"Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated, existing in two or more places simultaneously, or that it has been ‘relocated’ to another site. For example, a person may believe that they are in fact not in the hospital to which they were admitted, but an identical-looking hospital in a different part of the country."
"A rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise."
"A rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor. "
For others who were curious about the method of torture referred to: "Procrustes (the stretcher), also known as Damastes (subduer) and Polypemon (harming much), is a figure from Greek mythology. He was a bandit from Attica, with a stronghold in the hills outside Eleusis. There, he had an iron bed into which he invited every passerby to lie down. If the guest proved too tall, he would amputate the excess length; victims who were too short were stretched on the rack until they were long enough. Nobody ever fit in the bed because it was secretly adjustable: Procrustes would stretch or shrink it upon sizing his victims from afar."
From Wikipedia: "Spoo is a fictional food product that served as a running joke within the Babylon 5 science fiction television series. In the series' fictional universe, spoo is made from alien worm-like creatures of the same name, and is considered to be the most delicious food in the galaxy, regardless of which species is asked. Although it is a universally loved foodstuff and an actively traded commodity, the creature itself is regarded with contempt by the races that consume it."
I think that Ryan has an account here, 'cause I emailed him about the site early on. But it seems he has better things to do than play around on Wordie... Alas.
Damn you nkocharh! I came here just to mention that line, thereby impressing the entire internet with my leet knowledge of counter-culture heroes. But I guess you're 51 days leeter than I.
"Uffish" is from the nonsense poem Jabberwocky. In a letter, Lewis Carrol, it's author, defined it as "A state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish."
Retiree visiting the office: I was working on the windows and running around the yard with my caulk in my hand, and I have this neighbor, Dave, who was standing in the bushes, and I didn't see him. But Dave scared me and there was caulk everywhere -- caulk all over the windows and caulk on my hands. No, I'm serious, there were inches of it coming out! You guys aren't even listening to me! I didn't know what to do about all of the caulk on my hands but I called the 800 number on the side of it and the guy said that friction could get it off.
If he were going to the store to buy milk, riding a milk-powered car and eating milksicles then I'd say sure, it'd be ironic. Because there's an abundance of milk in the context. Just as this guy was looking for irony but was rendered unable to by a force which may or may not be ironic. That is, his not getting to the page isn't ironic, but his continued confusion because of his inability to access the page is.
The section on the page that talks about comic irony also has some similar uses.
"...an ironic situation might involve getting hit by a rib-delivery truck after trying to poison someone with bad rib-sauce in order to steal his or her gems,"
"...a hapless cat is trapped against an inside house window, having to watch the once-in-a-lifetime consequences of a collison outside between a truck labeled "Al's Rodents," and another labeled "Ernie's Small, Flightless Birds.""
Yeah, after looking at your LibraryThing and homepage I saw that. Neat stuff. More of a prose man myself. Anyway, keep up the listing as I'm enjoying it. ^_^
Oh, my bad. Imploded heads are rarely any good. I was just curious if you did any amateur or professional work in fiction since I liked the sometimes surreal definitions from the list.
H'lo again, just thought I'd ask about the chances of a list re-sorting feature. That is, I'd like to change the order my lists appear in so that related lists which I created at different times are together and such. Not a particularly useful feature, but I've been noticing it's absence.
Oh, and a really great but probably difficult to implement feature would be a way to track my comments as on Last.fm.
"Post" is probably my least favorite prefix. I like modernism, rock, and punk just the way they are, thanks; the claim that these "post-" genres go beyond it just seems like pretension to me. They don't call rock "post-jazz", after all.
"Post" is probably my least favorite prefix. I like modernism, rock, and punk just the way they are, thanks; the claim that these "post-" genres go beyond them just seems like pretension to me.
