?
Shall I hold you near my face and steal a kiss in your bilby fur? (Thank you for your beautiful message to Mitra, bilby. You are a charming man... no wonder I'm crazy about you).
In navy jargon, the goat locker is a lounge, sleeping area, and galley onboard a naval vessel which is reserved for the exclusive use of Chief Petty Officers. By tradition, all other personnel, including officers and even the Commanding Officer, must request permission to enter the goat locker.
This Aymara word can be roughly glossed as: "It is my personal knowledge that it is necessary for all of us, including you, to make the effort to communicate."
Stuffed grape leaves are called dolmeh in Persian. I have about two dozen in my fridge right now. I made them yesterday. Some people eat them hot. I prefer my dolmeh cold (after they've been sitting in a little olive oil and lemon juice for a day or two).
Vinny Gambini: So, Mr. Tipton, how could it take you 5 minutes to cook your grits when it takes the entire grit eating world 20 minutes?
Mr. Tipton: I don't know. I'm a fast cook, I guess.
Vinny Gambini: I'm sorry. I was all the way over here. I couldn't hear you. Did you say you were a fast cook, that's it?
Mr. Tipton: Yeah.
Vinny Gambini: Are we to believe that boiling water soaks into a grit faster in your kitchen than anywhere else on the face of the earth?
Mr. Tipton: I don't know.
Vinny Gambini: Well, I guess the laws of physics cease to exist on top of your stove. Were these magic grits? Did you buy them from the same guy who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?
I know many Afghanis. The food is closer to Persian cuisine than Indian or Pakistani. I am an experienced cook and own many Persian cookbooks. I think your menu would appeal to the Afghanis I know. Feel free to write to me at shoecabink at yahoo dot com if you need a recipe, etc. I also speak Persian (as do many Afghanis).
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I wish I'd seen your request sooner. I could have made your life a lot easier. And those weren't raisins in your brother's rice. They were zereshk (dried barberries).
We need a list about bilby's current and ex-flatmates. (We often hear about how weird or digusting his flatmates are... but what do they think about bilby?)
Like yarb, I practice woga (wordie yoga). I try to balance my comments and words listed. I'm slightly UNBALANCED right now... because I have more comments than words.
Worst of all, if I don't get my woga working, I'll end up as unbalanced as bilby.
Yes, I know about grawlixes. I use them sparingly --mostly because I haven't created a unique grawlix combo that appeals to me.
Because there are fewer restrictions about which words are "taboo" in the comics, many cartoonists don't need to use them as often. I think grawlixes work best when a cartoonist wants a reader to use his or her imagination (about what a character is saying) instead of just masking a "bad word".
I've only seen Mort Walker once, but I distinctly remember that he didn't have any grawlixes following him around.
Hi - I have kept Zwartbles sheep for about 4 years now. I have mixed feelings about the breed. As a complete novice I have found them usually placid and easy to work with, but rather large if they decide to put up a fight. In fact, I have seen a professional shepherd flat on his back with a stubborn ewe on top - she didn't want her feet done. Where I live, in the hills, I find the feet of the Zwartbles a problem. I also keep Ryeland sheep and find them smaller, easier to manage and virtually foot rot free. There is also a problem breeding the Zwartbles as I do not have accreditation and it is therefore virtually impossible to borrow a ram ( I don't have room to keep one). I have had to resort to Al, but I find it a barbaric practice (although 100% successful) and will be producing Ryeland crosses for the meat market next year. However, the Zwartbles grow very quickly and the meat is delicious. Zwartbles are good mothers and cannot be faulted in that regard. I trust you find this information helpful.
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a place. Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere. The place must be a discrete geographical unit, such as an island, habitat type, nation, or other defined area or zone.
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Endemic organisms are not the same as indigenous organisms — a species that is indigenous to somewhere may be native to other locations as well. An introduced species, also known as a naturalized or exotic species, is an organism that is not indigenous to a given place or area.
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frogapplause commented on the word jird
any of several North African gerbils.
May 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word wowf
sionnach first listed this word. How appropriate that it means "partially deranged"!! Ha.
May 21, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word wowf
This is obviously a canine interjection used to express pleasure or surprise. WOWF! WOWF!!
May 21, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word malacologist
... a student of mollusks.
May 21, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Gyllenhaal
In this interview promoting his new flick "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," Gyllenhaal retains a completely straight face as he tells his interviewer that his last name is pronounced "Yil-en-HOO-luh-hay." Hear it pronounced here.
May 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word pinnywinkles
This word sounds too cutesy to be an instrument of torture.
May 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word envenomation
Antivenom shortages are a surprisingly common occurrence. The entire state of Arizona ran out of antivenom for scorpion stings after Marilyn Bloom, an envenomation specialist at Arizona State University, retired in 1999. Bloom had been single-handedly making all the scorpion antivenom for state hospitals. Recently, Merck & Co, the only FDA-licensed producer of black widow antivenom, has cut back distribution because of a production shortage of the drug. In a 2007 report, the World Health Organization listed worldwide envenomations as a "neglected public health issue." --Popular Mechanics.com
May 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word pecuniary
It is likewise astonishing that people select homes, mostly for pecuniary betterment, when their children will mate or mismate with those whom they are thus thrown.
—Country life in Georgia
May 11, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word honey-dipper
The honey-dipper was the guy who hunted for lost glasses and whatever else was dropped in outhouse cesspools.
—Greg Palast
May 11, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word cultivating
... while it's perfectly all right for men to "masturbate," women doing approximately the same thing are now "cultivating" themselves, according to the good doctor. Article here.
May 11, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word owlery
This is a difficult word to pronounce.
May 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word zizel
Fun word! It'd make a good user name.
May 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word assafœtida
Haha!!!
May 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word nutella
May 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list wallah
Oops. I first read it as Mega-Megashit.
May 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user yarb
I've been enjoying your "Things Move Around" blog. You're deliciously funny, and your writing is beautiful. Kindly explain (define) the following:
1. "I plan to get my hump on."
2. "... carked it."
May 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word frogapplause
plethora: I forgot what your actual comment was about precisely, but when all of our Wordie stuff was being Wordnikked, a post you made about some criminal goings-on appeared mistakenly on this page. Prolagus and I were having a little chuckle about it. The problem was temporary, and your comment eventually rejoined its rightful place on Wordnik.
May 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word smile
yarb: That jolly chap is Prolagus!!!
May 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word smile
Who agrees???
May 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word scalary
Not many examples of this word.
May 6, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word marine snow
When plants and animals near the surface of the ocean die, they decay and gradually fall to the seafloor. This dead matter can clump together with sand, soot, fecal matter and other material to form what is called marine snow, so named because it looks like tiny bits of white fluff. Marine snow continuously rains down on the deep ocean, feeding many of the creatures that dwell there. --LiveScience
May 6, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user specgram
Woohoo! Welcome.
May 5, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word horserake
noun/ A rake drawn by a horse. (Webster's Dictionary)
Horses know how to draw rakes?
May 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word vaw
Hmm... I searched for several minutes and couldn't find a meaning.
May 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word pith
verb-transitive/ To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
No! No! No!
May 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word hoose
"Both hoose and fig leaf were the nearest things at hand, to cover a man who was ashamed to be naked." —Enchantment
May 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word corn gurner
May 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word smile
A perfect smile!!!
May 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user nearsounds
See shoecabbage and link and link.
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user nearsounds
My area is linguistic homophones (shoecabbages), but your project sounds fun as well.
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word vegemite virgin
I watched it just now. Ha! Great. Thanks.
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word black ear
سیاه گوش siyāh-gosh, a small lynx with ears tipped with black hairs.
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word tewed
Instead of precious stones, your settings were filled with bilby droppings!
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word woolpack
I'm waiting for some woolpack clouds so I can use this word.
These are the 'woolpack clouds,' which, in summer time, throw deep shadows on the grass. —The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word vegemite virgin
... or the brown malty stuff that I feed to cats when they're having problems with hairballs. (Haha! Love it, ruzi!)
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list word-swapping--interchanging-by-sound
Kindly explain in more detail what you're looking for.
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list word-swapping--interchanging-by-sound
I've known several non-native English speakers who mix up kitchen/chicken.
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word chiggerflower
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word tewed
Is this word British English? Is it currently in use?
May 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word turtle ant soldier
I love this ant!
link
May 1, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word sorry frog blog is open
April 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word lung-grown
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April 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Is that what you wear when your Wordie T-shirt is in the laundry?
April 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word handshake
What's the deal? Why didn't the Prime Minister shake his hand?!
link
April 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Sweet pic. I just now put it on my blog. It's from 1944.
April 29, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
This made me smile. It's hard to imagine a world without you in it, Pro.
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almost 2 years ago arby said:
PS - Prolagus, are you new? I don't think I know you.
April 29, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word vegemite virgin
Marmite sounds like something made from marmosets.
April 28, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list wordniks-who-proudly-contribute-worthless-stuff--a-lot-of-dumb-comments--and-useless-words-to-the-zeitgeist-page
Where's uselessness when we need his uselessness?!!!
April 27, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word that's what happens when another comic strip enters the Frog Applause Zone
Thanks, Pro! Beautiful pronunciation.
April 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word sausage sizzle
If a "sausage sizzle" is a gathering of people... that makes Wordnik a sausage sizzle. I guess.
April 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word sausage sizzle
Although ‘hot dogs’ can be found Down Under, a more popular option in Australia is called ’sausage sizzle’. It’s a barbecued sausage on bread, optionally with condiments and onion. ‘Sausage sizzle’ is a versatile word, though – it’s kind of like the word barbeque. It can be used to describe food, but it also describes a gathering of people, grills and adult beverages.
--Hot Dogs Around the World
April 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
"JM is gobsmacked that frogapplause has taken up half the Zeitgeist page."
April 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
Egads. I didn't realize that this would take up half the Zeitgeist page. Images usually appear as the word 'link' except on a word's own page. Sorry.
