So if I've got this straight, "Brennah" is/was the queen bee of the social superstructure of this particular high school. "Bonnie", "Taylor", "Lauren", and her b.f.f. "Kelsey" are getting revenge by venting all over the internets.
What shenanigans will transpire? Will Brennah manage to put a stop to the revolt? Have Bonnie's efforts to replace Brennah's moisturiser with foot cream paid off? Have Taylor's protein bars succeeded in Brennah piling on the pounds (say to goodbye to that modelling career girlfriend!)? Does Brennah know Kelsey has been secretly sleeping with her boyfriend during P.E. every Thursday in the A/V Storeroom behind the auditorium?
This is more than adequate whilst I wait for Gossip Girl to finish downloading.
Politicians in Westminster systems are protected by parliamentary privilege from defamation lawsuits. Hence they are often dared to repeat slanderous statements outside of “coward's castle�? — i.e., outside Parliamentary proceedings.
“Katy Perry kissed a girl, and I didn't like it. The American singer didn't just kiss a girl, she wrote a song about it, sold millions of records and trivialised a pretty serious issue. And did I mention that she's straight?
Pretending to be a lesbian is suddenly cool. It’s hip not to be square. Celesbianism, as it has been labelled, is on the front pages, at the top of the charts and making money like never before.�?
“A tense equipoise currently prevails among the Justices of the Supreme Court, where four hard-core conservatives face off against four moderate liberals. Anthony M. Kennedy is the swing vote, determining the outcome of case after case.”
Pussies are in fact muscular and strong. Just think what they have to put up with! Scrotum is a much better insult. They're thin, weak, and easily shrivel up under pressure. Calling something a pussy should be a compliment!
I was met with a triple whammy of this whilst getting the Jesus phone. The two minute task of filling in a web form stretched to the better part of an hour as layer upon layer of management failed to understand their own computer system.
Australian jurisprudence substitutes: “The man on the Bondi tram�?. Notice that that the common law considered until relatively recently, the ordinary person to be a man.
I think apeshit is more understandable, where someone gets sharply angry after being pushed there, whereas batshit is the more pathological, and well… crazy one.
At Sydney University there exists an expression: “by the time the Jacaranda in the main quadrangle flowers, it's too late to start studying for exams�?. At the University of Queensland students even maintain a joke superstition that if a Jacaranda bloom falls on their head during exam time, they will fail an exam. The bad luck can be broken by catching another bloom before it hits the ground.
The fiddler, in Somerville’s Hobbinol, a burlesque poem in three cantos. Twangdillo had lost one leg and one eye by a stroke of lightning on the banks of the Ister, but he was still merry-hearted.
Clear and convincing evidence of the entrenched, systematic, and deliberate working of the patriarchy to tilt the public towards outright misogyny! It's time for an uprising! :P
“… a way of more effectively responding to businesses whose practices are objectionable. Don’t simply not give them your money, which doesn’t have much effect because those businesses have little way of measuring what it is they lost, because they never know what they lost. Instead, almost give them your money, and then cancel your transaction and state explicitly your reason for canceling.�?
A two-hour "discussion" on this led to a deluge of references: Britney Spears' trainwreck, disturbingly high college male readership of Who Weekly, unintended nude photos on Bebo, suspected self-lovin' in the Carslaw toilets, Senator Larry Craig's 'wide stance', Ted Haggard, Bill 'n' Monica, mental health, the paparazzi, footage of fat people on Today Tonight, and middle-class Anglo-Saxon reluctance to talk about money, among other things.
All in the interests of developing our legal knowledge of course.
A corporate takeover offer where shares are offered in place of cash. This is tax advantageous because capital gains tax is halved if the shares are held for more than 12 months.
Four times in American history, the candidate who won fewer votes nonetheless became president. (Political scientists, with rare concision, call this the “wrong winner�? problem.) »
In petitions of divorce, or for declaration of nullity of marriage, the Queen's Proctor may, under direction of the Attorney General, intervene in the suit for the purpose of arguing any question that the court deems expedient to have argued. i.e. A professional, government-sponsored busy-body.
Isn't it amazing how the links form themselves sionnach?
Thanks gangerh! I'm actually hoping that the predictive text gets smarter so we don't have these word oddities. But we might as well make the most of it in the meantime :)
It was actually written on a white board and for internal campaign consumption only. Calling the voters, or Bush stupid wouldn't have been a brilliant way to win votes.
“The relationship which I might tentatively venture to aver has been not without some degree of reciprocal utility, and perhaps even the occasional gratification, is approaching a point of irreversible bifurcation, and, to be brief, is in the propinquity of its ultimate regrettable termination.�?