A late night gaming-derived word. From "I cake your tookies", which was said in relative seriousness (in that I did not realize the transposed letters) and became a recurring phrase among my friends. Because they're jerks. :D
Comments by tankexmortis
tankexmortis commented on the word cockchafer
"That really chafes my cock!" is my new catchphrase.
August 20, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word vaginervose
Not to be confused with vaginernose, which means something VERY DIFFERENT.
August 20, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word spermaceti
Ewww. EWWWWWWW!
August 20, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word throttlebottom
I think it sounds great, personally. Reminds me of snickerdoodle or swashbuckle.
August 20, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word kafkaesque
Interesting article, whichbe. I gotta wonder what idiot started the idea of Kafka's supposed "saintly image" - did they ever actually read his work?
August 11, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word hiplings
Pre-adolescent hipsters?
August 9, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the list oligosemantonyms
Hoho, so you can! Oh, the advances Wordie has made since my heyday.
August 9, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word ascites
I thought it said "serious fluid" at first. I was imagining a bowl of grim, determined fluid with a face like >:(
August 8, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word upper decker
:(
August 8, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word tyremesis
n. vomiting of curd-like matter.
August 8, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the list words-i-wish-i-hadn-t-looked-up
leint.
August 8, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the list oligosemantonyms
Great list! I love the title - I had to do a double-take.
EDIT: And a double post, apparently.
August 8, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word folie a deux
Harley Quinn Syndrome?
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word apotemnophilia
The desire to have limbs amputated.
I have this, but only for other people's limbs.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word pica syndrome
A rare condition where a person craves eating non-food items, usually small things like nails, paperclips, plastic bags, etc.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word reduplicative paramnesia
"Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated, existing in two or more places simultaneously, or that it has been ‘relocated’ to another site. For example, a person may believe that they are in fact not in the hospital to which they were admitted, but an identical-looking hospital in a different part of the country."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word paris syndrome
"Paris syndrome is a condition exclusive to Japanese tourists and nationals, which causes them to have a mental breakdown while in the famous city."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word fregoli syndrome
"A rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word capgras’s syndrome
"A rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor. "
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word canoodle
"So I was canoodling my cat last night..."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word callipygian
See also cacopygian.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word logogram
Not, in fact, a message written on a poo.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word leint
WHAT
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word cacopygian
"Having ugly buttocks."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word fecaloid
I believe there's a synonym, or at least a similar word, but I can't recall it. Anyone?
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word deutschebag
A bag full of Germans.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word penology
One of the most disappointing definitions ever. Hands up all who hoped for another penis word to giggle at? *raises hand*
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word procrustean
For others who were curious about the method of torture referred to: "Procrustes (the stretcher), also known as Damastes (subduer) and Polypemon (harming much), is a figure from Greek mythology. He was a bandit from Attica, with a stronghold in the hills outside Eleusis. There, he had an iron bed into which he invited every passerby to lie down. If the guest proved too tall, he would amputate the excess length; victims who were too short were stretched on the rack until they were long enough. Nobody ever fit in the bed because it was secretly adjustable: Procrustes would stretch or shrink it upon sizing his victims from afar."
From Wikipedia, naturally.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word deutchebag
Whoops. Left out the "s".
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word krebstar
The Acme of The Adventures of Pete & Pete. They make everything!
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word chantepleure
How very emo.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word contestaire
"French. A person who challenges the established order." Sort of a combination of an iconoclast and a troll.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word maya
Also a Sanskrit word referring to "the mistaken belief that a symbol is the same as what it represents."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word weltschmerz
This seems to be used particularly when referring to the suffering of privileged youth.
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word sabsung
"Thai. To slake an emotional or spiritual thirst, to be revitalized."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word nârâchâstra prayoga
"Sanskrit. Men who worship their own sexual organ."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word biqa viseki
"Kiriniwa, New Guinea. Use of metaphors as disguised speech."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word épater les bourgeois
"To deliberately shock people with conventional values."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word suilk
"Scottish. To swallow, gulp, suck with a slobbering noise."