"JM is gobsmacked that frogapplause has taken up half the Zeitgeist page."
April 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
April 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list random--9
I like "properly gorgeous". Nice one, alterego.
April 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user roseandivy
Welcome! You have several nice lists. Have you been around for a while... but silent (before now) on the Zeitgeist page?
April 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word stickering
I'm not sure what this word means or how to use it in a sentence. The EXAMPLES were no help either.
April 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word nonsense on stilts
Banning cars to improve walkability is nonsense on stilts. —The Colorado Index
April 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word caltrops
Police who conducted the pre-convention raids claim to have found 37 "caltrops" -- spikes that are scattered on a motorway to disable cars during a police pursuit.
—Pro Libertate
April 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word A dohányzás öregíti a bőrt
Smoking ages the skin. (Hungary)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Το κάπνισμα μπορεί να σκοτώσε
Smoking can kill. (Greece)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Rökning kan leda till en långsam och smärtsam död
Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. (Swedish message on Finnish packaging. In Finland, warnings appear in Swedish and Finnish).
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Kouření je vysoce návykové, nezačínejte s ním
Smoking is highly addictive, don't start. (Czech Republic)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list tobacco-packaging-warning-messages-in-various-languages
Thanks. I have more... but I thought I'd add them in small batches.
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list kinds-of-gladiators
c_b puts us all to shame on a regular basis.
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Rauchen kann zu Durchblutungsstörungen führen und verursacht Impotenz
Where's telofy when I need him? Kindly pronounce.
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word grow house
Interesting. Thanks, ramsler!
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word It-tipjip jista' jwassal għal agunija fit-tul u ħafna uġiegħ
Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. (Malta)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Il fumo può provocare una morte lenta e dolorosa
Smoking can cause a long and painful death. (Italy)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word A dohányzás károsítja a spermákat és gyengíti a megtermékenyítő képességet
Smoking may damage sperm and diminish fertility. (Hungary)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Védje a gyermekeket: ne tegye ki őket a dohányfüst belélegzése veszélyének
Protect the kids, don't smoke in their presence. (Hungary)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Το κάπνισμά μπορεί να προκαλέσει αργό και επώδυνο θάνατο
Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. (Greece)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Fumer peut entraîner une mort lente et douloureuse
Smoking can result in a slow and painful death. (France)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Tupakointi voi aiheuttaa hitaan ja tuskallisen kuoleman
Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. (Finland)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Kouření může způsobit pomalou a bolestivou smrt
Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. (Czech Republic)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Kuřáci umírají předčasně
Smokers die younger. (Czech Republic)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Kouření může způsobit pomalou a bolestivou smrt.
Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. (Czech Republic)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Rauchen kann zu Durchblutungsstörungen führen und verursacht Impotenz
Smoking can lead to blood circulation disorders and causes impotence. (Austria and Germany)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Rauchen führt zur Verstopfung der Arterien und verursacht Herzinfarkte und Schlaganfälle
Smoking leads to clogging of arteries and causes heart attacks and strokes. (Austria and Germany)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word 吸菸害人害己
Smoking hurts yourself, and hurts others. (Taiwan)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word pirja e duhanit vret
Smoking Kills. (Albania)
April 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user feedback
Re: description for pronunciations. Excellent!
April 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word bildung
bilby droppings
April 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word cilantrophobe
I always geshneez in threes. Achoo, achoo, achoo.
April 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word cilantrophobe
I love cilantro. It's called "geshneez" in Persian.
April 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Cuccuruddu
But can you say cuccuruddu ruzuzu?
April 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
Cuccuruddu is teh lollissimo, Pro. I take self-umbrage with my remarks about Italian volcano names.
April 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
I was a little disappointed, Pro, to discover that all of Italy's volcanoes (active and dormant) have boring names.
April 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word dazzle
The vegan butcher strikes again!
April 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word dazzle
I read somewhere that a group of zebras is a dazzle. I think I'll continue calling them a herd.
April 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
Pronunciation from Rognvaldur Olafsson, chief inspector of Iceland's Civil Protection Agency: here.
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word zereshk
OK. I see that you edited your entry. Currants tend to be larger and not as tart. Barberries are smaller and very torsh (sour/tart). I have made zereshk polou hundreds of times.
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user tigermouse88
Yes, thanks.. and WELCOME!
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Eyjafjallajökull
Cool!
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word sabzi
This refers to several green vegetables eaten fresh or cooked in various kinds of khoresht or in polou. Cilantro, basil, parsley, mint, etc. Persian words exist for each of these vegetables or herbs, but collectively they are called "sabzi".
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word zereshk
Actually, it's barberries.
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word manpages
I forgot to refer to my manpage when I composed that sentence!
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frindley
See John's explanation about the "More About" hyperlinks here:
telofy.
April 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word manpages
What's are manpages?!!
April 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list quaintnesses
Love this list, madmouth!
April 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user endchsbro
Oh, SPAMeo... SPAMeo.
April 15, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word friendly period
Excellent wordplay, Pro.
April 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word friendly period
I prefer the frindley period.
April 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word take our survey
I saw Wordnik's orange banner in the lower right corner inviting me to "Take our Survey", so I did.
April 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word hairdryer
After watching such a lacklustre effort from his players, Ferguson must have been tempted to give them the full 'hairdryer' treatment at half-time. —IOL: News
What is the "hairdryer treatment", and how different is it from the "wordie treatment"?
April 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word seniormost
seniormoist
April 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word seniormost
Funny, john. No doubt c_b will get a kick out of this... considering how much she loves the word moist.
April 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user serenamason702
Do you have any masquerade mandles for men, Masquerade Spammer?
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user mrbeou90
Surround sound spam!
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word thornwolf
Interesting username.
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word tendernesses
Go for it, ru!
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word fufficeth
Oh, yeah.
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word tendernesses
Every time I try to pronounce this word, it sounds ugly. I bet ruzuzu could do justice to it!
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word rakebrain
Hmm.
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word aunswer
Whats teh quesstion?
April 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word illiquid
In fact, trading in pennies is highly illiquid, and prices are often manipulated by forces not at all related to the business. —Fool.com: The Motley Fool
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
Welcome to the Whitelisted Spam Club, telofy!
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
Haha! I love this link on your blog!
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list pittsburgh-words
Kindly explain some of the words above. What is chip chop ham?
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word bookended
RWG. Random-Wordnik Guilt.
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
I left a comment on your blog, telofy.
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word squirrel kings
I couldn't find a photo, but here's a link.
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word rat kings
See here. See also squirrel kings.
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
I'm not sure why my More-About links work while your links do not. I've had them up since my Wordie days.
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word meadowlarks
The air had become like cotton candy, spun not from sugar but the sex glands of meadowlarks and dry white wine.
—Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
Hi, telofy. Kindly pronounce: Frühjahrsmüdigkeit
April 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word bookended
I feel guilty when Wordnik tells me I'm the first person to look up a particular word... especially because I random-wordnik most words.
April 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word true bug
I agree. Sounds noble to me, too.
April 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word electronically tagged for selling a goldfish
link
April 5, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user nvvtgiri
it is very easy to spam, and quick spam and more spam knlwledge geather
April 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user anmon78
Not YOU again!!! Go away.
April 2, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word danckwerts
I have no idea what this word means, but it looks like a bilby coinage.
April 2, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list mainisms
Isn't John from Maine?
April 2, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word lol
Hmmm, lollissimo sounds very nice to my ears...
April 2, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word quiverings
Interesting find in the Examples for this word: "She smiled at your quiverings when she parted your asshole."
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word grasshopper
.
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word grasshopper
Many of the most destructive grasshopper species have poetic-sounding names: There's the whitewhiskered grasshopper and the threebanded, spottedwinged, redshanked and bigheaded varieties as well. They feed voraciously, eating about half their body weight in foliage each day. --Wall Street Journal.
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user antti78
Brilliant, bilby!
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user antti78
If I need a CEO, I'll contact you.
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Peeps
He died for your Peeps.
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Thanks, Pro. I updated my Amputee Support Group post.
March 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word worldwidewebwonder
That's easy! Wordnik.com!
(BTW, I discovered this "word" with Random Word.)
March 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
Thanks! Three spanks were given.
March 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user chhnod9n56mei
SPAMMER!
March 28, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word quiet
*quietly waving at telofy*
March 27, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word cottonpoly
Yes! That's right, bilbykins. I do like being the shoe.
March 27, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list probably-stealing-this-but-just-because-list
My 'Just Because' list requires an exclamation point, a fundamental difference! My other 'Just Because" list is labeled a suitcase... and not a neatly packed one either.
March 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word as cross as a frog in a sock
Hmmm. Australian slang.
March 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word vainglory
Don't you just love it when Carly Simon sings "You're So Vainglory"?
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
Thanks, bilby. Did you draw these with your ears?
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word don't miss florpy!
Florpy lives!
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list hot-names-for-guys
Ruzuzu to the Rescue! Hottest Guys Names.
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list hottest-guys-names
I think Graham is a pretty hot name, too.
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list hottest-guys-names
Since I had many such things to do with my time and intellects before, but I have no such things to do with my time and intellects now, I will leave this comment.
I happen to like the Russian names: Sergei and Andrei.
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word funny spells and curses
I don't know how to search for lists on Wordnik yet. (Is it even possible?)
Anyway, I was hunting for lists that include spells and curses.
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word 'maters
*handing bilby a shit and 'mater sammich*
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word chili grenade
vinadloo
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word bunghole
Oops. Chained_bear beat me to the LBJ recording by one year! Ah, hecko. LBJ orders some pants.
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word chili grenade
After conducting tests, the (Indian) military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects. link
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word LBJ orders some pants
Listen here.
(Texas)
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word re-purpose
I've heard this word, but I can't say that I've ever used it.
