Oops! I think I'm seeing things differently. After your profile name, there is a big white space (except for the sidebar) before the profile information.
'...biodegradable utensils are made from 80% non-GMO corn starch and 20% other biodegradable fillers and can handle hot foods and liquids up to about 190-200 degrees F'
'The funeral clown was paid to dress up as the dead person, wear a mask of his face, and dance about acting like him. The Romans believed that this would placate the spirits of the dead and bring joy to the living. As the funeral processed, the funeral clown would run alongside the corpse with other clowns making jokes and mimicking the dead. Some clowns were very highly regarded and even got to mock the emperor at his funeral. They were well paid and an oddly happy diversion from the clowns regular job as the head of a mime troupe.'
I'd watch out it I were you, because I might just pull an imaginary gun out of my imaginary holster and shoot you with a very real anti-spammer bullet.
Haha. Actually, this list has been on hold for a while because I wasn't (and still aren't) sure which poisons to include and which ones to leave out. I mean, if I were to add every poison in the world, you might as well go read the official lists and then I'd have to find where to draw the line between poisonous and non-poisonous, considering water and sugar are also poisons just to name a few. It all depends on the amount ingested.
I suppose you could consider these 'my favourites' but at some stage, I'll probably get around to refining the list and making it more specific
You have to be careful with snarkmarks. They have to be crispy but not crunchy, and sweet but not sugary. I prefer to use a good snortmark myself, but they don't really have the same effect as a sarcmark either. They're a lot less spicy.
Cavendish Bananas are named in honour of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, who acquired an early specimen, and from whose hothouses the cultivars were developed for commercial exploitation worldwide.
'Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India's Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine...'
'A Paris-based fashion designer created an entire collection of edible clothes made out of bread. Jean-Paul Gaultier made everything from haute couture shoes to bras. Isn’t that literally inviting someone to eat you up.'
'...a biodegradable plastic bag that acts as a single-use toilet for urban slums in the developing world.
Once used, the bag can be knotted and buried, and a layer of urea crystals breaks down the waste into fertiliser, killing off disease-producing pathogens found in faeces.'
And yet, 'who am' when speaking in first person would be grammatically correct, wouldn't it?
I, who am also interested about its modern usage, was unable to find anything that would shed light upon the matter. Perhaps when people contracted it, it became who'm, which sounded too similar to whom and was confusing. But that hardly seems an excuse to defy the rules of grammar.
Interestingly, in French, 'She helps me' translates to 'Elle m'aide'. I thought this had something to do with the etymology of this word, but it doesn't seem so... And yet, the co-incidence seems a bit too uncanny.
I think we should still be able to edit comments, at least for 24 hours after posting them. It would be ideal if you could somehow prevent 'editing' comments by deleting everything, but the edit button was definately useful.
Does anyone genuinely believe in vampires in the first place? And if there is, would they really accept the 'leech-for-vampire' substitution? Surely vampires are very different to leeches.
Personally, I don't really see young children being hooked to this site. Not that it's not fascinating etc, but little kids have other things to do like go outside and play games and stuff.
Is there anything we can do about disappearing lists? In my Wordie/ Wordnik life, I have had about 5 lists vanish on me two of which were in the past couple of days. It happens when a) I try to alphabetise the list (though sometimes it works) or b) when I add a word.
It is unbelievably frustrating because those words can't be retrieved and I would really appreciate anything that could fix the problem.
Don't you guys feel bad about doing this? Have you no conscience at all? I mean, we can be sued for all this and that's our professional career down the drain (if you haven't clogged that already)!
Michelangelo was painting the roof of the Sistine Chapel. However, he was being rather cheap and thinning his paints to save money. Suddenly, a big storm came and somehow rain got inside the Chapel and washed the ceiling and the walls of the paint, leaving them sparkling clean. A lightning bolt shot out of the clouds and knocked Michaelangelo off his ladder to the floor. He looked up and saw God... God said, "Repaint, repaint, and thin no more."
You may have heard it before, or maybe not...but I think it's hilarious.
I understand vegemite-virgins. Vegemite is, after all, somewhat exotic and is an acquired taste. But pavlova-virgins are simply deprived. I'm pretty sure it's universal stuff.
I got the sarcasm, but you probably didn't get mine. Have you heard of the Sarc Mark?
Ok...but it's a bit strange being the first to comment on your own profile, and give a link to an external website. You probably haven't realised that Wordnik is being taken advantage of by spammers but if your intentions are actually sincere, then welcome to Wordnik.
Actually, though spam is most commonly understood as unwanted or junk email, it can actually be used in reference to websites (which I'm sure you know very well)!
Whenever I try to make a link to another page using html, it always somehow links back to the page I'm on, and consequentially, when I click the link, the page re-loads. Is this a bug? or am I doing something wrong (though I'm pretty sure I'm not)?
Ok. Out of peanuts, and we've never had fried onions (boohoo!). Sorry. But we do have plenty of fufluns. In fact, we have fufluns in such abundance, you make take them at will. Enjoy.
What?? Is the Santa Fox going? I'm a lot less poetic than ruzuzu and a lot less bilbyish than bilby, so can only settle for a really sincere and genuine: 'We wouldn't bear to see you go! Please stick around!!'
:'(
Things could only possibly go uphhill from now anyway.
Unicorns turning evil? Or just plain disturbing like Charlie the Unicorn?
It could indeed be quite a tragedy if all unicorns turned out like him. I mean, unicorns are the very foundation of the 'My Little Pony' world of rainbows and fairies and leprechauns. (Incidentally, I am now convinced that all of the women who dance for Michael Flatley are fairies.)
From Genghis (a friend of Gangerh?) to Admetus are the cats from T.S. Eliot's: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical: Cats.
From Peppo to Thomas O'Malley, are some of the cats ravaged from my memory of The Aristocats.
The 66 marks are supposed to open speech, as far as I knew and 99 to close it. It looks a lot less awkward like that (but I suppose it also has a lot to do with what you were brought up with).
Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and Hercules Morse as big as a horse...Bottomley Potts covered in spots...Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay...Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony...Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum...when suddenly, out of the shadows they saw SCARFACE CLAW!!
-Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, Lynlee Dodd
Just imagine: "Excuse me sir, would you mind very much if I observed the manner in which you wear your trousers? May I be permitted to take a few measurements?"
But don't go by the website...it really turns you off. The good thing with Milo is that it doesn't have to overly-sweet artificial taste that Nesquik does, but unlike Nesquik it will not disolve in cold milk.
(I can't believe you haven't heard of Milo!! I thought it was universal.)
Twitterature is one of the most pathetic and tragic and unoriginal publications of all time. It completely and utterly undermines the beauty of classical literature in every way, by changing the rich language into shallow and meaningless 'tweets' dotted with obscene words and phrases that can singularly destroy the personality of a character.
God only knows the purpose of this book, considering that it not only tells thousand-page works of art with a few characters, but also destroys vital character developments and gorgeous descriptions. It ruins the endings of the books and consequentially, people would be less inclined to read the original. Sure Twitterature is meant to be 'humourous' but it's just not funny to see such great literary works demoted to 140 character blots.
I could go on, but I won't. I'm getting sick just thinking about it.
Thanks for the cupcakes on peckable. In return favour, I might alert you that a certain gull may be plotting a certain attack on a certain somebody partially responsible for a certain becupcaking incident.
I have always been fascinated by books about words and language and that list is a dream come true, considering that sad limitations prevent me from collecting my own.
God have mercy on my poor soul!! If you're going to continue indulging in my discomfort I'm going to have a fit and leave this discussion herewith. Surely you cannot be that (forgive me) STUPID!!
I feel like a teenage schoolkid having a dirty conversation behind an open desk lid. I don't know what some of the suggestions meant, and I can't think of anything to rhyme with it either...
I'm sure you're all doing this to me on purpose.
How about, through which the baby emerges.
bilby: 'I wadded to tagalog but my bruvver wooded led me.' Hilarious!
But let's not forget Mr. Pronunciation lurking in the background! I suspect that he's bribed or brainwashed or tortured Mike into these evil misdoings. We must not let either of them out of our sight.
Yes, I admit, my distant relatives do include the unreceived scoundrel UnnecessaryDash and the notorious SupererogatoryHyphen. I'm sorry to be related to such definite punctuation marks but you can't choose family, can you?
Goodness me, I think this horrendous occurence confirms Mr. Pronunciation's involvement! Poor, poor dontcry is going to pay for her happy moment with Mike.
*over PA*
Send out the funships,chained_bearcraft carriers and helicopterodactyls we have another case on our hands. Make sure to fly the fbharjolly rogers high.
Ack, don't worry. It's nothing short of the 'Wordie Treatment' (should that be Wordienik Treatment now?). Just think twice before posting links to promote yourself. Try using Wordnik for what it was made for. (Then you'd see that we're not so bad.)
Yes, you were very lucky to survive. When your feeling more yourself, just give me the word and I'll bring ruzuzu and dontcry around for a chat. They helped with your survival. And yes, the doctor will be a spin doctor. (!) Meanwhile, just try and relax.
(dontcry, how about using a mini-torspeedo instead?)
And we'll send some medics over as soon as we can to deal with the injuries brought about by dontcry's torspeedos. Seems as though not everyone heard her sweet, enchanting voice!
You know I'm a great fan of that Panvocalics list, but you have to admit that some of the words there are pretty ludicrous, like counterpain or cotigulate or schizoneuran just to name a few. Are they all, really, legitimate words? or leaning towards the madeupical side?
Um...maybe I'm mistaken along the line somewhere after reading what mollusque said, but I was always under the impression it meant...well...I'll just say ladies have it, men don't.
Hah! Actually, it's the Filipino language and while its spelling may look like a game (and a fun one at that), a pronunciation is here. (Do your best to ignore the suave American accent!)
What is the OneLook 'bookmarklet' that I've been hearning so much about? I tried John's instructions here, but I just got re-directed to I miss wordie.
What was supposed to happen/ what am I doing wrong?
I was passing a toy store the other day and there were two types of barbies on display. They were identical, except one had blond hair, the other had brown. The price was also a little different, the blond one costing ten dollars more than her counterpart.
I'm happy to hear that at least one person has use for the Twitter feed. As for me, it doesn't do me any good but it doesn't do me any harm either. (I also think the statistics are fascinating, though they're so specific I still have doubts on their accuracy.)
If anything, what annoys me the most are: firstly, the inability to delete comments but I assume that will come with time (?); secondly, the inability to delete entire lists. I have an awful memory and I cannot recall if this was a feature of YOW, but I'm pretty sure it is was. Finally, the difference maintained by words with capital letters. This makes having totally separate conversations on the same word possible and I find it just a tiny bit inconvenient. Also, the listing in the sidebar (the one that says first listed by etc.) is affected because for all you know, someone has listed the same words but with capital letters.