Julie Andrews's memoir is full of crisp locutions like "poor unfortunate" and "banished to the scullery" and "trivet," a characteristically precise term that the dictionary defines as "an iron tripod placed over a fire for a cooking pot or kettle to stand on." — »
We all know that pre- means 'before'… so a preface must be something that is 'before the face'. But that doesn't seem right, and a glance in the nearest etymological dictionary meakes it clear that the face part of the word is misleading. 'Preface' comes from an early French form of Latin præfatio, a 'saying beforehand'. A more accurate form in English of the Latin word would therefore have been prefation, the -fation deriving ultimately from the Latin verb fari, fatus 'speak, say'. That same Latin verb leads to other English words: when we talk about what fate has in store for us, for example, we mean 'what has been "spoken" by the gods'. — Leslie Dunkling
I saw today your letter of 26 February. One of the great pleasures of private life is that I need no longer be polite to nincompoops, bigots, curmudgeons and twerps who infest local government bodies and committees such as yours. In the particular case of your committee, that pleasure is acute.
“Where the masculine ideal of as recently as 2000 was a buff 6-footer with six-pack abs, the man of the moment is an urchin, a wraith or an underfed runt.�? — Vanishing Point, NYT
No-nonsense, sans-serif. This typeface screams America. It is reminiscent of the type and signage of a previous era. The golden age of industry and manufacturing.
All those "CHANGE" signs held up by Obamarama mamas you see, they're Gotham. John Edwards' campaign also featured it prominently.
Monetarists would argue that in trying to smooth out the business cycle, governments in fact distort it further, creating bigger booms, and more painful busts. If they just butt out, then the economy would grow close toward its long term trend, without the rollercoaster ride, or so the theory goes…
On February 13, the first item of business in Australia's recently elected 42nd parliament will be an official apology from the Government to Australia's indigenous people, containing the critical word 'sorry'.
It will be a recognition of past sins, an affirmation of progress, and a commitment to substantially improving the appalling social and economic gaps between Aboriginals and other Australians.
February 13 becomes a day of reprieve, offered by the too rapid passage of time. Australians everywhere can be proud that we finally have a government committed to redressing this stain on our national conscience. Decades from now, this will be remembered as the day the nation finally matured.
STI stands for sexually transmitted infection. I think doctors and others prefer this term nowadays because not all of the stuff you can get is necessarily a 'disease'.
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kewpid commented on the word district attorney
“There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and ‘Driving Miss Daisy’�?
— Elise Eliot (Goldie Hawn), First Wives Club
November 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ocarina
The funnest iPhone app ever!!!
November 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word proposition 8
Google also publicly opposed proposition 8, donating money for the no campaign. So that is unfortunate on multiple levels.
November 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word blue texel
Texels are heavily muscled and lean, making an efficient meat-producing sheep.
November 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word i cast thee out
*pines for The Simpsons’s glory days*
November 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word quite literally
quite redundant.
November 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word suntanned
Doesn't he own most of the Italian media?
November 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hoi polloi v chardonnay set v proletariat
Surely the chardonnay set think themselves quite apart from hoi polloi?
November 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hypothec
A preferential right in civil law systems granted to a creditor to have debts repaid out of the charged property. From Roman Law.
November 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lever voting v electronic voting
Pencil and paper really is the only way to vote.
November 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word barack obama
But the 43rd person to occupy that role ;)
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word yes we can!
He can save the über numbers for 2012.
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word yes we can!
Tears in my eyes.
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word punchbowl
Trent makes me sad.
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chipping norton
chipping = market, so, “market north town�?.
A wholly inappropriate name for the Sydney suburb, which is entirely residential, and more S than N.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list suburbs-of-sydney
I chose those I thought had interestingness and good mouthfeel.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the user Prolagus
If you're annoying them, you must be doing something right.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list the-us-presidential-cabinet
This would be Monocle's dream cabinet (video). Satire? Who knows.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word twinkie
150 calories? It's a good thing there's no such thing as a vicarious heart attack.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word secretary of defense
This would be the final mirroring of The West Wing would it not?
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wink
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dog whistle
see dog-whistle.
November 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word grey vs gray
Grey I say.
November 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word exurb
I had never heard this term used before the current U.S. presidential election cycle.
November 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peer pressure
I'm now kind of hoping they come back.
November 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lgbtq
It's missing an 'i'.
November 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peer pressure
So if I've got this straight, "Brennah" is/was the queen bee of the social superstructure of this particular high school. "Bonnie", "Taylor", "Lauren", and her b.f.f. "Kelsey" are getting revenge by venting all over the internets.
What shenanigans will transpire? Will Brennah manage to put a stop to the revolt? Have Bonnie's efforts to replace Brennah's moisturiser with foot cream paid off? Have Taylor's protein bars succeeded in Brennah piling on the pounds (say to goodbye to that modelling career girlfriend!)? Does Brennah know Kelsey has been secretly sleeping with her boyfriend during P.E. every Thursday in the A/V Storeroom behind the auditorium?
This is more than adequate whilst I wait for Gossip Girl to finish downloading.
October 31, 2008
kewpid commented on the word best before
Not the same thing as 'expiry date'!
October 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word coward's castle
Politicians in Westminster systems are protected by parliamentary privilege from defamation lawsuits. Hence they are often dared to repeat slanderous statements outside of “coward's castle�? — i.e., outside Parliamentary proceedings.
October 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word slate
An excellent source of news and current affairs.