"I'm not really sure of the original purpose of this glass grape. I decided to re-purpose it into a soldered glass Christmas ornament. I used a variety of new and recycled purple beads."
--Unknown poster on Flickr
March 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word box scores
Listen here.
(North Carolina)
March 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word 'maters
Listen here.
(Arkansas)
March 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user skipvia
:-)
March 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
Very nice, g.
March 21, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word peewits
I like the mouthfeel of this word.
March 21, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user mitdot01
SPAM
March 21, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user angelieg
No thanks, Spamelie.
March 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word launchtastic
I hate this word.
Example: Next week in Los Angeles, Microsoft will kick off its Professional Developers Conference, a place the software giant likes to unveil all kind of news in a big launchtastic flourish.
—Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
March 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bristol-copywriter
Welcome! Sorry that I was so unfriendly with you before. I thought you were a spammer!
March 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word ɷ
Hilarious, John! Good one.
March 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user erythema
You know what you can do with your stocking kits? Stuff 'em with spam.
SPAM! SPAM!
March 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Kindly check your private email, bilbycakes.
March 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user rtghuge
Priceless, bilby.
March 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Button Cookies
See my profile, dontcry!
March 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
Button Cookies!
March 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
If I neglected to say so earlier, you know I ♥ you, Pro. Thanks for your kind words about my lame blog.
March 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user ruzuzu
You're sweet, ruzuzu. ♥SMACK♥
March 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word italicized
oh, yeah!
March 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word criminal misuse of bilby sauce
I confess. I'm guilty.
March 11, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word idiotarian
It's obvious. Bilby is a big fat liar.
March 11, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word treacle
My new word for today.
March 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word gyrocopter
A sandwich that can fly. Who knew?
March 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word peepoo
peepoo link
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word peepoo
Very interesting.
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word jean dimmock
mishandled egg whites?
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word peepoo
I can't get the link to work, possi.
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word naked
I thought naking was a synonym of yarbing. Go figure.
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
Masculinity is highly overrated.
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word mousebeavers
I wouldn't mind being a mousebeaver, whatever one is.
March 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word rissoles of karmic pandowdy
Haha!
February 27, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list things-people-might-attempt-to-juggle
What are devil sticks, ru?
February 27, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
According to Wordnik stats, "bilby" has a Scrabble score of 12. I am not impressed.
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
Thanks... but no. I just want my froghouse in order!
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word wastrel
Go birch yourself, yarb.
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
I've done nothing. My lists are still "by Teresa" (instead of by frogapplause.)
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word gooseherd
It's no fun being trampled by the gooseherd.
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word wastrel
Yarb birched the village wastrel.
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word birched
Why birch?
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list new-esp-good
I love you, reesetee!
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word birched
I've read all the examples, and I'm still unsure what this word means.
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
For some reason, the Comments history on my profile sidebar creeps me out. I wish I could opt out of it. Also, why are my lists now "Teresa"? My identity is no secret, but I'm known on this site as frogapplause, so I'd prefer that my lists identify me that way.
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list new-esp-good
Yes, "words is good". Ain't that be the motto for Wordnik?
February 26, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word samma
What is this "just for fun" crap?
February 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word self-brainstorming
That's why you're the historian around here!
February 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word self-brainstorming
Too bad there is no sizeable albino squirrel population near you!
Remember this?!
February 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word self-brainstorming
How about balcony falconry? Seriously, I find your subject search fascinating. Please keep me posted (perhaps in Facebook).
February 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user whitedressshoes
White spam
February 22, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Thanks!
February 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word finnish profanity
This might come in handy someday. Well, it might!
link
February 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word we love pro
You betcha! ♥
February 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user dating78
Here's a tip: Drop dead, spammer.
February 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
I'm passing out free manly cupcakes to all my Wordie and Wordnik friends. The houndstooth ones are going fast!
February 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bristolcopywriter
Nice pronunciations, bristolcopywriter. Welcome!
February 20, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
The Holy Trinity of the Unwelcome Self-Flagellation Auditors
February 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word almost Solveig
Thanks, Milo. I feel better now.
February 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word brangelina
skipvia is sorely missed around here.
February 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word almost Solveig
At times like this, I'd like to be comforted in a language I don't understand.
February 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bristolcopywriter
We just met, and already I hate you.
February 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word mancession
Why is "mancession" listed under rolig's pronunciations when uselessness is the one pronouncing it?
February 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user ruzuzu
Thanks for your kind words, ruzuzu.
February 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmıydınız
Love it, a!
February 18, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user triplethreatfx1
I'm going to follow Pro's lead, and just say: I hate you, triplethreatfx1. I hate you to hecko!
February 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
I hope you figured out that today's breadfruit FA was for you. You've mentioned that you like breadfruit a few times... plus I remembered seeing your breadfruit list once.
February 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word textos
Very hard, bilbybits.
February 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
@chicabanda: Illiterate moron?! Isn't making mistakes part of learning another language?
February 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word textos
A lot I know. I thought this was another word for typos.
February 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list lost-for-word
Does pointing your finger at someone mean anything in particular for an Italian?
February 12, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list lost-for-word
I'd like to know what the pointing hand symbol is called as well!
February 12, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Sentinelese
Fascinating!
February 11, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user doug_sedrick
Welcome, Doug!
February 10, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user restoration89
SPAMMER!
February 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user oroboros
O: Thought you might enjoy this. Worst airline ad ever! link
February 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word ynghyd
Please pronounce. Sionnach?
February 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user benathome323
Welcome!
February 8, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user paulhamilton
Thanks for spamming us, Paul. And congratulations on being today's prize forex jackass.
February 5, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word pinked fingernails
link
February 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word short sell
Vanessa Corey, for example, short sold her Fredericksburg, Va., home in April 2008. She and her husband built the house in 2004, but setbacks, both personal (divorce) and professional (housing bust), made it impossible for the real estate agent to keep her home. So she negotiated the short sale and thought that was the end of it.
--Yahoo! Finance
February 4, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word didukung
Yes, I did kung.
February 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word CuriositÃ
This is a curiosita.
February 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word w-e-a-p-o-n
The Examples page of this word hurts my eyes.
January 31, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user gangerh
Thanks, g!
January 30, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Here's a Time Zone Converter: link. Which Australian city is closest to you (according to this converter?) I'd be closest to Chicago, I guess.
January 29, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word stripe-ed
I like ice cream but not cake. Birthday pie for me!
January 29, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Thank you! Thank you! ♥SMACK♥
January 29, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
jellyfish masseur!
January 28, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list words-of-the-times
Embrace your nerdfulness, John. Your Wordies love you.
January 28, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user sallygates
SPAM!!!
January 25, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list italian-bread-varieties
That's our PRO... unmatchable!!
January 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word de-caf
Your friend has cows on his face?!!
mug
January 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
Woohoo! Great article. Thanks, Erin!
January 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user onlinelaan
Tony obviously speaks the Queen's English.
January 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user onlinelaan
I keep all of my money in Nigerian banks.
January 24, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word permit to buy a train ticket
Yikes.
January 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Dodrantal
The size of reesetee's desk.
January 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
This frog doesn't beg. BTW, my legs are longer than your ears.
January 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user feedback
My most recent pronunciations don't appear on my profile page either. One example: elitist pet cemetery.
January 23, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word SarcMark
A sarcasm punctuation mark developed by a US company.
Click here to see mark.
January 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word ambien
Why discreet delivery?
January 17, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word i are broken at wordnik
You are it unhappy at Brokenik Mountain?
January 16, 2010
frogapplause commented on the list shiny-german-words
Ah, I need sunglasses! This list is so shiny that it's blinding me. (Seriously, I love your German lists, telofy.)
January 15, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word the power of swiss cheese makes me feel holey
January 15, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user featured
SPAMMER!!!
January 15, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user 100000670125292
As soon as the pronunciations feature is working again, would someone kindly record discommodious jackanapes? Is sionnach armed with a microphone?
January 15, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word stupid-sounding
I GIVE UP!!! When I can't record and save a stupid-sounding pronunciation on stupid-sounding, I've lost all hope. When will the pronunciations feature be operational again?
January 14, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word elitist pet cemetery
.
January 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word ketchup couverture
link
January 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user ruzuzu
Back off, ruzuzu. I'm the only one allowed to call bilby "bilbycakes"!!!
January 13, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word full-swing
After hitting RANDOM WORD a dozen or so times... this is the first word that wasn't an obscure proper noun. The random-word feature was more fun on Wordie.
January 12, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user john
I can't add words to my lame lists, and my lame pronunciations aren't saving. I'm taking this PERSONALLY!!! ( I tried logging out and then back in.)
January 12, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Official Wordie Historian
Prolagus, OWH.
January 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word all-edges brownie pan
link
January 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Slovenian brassiere
crinkly cleavages
January 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Slovenian brassiere
Some of the interesting innovations will include the Decollete anti-wrinkle bra, which we’ve talked about before, “that can iron out crinkly cleavages as a woman sleeps,” as well as ” a smart Slovenian brassiere whose foam cups expand with body heat when the wearer works out or flirts.”--Yahoo! News
January 9, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word affiliatetip
I don't know what to make of the examples under this "word" .
January 6, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word crinolines
Advantages of crinolines.
January 5, 2010
frogapplause commented on the user msjones23
SPAM!!!
December 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Ha. Good one, dontcry. This is the must-do pronunciation for every Wordnik.
December 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ice-cream
I like to add milk and stir it up to make a bowl milkshake. I only eat chocolate-chip ice cream, btw.
December 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bigzero1102
PLUS-SIZE SPAM AGAIN! WHOLESALE TOO!
December 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word clowndigger
I have no idea what this word means, but I love the evil sound of it.
December 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word deworming
WE NEED WORMS!!!
Fewer people are infected with worms than before.