Otherwise, all is pretty well and good. Progressions still to be made--but can't you say that about everything?
The sort of person who, when being drowned by a known attacker, will still come up for that last desperate breath and cry, voice thick with sincerity and passion, "I lerve you!"
The next day, at the usual hour, Marius took from his closet his new coat, new pantaloons, his new hat, and his new boots; he dressed himself in panoply complete, put on his gloves, prodigious prodigality, and went to the Luxembourg.
On the way, he met Courfeyrac, and pretended not to see him. Courfeyrac, on his return home, said to his friends: "I have just met Marius' new hat and coat, with Marius inside. Probably he was going to an examination. He looked stupid enough."
Poirot had a particular routine when opening his morning correspondence. He picked up each letter, scrutinised it carefully and neatly slit the envelope open with his paper-cutter. Its contents were perused and then placed in one of four piles beyond the chololate-pot. (Poirot always drank chocolate for breakfast - a revolting habit.)
Uh...well...about that... I haven't started any of my new books, but started one of my old ones instead. However, because I've already read it, I've stopped. (I don't mind half-reading a book if I have read the complete story before, especially numerous times. It's all complete in my mind.) You see, I can't bear the thought of, firstly, starting one of my new books and having it split and secondly, boring myself out of my brains reading a book I know back to front.
Ah...yes, the current president of France; the man who bears vague resemblance to Tony Shalhoub... I can remember his title, his appearance and even some of his words and actions but I always forget his name, regardless of how many times I repeat it in my mind, or write it, or say it.
Maybe it's because my year is a straight vertical line of coloured circles and so when December-January hits, I have to travel up a whole years worth of space and I don't like having a book split over that.
(How on Earth do you wake up one day in the middle of the year and suddenly think it's 2010? Talent, my friend. You have some talent. ;-) )
When reading a book, I cannot read it from the end of December into the New Year. I can't read it over the transition of the years. I feel it tears the book in two so that it is, effectively, hanging in oblivion, not having been read in either time. To me, it's a disorder that must be avoided at ALL costs.
(Just in case you didn't actually know, or you weren't actually joking, he's the Fox from Super Mario Smash Brothers. I mean, who doesn't like playing that game? Honestly.)
I seem to have the worst luck with lists. Again, Units of Language has vanished. I was trying to organise it alphabetically and I got a not found and then *POOF* it was gone.
Reading this thread, I was surprised to see how this song was interpreted. I have never thought of it as dark or patronising before. It just seems...well...a song of hope?: looking to the future, in a way.
According to this source: There is a distinction between a Christmas carol and a Christmas song. A Christmas Carol has a fairly rapid, regular beat, which would, therefore, exclude a meandering, crooning song such as “White Christmas”.
I positively adore this word when used as 'love'. But it really annoys me when people overuse it or use it for things they really don't luff deep down.
And I especially like it when someone's accent disallows them to properly pronounce 'love' and thus producing 'luff' instead.
Oh my dear Ru, when will you learn to cough anagrams into the bowl like all refined ladies and gentlemen? Alas! Am I forced to retrive my book of manners yet again?
Sorry for the abrupt and probably rather rude farewell. I was almost literally being dragged away from the computer as I was typing that and thus, I was unable to explain.
You'll never catch me abandoning wordie (wordnik)!
Anyway, I just went out of town for a while, and there was no internet connection. Thankfully, I'm back for Christmas!
Please help my list Awesome Pronunciations! It's more of a Wordnik collection than my list and I am absolutely positive and terrified of missing a pronunciation. (-oops, mistyped that as pornunciation. Heh, I'm sure we wouldn't want that.)
Good advice uselessness, for when I finally get a microphone.
What is happening when I try to add words to a list and when the page reloads it switches me to another view? I'm not sure what it's called but it only shows me the list and links in basic html and I have to go back to my profile to get the normal view again.
Briefly, in response to ththownse question, I'd like to point out that society is almost split when it comes to attitudes about homosexuals. Indeed, the world in general's almost split. Canada legalised homosexual marriages for example, though the rest of the world hasn't. What you have, is one part of society condemning homosexual behaviour, not, I think, for its 'vulgarity', but rather for the way that it defies the 'laws' of conventional marriage and sexual relations. However, there is a part of society that is all about acceptance and they fully support homosexual behaviour.
Thanks mark! :-) Feel free to contribute as many pronunciations on the list as you see fit. There are many awesome ones yet to be discovered (and made, no doubt).
Being very fussy with ratios in food myself, I must admit that breaking ramen chained_bear style is reasonable, because it's for the overall benefit of the meal.
I wonder what Chinese angels say about eating 'raw' ramen?
Not many people can wiggle their ears. I certainly can't do that either. But I can bend almost all my fingers so the middle joint sticks out and if I push, it can go back nearly 90 degrees. hyperlaxity.
Personally, I prefer spaghetti, but I have great respect for ramen too. They are all welcome at the dinner table in my house! (or the breakfast, or lunch table too ) ;-)
For ramen, it's all about slurping. No cutting, no twirrling, just slurping no matter how long, so it's important not to sit with a straight back for once.
Congratulations on that crown frogapplause! Use it wisely... I liked your pronunciation. ;-) It really annoys me when people say pasta with a short 'a' sound. They make it sound like some sort of commercial marketing blah-di-blah.
Smooth. Not gooey like nutella, and not the sort or texture of peanut butter either. It almost blends in with the bread in a way that you don't even notice that you're eating it, except you feel that one side of the bread is rough and the other side is smooth.
And never, under any circumstances, refrigerate vegemite.
'Slightly' bitter plus two steps I'd say. If you are going to to lose your vegemite virginity, I suggest starting with a very thin spread with rather a lot of butter. If you start with too much, you end up hating it for life, which would be quite a shame.
(The Penguin (last time I checked anyway) is in the sandpit in the backyard)
Heh, I see. We do. And ! always eat their food shouting. It's terribly noisy, not to mention messy. Eating spaghetti is an experience always accompanied by many strange glances in my general direction.
I also have a habit of eating half a sandwich, then opening it up and eating the inside but that leaves me with plain bread which is very annoying. Surely you understand??
How do you ensure only two or three strands get on your fork? Scrape them off the top then twirl? Do you twirl horizontally? Usually I plunge my fork into the middle of my bowl/plate and twirl vertically (which may or may not be considered 'uncivilized, oafish, and uncouth').
Of course it's all a play on cultural sterotypes (which by-the-way, I find fascinating and amusing though sometimes offensive).
I'm sorry, touched up on my research and I think that everyone knows now, that the Chinese did not invent spaghetti. I didn't think so, and I guess I'm right.
Delicious Filipino drink consisting mostly of ice, milk, red beans, chick peas, coconut shavings or slices, yam, rice and jackfruit. It's usually served with ice cream on top.
Well, that almost killed spaghetti for me. I remember when I was small, my mum used to make me eat the bone marrow of some exotic dish we used to have. I cried. No, I didn't actually, but it was pretty bad.
And with the slurping issue, as long as it's quiet, short and doesn't flick up onto your face, spraying sauce around your nose, like a bolognaise moustache.
Bilby, is there something about spraying spaghetti that ignites your creative genius or does the wallpaper add another flavour?
I'm not sure about rt, but I consider it an insult to the spaghetti, and I'm sure the Italians can say something about it too. I was always under the impression if the dangling strands from the twirl around your fork are too long, you cut them with your teeth.
I'm interested in other ways though.
Does anyone actually have spaghetti with meatballs?
Someoneone once told me that peanut butter and jam is good. I've had that many times, of course, and it's not bad, but on that particular day I misheard him and thought he said 'ham'.
So I went trooping home for a nice peanutbutter and ham sandwich.
For the record, it was actually very nice.
But vegemite goes with ham and cheese beautifully all the time.
I use the 'proper' way, but without the spoon. I also had a friend who used the proper way, but she would pull her fork out of the spaghetti, leaving a little twirl on her spoon which she ate from.
1 year later: I'd like to point out that JKR has, to a certain extent, destroyed this word among the younger generation. You can make a perfectly decent, if not forceful, statement or complaint: "I take umbrage etc..." and your audience will roll on the floor laughing because they have an image of you taking Professor Umbridge.
Of course it depends on the general age and maturity of your audience, but it annoys me rather a bit.
Snap! There goes my spelling again, out the window. I wonder how I could have possibly gotten that wrong, maybe something to do with my lousy pronunciation?
Nibble off opposite corners and place one end in mug of boiling water. Suck the water up the Tim Tam, melting the chocolate and burning your fingers in the process. The first person to finish their Tim Tam wins.
Well...I'm never going to be bored again, not with this fantastic list. I mean, who wouldn't want to do these things! I never thought exercising and exorcised ghost would be so fun!
Really? I'll read it for sure at some point, but I've been banned from buying anything at the moment due to some erratic spending I've done in the recent past.
Ha! I thought that too for a moment but then I was struck to the bone by the disturbing thought of unicorns and fairies eating skittles. *crunch crunch*
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PossibleUnderscore commented on the user Telofy
Oops! I think I'm seeing things differently. After your profile name, there is a big white space (except for the sidebar) before the profile information.
Sorry for the confusion.
: )
April 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user Telofy
Except for the strange white expanse above.
Why is that there?
April 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word zuzuniknik
Does it sprinkle sprinkles as well? Or is that something different?
April 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word cornfork
'...biodegradable utensils are made from 80% non-GMO corn starch and 20% other biodegradable fillers and can handle hot foods and liquids up to about 190-200 degrees F'
Only $5.
April 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word chip
A chip fork:
April 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user refenestration
:-)
That's happened to me too in the past, except the words didn't come back.
April 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Is there any way to delete pronunciations? There are some pretty offensive ones on lollissimo.
April 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word The Frogs
He was the very model of a Modern Surgeon General.
He doesn't get an army or a navy or an arsenal
There's no one who salutes him or who even keeps his coffee warm
He spends his day at work, attaching ribbons to his uniform.
-(I didn't make this up, but can't remember where I heard it either...)
April 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
♥hug♥
April 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word funeral clown
'The funeral clown was paid to dress up as the dead person, wear a mask of his face, and dance about acting like him. The Romans believed that this would placate the spirits of the dead and bring joy to the living. As the funeral processed, the funeral clown would run alongside the corpse with other clowns making jokes and mimicking the dead. Some clowns were very highly regarded and even got to mock the emperor at his funeral. They were well paid and an oddly happy diversion from the clowns regular job as the head of a mime troupe.'
Phew! What a job!
April 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word interactive toy unicorn
*throws tantrum as the magical effect of the wand is so cruelly and thoughtlessly revealed*
March 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hug
*swoons*
March 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hollerin'
Now that is a versatile voice! ;-)
March 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word LGBTT2IQQAA
You hauled what??????