August 7, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word spoo
From Wikipedia: "Spoo is a fictional food product that served as a running joke within the Babylon 5 science fiction television series. In the series' fictional universe, spoo is made from alien worm-like creatures of the same name, and is considered to be the most delicious food in the galaxy, regardless of which species is asked. Although it is a universally loved foodstuff and an actively traded commodity, the creature itself is regarded with contempt by the races that consume it."
August 1, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word post-adolescent
Someone stuck in the kind of thinking typical of adolescence, in particular someone often found in omphaloskepsis.
July 31, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word wainscoting
Ratcatcher: Oh, I gather you've got a little rodental problem.
Mrs Concrete: Oh, blimey. You'd think he was awake all the night, scrabbling down by the wainscoting.
Ratcatcher: Um, that's an interesting word, isn't it?
Mrs Concrete: What?
Ratcatcher: Wainscoting ... Wainscoting ... Wainscoting ... sounds like a little Dorset village, doesn't it? Wainscoting.
Cut to the village of Wains Cotting. A woman rushes out of a house.
Woman: We've been mentioned on telly!
July 31, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word ack ack
As immortalized by the Urinals in their song "Ack Ack Ack Ack".
July 31, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word pear shaped
Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes.
Q: What's green and pear shaped?
A: A pear.
July 31, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word meraki
Ewwwww!
July 31, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the list words-of-the-cthulhu-mythos
Definitely needs eldritch and cyclopean.
July 31, 2008
tankexmortis commented on the word shibboleth
I've also heard it used to mean general behaviors (such as wearing a baseball cap backwards for 80s hip-hop kids), and not just phrasing.
December 27, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word shibboleth
This is an awesome word. I totally thought it was an H.P. Lovecraft creature when I first heard it.
THAT MAKES IT EXTRA AWESOME
December 9, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list the-no-no-list
Wow, this list is so much better than mine. :(
August 14, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list esoteric-bs
But how will you talk about nuzzling deified dystopian caboose glyphs?!
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word ejaculation
OH GOD!
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list dinosaur-comics
I think that Ryan has an account here, 'cause I emailed him about the site early on. But it seems he has better things to do than play around on Wordie... Alas.
Anyway, cool list, I might start one as well.
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list creative-onomatopoeia
Great list. Favorited.
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word ennui
Damn you nkocharh! I came here just to mention that line, thereby impressing the entire internet with my leet knowledge of counter-culture heroes. But I guess you're 51 days leeter than I.
Seriously though - best Gorey line ever.
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word caulk
Boss #1: We have a caulk issue.
Boss #2: Is it big?
Boss #3: Very.
Employee passerby: I know all about caulk -- it's very sticky.
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word floccinaucinihilipilification
http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.org/
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word floccinaucinihilipilification
God, how could you misspell floccinaucinihilipilification?
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word cool
Arrogance, like stupidity, is always difficult to argue with.
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word callipygian
All you other linguists can't deny.
February 1, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list pants-related-words
Panties?
*slinks away creepily*
January 22, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list olde-fashyned-slang
DUDE HOW COULD YOU LEAVE OUT "GOLLY"!?
Shame.
January 22, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the user john
Hey, how come I can't link words in my profile text? If I could, it would be neat.
January 22, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word cool
Who defines cool?
I do.
January 22, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word demi-intellectual
1. A sub-par intellectual.
2. An intellectual who focuses on stupid, worthless, or pointless things.
3. An intellectual involved in anti-intellectual culture or counter-culture.
January 22, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word omphaloskepsis
I keep contemplating it, but nothing's happening. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word pastiche
Not just a great-sounding word, I love the genre too.
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word callipygian
Can't go wrong with words about butts.
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word strappleberry
Sounds... Really good. Someone should totally genetically engineer a real strappleberry.
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word apathy
I don't care (he don't care)
I don't care (he don't care)
I don't care about this world
I don't care about that girl
-Ramones, "I Don't Care"
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word misanthropy
Something about gross misanthropy has appealed to me since I was very small.