"If you look back at the human race in the 20th century, every child and adult had worms in their gastrointestinal tracts," Weinstock said. "They were part of the ecosystem of the gut. As it turns out, worms are very potent at controlling immune reactions, in order to live happily ever after in the gut. Our theory is that when we started deworming the population, that is one factor that led to the rise in immunological diseases."
--LiveScience
December 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word Midway Atoll
The (albatross chicks) are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway Atoll from starvation, toxicity, and choking.
link
December 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user mimoza1102
PLUS-SIZE SPAMMER!!!
December 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word A microphone!
See dontcry.
December 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dontcry
Woohoo! Dontcry has a microphone now. This is gonna be fun.
December 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
superlove: When you introduced yourself to Wordnik in the form of a link only, it raised a flag for our Wordnik Spam Alert Team (WSAT). Try participating in other ways (create a list, record a pronunciation, leave a comment) before leaving a link. If you have any additional questions, write to Grant: http://www.wordnik.com/people/grantbarrett
If I was mistaken about you, I apologize. People who love words are always welcome here.
December 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user superlove
I regret that I can't make it to the Durham SPAMMING Bee.
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user williamrace
SPAM! SPAM! SPAM!
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
.
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word banana holder
link
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word high-heel flippers
link
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word snugWow
A Snuggie made from ShamWow material:
link
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user kittynesh9
This smells like SPAM!!!
December 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word shoecabbage
FYI: I coined this word in 1979. link
December 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user rodneymp
SPAMMER ALERT!!!
December 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word good
ruzuzu: bilby's ears are big enough as it is. Telling him he's brilliant, will probably make his ears swell until they explode!
December 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word tip-jar thief ring
Aug 14, 2007 ... A tip jar thief ring - that had been hitting various coffee and juice bars around the San Fernando Valley - was shut down yesterday when the ...
December 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word tip-jar thief
link
Also: In Florida, a young man allegedly grabbed the tip jar at a local restaurant. Only the tip jar was tied to a cord, so he didn't get anywhere with the money -- all of the tips spilled out, police say. He then ran outside and was promptly hit by a vehicle. He'll live.
December 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bodyboard101
SPAMMER ALERT!!!
December 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
I added your comment to "Sad Photo". Thanks. It's a relief to know that the photo is a fake.
December 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word brocolli
Haha!!
December 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word recent lookups
I'm easily amused, which is probably why I got a kick out of this sequence in the "Recent Lookups" list:
embarrassed * meats
fatherly * potato
December 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user stan49
I don't need no stinkin' insuranSe, Stan Spamko!
December 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word like, you know, okay
like, click this link, okay? Short animation: 2:45. Worth watching!
December 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dumbassery
My riff on Pronunciation #9.
December 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word naked mole rat
Thanks for the link, mollusque! Very interesting article.
December 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word naked mole rat
Hey, that mole rat can't help being nekkid!
December 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word cross-lots
My toys... my kitchen... I'll do as I please!
December 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user palooka
December 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word carnivory
...because roots can readily absorb nutrients released from decaying corpses, nearly all plants are capable of carnivory.
--Yahoo News
December 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user mollusque
Mollusque, U Rock! U Paper! U Scissors!
(Triggered by comment from marky on animals 1 syllable list.)
December 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word summer kisses, winter tears
Melodrama in five emotion-packed seconds!
December 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user janusword
Your Mi'kmaq words are wonderful. Keep adding more pronunciations!
December 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user erinmckean
Erin. I love your A DRESS A DAY blog!
December 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word summer kisses, winter tears
Good one, bilby!
December 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
I think reesetee wishes he were an Oscar Mayer weiner. That is what he'd truly like to be.
December 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
I, Myth Pasta
December 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
Actually, I was only second runner-up. The judges took umbrage with my interview answer about throwing pasta against the wall.
December 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
Pasta Myths Debunked link
December 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ciao bella!
Beautiful, Pro. I love the contrast of the two pronunciations.
The second one is very nice.
December 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
telofy: Kindly record a pronunciation for "you're something of a hotdog, aren't you".
December 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
dontcry: I think Pro would make a wonderful pet.
Even better than a Chia Pet!
December 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
Uselessness: You are farting with whole tomatoes, aren't you?
(Typo of dontcry's typo.)
December 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
Haha. Love it, Pro.
♥SMACK♥
December 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spaghetti
I'm waiting for Pro to use spaghetto in another sentence.
December 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word KIIS-FM
SPAM-FM
December 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i miss wordie
Bilby's Miss Wordie crown is MADE of walnettos.
December 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i miss wordie
I thought bilby was crowned as Miss Wordie.
November 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word droopy drawers
November 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word bald bears
link
November 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list smurf-in-other-languages
Sorry about what?
November 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user ruzuzu
Yes, I'm from Missouri.
November 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnikkers
And we heart c_b!!!
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i lick my cheese
Did you have a watch-me-lick-my-sardines ceremony, strev ? How did your flatmates find out about your lickings?
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ouagadougou lulu
O: Ha! More, more.
BTW, why don't you EXIST or have a public profile? Don't you think it's time to start existing??
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple pie
Ha. Excellent! I love your droopy drawers recording, bilbycakes. I'd add some new pronunciations of my own, PossUnd... except all of my festering coldsores keep getting in the way.
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple pie
WANTED! An Australian to pronounce the words: drawers, coldsores and applause (preferably in the same sentence).
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mi manchi
The sniff after your pronunciation is priceless!
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogapplause
Hey, Pro. Look! Plethy's comment about criminals is no more. It's a miracle.
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple pie
Drawers and coldsores rhymes with applause?! What am I missing here?
November 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user siva
Welcome, शिव.
November 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple pie
Isn't RS supposed to rhyme? Droopy drawers, indeed.
November 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple pie
What in the bubbling hecko is my "sky (RS)" comment doing on this page? I don't know where it belongs, but it does not belong here.
November 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word facelift
Who needs a facelift? I have crayons!
November 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list german-pronunciations-wish-list
Häufungspunkte, if you please.
November 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word the octopi are dry
link
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word Kansas City
Further proof that we can run... but we can never hide from other Wordies! Good detective work, ptero.
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word Kansas City
I always describe the difference as: one has an international airport (KCMO); the other (KCK) has a Greyhound Bus Depot (or did).
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word Kansas City
Yep. Sorry.
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word Kansas City
... but I didn't make my recording on this page. Why is there no recording on the Kansas City, Missouri page (where I made my recording?)
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user feedback
Kindly see comment at Kansas City.
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word Kansas City
I listed this word as "Kansas City, Missouri", but Wordnik ignored the Missouri part. Is the comma to blame?
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word arse
Do you mean as a possible shoecabbage, Pro?
November 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word hindu
Perhaps this should have been included with Examples. I'm still trying to figure out Wordnik. By the way, poor artoparts. His/her comment blew away.
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word hindu
This standard Hindu breakfast—a mix of rice, lentils and spices—is widely prepared in various renditions across Pakistan, northern India and Bangladesh. Common accompaniments include deep-fried eggplant, oil-based pickles and yogurt.
--WomansDay.com
Comments following this breakfast description include:
"Hindi is a language, Hindu is an adherent to the Hindu religion, Indian is the nationality....there no Hindi people...you mean North Indian...get it right.."
"Hindi is a language, not a culture. It's frustrating that a big publication like Womans Day would allow such an error. The appropriate label for the kichri would be North Indian and Pakistani. Also, kichri is not eaten for breakfast. The typical breakfast food is Halwa puri with cholay."
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word the hamster hotel is out of towels
link
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnikkers
Wordniks reminds me of beatniks.
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnikkers
I'm having second thoughts about "Wordnikkers". It does sound frightful, and I'm easily frightened.
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnikkers
I say "former Wordies" because Wordieland is no more. Many of us are Wordie immigrants trying to assimilate in a strange, new land: Wordnikland.
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnikker
Like 'picknicker' but without the potato salad.
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnikkers
Used to hold up the pants of former Wordies.
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word comments
I've often wished that the Profile page included Languages Spoken. I really don't get much out of knowing "Onomatopoeia best described by".
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogapplause
What in the flaming hecko does the passage below have to do with 'frogapplause'? I take all manner of umbrage.
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user mollusque
mollusque: Thanks for another gag idea.
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user gangerh
G: sionnach came up with olympic torch song.
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word comments
I agree, Pro. I played with Random Word for a while, and I kept landing on horribly horky words. Now it looks like I searched for them!
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Telofy
More German pronunciations, please!
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word peter piper
What is the (pronunciation) time limit? I barely got this all in. I think I had to spit the final consonant.
November 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user rolig
I hope you'll pronounce some words and phrases in Slovene.
November 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word there can be no justice with a flaccid gavel
A gem from my dear friend, J.C. Duffy link.
November 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word aliquid in aere erat ea nocte, stellae illustres erant, fernande
Beautiful!!!
November 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word faccia di chiulo!
Pro: Thanks for the pronunciation. Great!!!
November 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word bilby
bilbycakes: Record more phrases, please.
November 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user grant_barrett
Hey, Grant. I'm from Missouri.
November 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word comments
This is my first comment on Wordnik.
November 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
♥SMACK♥
November 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word taptaptaptap
Only four taps? Why stop at four?
November 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word and he was licking the inside of my fake nose
Um.
November 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word shakespearean insult sheet
OK. I guess I found one.
November 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word shakespearean insult sheet
Does a list like this one already exist on Wordie?
link
November 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word narwhal
Is this accurate?
According to this a group of narwhals is a group, a blessing, or a tusking. These groups are usually in between 5-10 narwhals.
November 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word baragami
I like this:
Are You A Baragamist?
If you are a practitioner of traditional baragami (no "toast sculpture" please) and have a design to contribute, please email it to...
----
Heaven forbid! No toast sculpture, please!!!!
November 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word sneak some zucchini onto your neighbor's porch day
zucchini weenie.
November 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word baragami
The ancient Welsh decorative art of "toast arranging".
link.