March 26, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hottest-guys-names
Ouch! I think I burnt myself with the hotness overload.
March 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hottest-guys-names
Sorry. Guess we didn't realise suggestions and opinions were unwelcome, even if 'names for guys which convey sexiness' is a matter of opinion.
March 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list mellon-collie-and-the-infinite-sadness
You need a hug...
*hug*
March 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list a-_____-walks-into-a-bar
An Englishman, an Irishman and an Australian walk into a bar.
The barman says, "Is this some kind of bloody joke?"
March 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
Is skip still around??
*looks about frantically in the manner of one trying to find something that has been long lost and missed*
March 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Are profiles going to have all their comments back again? I kinda miss that...
March 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word snake
Ireland has no snakes because St. Patrick banished them to Australia.
March 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mob
Wasn't this profile deleted?
March 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word first cars
That's a gorgeous car. Looks like something out of a matchbox.
March 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user frogapplause
Yum!
March 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Were they on steroids or something?
March 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Pearl Harbour
Sydney Harbor doesn't look half as pretty as Sydney Harbour anyway.
March 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user Prolagus
Would you mind checking my capitals too? Please?
March 15, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word handsome men's club
Need I say more?
March 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
As a vehement bird lover, what is your opinion of Hitchcock's film The Birds, or better yet, duMaurier's book on which the film was based?
Just wonderin'. ;-)
March 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list trees
*resists chopping down tree just to be mean*
March 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user holster4guns
Sorry, I already have. ♪But I did not shoot the deputy.♪ I promise.
And I'm watching those whirly skirts from afar.
*glares around suspiciously* *twirls pistols like a pro*
March 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user holster4guns
I'd watch out it I were you, because I might just pull an imaginary gun out of my imaginary holster and shoot you with a very real anti-spammer bullet.
Oops. Too late.
March 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Other uses for bananas
March 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
It is said that if you peel a banana backwards you don't have problems with those annoying stringy bits.
March 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user a
Wow, what a story! I just woke up and now I think I'll go back to bed.
;-)
March 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
Me next!!
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word stewed dog
'You can substiture lamb for dog. The taste is similar, but not as pungent.'
Charming.
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word T bone
It's fairly common but also known as side collision.
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hottest-guys-names
Seriously, is there any name as sexy as Marky-Marko Paolo Bil?
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hottest-guys-names
Hah!
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list poisons
Haha. Actually, this list has been on hold for a while because I wasn't (and still aren't) sure which poisons to include and which ones to leave out. I mean, if I were to add every poison in the world, you might as well go read the official lists and then I'd have to find where to draw the line between poisonous and non-poisonous, considering water and sugar are also poisons just to name a few. It all depends on the amount ingested.
I suppose you could consider these 'my favourites' but at some stage, I'll probably get around to refining the list and making it more specific
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Are they hyphens still behind the bananas?
And where did that tarantula go? Fried tarantula with hyphen on top is a delicacy.
March 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Simple. I'm the closest relative to hyphens so I should get it.
March 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list a-taste-for-small-things
A little toy= 'toilet'
March 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list constellations-reel
I like this list. It's a pretty collection.
March 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list things-that-were-hidden-by-the-snow
Greenland- hahahahaha!!!
March 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
*blows kisses in luff bubbles*
I'm sorry. :'(
March 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word mano de desierto
Ok! Will remember for next time. Thanks.
March 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Another list gone. I'd say more, but I don't trust myself right now.
:(
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word mano de desierto
Sorry! It's a bit bigger than I thought!! Is there any way to delete it?
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word mano de desierto
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sionnach: Vanish, you cretinous clarty-paps, you flambuginous fireship, you scaurous, shardborn snivelard. We have no need of your kind of hellbound hogminny...
Where's the rest of it??
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Six and seven and eight and bunch!
Here they come and they wanna go cold.
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list things-that-were-hidden-by-the-snow
You have to be careful with snarkmarks. They have to be crispy but not crunchy, and sweet but not sugary. I prefer to use a good snortmark myself, but they don't really have the same effect as a sarcmark either. They're a lot less spicy.
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
What's wrong? Are you ok??
Here's an underscored hug to help you feel better: *h_u_g*
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word insesbvbncjkfjgkhjkhbn
I played this once too. I got sent to hospital.
March 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Cancun and Isla Mujeres Underwater Art Museum
Soon to become the world's largest underwater museum.
March 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list trees
Do these trees deserve a special spot on your list?
March 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
xanax?
Hah! I remembered.
March 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
besotted
March 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Cavendish Bananas are named in honour of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, who acquired an early specimen, and from whose hothouses the cultivars were developed for commercial exploitation worldwide.
wikipedia
March 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user squaccs
Is this some sort of SPAM code?????
Because if it is, you can push off.
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
oops... ok...
;-)
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
According to Wikipedia they taste sort of like raspberry.
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word never put your banana in the refrigerator
Yes, but what do they taste like? Potato? Tomato sauce?
I must confess I have never seen, let alone tasted a red banana.
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gyrocopter
*jumps after flying sandwich and cupcake with mouth open*
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gau jal
'Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India's Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine...'
-Times Online, Feb 2009
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list the-beans-and-jack-talk
I love this list! But am not entirely sure why... : )
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
hahaha! Love your pronunciation on sionnach!
March 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sasha-170
PREPARE THE FUNSHIPS FOR INVASION!
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word animal hairstyles
The link isn't working and there's no edit button so URL:
http://petssionate.blogspot.com/2008/07/animal-hairstyles.html
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word animal hairstyles
link
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word edible clothes
'A Paris-based fashion designer created an entire collection of edible clothes made out of bread. Jean-Paul Gaultier made everything from haute couture shoes to bras. Isn’t that literally inviting someone to eat you up.'
Even more disturbing.
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word emotional clothes
'Developed by Philips Design, these garments through “emotional sensing,” can read and project wearers’ emotions.'
Disturbing.
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Hah! Tragic, isn't it?
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Teddy Bear Day
September 9.
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Teddy Bear Day
March 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
schlep?
March 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word emmessions
Is there anything more annoying than a really random Random Word? Like emmessions?
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user harikrishnaprasadkuruba
Google is your friend. Do some research.
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peepoo
Oops, that always happens to me but I don't know why.
This is the URL: http://www.theage.com.au/world/is-it-a-bag-is-it-a-toilet-no-its-a-peepoo-20100303-pixw.html
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word National Grammar Day
Is it for Australia too? Because I've missed it.
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peepoo
'...a biodegradable plastic bag that acts as a single-use toilet for urban slums in the developing world.
Once used, the bag can be knotted and buried, and a layer of urea crystals breaks down the waste into fertiliser, killing off disease-producing pathogens found in faeces.'
Link here
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
?
Sorry!
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
goo
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word National Grammar Day
When is National Grammar Day? Is it real?
March 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hats-off
Wait, did you mean this list?
*is confused and flustered*
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hats-off
Now that my curiosity is tickled, the link won't work! Can you repost it Milos?
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user uselessness
I love your list of Scripted Apathy!! I don't know why I haven't come across it before.
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hats-off
Hah! I wonder if I can even find one of those.
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list hats-off
I want to start a hat collection. This list will be my guideline!!
:-)
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word HumanCar
Not sure about changing the world...
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mob
*chauffeurs*
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mob
What sort of twisted person hangs around on a website they hate, anyway?
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mob
You can't spell.
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mob
Watch me.
Go away.
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mob
THEN GET LOST
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
Worked for me! Good suggestion.
March 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word who am
And yet, 'who am' when speaking in first person would be grammatically correct, wouldn't it?
I, who am also interested about its modern usage, was unable to find anything that would shed light upon the matter. Perhaps when people contracted it, it became who'm, which sounded too similar to whom and was confusing. But that hardly seems an excuse to defy the rules of grammar.
March 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
tea cosy?
March 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
Oh, it's default. Sorry for not reading.
I feel inclined to click every link on a page just to turn them black and more soothing.
March 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
This bright blue is hurting my eyes, especially on the word page. Is it the new default, or only temporary?
March 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user marky
Has Tiara really gone? Or just withdrawn from the social circle for a little while?
March 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word maid
Interestingly, in French, 'She helps me' translates to 'Elle m'aide'. I thought this had something to do with the etymology of this word, but it doesn't seem so... And yet, the co-incidence seems a bit too uncanny.
*muses*
March 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
(oops...forgot the question mark)
March 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
sharpener
March 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
Mahler's First
February 28, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word recens
Got directed here after searching '?'. Is this a bug, or are you meant to get a random word each time?
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word scalar wave lasers
Yum Yum. You missed out!!
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word teach
Those who can, do. Those who think others can, teach.
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list things-people-might-attempt-to-juggle
Can anyone here juggle?
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user marky
Yes, exactly. The mystery is why it only happens to me!
*wail*
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word James Reyne
I dooo, I do I do I do I do I dooo
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user marky
Nothing can be done, I hate to say. :-( It's gone and lost forever because I managed to somehow delete it from the database altogether.
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
I would like to edit my spelling of 'definitely' but it's not possible right now.
!
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
I think we should still be able to edit comments, at least for 24 hours after posting them. It would be ideal if you could somehow prevent 'editing' comments by deleting everything, but the edit button was definately useful.
*wipes gross gooey mark away*
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
I always thought it was about James Reyne (or Rain?).
February 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word slalom
*note to self: use this word today*
*and tomorrow*
*and possibly the day after too*
rt: Ha! New Winter Olympic event?
February 26, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word thank you humphrey you may retire
Oh yeah...that's right...
You should be proud of yourself.
:-)
February 26, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word thank you humphrey you may retire
Love the accent gang! King Hubert The Umpteenth would be proud.
February 25, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user john
Haha! How things grow!
*meditates*
February 25, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
bucket?
February 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Sandvik and Baerheim 1994 Tidsskr Norsk Løgefor
Does anyone genuinely believe in vampires in the first place? And if there is, would they really accept the 'leech-for-vampire' substitution? Surely vampires are very different to leeches.
February 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
pink
February 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list salad-dressings
Someone had told me, when I was very little, that Italian dressing was tomato sauce and mayonnaise mixed together.
February 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
flannel
February 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*Packs caravan*
Who wants to drive? (No babies allowed, sorry.)
February 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*Packs Panda suit up for good*
*sends it to the North Pole*
*Rejects the call from RSPCA*
February 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word azure
HA!
February 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
what?
February 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Personally, I don't really see young children being hooked to this site. Not that it's not fascinating etc, but little kids have other things to do like go outside and play games and stuff.
February 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user tiara
Just making sure bilby hasn't scarred you for life!
;-)
February 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
slick
February 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user tiara
Are you ok Tiara?