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word dictum
... I nearly killed 'em!
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word strychnine
Some folks like water
Some folks like wine
Well I like the taste
Of straight strychnine
You may think it's funny
That I like this stuff
But once you've tried it
You can't get enough
Wine is red
Poison is blue
Strychnine is good
For what's ailing you
If you listen to what I say
You'll try strychnine some day
Make you cough it'll make you shout
It'll even knock you out
-The Sonics, "Strychnine"
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word splatstick
Coined by Sam Raimi and company, I think. Refers to the merging of the splatter-horror and slapstick film genres.
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word apathist
One devoted to apathy.
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word anniversary
So what's the monthly equivalent of this word, anyway?
January 17, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word dude
Who was it that said that in 50 years the only words left would be like and dude?
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word smurph
It's like thing, fuck, stuff, and dude all in one!
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk.
lol james joyce
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list words-that-ain-t
"Uffish" is from the nonsense poem Jabberwocky. In a letter, Lewis Carrol, it's author, defined it as "A state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish."
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word tin
http://www.orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/woodytin.htm
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word ped
It's also what you should watch out for when driving on certain roads: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/retro/sign/presentation04/images/slide0016_image030.jpg
My family has a running joke whenever we see one of these signs: "Ew! I stepped in ped!"
Yeah, my family's pretty lame. :D
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word awesome
I use it both ways myself.
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list words-that-make-velvetrabbit-squeak-with-despair
Tinny! Tin tin tin!
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the user tez
That comment you left on my list really pisses me off. Mostly because I wish I was that clever. Bastard.
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word gelfling
Geeeelfliiiiiiing!
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word galosh
Calvin and Hobbes for the win.
January 12, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word blowhole
Used frequently as an insult by the distinguished linguist Little Pete.
January 10, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the word quixotic
I pronounce it "kee-ho-tik". I'm takin' it back!
January 10, 2007
tankexmortis commented on the list toriokyo-s-words
http://www.wordie.org/people/tankexmortis?wl=239
:D
December 5, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word caulk
Retiree visiting the office: I was working on the windows and running around the yard with my caulk in my hand, and I have this neighbor, Dave, who was standing in the bushes, and I didn't see him. But Dave scared me and there was caulk everywhere -- caulk all over the windows and caulk on my hands. No, I'm serious, there were inches of it coming out! You guys aren't even listening to me! I didn't know what to do about all of the caulk on my hands but I called the 800 number on the side of it and the guy said that friction could get it off.
December 5, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word allegory
A tool for those with little imagination.
December 4, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list positive-hyperbole-adjectives
You left out my favorite: awesome.
Although I suppose it's only more recently that it's become generally positive.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list overused-words
like
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the user john
All right! You're a king amongst men, John. It's amazing how quickly you've been adding features.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list the-worshipful-company-of-haberdashers
"Pleat" is one of my favorite fashion-related words, you should add that. :)
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word pedantic
Geez, none of you guys capitalized it even!
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word ironic
I'm pretty sure that us being the first people to argue about the definition of irony on this site makes us heroes of pedantry. :D
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word bizarro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarro_fiction
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word ironic
If he were going to the store to buy milk, riding a milk-powered car and eating milksicles then I'd say sure, it'd be ironic. Because there's an abundance of milk in the context. Just as this guy was looking for irony but was rendered unable to by a force which may or may not be ironic. That is, his not getting to the page isn't ironic, but his continued confusion because of his inability to access the page is.
The section on the page that talks about comic irony also has some similar uses.
"...an ironic situation might involve getting hit by a rib-delivery truck after trying to poison someone with bad rib-sauce in order to steal his or her gems,"
"...a hapless cat is trapped against an inside house window, having to watch the once-in-a-lifetime consequences of a collison outside between a truck labeled "Al's Rodents," and another labeled "Ernie's Small, Flightless Birds.""