November 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word rumchunder
Um...
November 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word murderabilia
... eBaby categorized the items as “murderabilia.�?
“We don’t allow items that are closely associated with individuals convicted of a violent felony to be listed on eBay,�? the e-mail said. “Such items can be deeply offensive to the families of victims.�?
November 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user john
Frog Applause 11-03-2009
(See vertical text on left.)
November 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list annoying-words-that-are-surprisingly-acceptable-when-used-during-a-game-of-scrabble
Fun list.
November 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user oroboros
Thanks again for your help today (re: malware warning)!!!
November 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word it sucks to be me
Spitting is allowed on Wordie?
October 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ץ צ tsodik
צצצצצצ
October 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ćevap�?ići
Love it!
October 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word old ham scratch
Is this the name of a My Little Pony?
October 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word transpire
What about a female vampire who dresses like a male vampire?
October 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word alfred hitchcock's bear window
for c_b.
October 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word tamiflu
(oseltamivir phosphate)
Tamiflu attacks the influenza virus and stops it from spreading inside your body. It is available as capsules containg 30mg, 45mg, or 75mg of oseltamivir phosphate for oral use only.
--from patient info insert
October 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word it sucks to be me
To be me it is sucking.
October 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word netiquette
Privacy options?
October 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word thread count settlement
Haha!
October 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user prettyprey
Love your Wordie name!
October 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word plastic childrens' toys
Excellent comment, bilby.
October 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word north american english dialects
Oops. I just remembered that mollusque is from Philly (I think). Please do not take umbrage. Eastern Midland is teh alsome!
October 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word north american english dialects
I'm a (central) Midland "Heart of America" speaker. Reesetee appears to be an "Armpit of America" speaker.
October 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word [fish]
How cruel to put this fish in such a small fishbowl!
October 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word meet me at the offal flophouse!
Or else.
October 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wemon
Lemons wear yellow dresses.
October 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word pooktre
The shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs. link.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word beerbutt chicken
What is that chicken pointing at?
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word truck you
Truck you, bilbycakes!
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word womanizer
womanize
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word vivieron felices y comieron perdices
That's just wrong!
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word brazil nut effect
Brazil Nut Gluttony.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word truck you
link.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word poultryman
hernesheir's definition reminds me of skipvia's comment under one of my lists in which sizeable seems to refer to both the size of the squirrels AND their population in certain towns.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word reverse brazil nut effect
See brazil nut effect.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word brazil nut effect
oroboros: Uh-oh. We forgot the reverse brazil nut effect! See on Wiki.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word cheerio effect
I first misread this as the Cheerios Effect.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word fiery fart
I'm relieved that no one added the tag "product placement" this time.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word brazil nut effect
When several Wordies are shaken in a bowl, my guess is that sionnach ends up on top.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word poultryman
People who get to be over 1,000 years old should not be raising chickens!
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word womanize
Womanizer was listed... but by whom?
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lemon pledge of allegiance
Nope. Sorry. I can't take credit for that notewordie tag.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word notewordie
Excellent!
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word little teapot
This moving drawing reminds me of John: link.
September 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word eaters of raw flesh
I would have guessed Eskimo... until I read this: link.
September 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lemon pledge of allegiance
Love it, rolig!
September 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user sionnach
I loved your Empanada Semiotics post. What filling is inside the two round ones?
September 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
September 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word turtlestep
Love this word!
September 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word messapy
Crossing the line between helping and criticizing.
September 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word to up
Hey, to up ... what are you up to?
September 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word schwa man
September 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word cheese
Fortunately, Schwa Man has enough balls for everyone.
September 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word schwa
September 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word slap your mama
I have this in my cabinet right now. I use it sparingly.
September 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word misinterpreting ordinary fauna
Why, for example, would the first report only date back to 2004? Did the creature (or creatures) suddenly migrate into the lake from somewhere else that year? Or are people simply misinterpreting ordinary fauna?
September 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word you're just avoiding my poncho question, aren't you
See adze
September 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word g.r.o.ss.
h.m.m.mm.
September 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word she will like the bulge she sees under the blanket
This spam came from Morgan Freeman.
September 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word pronounce
I've only tested a few pronunciations so far. link.
"In today's international business environment, it is exceedingly important to say your clients name correctly, you CANNOT afford to call Dumass, a Dumb-ass. The internet has removed international boundaries and people are making new friends via email and chat every second, would you not want your friends to be able to pronounce your name correctly?"
--from PronounceNames.com
September 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list oddball-opposites
I'm embarrassed to admit that it took me a full minute to figure out what this list was about. Now that my brain cells have revealed all, I love this list!
September 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word soulless llama
I love the word llama but the word soulless just looks weird.
September 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word strange, shallow puddle of comedy
Of course, Leno has never been the critics' darling. The first response from viewers wouldn't be known until Nielsen ratings are released later Tuesday. But audience numbers aren't likely to sway The Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara, who called the show "a strange, shallow puddle of comedy."
-AP
September 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word b.u.n.s.
bilbies urgently needing shelter
September 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lord shove a duck
duckshoving
September 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word crispy bacon, fried chicken, and ice cream
Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a nursing home. She was 115. Link.
September 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word llama caddy
I love how these words sound and look together.
Llama caddy link.
September 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dispeopler
I'm trying to figure out how to use this word.
September 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word rimfire
A good hemorrhoidal cream might help.
September 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word yig
I think yigs are most commonly thrown in a yurt.
September 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word parure
a French word commonly used by vintage costume jewelry collectors to describe a set of three or more matching pieces/adornments; two matched pieces are sometimes referred to as a demi-parure. For jewelry, a typical parure consists of a necklace, earrings, brooch and a bracelet (or two bracelets). In Victorian times, two bracelets was the norm. Today, many people wear wristwatches, so a modern parure includes a single bracelet.
September 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ost
Ost! Ouch! Ost!
September 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user esperluette
Hi, Erin. I'm flattered that your only favorited list (so far) is one of mine.
September 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnik
The Wordnik Treatment doesn't roll off my tongue as easily as the Wordie Treatment.
September 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wordnik
John is no longer a dull boy.
September 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word detached member
"The detached member continues to leap, lurch and lunge -- sometimes in intricate patterns never before detected -- for up to 30 minutes..."
link.
What about detached bilby ears? Can they continue to leap, lurch, and lunge for up to 30 minutes?
September 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wtf
Of coarse!
September 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wtf
BTW, I'm enjoying bilby's little typo below. A rarity.
September 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wtf
I'm wet already. Stop the waterworks.
September 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word emaily dickinson
She won't stop writing to me!
September 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word car boot sale
What is a car boot sale?
September 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word turtle that eats rhinoceros feces
The local name for the turtle is "Pyant Cheezar," which translates to "turtle that eats rhinoceros feces".
September 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word black walnuts
Buckets and such aren't the same thing. I want a garden that can accomodate lots of tomatoes, zucchini, and okra.
September 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word black walnuts
I, too, have a large mature black walnut tree. Yes, it provides me with more nuts than I could ever eat... but its foliage and roots poison all the juglone-sensitive plants I would like to grow, such as tomatoes and cucumbers.
September 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dull
John McGrath's eyes are fine... he really is a dull boy.
September 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mother teresa
Too muchly happieness is caused here to be said.
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word the recipe to your unique self
Deposit your unique self into a Swiss DNA Bank and get a free toaster.
Yes, I need a secure shelter for my body's unique recipe.
Is there storage space for ass muffin recipes?
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word than (!) there is that special twist
...that special twist.
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word redacted
What if I just cleared my throat? Is that good enough?
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilbycakes: you inspired me to update my FrogBlog banner. Thanks!
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word redacted
What in the blinking hecko is this tag all about??
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word redacted
"A copy of the contract with the cemetery filed with the court has been redacted so that costs and details of Thursday's service have been removed."
--AP
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
You've added over 15,000 words. That's impressive.
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word heaveno
It's just good old-fashioned Bilbyo.
September 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user chained_bear
Oh, no! I just realized I wrote donkey under the bear animal cracker. A chained_donkey is not worthy of your goodness!
September 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogapplausible
haha!
September 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word swath
"A massive fire in the Angeles National Forest nearly doubled in size overnight, threatening 12,000 homes Monday in a 20-mile-long swath of flame and smoke and surging toward a mountaintop broadcasting complex and historic observatory."
--Associated Press
September 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word furred up
It involved 3,350 men and women aged 50 to 75 years who tests revealed may have a condition where the arteries in their legs were furred up -- but who had no symptoms of heart disease or history of heart attack.
Daily aspirin may do more harm than good: study".
Is this a medical term or British vocab?
September 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word sardinia
What do you steam in your steam room, Pro?
August 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word rare earth
"The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods."
--Reuters
August 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word sardinia
The Presidential Suite at Hotel Cala di Volpe near Porto Cervo (in Sardinia), averages around $34,000 a night, although during the peak summer season will cost as much as $45,000. Located in the hotel tower, the multi-level Presidential Suite sprawls across 2,500 sq ft and has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a private gym, a steam room and a wine cellar. It is crowned by a rooftop terrace with an outdoor saltwater swimming pool.
August 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word abbiamo rotto il vetro, ora sono cazzi amari!
!!
August 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word potpourri
What about mandles?
August 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i love the feeling i get when...
Yes!
August 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i love the feeling i get when...
I see a word or phrase listed on Wordie for the first time -- even if I'm not the Wordie who listed it!
August 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wish paper
homemade paper containing flower seeds.
August 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ward, don't you think you were a little hard on the beaver last night
Love it.
August 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list the-sign-game
August 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word help, i've jammed my dolphin-mincer!
Shocking words from a vegan.
August 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word the universe in my pants is expanding!
Hahaha.
August 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word nipple hair
The new world record is 5.078 inches (129 millimeters).