February 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
Hah! Who doesn't love a lamington?
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Tell me about it.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Marky: It was one of my lists. :-( If it was a favourited list, I would be able to find it again.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Is there anything we can do about disappearing lists? In my Wordie/ Wordnik life, I have had about 5 lists vanish on me two of which were in the past couple of days. It happens when a) I try to alphabetise the list (though sometimes it works) or b) when I add a word.
It is unbelievably frustrating because those words can't be retrieved and I would really appreciate anything that could fix the problem.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
Not a cake eater??
*shock horror*
Oh well. How about some nice umbrage to go with the sentiment instead?
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user tiara
*hands tiara a shiny, white cupcake*
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
*hands bilby a cupcake with sprinkles*
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Papaya Whip
I thought it was a shade of orange.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list all-things-scrabble
How extremely disturbing!!
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word jean dimmock
acupuncture
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost almost Solveig
*bars door* Oh no you don't!
*thinks twice about standing in the way of a wild marsupial and reluctantly moves aside before any damage can be done to someone*
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user smellie
You smell like spam.
Yuck.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyacinth
I think you both know too much.
*psst* I'm pretty sure you just gave away her secret, bilby.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*sigh*
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user test_user_244761
Who are you?
February 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word if-onlys
If only 'if-onlys' weren't.
February 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Moms
Strange, isn't ich?
February 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Moms
(In case you uneducated plebians don't know, swinch is the technical term for swing ;-) )
February 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Moms
Swinging on the porch swinch on the porch?
February 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
Do you speak fluent Latvian ruzuzu?
February 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*throws open the windows to let out the toxic fumes and clear the air*
*extinguishes theremin*
I think it's time to evacuate the hotel before the police arrive. Let's get moving!
February 19, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Now you've done it!! It's gone from trashing a hotel to bloody murder. Whatever will be next? -Wait, don't answer that!
*sidles into corner to get away the chaos and destruction*
February 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Don't you guys feel bad about doing this? Have you no conscience at all? I mean, we can be sued for all this and that's our professional career down the drain (if you haven't clogged that already)!
February 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word thin
A warning against thinning paints:
Michelangelo was painting the roof of the Sistine Chapel. However, he was being rather cheap and thinning his paints to save money. Suddenly, a big storm came and somehow rain got inside the Chapel and washed the ceiling and the walls of the paint, leaving them sparkling clean. A lightning bolt shot out of the clouds and knocked Michaelangelo off his ladder to the floor. He looked up and saw God... God said, "Repaint, repaint, and thin no more."
You may have heard it before, or maybe not...but I think it's hilarious.
February 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user hcjeniffer
Just shut up.
February 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
I understand vegemite-virgins. Vegemite is, after all, somewhat exotic and is an acquired taste. But pavlova-virgins are simply deprived. I'm pretty sure it's universal stuff.
February 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Vancouver
Is Van Gogh meant to rhyme with mango? or off?
February 15, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dfellie
Just for fun.
February 15, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
If you're not too busy, can you pretty please fix the case of the first P and U in my name?
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user PossibleUnderscore
I've been deCAPitated!! Help!!!!
*collapses*
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word does miley cyrus have a tattoo
Isn't she a he after all? Or should I say: isn't he a he like I thought? Is he actually a she? Is she really a he?
*is confused*
Where can I get a dontcry tat?
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word yelp
*Yelp*
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Would our fans from the middle aisle please come back inside.
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word 'ol fuzzbuddy
Or even worse, the Apostrophe Flying Squid Squad.
February 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word lol
The sixth Vexample is particularly vexing.
February 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
Quick- put her in the electric chair!
February 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
I think we'd all enjoy some madness for a while.
February 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
Fists (I think).
(Thanks ruzu.)
February 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
Is there an abbreviation for: 'refer to', in a similar way as cf. is 'compare with', or 'confer' and eg. is 'example'?
February 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word pigeonhole principle
*grabs video camera and carrier pigeon*
February 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
Psst--I found her alone in her electric chair once.
February 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*washes Panda suit*
*glares at it as it shrinks*
February 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Denny's
What is the world coming to...?
; )
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word leo tolstoy on william shakespeare
Thanks so much for the link, sionnach! Fascinating.
*gets hot mug of milk and curls up in corner of the couch ready to read*
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user doug_sedrick
No worries. Take it easy! : )
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user doug_sedrick
I got the sarcasm, but you probably didn't get mine. Have you heard of the Sarc Mark?
Ok...but it's a bit strange being the first to comment on your own profile, and give a link to an external website. You probably haven't realised that Wordnik is being taken advantage of by spammers but if your intentions are actually sincere, then welcome to Wordnik.
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user doug_sedrick
Actually, though spam is most commonly understood as unwanted or junk email, it can actually be used in reference to websites (which I'm sure you know very well)!
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user doug_sedrick
SPAM
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list prodigies-of-ugliness
Wait a moment, what about the KrAZ-255V monster?
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list prodigies-of-ugliness
Thanks goodness. I was about to scream.
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list prodigies-of-ugliness
Ah, bilby! But that is not so. I call to your attention, namely novels and musicians.
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word leo tolstoy on william shakespeare
I would really love to hear the justification for these criticisms, though they are probably not attainable.
Haha! Morris Dancers indeed! (By-the-way, the link is showing up on the Zeitgeist page, but not here.)
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*creeps out of the Panda suit and slinks away*
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmıydınız
Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmıydınız has been looked up 34 times...
The blog sure must be popular! ;-)
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmıydınız
Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmıydınız has been looked up 22 times...
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word exonerated
Yes! *cheers*
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word exenerated
Got it! But this time, I'm right!!
February 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word exenorated
Oops! Thanks.
February 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word crowpeter
What is it?
February 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Whenever I try to make a link to another page using html, it always somehow links back to the page I'm on, and consequentially, when I click the link, the page re-loads. Is this a bug? or am I doing something wrong (though I'm pretty sure I'm not)?
February 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word houghmagandy
Maybe 'adulterous sexual intercourse' was too sophisticated.
February 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word scaramouche
Not to me, not for me.
February 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Sorry, I'll get back into the suit. But I must warn you, I charge a dollar an hour. (Call me cheap, I don't care ;-) )
February 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word chicken
Hah!
February 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list only-on-wordie
Yum! I love your cupcakes!
*hugs reesetee, then Milo and c_b and Pro and yarb and the list again*
*sigh*
February 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list only-on-wordie
*hugs yarb and Prolagus and reesetee and this list*
February 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Can I get out of the Panda suit and put c_b down now?
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word horndog
Really?
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list b-open-list--words-to-blurt-in-an-elevator-b
If anyone can actually muster the insanity to say any of these, please, please let us all know of your humiliation!! ;-)
Hilarious list!
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, obviously...
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
How about a duet with the finches at a bridge Reese Tee?
And I vote bilby manager.
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
*deals* Nothing beats five-card umbrage. *deals*
Ok. Out of peanuts, and we've never had fried onions (boohoo!). Sorry. But we do have plenty of fufluns. In fact, we have fufluns in such abundance, you make take them at will. Enjoy.
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
No, it was about me. You're so vain! I mean, you probably think that song is about you. Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Can I play the zither?
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user milosrdenstvi
It really is pretty when you hear it. Thanks.
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user milosrdenstvi
Milo, I would very much like to hear you pronounce your name. Do you take requests??
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gummidge's law
Basically, the greater the number of statements understood by the general public, the less expertised the 'statement-maker' is. Right?
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
*deals*
And one for me, extra umbrage.
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
Interestingly, pavlova and whipped cream are very nice together. We may both be right.
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
I take umbrage at your umbrage and failure to accept the blatant truth. Dontcry won and that's the end of all of us.
Another round anyone?
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
I think clouds are very tasty, sort of light and fluffly like pavlova.
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
Noooooo!Straight umbrage for me.
And on that matter, I may deal out some extra umbrage for all the other losers.
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
It turns out the singer was vain. Wasn't she? etc.
February 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word doona
Could anyone offer an etymology for this word?
Edit: Apparantly it was originally a brand name, I think.
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user topreseller
But finding good spammers is easy.
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
Call.
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bacteria
But we are not a muse. Ever.
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bacteria
I was thinking ruse, ruzu style.
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
Everyone's just so vain.
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
*flinch*
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sionnach
:D
February 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sticks and stones may break my bones, but words should go on wordie
Hah! Love this!
February 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sionnach
And also very much like cutting spaghetti.
February 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Ack! So it did. How about reposting it?
February 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sionnach
What?? Is the Santa Fox going? I'm a lot less poetic than ruzuzu and a lot less bilbyish than bilby, so can only settle for a really sincere and genuine: 'We wouldn't bear to see you go! Please stick around!!'
:'(
Things could only possibly go uphhill from now anyway.
: )
February 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word even prime
Yes, very oddly so.
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word even prime
*hurls chutney into deep void of self absorption so that it can never be retrieved again*
So there!
; )
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word even prime
Wanna share??
*snatches chutney away*
There's no time for mercy! The world is ending! Unicorns are becoming evil! The sieve of Eratosthenes is failing!
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word even prime
Unicorns turning evil? Or just plain disturbing like Charlie the Unicorn?
It could indeed be quite a tragedy if all unicorns turned out like him. I mean, unicorns are the very foundation of the 'My Little Pony' world of rainbows and fairies and leprechauns. (Incidentally, I am now convinced that all of the women who dance for Michael Flatley are fairies.)
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list flights-of-feline-fancy
From Genghis (a friend of Gangerh?) to Admetus are the cats from T.S. Eliot's: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical: Cats.
From Peppo to Thomas O'Malley, are some of the cats ravaged from my memory of The Aristocats.
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word even prime
*applause*
I'm blinded by your mathematical skill.
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
jingle truck worked for me. Maybe you should try one more time.
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Oh... ok, thanks!
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
How does OneLook work? I've never used it before.
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user Prolagus
What an infliction! And to be your least favourite word too!
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ‟
The 66 marks are supposed to open speech, as far as I knew and 99 to close it. It looks a lot less awkward like that (but I suppose it also has a lot to do with what you were brought up with).
February 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word iPad
Heh.
:D
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word kwai
Q. How do you know if your piano is going to be trouble?
A. If it is a Kwai baby.
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word iPad
I have to say, those two things are almost considered basics these days.
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word w-e-a-p-o-n
I t-h-i-n-k- i-t l-o-o-k-s p-r-e-t-t-y.
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
*Prays that one day these shirts will be manufactured for a Wordie/ Wordnik store soon*
Edit: *realises that doesn't make sense*
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word iPad
Haha! I love all these links, but as funny as the Parody Inspiration was, I suddenly feel sorry for the 'little retard tv'.
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word You probably think this song is about you
Co-incidentally, I just heard this song in the car a moment ago.