October 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word olay
It was called Oil of Ulan in Australia. Then it became Olay
October 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word umbrage
Should we be happy that JKR reinvigorated this word, or be appalled that as a result no-one can spell it?
October 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word japanese exam
日本語を話�?��?�。
October 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word cavalier behavior
;)
October 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word golden handcuffs
“… a system of financial incentives designed to keep an employee from leaving the company.�? (esp. lawyers)
It's pejorative. High-flyers get sucked into a lifestyle of excessive earning and consumption, until they are trapped.
October 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 2+2=
Whatever it works out to, it'll be guaranteed by the government. Huzzah!
October 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 2+2=
5
October 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 24
24 episodes without a toilet break makes one season.
October 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word buttfuckery
*snicker*
October 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word waterfall
did you try splitting it into two?
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word celesbian
“Katy Perry kissed a girl, and I didn't like it. The American singer didn't just kiss a girl, she wrote a song about it, sold millions of records and trivialised a pretty serious issue. And did I mention that she's straight?
Pretending to be a lesbian is suddenly cool. It’s hip not to be square. Celesbianism, as it has been labelled, is on the front pages, at the top of the charts and making money like never before.�?
— Tim Duggan, ‘The dangers of fauxmosexuality’, Sydney Morning Herald (10 October 2008).
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word waterfall
You're so stubborn, wanting to have it your way or nothing at all.
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word maverick
He did not say it at all during the second debate. Thanks in no small part to Tina Fey methinks.
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word churnalism
Where press releases are printed verbatim. Exacerbated by job redundancies and other cutbacks in the newspaper industry. And general crapness.
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 3
≈ π
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 37
The “random�? number people always think of.
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 69
The greatest number you can factorial-ise on a standard ten-digit scientific calculator.
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word suddenly, i'm not half the man i used to be.
♫ Oh yesterday, came suddenly.
October 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word one bad apple
As in: “Are we going to let one bad apple ruin the entire orchard?�?
October 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word textpectation
Alternative: When expectations for a date are sky-high due to their charm and skill with the typed word.
October 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word equipoise
“A tense equipoise currently prevails among the Justices of the Supreme Court, where four hard-core conservatives face off against four moderate liberals. Anthony M. Kennedy is the swing vote, determining the outcome of case after case.”
— ‘The Choice’, The New Yorker (13 October 2008)
October 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word americanonymous
i.e., Canadian.
October 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word swank
Ten times more addictive than marijuana!
October 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word beetroot
Why does it split people so? I have never come across anyone indifferent to beetroot.
October 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wordie for iphone
We (I) want more details :)
October 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lilo
Lindsay Lohan.
September 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sukuk
An Islamic financial instrument; one that is structured in accordance with sharia law, which forbids the charging of interest.
September 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word i know it when i see it
Potter Stewart's famous test for ‘indecency’.
September 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bitch virtuosity
Anne Baxter had it, but not Jeanne Crain.
September 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the list legal-phrases-that-sound-cool
Ah, that depends on how high I set the bar for "sounds cool". Shall I risk opening the flood gates?
September 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word blackberry
Invented by John McCain.
September 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word jesus fish
Track has it tattooed on his calf.
September 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word left-handed
For the southpaws shall inherit the Earth.
September 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word nucular
And will be around long after. Sarah Palin pronounces it like this as well.
September 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 0_o
I interpret it as a kind of one raised eyebrow look.
September 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word revolution
You tell me that it's evolution.
September 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word it
A dynamic, indefinable quality. A certain je ne sais quoi.
September 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word reasonable person
Reasonable minds can differ. Wildly.
September 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word country first
Sounds like a home lender.
September 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word antimetabole
Woo, wordies are ahead of the ball.
September 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word speglunking
This sounds disgusting!
September 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word liberal
‘liberal’ has somehow come to mean ‘left-wing’ in the US, which is … not right.
September 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dorothy dixer
The UK's question time is the pinnacle of accountable democracy compared to its antipodean equivalent. Count yourselves lucky :)
September 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lawyered up
A very sensible thing to do.
September 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word vpilf
It was certainly a “maverick�? choice.
August 30, 2008
kewpid commented on the word tetrix
Maybe a woman who is good at tetris.
August 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hot-tubbing
Where expert witnesses give their evidence together — enabling them to take each other up on various points.
August 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word latte
why is it annoying?
August 25, 2008
kewpid commented on the word iced tea
Maybe because it is always freezing in Britain.
August 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word medal count
Has that always been their practice, or is it engineered to put the USA on top?
August 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pussify
Pussies are in fact muscular and strong. Just think what they have to put up with! Scrotum is a much better insult. They're thin, weak, and easily shrivel up under pressure. Calling something a pussy should be a compliment!
August 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word rain
Fantastic is just the right word.
August 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word forked tongue
'twas believed in ancient times that a venomous snake injected poison not from its fangs but through its forked tongue.
August 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word maltesers
I can confirm that Violet Crumble gets stuck in your teeth VERY easily.
August 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word puma
“Party Unity My Ass!�? some say.
August 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word op-ed
rolig, I was under the same delusion :| Thanks for clarifying!