August 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word taste fascism
These "lists" are repugnant. They’re an insult to common sense and an attempt to impose taste fascism on people who disagree with them. For the love of God, why don’t people just stop making dumb “best of�? lists?
--Ted Rall
August 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word filthy plinth
Love this!
August 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word bunny hugging
Bilby hugging is better.
August 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word creepie-peepie
?
August 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word omntac
a typoo
August 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word omntac
Thiss makes my heead hert.
August 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word donut hole
On the list "Sounds Sorta Dirty":
No, it donut.
August 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ha' penny
funny money.
August 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word pass the goddamn butter
I think Jacques Cousteau first said this.
August 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word stutter step
"...The reptile next dragged its toes briefly, took a short "stutter step" - perhaps a hop with both feet - and landed, settling its hands. It finally adjusted its posture and ambled off normally on all fours."
Prehistoric 'Runway' Used by Flying Reptile, Live Science, August 19, 2009
August 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogbits
c_b: white frogbits!
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ♡
Are you making fun of my white frogbits? It's hard work trying to give them space.
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word couscous
I bet reesetee looks silly eating couscous, too. ♡
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word fribble
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ♡
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ♡
♥♡ Ebony and Ivory... living in perfect harmony.
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word adjuvant
"While drug makers prepare a swine flu vaccine in anticipation of a possible outbreak this fall, one of the issues yet to be resolved is whether the shots will contain an adjuvant.
It's something that allows the immune system to respond with higher levels of effectiveness..."
—Swine Flu Vaccine: What The Heck Is an Adjuvant, Anyway? ABC News, August 11, 2009
August 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word hickalulu
Hahaha!
August 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word munchism by proxy
Love this!
August 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word now we have doors so we can hide
?
August 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogbits
I love my floating flowering bits.
August 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word from a place moving
Dealt with, eh? We'll see about THAT.
August 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word nudibranch
"Twirling and whirling in a crimson leotard and white tutu, the Spanish dancer (a large nudibranch, or seaslug) emerges to feed at night..."
--BBC North Yorkshire
August 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word final napoleonic flourish
Hahaha!!
August 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word joybubbles
This word sickens me.
August 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word blinking heck
'What in the blinking hecko' also sounds good.
August 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word blinking heck
?
August 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word zucchini weenie
Sounds good.
August 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word swooper
I'm familiar with the style, but I didn't know it had a name.
July 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word contraption
Did I mention pulleys? Lots and lots of pulleys!!
July 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word contraption
I've always pictured it as something with belts and ropes and levers and GEARS used to flatten oversize leathery EARS.
July 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user sionnach
sionnach: Thanks!
July 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dead-butt serious
Jack Lee Harelson
July 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word roadhog
I can't believe this word hasn't been listed before now.
July 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dead-butt serious
The guy who said this was a serial looter of ancient burial sites. He wanted several people killed, including a former business partner. When an undercover agent asked the looter if he was serious about setting up the hits, the guy said, "You better believe I'm dead-butt serious!"
(This was a real case. It was not a police drama).
July 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dead-butt serious
I just heard someone say this on TV. "You better believe I'm dead-butt serious!"
July 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ☆
◎
July 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word albino alibi
☆
July 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word period
Yes. Inside or outside. In this instance, however, I thought I was adding the quotes for emphasis, but it clearly appears to be a title. I'm very confused.
July 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word period
Help me settle this. I say the period goes after "FROG BLOG" in this instance, but I'm being told otherwise. SEE 100th BLOG POST
July 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user missourigal
I'm also a missourigal. What city are you from/live in?
July 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list what-is-a-reesetee-anyhow
rees - I eat
reesem - You eat
reesen - He/She/It eats
reeset - We eat
reestee - You all eat ------(Yes, I know... so there's no "e"!!!)
reeseet - They eat
from Grammar of the D'ni Language
July 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word friendsheep
Love it.
July 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby, I miss you already. Hurry home!
July 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word our folklore is very rich. our people has created this folklore, and is still creating it. it is a gushing source
Kurdish: Zargotina me pir dewlemend e. Miletê me ew zargotin afirandiye, niha jî diafirîne. Ew kaniyeke gu□ e.
July 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word please don't touch the grapes, they'll rot
Kurdish: Ji kerema xwe re destê xwe pirr nede tirîyan wê bihellisin.
July 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word son, come pinch me
Kurdish: Lawo, ca were nuquç'kekê serê minxe
July 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word suddenly the gourd spoke
Kurdish: Nerîn go gundir □ta□ilî
July 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word clouds in my coffee
bilby's been fixed??
July 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word murder for a jar of red rum
Wow.
July 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lightening bug
Lightning bug!!
July 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list a-crumb-of-comfort
Taftun, barbari, sangak.
July 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple palsy
Beautiful!
July 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list float-like-a-butterfly-and-sting-like-a-bee
I love this list!!!
July 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word whirrising
?
July 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word eggcorn
Linguist Geoffrey Pullum says, "It would be so easy to dismiss eggcorns as signs of illiteracy and stupidity, but they are nothing of the sort. They are imaginative attempts at relating something heard to lexical material already known."
July 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word sleeprunning
sleepgalloping
June 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wally grout
How old are you, bilby?
June 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word apple pie
sky (RS)
June 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word bob hope
soap
June 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dead horse ('orse)
tomato sauce; ketchup
June 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word wally grout
shout
June 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: I bought an Australian-English, English-Australian dictionary today. I'm ready to communicate!
June 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word the pen is on the table
My eye missed the spacing: The penis on the table.
June 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word helminth-induced immune modulation
aka "worm therapy"
They add this disclaimer: The use of hookworm or tapeworm to modulate the immune system is an experimental therapy that has not been approved by any governmental body for the treatment, diagnosis, cure or prevention of disease. The information provided by Wormtherapy.com is intended as a starting point for you and your physician. The burden is on you to understand the medical and legal risks you are taking when considering these therapies.
What about earworm therapy?!
June 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word assuredly non-zombie orthopaedic ankle tinker
corpse vs cadaver, bilb.
June 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word corpse vs cadaver
I have an osteochondral lesion and a brevis tear in my right ankle. My orthopedic surgeon said that I'll probably need to replace a small area of my ankle with "cadaver bone". I was creeped out at first, but now I'm okay with the idea... as long as I'm assured that I won't be receiving "zombie bone".
June 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: you have an astounding ability at finding amazingly fun stuff. Thanks for the pinch!
June 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word pizza
The future of pizza? I'm not ready to try this!
June 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word et
Mine too.
June 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list •-wordies-talk-about-themselves
"mallee bull" should be added to this list (info about bilby's g-g-grandfather).
May 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mallee bull
Beautiful animal. Thanks!
May 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mallee bull
Banteng?
May 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mallee bull
He looks like a water buffalo. Are these bulls domesticated?
May 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word insomnia
Where do you feel at home, bilby?
May 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mallee bull
But what is "mallee"?
May 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user alandriadenisewalker
Your LJ and FF links do not work. I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt, but when you start messing with my sweet bilby, I don't like it. We're a close family around here.
May 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word moving forward
I hear "Onward!" a lot too.
Makes me think of pioneers.
"Wagons ho!"
May 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spokesangel
Ha!
May 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word peepers
Better than big-eared eavesdroppers.
May 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word rook
a piercing on the antihelix of the ear.
May 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word shazam
In my cricket club
In my cricket club
Help! I can't stop
saying...
In my cricket club
May 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word chicken soup
Is this our little Bonnie all "growed up"? Also, see (new Wordie) BonnieBonnie.
May 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i made some good ass cookies today!
I overheard someone say this...
Ass cookies? No thanks.
May 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word plork
work + play. (I hate this abomination).
May 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word zombie fire ants
zombie fire ants
May 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word swister
A sister (switched at birth) and later united with her blood siblings.
May 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word american restroom association
Important update for John
May 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word necrophoresis
Are you still having flatmate problems, bilby?
Have you ever considered that YOU'RE the bad flatmate?
May 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word necrophoresis
"death cue", "signals of life".
May 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word necrophoresis
Fascinating! Thank you for this, madsimian.
May 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word hijiki
edible Japanese seaweed
May 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list monovocalic-polyglot
hijiki (edible Japanese seaweed).
May 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list monovocalics
peetweets, peesweeps.
May 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word outbreak of mad mouth disease!
Madmouth is still going through her honeymoon period on Wordie. Enjoy yourself, MM! We all went through the same thing ... not being able to get enough of Wordie!
May 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lord shove a duck
What's with all the duckshoving?
May 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dang nabbit
Get your dang out of my nabbit!
And that goes for your doggone dawg too!
May 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ranarium
Home sweet home.
May 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user inktree
Your profile on Blogger is blocked. How do we check out your blog, inky?
May 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word bearberry
How about a Wordie group hug?
(Bilby, keep your ears to yourself!)
May 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dang nabbit
I've always heard it as "dag nabbit".
May 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word bog je dobar kako kome
Kindly add a language tag, madmouth.
May 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word squirreling
Scientologists use the term "squirreling" to refer to unauthorized alterations of their teachings or methods.
May 4, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word yous guys
Excellent!
May 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word desire paths
At first glance, I thought I read "desire pants"
May 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word do me a lemon
I love this. According to Urban Dictionary it means "do me a favor".
(Google ad: Driving a Lemon? Find out if your vehicle qualifies under the Lemon Law...)
May 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word unicycle traffic jam!
Ha!
May 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i love my wordie family!
Thank you!
Your comments were great.
April 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user trentness!
What is mayonnaise cake?
April 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word monkeypuckered
Ha!
April 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user chained_bear
c_b: Thank you for the very supportive comment. I knew I could count on my Wordie family! xxoo
April 30, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Let me know if you'd ever like to guest-write a FA comic strip. You're one of the funniest people I know.
April 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Funny cartoon!
Did you write it?
April 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user madmouth
Madmouth: I'm enjoying your comments and word lists a lot!