January 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word alex
Alex. The lion!!
From the film Madagascar.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word diego
The name of the sabre toothed tiger from Ice Age.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word shere khan
Also from Rudyard Kipling's: the Jungle Book.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word tigress
The tiger from Kung Fu Panda.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word figaro
The cat from Pinocchio.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word scarface claw
Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and Hercules Morse as big as a horse...Bottomley Potts covered in spots...Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay...Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony...Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum...when suddenly, out of the shadows they saw SCARFACE CLAW!!
-Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, Lynlee Dodd
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word madcat
I always thought he was cute.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word nermal
Garfield's ultimate rival.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word lucifer
Also used as the name of Cinderella's cat.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word simpkin
The name of the cat in Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bagheera
The panther from Rudyard Kipling's: The Jungle Book.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word milo
Also the cat in the film: Milo and Otis.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word radioactive consumer products
Let me rephrase: Who in their right mind would buy something called Depleted Uranium Penetrator?
;-)
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word radioactive consumer products
Who would buy something called Depleted Uranium Penetrator anyway?
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user gangerh
What??
*is completely outside*
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user gangerh
Sometimes, you sound vaguely like Richard Hammond.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
Mooo zoo.
January 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word over-achiever
Hah, pantsful indeed!
Just imagine: "Excuse me sir, would you mind very much if I observed the manner in which you wear your trousers? May I be permitted to take a few measurements?"
January 29, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word over-achiever
Gosh! I wonder how she collected those measurements!
January 29, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word iPad
Couldn't they think of something at least a little bit more imaginative?
January 28, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list underscoring-the-possibilities
I wonder why I've just favourited this?? ;-)
♥
January 28, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word rain man
Heh!
(Love the movie too.)
January 28, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
And the cheese.
January 28, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user chickenrecipe
Jinx bilby!!
January 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user chickenrecipe
Spam Recipes
January 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list alexis
Sweet Tooth Fairy
January 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list iwhat
Funny list Pro! I like it!
January 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Clever cookie!
January 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word U2 in the air
So he's not joking about the jumpsuit? I thought if he wasn't lying, he was just kidding.
And I agree with what dontcry said. At least the guy's making an effort anyway, more than I can say about many modern artists.
January 27, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word lepadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiotyromelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptokephaliokinklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetragalopterygon
That makes sense...
January 25, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word private notes
What happened to private notes?? Doesn't Wordnik allow them?
January 25, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word lepadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiotyromelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptokephaliokinklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetragalopterygon
Neither words come up in google search so I ask: Madeupical?
January 25, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
Fairy!
January 25, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word lepadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiotyromelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptokephaliokinklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetragalopterygon
Anyone volunteer to do a pronunciation?
January 24, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hallucinations
It doesn't sound that odd...in fact, it's nicely refined.
January 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list you-should-make-a-list
I thought gulls v. buoys should be two serparate lists...? One for Buoys one for Gulls.
(Nice list idea by the way!)
January 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
Heh. Very funny.
January 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
If nudiustertian is the word for the day before yesterday, what is the word for the day after tomorrow?
January 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user feedback
Did you know that your profile is on private?
January 22, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word chocolate
Haha Milo(srdenstvi, not Milo chocolate)! Well, that's what happens when you take the time to read chocolate wrappers.
*they mess up your mind...* ;-)
What's Hershey's syrup?
January 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word chocolate
Well I can!
But don't go by the website...it really turns you off. The good thing with Milo is that it doesn't have to overly-sweet artificial taste that Nesquik does, but unlike Nesquik it will not disolve in cold milk.
(I can't believe you haven't heard of Milo!! I thought it was universal.)
January 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word twitterature
Twitter itself isn't so bad as long as it's not overused. I just cannot stand converting classics into tweets.
January 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word twitterature
Twitterature is one of the most pathetic and tragic and unoriginal publications of all time. It completely and utterly undermines the beauty of classical literature in every way, by changing the rich language into shallow and meaningless 'tweets' dotted with obscene words and phrases that can singularly destroy the personality of a character.
God only knows the purpose of this book, considering that it not only tells thousand-page works of art with a few characters, but also destroys vital character developments and gorgeous descriptions. It ruins the endings of the books and consequentially, people would be less inclined to read the original. Sure Twitterature is meant to be 'humourous' but it's just not funny to see such great literary works demoted to 140 character blots.
I could go on, but I won't. I'm getting sick just thinking about it.
January 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gleng
Could this belong on your "It Has a Name??" list reesetee?
January 20, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
???
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
*whistles and says as airily as possible*
Good luck I suppose with your pecking attack on reesetee.
*ambles away still whistling and glancing over shoulder occasionally continuing vaguely*
There's nothing to worry about at all...
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
Thanks for the cupcakes on peckable. In return favour, I might alert you that a certain gull may be plotting a certain attack on a certain somebody partially responsible for a certain becupcaking incident.
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sionnach
I have always been fascinated by books about words and language and that list is a dream come true, considering that sad limitations prevent me from collecting my own.
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mollusque
I know, right?
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word prosodic fuckups
*backs away, then runs from page*
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list stately-flowers
Thanks! I'll take a look.
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gulls and buoys
hah! You said it bilbybuns!
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word prosodic fuckups
Example?
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gulls and buoys
Why don't you make it?
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gulls and buoys
Is there a list somewhere? of why gulls are better, then why buoys are better?
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word PussyGaloreBlunders
Hahaha! *loves*
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bedroom suit
Reverse psychology?
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
:D
*fling, toss, hurl*
*manages to hit ruzuzu despite her valient attempts to escape*
January 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word terminal burrowing
Woah...that just completed the nightmare of terminal burrowing.
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
I certainly should hope not.
*grotesquely exaggerated inflextion* Wanna bite?
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
*nibbles cupcake delicately*
Not to worry. I'll live.
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
God have mercy on my poor soul!! If you're going to continue indulging in my discomfort I'm going to have a fit and leave this discussion herewith. Surely you cannot be that (forgive me) STUPID!!
You must know very well what I mean...
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
I feel like a teenage schoolkid having a dirty conversation behind an open desk lid. I don't know what some of the suggestions meant, and I can't think of anything to rhyme with it either...
I'm sure you're all doing this to me on purpose.
How about, through which the baby emerges.
bilby: 'I wadded to tagalog but my bruvver wooded led me.' Hilarious!
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
*flushes* Are you guys kidding with me? You do know what I'm talking about, don't you? You're not going to make me say it?
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mollusque
Another question...how many dictionaries do you have, and in how many languages?
What fills up this entomological literature shelf of yours?
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
Getting warmer...
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
But let's not forget Mr. Pronunciation lurking in the background! I suspect that he's bribed or brainwashed or tortured Mike into these evil misdoings. We must not let either of them out of our sight.
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bonox
A 'beef drink' in a jar (not bottle, jar) with exactly the same colour scheme as vegemite.
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
*scream!*
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user 100000670125292
psst...try psychedelicatessen.
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word w-i-f-e
Yes, I admit, my distant relatives do include the unreceived scoundrel UnnecessaryDash and the notorious SupererogatoryHyphen. I'm sorry to be related to such definite punctuation marks but you can't choose family, can you?
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
Ok ok, very funny. How about regions of the anatomy? You get it.
January 17, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word earworm
I can't believe that would be very pleasant.
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user hernesheir
I thought so...
UMBRAGE!
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user 100000670125292
And you musn't leave out the vegemite virgin and gangerhkinesis.
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user hernesheir
Your list seems to be shamfree!
Edit: I demand real free!
Your list, Herne's heir, is sham-free.
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word earworm
*humming*
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
Goodness me, I think this horrendous occurence confirms Mr. Pronunciation's involvement! Poor, poor dontcry is going to pay for her happy moment with Mike.
*over PA*
Send out the funships,chained_bearcraft carriers and helicopterodactyls we have another case on our hands. Make sure to fly the fbharjolly rogers high.
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
Do we have a flag too?
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user PossibleUnderscore
Hah!
But I take umbrage at not having enough sham-words to take umbrage at!
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
My my my... uselessness made the list, he angered Mr. Pronunciation who has now destroyed our feature. Is the useless uselessness to blame?
;-)
*cue dramatic music*
Edit: Wait, no, I take that back. (I forgot we all contributed to the list.)
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word shamwow
Can I demand real e from that shame?
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word shamwow
Atrocity! I demand realwow!
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word shampoo
Umbrage! I demand realpoo!
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word shamrock
Outrage! I demand a realrock!
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user 100000670125292
Ack, don't worry. It's nothing short of the 'Wordie Treatment' (should that be Wordienik Treatment now?). Just think twice before posting links to promote yourself. Try using Wordnik for what it was made for. (Then you'd see that we're not so bad.)
: )
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
Gosh! Indeed, you're right. Summon the troops!
January 16, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
Would 'divine intervention sniper' work as a sweet tooth fairy, or false teen fairy?
January 15, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user thtownse
Instruments I already know: piano, recorder and organ.
Other two: harp and harmonica
(and then follow all the other instruments like violins, pan flutes and drums etc... which I want to play.)
January 15, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bilbytortes
Ah...bilby...you can never run from ruzuzu taunts!
;-)
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user thtownse
Good idea, maybe it will be!
Actually, I was thinking harmonica.
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
Yes, you were very lucky to survive. When your feeling more yourself, just give me the word and I'll bring ruzuzu and dontcry around for a chat. They helped with your survival. And yes, the doctor will be a spin doctor. (!) Meanwhile, just try and relax.
(dontcry, how about using a mini-torspeedo instead?)
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user thtownse
Do you really have a harp??
That's fantastic! If there were two other instruments I could learn, one would be the harp. : )
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
Be careful doing that ruz... have you ever seen an angry frog rampage?
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
You're in the Gangerhkinesis Hospital in Wordnik sweetie...now just lie still and the doctor will pop around soon. You've had quite a shock.
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user gangerh
Welcome back!
January 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mollusque
So thorough mollusque! I take my hat off to you.
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
I found some!
Good luck lighting them.
And we'll send some medics over as soon as we can to deal with the injuries brought about by dontcry's torspeedos. Seems as though not everyone heard her sweet, enchanting voice!
;-)
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
On second thoughts, I could swing by and pick you up in the latest helicopterodactyl model myself.
No sign of the funships. I think they've been shot down somewhere by the east coast.
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gangerhkinesis
Geez you guys...I think you could do with a lifesaver 'round about now.
Want me to swing one your way?
(Is it possible?)
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
Are there actually names given to types of co-incidences?
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user mollusque
Hey mollusque- just a question...
You know I'm a great fan of that Panvocalics list, but you have to admit that some of the words there are pretty ludicrous, like counterpain or cotigulate or schizoneuran just to name a few. Are they all, really, legitimate words? or leaning towards the madeupical side?