August 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word national interest
Euphemism for "that other girl is ugly".
August 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word swiss army knife
Oh. My. God. They sell replacements as accessories!
August 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word swiss army knife
I have managed to lose both the toothpick and the tweezers on mine :(
August 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mutually assured destruction
It's a mad world.
August 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word silk
They only make SCs these days.
August 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word manglish
Malaysian English, i.e., mangled English.
August 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word globalwarming
Next thing it'll be punctuation, then we're all screwed.
July 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word romcom
I liked My Best Friend's Wedding.
July 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word advance australia fair
Emus would be more apropos.
July 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 100 billion dollar note
I have a gag US$1,000,000 note. Imagine how many Z$s that's worth :O
July 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mamihlapinatapai
Eye-contact implying “after you…�?
July 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word capitalist economy
I think J.K. Galbraith said this first.
July 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word transport for the next generation
I would definitely like to see that happen. Maybe this is a very cynical bus company?
July 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word transport for the next generation
You can transport a lot more people per litre of petrol on a bus than a private car. I guess that's what they mean.
July 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word punctuation
I guess an estranged father would be a sperm donor? How cold :|
July 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word quantum mechanics
“If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics�?
— Richard Feynman
July 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word panadol
Americans know it as tylenol. It's generally safe for everyone and is available without a prescription.
July 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word powerpoint singalong
Ah yes. It would be easier just to email the slides. Then we can discard with the charade of looking interested.
Observe Steve Jobs or any of the TED presenters for the proper way to give a presentation.
July 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hunk
We need visual verification.
July 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lolmissile
When an axis of evil power decides to exaggerate its firepower.
July 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word incompetence
I was met with a triple whammy of this whilst getting the Jesus phone. The two minute task of filling in a web form stretched to the better part of an hour as layer upon layer of management failed to understand their own computer system.
July 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sunday rose
We should be thankful. It could have been a lot worse.
July 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word vast majority
These ideas defy numerical representation. That would reduce the fluidity of language, and we wouldn't want that ;)
July 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ice tea
Or, it could be an infusion of ice. Which would be water…
July 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word honi soit
Yes, it is.
July 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word jumping
The act which connects a front page article to a page deep within the recesses of a newspaper.
June 30, 2008
kewpid commented on the word eggplant
:( This kind of overthinking could destroy my love affair with an otherwise perfectly good vegetable (or fruit).
June 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the word eggplant
:( This kind of overthinking could destroy my love affair with an otherwise perfectly good vegetable (or fruit).
June 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the word muffintop
What's truly impressive is the structural integrity of their pants.
June 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the word eggplant
It's just a short step away from eating body of Christ.
June 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the word eggplant
They are ridiculously yummy stir-fried in some olive oil.
June 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wombat leave
This is indeed bizarre. What about land rights for gay whales? Why does Mr. Henry hate whales?
June 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bitch
Speaking of chemistry, Boron, Iodine, Technetium, Hydrogen: BITcH
June 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word diet joke
I'm more partial to joke zero
June 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word minimally exceptional
Would you want your children described this way?
June 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word the person on the clapham omnibus
Er, thinking of anyone in particular there jmp?
June 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word the man on the clapham omnibus
Well, there used to be. Now it's the 333 (omni)bus.
June 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word the man on the clapham omnibus
Australian jurisprudence substitutes: “The man on the Bondi tram�?. Notice that that the common law considered until relatively recently, the ordinary person to be a man.
June 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peoria
The money-question: “Will it play in Peoria?�?
June 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word helicopter parent
*sigh* I know this well...
June 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word highway hypnosis
When you pull into your driveway but don't remember driving home.
June 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bookcase
A great name for a girl. Also sandstorm and hat, except hat is more of a boy's name.
June 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word spray-on condom
I think the excited author thinks this will somehow result in more sex for him.
June 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the list what-the-h
Baby got rhythm.
June 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dead people
I don't see them.
June 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word batshit crazy
I think apeshit is more understandable, where someone gets sharply angry after being pushed there, whereas batshit is the more pathological, and well… crazy one.
June 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word batshit crazy
So simple, so evocative.
June 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word facecrime
Jocelyn Wildenstein
June 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word visage
This makes me think of Ozymandias.
June 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bleachers
I don't know anyone who gets whiter in the sun.
June 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word moran
June 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word serendipity
Oh wait, never mind, I've worked it out
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word serendipity
What's the not-nice one, bilb?
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 7457
That's why we love this place :)
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fellatious
Not to be confused with fallacious.
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chad
It pops up once or twice a month, and its never good news unfortunately :(
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chai
As far as I know, it's chai everywhere.
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word spry
Useful for implying that someone is old without actually saying it.
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the list potential-band-names
Disgusting… I love it :p
June 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word obarmate
only those in the South. I suspect the others would be gambolling for a photo op.
June 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dungeons
… but no dragons. The stuck-on-freezing air-conditioning probably killed it.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word jacaranda tree
At Sydney University there exists an expression: “by the time the Jacaranda in the main quadrangle flowers, it's too late to start studying for exams�?. At the University of Queensland students even maintain a joke superstition that if a Jacaranda bloom falls on their head during exam time, they will fail an exam. The bad luck can be broken by catching another bloom before it hits the ground.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word appalling
“You can’t conceive, and nor can I the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.�?