April 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word hoary puccoon
All the other wildflowers probably laugh at this flower (because of its name).
April 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word devil's beggartick
This wildflower sounds like a Wordie named it, possibly yarb.
April 27, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word don't miss florpy!
Ha!
Florpy the Corn Gurner
April 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word clamamus
I would never scream for Clamato.
April 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ambulatory excrement
Why does this amuse me?
April 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word do not play dead!
In the event of a bilby attack, use everything available -- including your bare hands -- to fight back. DO NOT PLAY DEAD!
April 25, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word shrubbery
rubbery shrubbery
April 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word nurse with a purse
Older women (widows) who already have assests, i.e. a pension or savings. Think retirement communities.
April 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word nurse with a purse
Some of the men are known to enjoy short-term relationships or are looking for a "nurse with a purse." According to the women here, that's a man who's beginning to ail and looking for a woman to spend the last years of her youth taking care of him. --AmericanFront.com
April 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list upon-the-earth-it-rained-frogapplause-hurrah-hurrah
Umbrage! I am in full umbrage mode!
April 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word tumuli
mounds of earth and stone raised over graves
April 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word duckshoving
Hey, dontcry... what about that recipe?!!
April 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word duckshoving
I forgot about this page.
April 18, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user services
Sorry, Services. I removed my "spam" comment from your posts. Welcome.
April 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lemur
Lemurs, tapirs, and bilbies! Oh my!
April 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word salamanca skull-frog
I know this guy. He's a tattooed biker type with violent revenge fantasies.
April 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lanzallamas
Somebody! Put a muzzle on that rabid marsupial!
April 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word unonymous
Ha♪!
April 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word soup v broth
bilby is a mar-SOUP-ial.
April 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word goldfish starter kit
I want another vinegaroon starter kit.
April 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word soup v broth
*holding bilby by the ears over a power juicer*
April 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word your loophole argues beneath his ashcan!
Did you see my blog reply, Pro?
April 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
I love that a certain shy desert creature visits me every day, and brings along his wit, his poetry... and his Australianisms. xoxox
April 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i'm being snubbed by the albino squirrel in my backyard!
Are your ears longer than a squirrel's tail, bilby?
April 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word three colors: blue
one color: blue, red, yellow
April 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word ultra moist!
c_b's ultra favorite word!
April 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word nabob
NEWSFLASH: Play-Doh is merging with the makers of Mandles.
April 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word what in the name of gandhi's swimfins are you talking about
Yes! I remember Cher going commando.
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word what in the name of gandhi's swimfins are you talking about
What in the name of Cher's underwear was tossed around too.
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list i-je-я-ich-jaz
I love you, rolig... and think you're pretty clever!
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word what in the name of gandhi's swimfins are you talking about
Thanks. I'm posting the strip that uses this gag on the Wordie Facebook page.
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word buttcheese
Hey bilby... you've got some buttcheese on your left ear.
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word the beverley hillbilbies
Hillbilbies. Ha!
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word buttcheese
Casu marzu and buttcheese on pretty-shaped crackers...
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word giraffiti
I like this word!
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list wanted-comic-strip-name
Help!
April 2, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogtopus
This is a new menu item at The Damp Squid.
April 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word peis
I can't decide where to insert "n" in the word "peis".
March 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word peis
n!
March 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word normativity
barman = bartender?
March 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word guy with a huge desk
Besides reesetee, who has an overweening desire for desk immortality?
March 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word normativity
A Grasshopper Walks into a Bar: The Role of Humour in Normativity
--Michael P. Wolf
March 31, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word elderize
Elderizing gracefully
March 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word frogulent
Ha!
March 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word böö
Lööks lövely!
March 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word elderize
get older
March 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word twt
The Wordie Treatment
March 29, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word blipper
faccia di chi
March 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word blipper
castrate yarb
March 28, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word stop mulching your lips
But I love eating cedar mulch!
March 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i am scared of frogs
Heh!
March 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list the-list-who-cried-wolof
I'm addicted to this list now. Keep it coming, bilbycakes!
March 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Pro. I thanked you in today's FA (3/20).
March 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word italian hand gestures
*enjoying the image of bilby rolling around in stitches*
March 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word cheesed off
It's the cheesiest!
March 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word cheesus
The image of Jesus on a Cheeto.
March 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word italian hand gestures
The gestures themselves are not pornographic. And the meanings aren't terribly shocking either.
March 17, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word italian hand gestures
I'm trying to master the last hand gesture, but my arm shoots up like a catapult. I need private lessons.
March 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word italian hand gestures
Italian hand gestures explained!
March 16, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word squid and frog's buttery holiday special
A free dinner is waiting for sionnach at The Damp Squid. Enjoy!
March 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word vinegarroon
I've never seen the word spelled with a double r.
March 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word vinegarroon
I had one as a pet when I lived in El Paso, Texas. They were easy to find. Once a vinegaroon's whip falls or breaks off, it doesn't grow back. Amazing creatures. I'd love to have another one.
March 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list tunie-i-the-peak-of-the-mountain-i
Ha♪Ha♪Ha♪Ha♪Ha♪!!
March 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word gets up my goat
When I was about two, a goat at a petting zoo ate all the ruffles off of my frilly underpants.
March 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word quiet.
Is it just me... or is that a very noisy period?
March 10, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word maria farranka
If I'd heard that as a child, I'd be afraid of wells forever. Is there a word for a fear of wells?
March 9, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word tumi
A sacrificial ceremonial knife (Peru)
March 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word press here for a random word
How about sacrificing a Modern Lovers band member instead? Who's still alive?
March 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Pro: Did I hurt your feelings? Should John add "no calling fellow Wordies 'duckface'" to the tos?
March 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word press here for a random word
John: Isn't threatening a fellow Wordie with bodily frog harm a serious Wordie violation?!
March 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word i want your blades to slash my love lawn, baby
Ha! Brilliant!
March 7, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Pro, see what happens when you try to be nice... by teaching me a little Italian?!! (See FA).
March 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word etch-a-sketch
Etch-A-Sketch Ashes
March 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
A big URL for a Big-Eared One? Stubborn critter!
March 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Charging baby bilbies!
Charging baby bilbies!
(Bil-kindly replace your long URL on FA with a tiny url. Visit tinyurl.com).
March 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user mollusque
a little gift for you
March 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word banana
Banana Guard
Let's all protect our bananas.
March 6, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word damp squid
The Damp Squid is my favorite restaurant.
March 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word me and you and a dog named boo
Seasons in the Sun. Dreadful. I also despise Dream Weaver.
March 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: I think an alias of Toon Monitor has issues with your underwear... but I'm not sure. I don't understand Norwegian.
February 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Looking in the telephone directory for WAA (Wordie Addiction Anonymous).
February 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word show me your pineal gland!
Priceless! I love it.
February 26, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word toilet jiving
Isn't this a lesser-known song by the Bee Gees?
February 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word a deaf ear
a deaf earworm
February 24, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word www.smartyhadaparty.com
The party's over.
February 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word dear john
A moment of insanitary?! Ha.
February 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word caught flatfooted with butter fingers
This is a bilbyism. No doubt.
February 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word baby clown triggerfish
I want one! I want one!
February 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word how to flip ugly ducklings
I'm waiting for "How to Flip Ugly Ducklings for Dummies".
February 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word abandonware
Kindly use this in a sentence.
February 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word carraige
Ha!
February 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word backwards leapfrog
Why do people hate leapfrog freedom?
February 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word solipsistic
"At Home" is too solipsistic, too beholden to the confessional tenets of the therapeutic movement to be a first-rate memoir. But if it often bears an uncomfortable resemblance to an analyst's session, it's also a far cry from "Here but Not Here," Lillian Ross' self-aggrandizing account of her affair with the New Yorker editor William Shawn.
-- MICHIKO KAKUTANI
February 19, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
I'm intrigued and inspired by this artist's work. Thank you!! I particularly like how his silhouettes double as word balloons. How many orphans did you clear?
February 15, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word mo.
fo sho.
February 14, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: I'll devour you last. You'll be my dessert.
February 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word non-linear
Nice first impression, Kostya.
February 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: I'm hunting for my next innocent victim right now. Just as soon as I find my frog mask...
February 12, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word cucumbent
Ha!
February 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word willie poem
Better than a wet willy (licking your finger and sticking it in somebody's ear).
February 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: thanks for being my cyber-bodyguard on FA.
February 11, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby: besides my latest sick puppy on FA, I'm also getting email from somebody named "Johnny Biggun".
February 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list candy-hearts-2
Good suggestion. I transferred a 4 + 4 word to this list (and deleted it from yours).
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spam
Received today. Pretty deep stuff!
Subject line: Does she talk that does not love you?
Inside text: How many do you outlay in a month?
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lab rat torture
Your mind intrigues me, bilby.
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word underyester
Oh. Oh.
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list candy-hearts-2
Let's try balancing my candy hearts on your knuckle tatts, Pro!
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word what's the deal with
this?
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word underyester
Hmm. Interesting.
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word what what is this
Read it in reverse. This is what what.
February 5, 2009
frogapplause commented on the list odd-anagrams
Brilliant list idea, mollusque!
January 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word to kill a mockingbird
And, of course: To Kill a Mocking Bird.
(Cringeworthy misspelling of title).
January 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word boomshakalaka
I need to see this word in a sentence.
January 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Translate, please!
Che belle labbra che hai! Sono rosso intossicante, rosso di sangue, rosso di mistero vecchio.
Also this comment was added:
"Mrs. Tubbsbottl thinks that those lips are less “misterioso�?, than just plain pericoloso!".
January 23, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word lingonberry
Who else is old enough to remember Euell Gibbons and his highbush cranberries?
January 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word let us judge not
Why not? Judge! Judge!
January 22, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word kablamboompoof
link sound effect.