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
Um...maybe I'm mistaken along the line somewhere after reading what mollusque said, but I was always under the impression it meant...well...I'll just say ladies have it, men don't.
;-)
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
I think gangerh has been kidnapped too!
;-)
January 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
Hah! Actually, it's the Filipino language and while its spelling may look like a game (and a fun one at that), a pronunciation is here. (Do your best to ignore the suave American accent!)
January 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word millymollypollywaffle
There's nothing like a good millymollypollywaffle with maple syrup in the morning!
(The best ones are made with love by bilby ;-) )
January 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word I miss wordie
You're not alone bilby.
(I have Firefox.)
January 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
Heh! That's probably right.
January 12, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word onelook
What is the OneLook 'bookmarklet' that I've been hearning so much about? I tried John's instructions here, but I just got re-directed to I miss wordie.
What was supposed to happen/ what am I doing wrong?
January 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word peckable
In Tagalog peck means something a little different...
January 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Angerh Management
*applause*
January 11, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word get my goat
I like Oak milk.
And yaks' milk is pink. Naturally.
January 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
Back from Singapore bilbycake?
: )
January 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word clout
I am totally aghast! Mr. Pronunciation has really let us down this time. You better add it to the list Pro.
January 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word chine collé
Oh. I thought it was French for 'china collie': a little ornament you put on your mantlepiece.
January 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word i miss wordie
Yay!
*loves*
January 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word must needs
Ok! But I need help thinking of a List Description.
January 8, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word racist
Ha!
January 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word must needs
Is there a list of 'must needs'?
There should be.
January 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word racist
I was passing a toy store the other day and there were two types of barbies on display. They were identical, except one had blond hair, the other had brown. The price was also a little different, the blond one costing ten dollars more than her counterpart.
January 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Lady Gaga Barbie
That is so, so tragic.
January 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word derstand
And boxers in boxes?
January 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list lost-for-word
I don't think there is a specific word......?
January 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word I miss wordie
I'm happy to hear that at least one person has use for the Twitter feed. As for me, it doesn't do me any good but it doesn't do me any harm either. (I also think the statistics are fascinating, though they're so specific I still have doubts on their accuracy.)
If anything, what annoys me the most are: firstly, the inability to delete comments but I assume that will come with time (?); secondly, the inability to delete entire lists. I have an awful memory and I cannot recall if this was a feature of YOW, but I'm pretty sure it
iswas. Finally, the difference maintained by words with capital letters. This makes having totally separate conversations on the same word possible and I find it just a tiny bit inconvenient. Also, the listing in the sidebar (the one that says first listed by etc.) is affected because for all you know, someone has listed the same words but with capital letters.Otherwise, all is pretty well and good. Progressions still to be made--but can't you say that about everything?
Nice link, telofy, thanks!
January 4, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word goof
The sort of person who, when being drowned by a known attacker, will still come up for that last desperate breath and cry, voice thick with sincerity and passion, "I lerve you!"
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word I miss wordie
^^ (sympathetic grin)
*luffs*
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word brailling
If you're particularly sensitive, it also works with flipping a coin (or even playing Rummikub).
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list all-things-scrabble
I love Scrabble and I love this list!
Keep it coming!
:-)
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word brailling
Fascinating. I must try that!
;-)
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word stupid
The next day, at the usual hour, Marius took from his closet his new coat, new pantaloons, his new hat, and his new boots; he dressed himself in panoply complete, put on his gloves, prodigious prodigality, and went to the Luxembourg.
On the way, he met Courfeyrac, and pretended not to see him. Courfeyrac, on his return home, said to his friends: "I have just met Marius' new hat and coat, with Marius inside. Probably he was going to an examination. He looked stupid enough."
-Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Mandelbrot set
There is an extrememely amusing song by Jonathan Coulton, called Mandelbrot set. It is also a little helpful if you are not really a mathmetician.
Pathological monsters! cried the terrified mathematician
Every one of them is a splinter in my eye
I hate the Peano Space and the Koch Curve
I fear the Cantor Ternary Set
And the Sierpinski Gasket makes me want to cry
And a million miles away a butterfly flapped its wings
On a cold November day a man named Benoit Mandelbrot was born
His disdain for pure mathematics and his unique geometrical insights
Left him well equipped to face those demons down
He saw that infinite complexity could be described by simple rules
He used his giant brain to turn the game around
And he looked below the storm and saw a vision in his head
A bulbous pointy form
He picked his pencil up and he wrote his secret down
Take a point called Z in the complex plane
Let Z1 be Z squared plus C
And Z2 is Z1 squared plus C
And Z3 is Z2 squared plus C and so on
If the series of Z's should always stay
Close to Z and never trend away
That point is in the Mandelbrot Set
Mandelbrot Set you're a Rorschach Test on fire
You're a day-glo pterodactyl
You're a heart-shaped box of springs and wire
You're one bad*** f******g fractal
And you're just in time to save the day
Sweeping all our fears away
You can change the world in a tiny way.
etc...
January 3, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
Hey- welcome back!
January 2, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word 2010
:D
January 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word revolting
Poirot had a particular routine when opening his morning correspondence. He picked up each letter, scrutinised it carefully and neatly slit the envelope open with his paper-cutter. Its contents were perused and then placed in one of four piles beyond the chololate-pot. (Poirot always drank chocolate for breakfast - a revolting habit.)
-Dumb Witness, Agatha Christie
January 1, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word clever
Algernon: All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
Jack: Is that clever?
-The Importance of Being Ernest, Oscar Wilde
December 31, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bacon
I could be wrong...but isn't America coming out with bacon-flavoured jam?
December 31, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word books split over the new year
Uh...well...about that... I haven't started any of my new books, but started one of my old ones instead. However, because I've already read it, I've stopped. (I don't mind half-reading a book if I have read the complete story before, especially numerous times. It's all complete in my mind.) You see, I can't bear the thought of, firstly, starting one of my new books and having it split and secondly, boring myself out of my brains reading a book I know back to front.
December 31, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word rhinoceroses
Is cow tipping a sport or something?
December 31, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word double negative
Haha! I like that one!
December 31, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Sarkozy
I just changed it to Nicolas Sarkozy to be more specific.
December 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Nicolas Sarkozy
Ah...yes, the current president of France; the man who bears vague resemblance to Tony Shalhoub... I can remember his title, his appearance and even some of his words and actions but I always forget his name, regardless of how many times I repeat it in my mind, or write it, or say it.
December 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user marky
If you don't mind me asking marky, what do you have against butterflies?
December 29, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word snugWow
A SnugWow sounds heaps worse judging by the video!
;-)
December 29, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user gangerh
:D
December 29, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word woty09
I like the idea! But there is always so much to choose from.
December 28, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word books split over the new year
Ah..yes, I suppose I should. I try, I really do...
I'm going to start a book today, one that I won't possibly finish by December 31 and I'll see how I go.
:-)
December 28, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Scuttle
The Pelican from Disney's the Little Mermaid.
December 28, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word books split over the new year
Maybe it's because my year is a straight vertical line of coloured circles and so when December-January hits, I have to travel up a whole years worth of space and I don't like having a book split over that.
(How on Earth do you wake up one day in the middle of the year and suddenly think it's 2010? Talent, my friend. You have some talent. ;-) )
December 28, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Pronunciation: abc-defghi-jklmnopqr-stuv-wxyz
Edit: and I'm pretty sure Big Bird was the first one to say this.
December 28, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word books split over the new year
Yay yarb! I knew there had to be someone else out there.
December 27, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word certain combinations of letters, numbers, or colors
I'm listening! Actually I'm reading and I'm very interested.
Do tell.
;-)
December 27, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word books split over the new year
Yes, and I am positive that there must be someone who shares my sentiments.
Anyone?
December 27, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word books split over the new year
When reading a book, I cannot read it from the end of December into the New Year. I can't read it over the transition of the years. I feel it tears the book in two so that it is, effectively, hanging in oblivion, not having been read in either time. To me, it's a disorder that must be avoided at ALL costs.
December 27, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word woty09
ice-cream
December 27, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word certain combinations of letters, numbers, or colors
Now that is rather freaky...
December 27, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word woty09
I wish I could tell you, but I'm waiting for the same thing.
December 26, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user PossibleUnderscore
HAPPY CHRISTMAS ALL!
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list gifts-i-do-not-wish-to-receive
Actually if you squeezed it, upon release it would sound a lot like a drunk and dying pig.
No joke.
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list panvocalics
Haha!
No, I was going to suggest adding 'euvocalics' and 'supervocalics' but after browsing through 2000 or so words I found you already had them.
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list gifts-i-do-not-wish-to-receive
I received both a rubber chicken and a binbag last Christmas.
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sionnach
Ummm.........of course it is!!!
heh.
(Just in case you didn't actually know, or you weren't actually joking, he's the Fox from Super Mario Smash Brothers. I mean, who doesn't like playing that game? Honestly.)
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user grantbarrett
Please let us see that picture! I've taken a liking to bunnies, especially if they're Oolong.
How about a unicycle, Ruzuzu?
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user grantbarrett
Could you ever so sweetly find me an Oolong Bunny that carries ice-cream on its head for Christmas? Please?
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Sand Bird
from Super Mario Sunshine.
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user sionnach
You must be terribly busy Santa Fox, at this time of year, but I have a question to pose:
Is this one of you relatives?
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ... v :
...
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user hernesheir
You can't smoke Brie, can you?
(Eel?)
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
Why thank you, I'm touched. Sprinkles remind of fairies.
:D
Do you know, fairy bread isn't on the menu for the Christmas dinner this year???
*cue gasps of horror*
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user dontcry
Do you microwave your croissants of put them in the oven?
Edit: I doubt you fry them, but if you do, I'm not going to be the one to condemn it.
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ice-cream
Don't you think Hyphen would be rather offended by this over-use?
haha gangerh! Nice one.
December 24, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Gloria
Mumble's girlfriend from the film 'Happy Feet'.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Mumble
The main character from the film Happy Feet. Also see Gloria.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Pigwidgeon
An owl from Harry Potter. See Hedwig.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Scrooge McDuck
I love Scrooge McDuck. I can't believe he's slipped my mind in the list Flights of Fancy.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Edwina the Emu
Edward the Emu's friend.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Edward the Emu
An adorable character from a childrens book.
Also see Edwina the Emu.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Mayor Pelican
The unhelpful mayor from Blinky Bill (Australian story written by Dorothy Wall).
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Poe
Poe is the name of the bird in the children's cartoon: Ruby Gloom.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list flights-of-fancy
What's the name of:
Edit: I don't think my picture is coming up. It's the one here
Further edit: That link's not working either.