— Graham Greene, Brighton Rock (1938) at Part 7, Chapter 11.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the list potential-band-names
Thanks palooka
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word durian
The trick is to store it in the fridge. Cold = less odour. Though I think people exaggerate how "bad" durians smell.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word obelius
A portmanteau you'll probably hear very soon.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chad
The wounds were recently ripped open with Recount
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word musical wordplay
That was an amazing music video, but in my childishness the thing that stood out was the guy whizzing.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the list double-double-2
and wagga. They hate it if you only use one.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word twangdillo
The fiddler, in Somerville’s Hobbinol, a burlesque poem in three cantos. Twangdillo had lost one leg and one eye by a stroke of lightning on the banks of the Ister, but he was still merry-hearted.
Yet still the merry bard without regret
Bears his own ills, and with his sounding shell
And comic phiz relleves his dropping friends.
He tickles every string, to every note
He bends his pliant neck, his single eye
Twinkles with joy, his active stump bears time.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word spendthrift
I was not confused before, but I will be now. Thanks a lot guys!
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the list double-double-2
buffalo.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word falsie
The Wall Street Journal weighs in…
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the list lost-in-transgenderation
May I also suggest hysterical.
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the list lost-in-transgenderation
Clear and convincing evidence of the entrenched, systematic, and deliberate working of the patriarchy to tilt the public towards outright misogyny! It's time for an uprising! :P
June 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 7457
I'll naively categorise this as a burst of spontaneity rather than chemically-induced randomness.
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word saitin
satin?
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 7457
Who wants it on there?
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word balanic
o_0
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word baby mama
It's racist and sexist!
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hymenoplasty
The case for virginity-restoration surgery
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peacock
All feathers, and no meat.
June 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word apricot
How is it precocious?
June 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word random
Oh noes, you clicked! What horrors hath thee unleashed?
June 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the list wordie-paradox
The trick is to type the word with a capital letter. Click if you dare: Random.
June 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the list wordie-paradox
also: add
June 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dutch oven
It depends. Did you spend any time studying in the Netherlands? In the culinary department?
June 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word avon
Puts the Avon lady in a completely different light.
June 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word retinue
An upmarket posse.
June 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sapphire
Suggested replacement for “lesbian�? should the vexatious litigants of Lesbos win. see Sappho.
June 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word falsie
with free foam!
June 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word knuckle bump
Whatever happened to the traditional butt slapping?
June 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word cunnilinguus
of or relating to cunnilingus.
June 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kelptomaniac
haha! I'm feeling an urge for some sushi right now.
June 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chamber of commerce
rent-seeking capital cartel
June 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word union
rent-seeking labour cartel
June 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word iphone
NYT: Apple announces 3G iPhone; and straight from the horse's mouth: Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G.
June 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sexy librarian
i.e. Tina Fey in 30 Rock.
June 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word iphone
Thinner, better, 3G, finally!
June 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the list double-double
settee?
June 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word false dichotomy
“He who is not with me is against me…�? (Matthew 12:30); and
“…whoever is not against us is for us�? (Mark 9:40)
June 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word desaparecido
“disappeared�?, someone presumed killed by members of the armed services or the police.
June 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word descamisado
“shirtless one�?, a very poor person. The backbone of Peronist support.
June 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word omertà
A code of silence among criminals (esp. the Mafia).
June 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word omnes una manet nox
The same night awaits us all.
June 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word false dichotomy
I do believe ‘false dichotomy’ has made an appearance in almost all of my university essays.
June 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word buycott
“… a way of more effectively responding to businesses whose practices are objectionable. Don’t simply not give them your money, which doesn’t have much effect because those businesses have little way of measuring what it is they lost, because they never know what they lost. Instead, almost give them your money, and then cancel your transaction and state explicitly your reason for canceling.�?
— Dan Waber, Buycott instead of Boycott (2008) Free Idea Factory.
June 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the list occupations
The gestures for concepts differ from country to country, and even between regions in the same country.
June 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word trademark
A badge of origin.
June 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word equanimity
“Rehnquist took the news with equanimity. Antonin Scalia did not.�?
— Jeffrey Toobin, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (2007) at 55.
June 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word high flyer
i.e. Bernard Woolley. Though some may argue he was a low flyer supported by occasional gusts of wind.
June 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word monocle
Well overdue for a comeback.
June 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word connexion
I use this in preference to connection. It is so much sexier :)
June 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list mass-media-cliches-i-could-do-without
I've heard of "knocked out" but never "bundled out". Who uses this strange turn of phrase?
June 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list what-should-i-be-when-i-grow-up
I hope in 25 years Wordie will still be as minimalist as it is today.
June 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list potential-barack-obama-slogans
I just realised that if he wins, he'd be the 44th president. Double death! How ominous :O
June 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bristol stool scale
I don't know anybody who does it with a foot rest. Could so many of us be doing it all wrong?