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word although
Thanks! Nice resource, too; I'll have to bookmark that.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the user brtom
Yeah, after looking at your LibraryThing and homepage I saw that. Neat stuff. More of a prose man myself. Anyway, keep up the listing as I'm enjoying it. ^_^
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word santeria
I had a million dollars but I spent it all.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the user brtom
Oh, my bad. Imploded heads are rarely any good. I was just curious if you did any amateur or professional work in fiction since I liked the sometimes surreal definitions from the list.
That better?
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word although
So what are the rules regarding the use of "although" vs. "though"?
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word disemvowel
Vry clvr.
Srry. Bd jk, knw. Cldn't hlp mslf.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word bamf!
snikt?
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the user brtom
Really enjoying your imaginary words list, although I'd argue that if you're writing them they're not imaginary.
Are you a writer?
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word ironic
I'd argue it fell under the category of cosmic irony. From the aforementioned Wikipedia page:
"Cosmic irony is a sharp incongruity between our expectation of an outcome and what actually occurs, as if the universe were mocking us."
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the user john
H'lo again, just thought I'd ask about the chances of a list re-sorting feature. That is, I'd like to change the order my lists appear in so that related lists which I created at different times are together and such. Not a particularly useful feature, but I've been noticing it's absence.
Oh, and a really great but probably difficult to implement feature would be a way to track my comments as on Last.fm.
Now, back to the addiction. :D
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word ironic
<@ZoFreX> goddammit
<@ZoFreX> I forgot the definition of irony
<@ZoFreX> so I went to look it up on Wikipedia
<@ZoFreX> but Wikipedia is down
<@ZoFreX> AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S IRONIC OR NOT
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word crunch
I've started using this word to describe distortion-heavy garage rock a la Oblivians.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word gormless
OH SHIT WHO TOOK ALL MY GORM
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word post
"Post" is probably my least favorite prefix. I like modernism, rock, and punk just the way they are, thanks; the claim that these "post-" genres go beyond it just seems like pretension to me. They don't call rock "post-jazz", after all.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list offensive-to-the-mind
"Post" is probably my least favorite prefix. I like modernism, rock, and punk just the way they are, thanks; the claim that these "post-" genres go beyond them just seems like pretension to me.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-aren-t
cockamamie
buttress
asinine
Awesome list.
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word antediluvian
I hope I'm not the only one who thought this was only a term from Vampire: the Masquerade...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antediluvians_%28World_of_Darkness%29
... I only played the Troika computer game! Don't look at me like that!
December 3, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word fuck
Is there anything it CAN'T mean?
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list for-me-not-to-overuse-when-public-speaking
dude
fuck
totally
y'know
oops
fart
niggardly
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list 10-worst-words-of-the-millennium-by-jonjonz
post-rock
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list confused
Why does that make me think of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
"We can't stop here; this is semicolon country!"
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word splunge
Larry: Right, you. The one in the middle, what do you think?
Second Writer: (panic) Er... er...
Larry: Come on!
Second Writer: Splunge.
Larry: Did he say splunge?
First and Third Writers: Yes.
Larry: What does splunge mean?
Second Writer: It means ... it's a great-idea-but-possibly-not I'm-not-being-indecisive!
Larry: Good. Right. .. (to third writer) What do you think?
Third Writer: Er. Splunge?
Larry: OK...
First Writer: Yeah. Splunge for me too.
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the user leper-chan
onomatopoeia that best describes Leper-chan: kapow!
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word tookie
A late night gaming-derived word. From "I cake your tookies", which was said in relative seriousness (in that I did not realize the transposed letters) and became a recurring phrase among my friends. Because they're jerks. :D
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the word perambulist
"One who pushes babies." Derived from Perambulator.
December 2, 2006
tankexmortis commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
ambulance (seriously, I have friends that still struggle with this one)
December 2, 2006