It's a mini-movie called For The Birds by Pixar Animation. It's really cute and one of my favourites but I don't think they have names.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Opus the Penguin
That's not very nice!! Isn't he dreadfully cute?
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Seasonable
Hehheh!
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ice-cream
Ah...if you find out who this 'hyphen-hater' is be sure to tell me!
;-)
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ice-cream
hyphen
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word tallulah
Remember the obnoxious Maisy Mouse who evidently inhaled helium before every episode? Tallulah was one of her best friends. She's the chicken.
December 23, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user PossibleUnderscore
Thanks!
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word disappearing lists
I seem to have the worst luck with lists. Again, Units of Language has vanished. I was trying to organise it alphabetically and I got a not found and then *POOF* it was gone.
:-(
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bzcoffe1102
That's ok then.
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bzcoffe1102
Plus size spam?
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user petrbuben
Last time I checked, the Loch Ness Monster ate it up. Could you get it to regurgitate the link for me?
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user petrbuben
Hey, yarb...would you happen to know if BigFoot is a freemason too?
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Mother Duck
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came back.
Three little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.
Two little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.
One little duck went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mother Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But none of the five little ducks came back.
Isn't that a sad nursery rhyme?
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word skipper
They're my favourite characters...they're so funny!
Wait, I also like the King Julian.
hmm...getting hard to choose.
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
Yes, it fixed itself and the capital letters disappeared. All's ok! :-)
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word owl
'Owl' as seen here.
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word rocky
The rooster from Chicken Run.
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word skipper
The leader of the Penguins of Madagascar. Also see lieutenant, rico and kowalski.
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list flights-of-fancy
Tweety bird/Woodstock: good ones!! My two favourite birds!
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
Something wierd happened to your list. I added snipe and all the other birds flew away! I refreshed the page and only one returned!
Is it just my browser?
Edit: oh, did you happen to delete them, just when I entered a new one?
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word have yourself a merry little christmas
Haha! Very sweet!
Reading this thread, I was surprised to see how this song was interpreted. I have never thought of it as dark or patronising before. It just seems...well...a song of hope?: looking to the future, in a way.
According to this source: There is a distinction between a Christmas carol and a Christmas song. A Christmas Carol has a fairly rapid, regular beat, which would, therefore, exclude a meandering, crooning song such as “White Christmas”.
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word nicer
Ahh, well... we can't all be perfect...
;-)
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
I don't know if my knowlege of birds (ficticious or not) is enough to fill a list, but I would certainly love to see one made! Would you?
December 22, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
What do you think about ficticious birds, reesetee?
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word snipe
A 'snipe' according to the new Pixar Film, Up, looks something like this.
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word luff
I positively adore this word when used as 'love'. But it really annoys me when people overuse it or use it for things they really don't luff deep down.
And I especially like it when someone's accent disallows them to properly pronounce 'love' and thus producing 'luff' instead.
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list chickens
*bok bok*
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word nicer
Oh my dear Ru, when will you learn to cough anagrams into the bowl like all refined ladies and gentlemen? Alas! Am I forced to retrive my book of manners yet again?
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word nicer
Oh. A bit of shame, really, but I'll get over it. How about resiliant?
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word nicer
I could get used to this... where's the bus to nicest?
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word good
I'm really not sure you want to know.
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
Sorry for the abrupt and probably rather rude farewell. I was almost literally being dragged away from the computer as I was typing that and thus, I was unable to explain.
You'll never catch me abandoning wordie (wordnik)!
Anyway, I just went out of town for a while, and there was no internet connection. Thankfully, I'm back for Christmas!
December 21, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list mr--pronunciations-bad-day
Yay!
I love the intro.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
You make me laugh
:D
I'll miss all of you wordizens.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Mr. Pronunciation
Make a list of his bad days! Let's be cruel!
*cue evil laugh*
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list words-that-should-be-heard-in-songs-more-often
Wow, that's the sort of stuff you listen to? They're amazing. Lovely voices.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
Jack of all trades, eh? (or Jill?) Wish I could say the same for myself!
Weaving?
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word what did you do
How'd you do that one frogapplause?
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
woooooow! Stop feeding my envy! What class was that? Art? Mosaic? China? Smashing?
Sounds a little difficult though.
*concentrates on hammers and not oven plates or grouting*
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word 7457
I'm sure there are. There must be at least one Chinese restaurant in every town. (Villiages, I'm not sure, but I'm saying there is.)
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list things-the-world-is-concerned-about-according-to-google
Ha! Apparantly google answers everything.
how much house can i afford?
The financial crisis is so severe, people can now only buy parts of houses.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word faskinating
A step up from fascinating.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list books-that-people-sitting-next-to-me-on-the-train-are-reading
Absolutely faskinating.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word pronunciations
Please help my list Awesome Pronunciations! It's more of a Wordnik collection than my list and I am absolutely positive and terrified of missing a pronunciation. (-oops, mistyped that as pornunciation. Heh, I'm sure we wouldn't want that.)
Good advice uselessness, for when I finally get a microphone.
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user ruzuzu
'Broken China'????
I'm in awe. I'm staggered. I don't know what to say.
I can imagine the fun...
*jealousy*
December 12, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user hasimaical01
Be careful! The razor is razor-sharp
(The link probably won't work, but frogapplause offers good advice in the pronunciation)
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user milosrdenstvi
Thanks!
:D
I laughed!
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Wordnik
!
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list words-heard-too-often-in-songs
Wow, so many words have been added in a span of-what- a few hours!! Thanks everyone!
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bulgogi
Ha!
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word comments
Thanks heaps!
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word comments
What is happening when I try to add words to a list and when the page reloads it switches me to another view? I'm not sure what it's called but it only shows me the list and links in basic html and I have to go back to my profile to get the normal view again.
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list panvocalics
This is an amazing list. I can't believe I haven't come across it before!
*Favourited*
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list knots
I had no idea there were so many knots! Nice collection.
December 11, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word whistling
-ooh! Can someone pretty please record the 'Bridge Over River Kwai' whistling POW tune?
December 10, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word baik
Wheely.
December 10, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word It sucks
Briefly, in response to ththownse question, I'd like to point out that society is almost split when it comes to attitudes about homosexuals. Indeed, the world in general's almost split. Canada legalised homosexual marriages for example, though the rest of the world hasn't. What you have, is one part of society condemning homosexual behaviour, not, I think, for its 'vulgarity', but rather for the way that it defies the 'laws' of conventional marriage and sexual relations. However, there is a part of society that is all about acceptance and they fully support homosexual behaviour.
December 10, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word farewell
The saddest goodbye song is one of the most simple (of course, that's just my opinion).
December 9, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user marky
Thanks mark! :-) Feel free to contribute as many pronunciations on the list as you see fit. There are many awesome ones yet to be discovered (and made, no doubt).
December 9, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user grantbarrett
Ha! You're so negative. Try to think of it as...chocolate, or mince meat.
Edit: And it's a bunny, not a hamster. I made that mistake too.
Further edit: After Image searching 'Oolong bunny' maybe it's carrying a pancake.
December 8, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user bilby
They already think that marky!
;-)
We love you bilby! Don't fret.
December 8, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word whistling
hahaha!
December 8, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user grantbarrett
I'd like to see one.
Please.
December 8, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word murder
Fantastic progression, no? Murder to murder to murder.
December 8, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word EVar
See cailin.
And never mention this to our good, sensitive friend Milosrdenstvi.
;-)
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word flanker
Still a child at heart eh, bilby?
Aren't we all.
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user robertbrandon
SPAM ALERT
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Being very fussy with ratios in food myself, I must admit that breaking ramen chained_bear style is reasonable, because it's for the overall benefit of the meal.
I wonder what Chinese angels say about eating 'raw' ramen?
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
Shapes take umbrage.
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word summer kisses, winter tears
Yay!
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word whistling
Not many people can wiggle their ears. I certainly can't do that either. But I can bend almost all my fingers so the middle joint sticks out and if I push, it can go back nearly 90 degrees. hyperlaxity.
December 7, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
I think so, bilby.
Personally, I prefer spaghetti, but I have great respect for ramen too. They are all welcome at the dinner table in my house! (or the breakfast, or lunch table too ) ;-)
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
Howsstuff rt?
I think our friend gangerh needs one of your delicious conciliatory cupcakes on Schadenfreude.
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word J. Edgar Hoover
*rimshot*
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word please excuse my dear aunt sally
I always learnt it as BIDMAS: brackets, indicies etc...
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word if it pleases and sparkles
If it pleases and sparkles it must be a fairy!
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Godsmack
Apprarantly!
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
For ramen, it's all about slurping. No cutting, no twirrling, just slurping no matter how long, so it's important not to sit with a straight back for once.
December 6, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Congratulations on that crown frogapplause! Use it wisely... I liked your pronunciation. ;-) It really annoys me when people say pasta with a short 'a' sound. They make it sound like some sort of commercial marketing blah-di-blah.
Don't ask me why. It just is.
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user siriusdorr
Thank you John! I was going to comment about how disturbing they were, but I was running late for something.
Say goodbye sirius.
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
So people really do throw their pasta on the wall... hmmm...
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word MDJRKL
See umbrage.
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
I'm actually getting pretty upset because I'm realising more and more that this spaghetti is never going to come, as much as I will it here.
Willed spaghetti...
Yum... Slurp...Twirl...Cheesify-
But it's not to be. :-(
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Schadenfreude
Are you ok there gangerh?
Do you need one of Reesetee's conciliatory cupcakes?
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Don't worry. I don't have a microphone either.
But I WANT ONE TOO!!!!!
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Bring on the spaghetti!
Please.
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
*ties napkin around neck and gets special twirrling fork ready*
*throws knife over shoulder*
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list nice-sounding-words
tintinnabulation?
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word whistling
I still can't whistle!
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
Exactly right! I'm glad you see. I'm still trying to find a way to Defy Gravity Elphaba style.
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
That's the spirit!
dontcry: hehe :-)
December 5, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word look, I have a microphone now
Congratulations!
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word latitudinarianism
Woah! Listen to the pronunciations from top to bottom on loud volume and tell me if you don't jump out of your skin.
Edit: Well I've sort of warned you about it now...
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word statistics
How do the statistics work on Wornik? Does someone count the number of times a word appears in the paper or something?
Is it *gasp* madeupical?
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
But that's exactly what it is!
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Hehehehe.
Spaghetti in garlic hotdog is supposedly very nice.
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
:D
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word wordnik
I think Wordnik would also do well to have more search options, such as search for lists, search for comments etc...
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word zamboni
Hee.
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word autocomplete
Yay! Awesome pronunciation uselessness.
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word g'day
G'day g'day,
And how ya goin'?
Whadda ya know?
We'll strike a light.
G'day g'day,
And how ya go-oin'?