January 21, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word australian convicted of insulting thai monarchy
As I read this AP headline, I immediately knew that bilby was involved.
link
January 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word sad iron
Another unfortunate result... when people hate freedom.
January 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word spittleless
spittlelessness
January 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word upside
Hehe.
January 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
That makes me tingle, bilby. Did you write it?
January 13, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user frogapplause
Please don't delete the HTML below, Pro... I want to use it later and pretend that I know what I'm doing.
January 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Thanks for the gift, Pro. Sweet and thoughtful as always...
January 3, 2009
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
bilby, why don't you visit me anymore? I miss your comments on FA.
January 1, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word woory
I'm a little wooried.
December 31, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ♫
Show off!
December 26, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word curse your scaly hide
It's been 9 months. Is this still your favorite insult?
December 24, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word sssss
Snakes on a Wordie plane...
December 24, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Is this an irregular/half-price snowman, bilby? His top hat is askew. (I still love it... because it's from you).
December 24, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word off-kilter
I can't wait for reesetee or bilby or whichbe.... to answer this one!
December 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word darn tootin'
William H. Macy's character from "Fargo":
Jerry: "Okay. I'll do a damn lot count."
Marge: "Sir, right now?"
Jerry: "Yah, right now. You're darn tootin."
December 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
An elderly neighbor of mine always says "pacific" instead of "specific". It hurts my ears every time I hear her say it.
December 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word [marginalia]
this is just wrong
December 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word go away
I'm leaving too.
December 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word hey mr ptambourine man
I love your mind, bilby...
December 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word sitzprobe
This sounds painful.
December 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word difficutl
I've never realized how difficult it really is... until now.
December 19, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word -<-@
Use "&"l"t";" for safety? Me no understand.
December 16, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word -<-@
A rose for bilby...
December 15, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
What happened to my beautiful roses? All that appears are stubby stems! (See Terms of Enfrogment for one of my roses).
December 15, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
-<-@ -<-@ -<-@ -<-@ -<-@
-<-@ -<-@ -<-@
-<-@ -<-@
-<-@
(roses for bilby)
December 15, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word pant-hoot
Darn.
December 13, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word xerolac
What's the correct answer for this challenge ?
December 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word winkle
This word saved my life today.
December 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ur mind is sponge...and its sucking in home-sexuality
Spongebob Squarepants is not homophobic! This was revealed in Episode 14. I think.
December 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
Shall I hold you near my face and steal a kiss in your bilby fur? (Thank you for your beautiful message to Mitra, bilby. You are a charming man... no wonder I'm crazy about you).
December 8, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word goat locker
In navy jargon, the goat locker is a lounge, sleeping area, and galley onboard a naval vessel which is reserved for the exclusive use of Chief Petty Officers. By tradition, all other personnel, including officers and even the Commanding Officer, must request permission to enter the goat locker.
--Wikipedia
December 6, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word hoptoad
I like the sound of "train slang".
The possibilities are endless... swanboat slang, rickshaw slang.
See the list: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.
(And, yes, I still don't know how to create links!)
December 6, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word xerolac
Anything that suppresses lachrymal secretions.
December 6, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word aruskipasipxañanakasakipunirakispawa
This Aymara word can be roughly glossed as: "It is my personal knowledge that it is necessary for all of us, including you, to make the effort to communicate."
--Given to me by Aymara linguist M.J. Hardman.
November 27, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user oroboros
Thanks for the comics crossword puzzle, oroboros. I forwarded it to a couple of cartoonist friends.
November 27, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word aruskipasipxaanakasakipunirakspawa
This Aymara word can be roughly glossed as:
"It is my personal knowledge that it is necessary for all of us, including you, to make the effort to communicate."
--
Aymara is spoken mainly in Bolivia and in parts of southern Peru and northern Chile.
November 26, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user dimã©lion
I just looked it up. Tom kha talay is a Thai dish (seafood in coconut milk).
November 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user Prolagus
Pro: Thought you might enjoy these:
http://tinyurl.com/5l7nq9
http://tinyurl.com/66cast
http://tinyurl.com/5dem7u
November 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user dimã©lion
Stuffed grape leaves are called dolmeh in Persian. I have about two dozen in my fridge right now. I made them yesterday. Some people eat them hot. I prefer my dolmeh cold (after they've been sitting in a little olive oil and lemon juice for a day or two).
November 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word siddle
Vinny Gambini: So, Mr. Tipton, how could it take you 5 minutes to cook your grits when it takes the entire grit eating world 20 minutes?
Mr. Tipton: I don't know. I'm a fast cook, I guess.
Vinny Gambini: I'm sorry. I was all the way over here. I couldn't hear you. Did you say you were a fast cook, that's it?
Mr. Tipton: Yeah.
Vinny Gambini: Are we to believe that boiling water soaks into a grit faster in your kitchen than anywhere else on the face of the earth?
Mr. Tipton: I don't know.
Vinny Gambini: Well, I guess the laws of physics cease to exist on top of your stove. Were these magic grits? Did you buy them from the same guy who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?
November 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user dontcry
I know many Afghanis. The food is closer to Persian cuisine than Indian or Pakistani. I am an experienced cook and own many Persian cookbooks. I think your menu would appeal to the Afghanis I know. Feel free to write to me at shoecabink at yahoo dot com if you need a recipe, etc. I also speak Persian (as do many Afghanis).
--
I wish I'd seen your request sooner. I could have made your life a lot easier. And those weren't raisins in your brother's rice. They were zereshk (dried barberries).
November 23, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word attention crash
So, that's why test dummies do it. For the attention.
November 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word dead fish
We need a list about bilby's current and ex-flatmates. (We often hear about how weird or digusting his flatmates are... but what do they think about bilby?)
November 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word appl
I'm not sure I like them appls.
November 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word cavorite
This can't be my favorite word... because I don't know what it means.
November 22, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word zombieward
The problem with snake zombies... they can't stick out their arms when they walk.
--Kristen Fox
November 20, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user bilby
I only eat bilby cookies.
November 20, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ancient sleeping horror
I'm trying to delete my extra set of bedsheets, but wordie is being stubborn. Don't ask me what fdfd is.
November 18, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ancient sleeping horror
fdfd
November 18, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ancient sleeping horror
Then change the bedsheets...
November 18, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ancient sleeping horror
Then change the bedsheets...
November 18, 2008
frogapplause commented on the list groceries-2
I love this list, c_b.
I need some Gorilla Glue and fun-size raisins.
November 14, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word look
Nipplefruit. Prolagus found some nipplefruit.
November 13, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user gangerh
Like yarb, I practice woga (wordie yoga). I try to balance my comments and words listed. I'm slightly UNBALANCED right now... because I have more comments than words.
Worst of all, if I don't get my woga working, I'll end up as unbalanced as bilby.
November 13, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user oroboros
Yes, I know about grawlixes. I use them sparingly --mostly because I haven't created a unique grawlix combo that appeals to me.
Because there are fewer restrictions about which words are "taboo" in the comics, many cartoonists don't need to use them as often. I think grawlixes work best when a cartoonist wants a reader to use his or her imagination (about what a character is saying) instead of just masking a "bad word".
I've only seen Mort Walker once, but I distinctly remember that he didn't have any grawlixes following him around.
November 13, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word horse storm
Horses can't vomit? Hmm. At least horses have prehensile lips; cows don't.
November 12, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word nerble
I like it.
November 12, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word cosi cosi
I love it when native speakers step in. Thank you, Pro.
November 12, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word group ponchoing
Ha!
November 12, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word munqamih
Where did you find this word?
November 12, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word zwartbles
Ewes like to be on top? Who's Al?
November 11, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word zwartbles
Hi - I have kept Zwartbles sheep for about 4 years now. I have mixed feelings about the breed. As a complete novice I have found them usually placid and easy to work with, but rather large if they decide to put up a fight. In fact, I have seen a professional shepherd flat on his back with a stubborn ewe on top - she didn't want her feet done. Where I live, in the hills, I find the feet of the Zwartbles a problem. I also keep Ryeland sheep and find them smaller, easier to manage and virtually foot rot free. There is also a problem breeding the Zwartbles as I do not have accreditation and it is therefore virtually impossible to borrow a ram ( I don't have room to keep one). I have had to resort to Al, but I find it a barbaric practice (although 100% successful) and will be producing Ryeland crosses for the meat market next year. However, the Zwartbles grow very quickly and the meat is delicious. Zwartbles are good mothers and cannot be faulted in that regard. I trust you find this information helpful.
--Zwartbles owner in Midlothian, Scotland
November 11, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word turd deflectors
Frindley is funny. Hehe.
November 11, 2008
frogapplause commented on the user dontcry
¡Bappy Hirfday!
November 11, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word fantastipotamus
?
November 11, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word ape of death
Almost as scary as the "bilby of death".
November 10, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word fusty nut with no kernel
So... are fusty nuts WITH kernels a good thing?
November 10, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word celluloid hero
celluloid shero
November 10, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word "pluralistic society"
Apparently, some words think they're BETTER than others.
November 10, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word frogblossom
This is my favorite "Terms of Enfrogment".
Thanks, bilby.
November 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word penny~readings
waltzing tilde
November 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word endemism
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a place. Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere. The place must be a discrete geographical unit, such as an island, habitat type, nation, or other defined area or zone.
--
Endemic organisms are not the same as indigenous organisms — a species that is indigenous to somewhere may be native to other locations as well. An introduced species, also known as a naturalized or exotic species, is an organism that is not indigenous to a given place or area.
(Wikipedia)
November 6, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word yezt!
whichbe: tag it!
November 4, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word flameboy
and flamegirl and flamedog...
may they burn happily ever after.
November 4, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word moonshine;
Parasitic semicolon...
November 4, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word road rash
The only thing worse than road rash is... road rash festering in an embarrassing place.
November 4, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word english reasearch paper
I love the word BENEFACTOR.
November 4, 2008
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