June 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the list what-should-i-be-when-i-grow-up
The day I'm presented with a blue rose. Until then I'll be foreeeeeever young.
June 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word apple
I'm eating one right now. Yum yum.
June 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the list what-should-i-be-when-i-grow-up
It was hammered into me that I should be a doctor. I'm an economist studying to be a lawyer, but I really want to be an artist.
June 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word journalist
Less trusted than politicians.
June 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the list humorous-headlines
Haha, I think the more humorous thing is that there is a George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
June 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word saltpeter
Salt 'n' pepper, together at last!
June 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bristol stool scale
Mine do not smell reesetee.
June 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word accordion
n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
June 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word jury
n. A number of persons appointed by a court to assist the attorneys preventing law from degenerating into justice.
June 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word entomophagy
The scientific term for consuming insects. »
May 31, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bristol stool scale
I'm with Palooka. There's something particularly satisfying about a 2–3. And when a cup of tea doesn't do it, a good dump solves everything.
May 30, 2008
kewpid commented on the word breath of fire
Yes! Quite good game play. And that's coming from someone who usually hates computer games.
May 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the list metonyms-2
I'm glad my list has generated such lively debate. I personally favour the broader meaning of metonyms as it means more words to list :)
May 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the list metonyms-2
Added! thanks bilby.
May 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hysterical
A rather misogynistic term.
May 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word october surprise
A bombshell dropped just before—quelle surprise!—the November presidential/congressional/mid-term elections.
May 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wedge issues
See also: discussion at dog-whistle.
May 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word founding fathers
The original liberal elite.
May 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word godwin's law
The widespread dissemination of this “law�? means that people now invoke hyperbole as against Soviet Russia, instead of the Nazis.
May 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word draconian
“…draconian anti-terrorism legislation.�? The “draconian�? seems redundant these days.
May 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word tummy
The Skin is considered an organ, and it is outside the body :)
May 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word privacy
A two-hour "discussion" on this led to a deluge of references: Britney Spears' trainwreck, disturbingly high college male readership of Who Weekly, unintended nude photos on Bebo, suspected self-lovin' in the Carslaw toilets, Senator Larry Craig's 'wide stance', Ted Haggard, Bill 'n' Monica, mental health, the paparazzi, footage of fat people on Today Tonight, and middle-class Anglo-Saxon reluctance to talk about money, among other things.
All in the interests of developing our legal knowledge of course.
May 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word scrip
A corporate takeover offer where shares are offered in place of cash. This is tax advantageous because capital gains tax is halved if the shares are held for more than 12 months.
May 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word interesting
It means a whole lot of nothing.
May 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dreamtime
Apparently this should now be referred to as "The Dreaming" »
May 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wowser
It can be issue-specific.
May 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word great tits cope well with warming
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7390109.stm
May 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wrong winner
Four times in American history, the candidate who won fewer votes nonetheless became president. (Political scientists, with rare concision, call this the “wrong winner�? problem.) »
May 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word proctor
In petitions of divorce, or for declaration of nullity of marriage, the Queen's Proctor may, under direction of the Attorney General, intervene in the suit for the purpose of arguing any question that the court deems expedient to have argued. i.e. A professional, government-sponsored busy-body.
May 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word procurator
See also: proctor.
May 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lacuna
Sounds like a holiday destination.
May 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word persimmon
These are yummy but they make you hot.
May 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sidewalk
See also: footpath.
May 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hufta
n.
A bad person.
e.g. “You spiggin' hufta!�?
May 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word origami rage
Intensifies when your toss misses the bin entirely.
May 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the list predictive-text-speak
eep! how did I manage to miss this? Good words guys.
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word reespect
Aretha's job just got a little harder.
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word microphallus
Surely this brings up the concept of macrophallus.
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word stewpid kewpid
None taken, g.
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word magic kewpid ride
fantastical!
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the list textonyms
Isn't it amazing how the links form themselves sionnach?
Thanks gangerh! I'm actually hoping that the predictive text gets smarter so we don't have these word oddities. But we might as well make the most of it in the meantime :)
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word nun
mum
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word poisoned
Smirnoff
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word cup
bus
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word any
boy
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dual
fuck
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word steve
queue
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word swampea
Swansea
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word undu
tofu
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bomb
Anna
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word barehed
Cardiff
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word carnage
barmaid
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word aides
cheer
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lips
kiss
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word of
me
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word book
cool
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word zonino
woohoo
May 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word it's the economy, stupid
It was actually written on a white board and for internal campaign consumption only. Calling the voters, or Bush stupid wouldn't have been a brilliant way to win votes.
May 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word arugula
Or simply rocket.
April 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hobbes
He's a magnificent creation, and has brought me great joy :)
April 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word gett
A 12 line document which marks the termination of a Jewish marriage.
April 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hair on the palms of your hands
This is a sign of many things ;)
April 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the list anzac-day
It's bilby's list reesetee :)
April 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word two-up
I just found out that this is only legal on Anzac Day. There's even a specific Act to make it happen.
April 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bifurcation
A civil servant without peer!