Just say g'day g'day g'day and you'll be right.
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Is there a rule as to whether you twirl with your right or left hand. I switch between the two, depending on how big my twirl is turning out to be...
Edit: Pro: you poet! (which I first mis-typed as 'pet' ;-) )
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Smooth. Not gooey like nutella, and not the sort or texture of peanut butter either. It almost blends in with the bread in a way that you don't even notice that you're eating it, except you feel that one side of the bread is rough and the other side is smooth.
And never, under any circumstances, refrigerate vegemite.
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list words-which-have-their-spelling-way-different-to-pronunciation--the-english-language-just-made-some-mistakes
Honey.
And the letters are there because of the root of the word. For example, colonel
December 4, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
'Slightly' bitter plus two steps I'd say. If you are going to to lose your vegemite virginity, I suggest starting with a very thin spread with rather a lot of butter. If you start with too much, you end up hating it for life, which would be quite a shame.
(The Penguin (last time I checked anyway) is in the sandpit in the backyard)
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user chinaware
OMChin-aware is the new OMG.
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Besides, you can always lick the sauce off your walls in bilby style!
;-)
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
The strands will inevitably dangle, and that's when you slurp them up, quietly of course.
And just by the way, when you chop up your spaghetti, do you then spoon it up?
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word crustimoney
Yes, I have always loved Pooh Bear and I always will.
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word ambiguity
"Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can't all, and some of us don't. That's all there is to it."
Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word crustimoney
"Well," said Owl, "the customary procedure in such cases is as follows."
"What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?" said Pooh, "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain and long words Bother me."
-Winnie the Pooh A. A. Milne
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word snooze button
Try these
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
That's what everyone says, but really it's quite ensmalling.
__ to -.
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word tobaccy
:{)
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
What a grand sounding name.
Edit: I tried to spell name three times. The first time, it came out as mane, then mean then amen.
Further edit: *gets very back seat in middle*
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
Heh, I see. We do. And ! always eat their food shouting. It's terribly noisy, not to mention messy. Eating spaghetti is an experience always accompanied by many strange glances in my general direction.
I also have a habit of eating half a sandwich, then opening it up and eating the inside but that leaves me with plain bread which is very annoying. Surely you understand??
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Heh. You make me laugh.
I'll be sure to try that next time, though I imagine it will be so much harder than plunging.
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Sure...
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
oh.
*feels small*
But at least I'm Possible!
*waves flag of bemusement*
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word puritan purist
HA!
*cues rotton tomatoes*
or better yet
*cues cupcakes*
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word choo choo train
It's hilarious when you play them from top to bottom!
choo choo twain
choo choo twain
CHOO. CHOO. TWAIN!
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
How do you ensure only two or three strands get on your fork? Scrape them off the top then twirl? Do you twirl horizontally? Usually I plunge my fork into the middle of my bowl/plate and twirl vertically (which may or may not be considered 'uncivilized, oafish, and uncouth').
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word puritan purist
Heeheehee. There's nothing like a few stereotypical jokes in the morning!
Edit: Wait, that sounds a bit mean.
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word WTBH
Heh.
December 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word puritan purist
Of course it's all a play on cultural sterotypes (which by-the-way, I find fascinating and amusing though sometimes offensive).
I'm sorry, touched up on my research and I think that everyone knows now, that the Chinese did not invent spaghetti. I didn't think so, and I guess I'm right.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word gull
Hang on, is gull wordie talk for girl?
I think I'm confused. I thought it was just some strange obsession with gulls (birds).
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word halo halo
Delicious Filipino drink consisting mostly of ice, milk, red beans, chick peas, coconut shavings or slices, yam, rice and jackfruit. It's usually served with ice cream on top.
Yuuuuumy!
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Do your pour the sauce before or after blending?
Blended drinks remind me of halo halo.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sigh
Sorry. Next time I'll wait until you're ready.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
Thank you.
*eats cake from underneath, licks icing, eats the rest: the only way to eat a cupcake*
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word marcel marceau
*gasp*
*faint*
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word choo choo train
Ha! What sort of reactions do you get?
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Vegemite off a teaspoon is also delicious, but too much can destroy its power.
Heheheh. I love the image of anyone with fistfuls of Nutella!
Nutella and jam supposedly go very nicely together too: sweet with sweet I guess.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word puritan purist
HAHAHA!
Oh Italians!
Apparantly the Chinese made spaghetti first. I say the Italians perfected it.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Well, that almost killed spaghetti for me. I remember when I was small, my mum used to make me eat the bone marrow of some exotic dish we used to have. I cried. No, I didn't actually, but it was pretty bad.
And with the slurping issue, as long as it's quiet, short and doesn't flick up onto your face, spraying sauce around your nose, like a bolognaise moustache.
Bilby, is there something about spraying spaghetti that ignites your creative genius or does the wallpaper add another flavour?
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
So did I, but apparantly not.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
*makes mental note to try all these combinations*
Mayonnaise goes well on apple as well. Incidentally vegemite matches apple too.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
I'm not sure about rt, but I consider it an insult to the spaghetti, and I'm sure the Italians can say something about it too. I was always under the impression if the dangling strands from the twirl around your fork are too long, you cut them with your teeth.
I'm interested in other ways though.
Does anyone actually have spaghetti with meatballs?
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Umbrage
Well I'm taking all the UMbrage, UmBrage, UmbRage, UmbrAge, UmbraGe and UmbragE I can, as well as all the stuff reesetee left behind.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sigh
becupcakes reesetee. (who(m?) I think still hasn't gotten over the last becupcaking from the trebuchet)
*sigh*
Farewell cupcakes, farewell pig.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
*scream*
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word illustrated sweet tooth fairy
YAY!
*erratic applause*
Coming on wonderfully! I love them all. Well done!
:D
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Someoneone once told me that peanut butter and jam is good. I've had that many times, of course, and it's not bad, but on that particular day I misheard him and thought he said 'ham'.
So I went trooping home for a nice peanutbutter and ham sandwich.
For the record, it was actually very nice.
But vegemite goes with ham and cheese beautifully all the time.
*takes some of rt's spooned out pb*
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word grill marks
Snicker bars with griddle marks!
hehheh
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word spaghetti
Hear Hear!
I use the 'proper' way, but without the spoon. I also had a friend who used the proper way, but she would pull her fork out of the spaghetti, leaving a little twirl on her spoon which she ate from.
December 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word umbrage
1 year later: I'd like to point out that JKR has, to a certain extent, destroyed this word among the younger generation. You can make a perfectly decent, if not forceful, statement or complaint: "I take umbrage etc..." and your audience will roll on the floor laughing because they have an image of you taking Professor Umbridge.
Of course it depends on the general age and maturity of your audience, but it annoys me rather a bit.
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sigh
*becupcakes marsupial as he scampers away*
Mind your own business! It wasn't my fault my pig found my store of alcohol! He was dying anyway I tell you!
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hyphen
Someone told me today that bad Underscores become Hyphens.
That's not true is it?
Is it?
I'm not bad.
I'm really not.
I promise.
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sigh
What is wrong with the third pronunciation from 'Onomatopoeia'? It sounds like a drunk and dying pig.
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word wordnik
Awwww, is poor little big ears upset?
;-)
Mind you, you were the one who put droopy drawers in her name.
Yay! We have progressed to the stage of optimism. How this discussion has evolved!
Heh.
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word the da vinci cod
Hehheheheheheh.
(not phony)
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word man-hating
Cape horn voice. I think. I'm not so sure anymore. It might have been somewhere in the middle.
*sits in idle contemplation*
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Marmite maidenhead. Losing vegemite virginity would be a pleasant experience. Obviously.
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word becupcake
*resists licking self clean*
*loads chocolate and fairy cupcakes in a trebuchet*
*flings mightily at rt*
*sits back to enjoy the chaos, sipping a martini scornfully*
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word weasel
That is disgusting.
Now I have more reason to dislike Harry Potter... and Ginny Weasley
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s
Chicken catch-a-tory! Hahahahahaha!
December 1, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word man-hating
Snap! There goes my spelling again, out the window. I wonder how I could have possibly gotten that wrong, maybe something to do with my lousy pronunciation?
'statistician'
Oops. It's Foxy's statistician hat. Sorry Foxy.
P.S. Funny picture.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the user reesetee
You've been awfully quiet lately.
All going ok?
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Tim Tam
Nibble off opposite corners and place one end in mug of boiling water. Suck the water up the Tim Tam, melting the chocolate and burning your fingers in the process. The first person to finish their Tim Tam wins.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Yes. That would be unforgivable.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word bored
Well...I'm never going to be bored again, not with this fantastic list. I mean, who wouldn't want to do these things! I never thought exercising and exorcised ghost would be so fun!
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word the boy who mistook santa fox for a barbary ape
Cool! I'm gullible! Sell it to me! I must have the Brooklyn Bridge! I must, I must!
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Umbrage
I think I might just take regular old umbrage at that remark too. Umbrage hog.
Nyah!
Taking umbrage isn't as hard as I thought. It doesn't burn calories, but I think I may do it more often.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word the boy who mistook santa fox for a barbary ape
Really? I'll read it for sure at some point, but I've been banned from buying anything at the moment due to some erratic spending I've done in the recent past.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word the boy who mistook santa fox for a barbary ape
Would you happen to know the Johnathon Livingston Seagull?
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word man-hating
How about sionnach's statician's hat?
*puts on big booming voice*
CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION
or maybe a Santa hat- no hang on, I've GOT IT! Easter Bunny ears!
Although I'm sure those big leathery ears are good enough.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
Can I have a bit of that iLife 2.0? I intend to develop it into an iLife 3.0 and maybe I may need some for my own... ahem... personal reasons...
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word Umbrage
I don't think I've ever taken umbrage before.
So I take Umbrage at that.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word beetlestomper
Ha! I thought that too for a moment but then I was struck to the bone by the disturbing thought of unicorns and fairies eating skittles. *crunch crunch*
ew.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word chocolate
Milo or Nesquik?
For me, it's Nesquik on a hot day, and Milo on a cold night, a mix of both on a cold day and a hot night.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
I told you so.
;-)
What's the afterlife like?
Vegemity? Cheesy? iSnaky?
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word grill marks
Yes yes yes yes yes!
Yum. My mouth is watering. I have to go before I drool all over the keyboard.
You won't find me refusing anything grilled. Not even cake. As long as the grill marks are a dark brown or even black.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word vegemite virgin
I'd say so. There's too much at stake* in the afterlife to suddenly turn around and denounce the rumour.
Besides rumours do take a lot of umbrage.
I would know.
*stake: burnt at the stake: hell: afterlife... geddit?
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word miss
We miss you too bearness.
November 30, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word hot wheels loop
Oh the agony of defeat! I know it well.
November 30, 2009
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