April 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bloody hell
I don't find it offensive, and I don't think anyone I know does either. Though that might say something about the company I keep.
April 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bifurcation
“The relationship which I might tentatively venture to aver has been not without some degree of reciprocal utility, and perhaps even the occasional gratification, is approaching a point of irreversible bifurcation, and, to be brief, is in the propinquity of its ultimate regrettable termination.�?
—Sir Humphrey Appleby
April 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chalice
often prefixed with "poisoned".
April 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word gaol
I do believe that "gaol" has lost the war against "jail" in the Australian media.
April 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word generation
I don't think you can, which is why we have those interminable op-ed wars.
April 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word finocchio
when has it been used in the second sense?
April 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the list university-of-sydney
Oh my, I can't believed I missed the jacaranda tree. Thanks reese and bilby!
April 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word aung san suu kyi
I was taught "soo chee", which is still capable of making me giggle.
April 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word glebe
It most certainly was set in Glebe. They also filmed it there.
April 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the user bilby
You seem to be quoting a lot of Germaine Greer!
April 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word vladimir putin
Haha. I love that Dobby looks like him rather than the other way around.
April 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word i could care less
I flinch every time this is (mis)spoken.
April 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word desire path
Interesting!
April 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peter and paul
Funny Games (1997 and 2008).
April 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kitchen sink
Why “everything but the…�?
April 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word trivet
Julie Andrews's memoir is full of crisp locutions like "poor unfortunate" and "banished to the scullery" and "trivet," a characteristically precise term that the dictionary defines as "an iron tripod placed over a fire for a cooking pot or kettle to stand on." — »
March 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the word plastic bag
The Chaser are a comedy/satire troupe :)
March 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word podictionary
podictionary — for word lovers — daily stories, trivia & dictionary etymology.
March 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word preface
We all know that pre- means 'before'… so a preface must be something that is 'before the face'. But that doesn't seem right, and a glance in the nearest etymological dictionary meakes it clear that the face part of the word is misleading. 'Preface' comes from an early French form of Latin præfatio, a 'saying beforehand'. A more accurate form in English of the Latin word would therefore have been prefation, the -fation deriving ultimately from the Latin verb fari, fatus 'speak, say'. That same Latin verb leads to other English words: when we talk about what fate has in store for us, for example, we mean 'what has been "spoken" by the gods'. — Leslie Dunkling
March 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pray
“To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.�? — The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
March 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wednesbury unreasonableness
A decision so unreasonable that no reasonable person could take it.
March 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chocolate causes zits
I think this has been scientifically debunked, but it's still pretty compelling.
February 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the list i-believe
Thank you reesetee! Yes I think I will!
February 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word gotham
A font we can believe in.
February 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word assicon
Ah the seedy underbelly of Wordie!
February 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the list the-ivy-league
Because he's a graduate of Harvard Business School :P
February 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word emo
Emos are beautiful souls.
February 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word belgium
Drop "any" and it's right.
February 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word shabby
“It's not to shabby is it?�? Said Jonny Ive.
February 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kangaroo
Demonstrated nicely in this video.
February 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word incursion
Rather different from an excursion.
February 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word footprint
A brief history of �?footprint“
February 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word substandard housing
Slums.
February 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pre-owned
Second hand.
February 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word anticipatory communism
To steal something.
February 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word saucepan
I have never made sauce in one.
February 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fruit loops
Concentrated sugar.
February 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the list •open-list-your-life-in-6-words
NPR: Six-word memoirs
February 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word svermore
An act of desperation (esp. in Scrabble)
February 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word crick and watson
It's really Rosalind Franklin who deserved the Nobel Prize.
February 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word polemicist
Ann Coulter reckons herself one.
February 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word barbie and ken
'twas devastating when she left him for Blaine. Luckily she came to her senses.
February 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word rasbliutto
It does now!
February 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word faggot
Oh hey, pink triangles! That's not even remotely suggestive…
February 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dissent
Offering a beacon to a later, more enlightened time, when the errors of
the majority will be acknowledged and corrected.
February 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word beak house
Or for “One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest�?
February 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sidere mens eadem mutato
“The stars change, but the mind remains the same.�?
February 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ostensibly
This is a very good filler word.
February 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word woolloomooloo
A way to remember the spelling: “sheep, toilet, cow, toilet�?
February 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word parramatta
It means, “the place where the eels lie down.�?
February 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word apostate
It seems like every bloody article mentioning John McCain describes him as an “apostate�?.
February 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word snappier
What Safari is after every Mac OS X update.
February 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pause
The possibility of a Huckabee presidency would give many independent voters (and this newspaper) pause. »
February 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word atlantic monthly
I've been browsing The Atlantic website for the past hour. It's a fine publication!
February 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word baby's breath
They are used as "filler" in flower arrangements.
February 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word judas
Not many people are named this for obvious reasons, but I like it.
February 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word tylenol
Marketed as “Panadol�? outside North America. I think “Tylenol�? sounds better.
February 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word guyliner
What do the other 10% prefer?
February 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word curmudgeon
Dear Mr Seamer,
I saw today your letter of 26 February. One of the great pleasures of private life is that I need no longer be polite to nincompoops, bigots, curmudgeons and twerps who infest local government bodies and committees such as yours. In the particular case of your committee, that pleasure is acute.
Yours sincerely … »
February 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fight cub
Or even more shockingly Calvin and Hobbes have a falling out.
February 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wraith
“Where the masculine ideal of as recently as 2000 was a buff 6-footer with six-pack abs, the man of the moment is an urchin, a wraith or an underfed runt.�? — Vanishing Point, NYT
February 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word electoral college
Bush graduated from there.
February 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chav
Sartorially, they do deserve scorn.
February 8, 2008
kewpid commented on the user kewpid
Yep, that'd be appreciated :)
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hoyay
e.g. The Petrelli brothers in Heroes, not to mention Mohinder/Sylar and Hiro/Ando. Oh boy!
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the list •-de-rerum-natura
I think we need more guidance.
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word gotham
Why yes, I think palooka invented it here. Oprah's the queen bee. Or is it Michelle, or Maria, or Caroline?!
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word crapulous
This word is too good to be true.
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word gotham
Gotham's also a nickname for New York City, which features many of those golden era relic signs. What a web of trivia :)
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fascisim
Simulated fascism? I think it was bad enough the first time round.
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mushroom cloud
The "fruit" the serpent offered Eve from the Tree of Knowledge has occasionally been represented as a mushroom!
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word gotham
No-nonsense, sans-serif. This typeface screams America. It is reminiscent of the type and signage of a previous era. The golden age of industry and manufacturing.
All those "CHANGE" signs held up by Obamarama mamas you see, they're Gotham. John Edwards' campaign also featured it prominently.
February 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mushroom cloud
Mushrooms and other fungi conjure a more sinister, insidious atmosphere. Broccoli is just well... broccoli. It's rather nice to eat.
February 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chernobyl
And a less big man-made problem is a three mile island
February 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word boom and bust
Monetarists would argue that in trying to smooth out the business cycle, governments in fact distort it further, creating bigger booms, and more painful busts. If they just butt out, then the economy would grow close toward its long term trend, without the rollercoaster ride, or so the theory goes…
February 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word indubitably
February 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word cello
Bach's Cello Suite is beautiful.
February 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 7
Does anyone else cross their 7s? And their Zs and 0s for that matter?
February 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word obsequies
Funeral services or preparations.
February 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kewpie doll
I say, this is a very plausible retcon for my username.
February 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lorax
A brave environmentalist standing up to the man.
February 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word scrabble
I once played tequila.
February 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sorry
On February 13, the first item of business in Australia's recently elected 42nd parliament will be an official apology from the Government to Australia's indigenous people, containing the critical word 'sorry'.
It will be a recognition of past sins, an affirmation of progress, and a commitment to substantially improving the appalling social and economic gaps between Aboriginals and other Australians.
February 13 becomes a day of reprieve, offered by the too rapid passage of time. Australians everywhere can be proud that we finally have a government committed to redressing this stain on our national conscience. Decades from now, this will be remembered as the day the nation finally matured.
February 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word volley
My favourite shoe. I knew that if I waited long enough they'd be back in fashion.
January 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kumquat
Yummy! Though I kinda like them because of the sour core, not the sweet exterior.
January 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word rasbliutto
The feeling you have for someone who you used to be in love with, but aren't anymore.
January 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word masturbatorium
Do not enter Dr. Finch's masturbatorium.
January 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word messenger
This word has always felt 'wrong'. How does 'message' become 'messenger' ? Would a 'messager' be the creator rather than someone who carried it?
January 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word solar plexus
A plexus is a network of nerves, so I guess this refers to the "central network of nerves" ?
January 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the user kewpid
Ah, my wall has been defiled ;)
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word whatever floats your boat
I share your dislike, and return it with a renewed sense of outrage!
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the list nineteen-eighty-four
Thank you! It turns out Valse already had a similar (identical) idea.
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word antidisestablishmentarianism
I remember being so chuffed as a kid for knowing the “world's longest word�?. Some might say insufferable
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word sexlexia
A very sexy learning disability.
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word finocchiona
Sounds yummy!
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word big brother
This terrifying concept has been reduced to a side-character on a reality TV show.
January 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the list pretty-words-for-when-things-get-ugly
Very useful for a political reporter.
January 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word omnidextrous
This is a very sexy word.
January 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word earwig
How to measure earwig poo?
How to know how much they do?
Are there scales to measure it
Those tiny piles of earwig shit?
—Barry Kent (Sue Townsend)
January 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word et al
Almost as prolific as 'Anonymous'.
January 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word emocow
Aww, I'm happy to be of service :)
January 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the list tunie-banana-phone
Strange, I had this tune stuck in my head all day, then this pops up :S
January 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hiv
STI stands for sexually transmitted infection. I think doctors and others prefer this term nowadays because not all of the stuff you can get is necessarily a 'disease'.
Here's a better explanation.
January 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hiv
If you have herpes, HPV, or any other STI, you should go see a doctor.
January 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word emocow
A particularly fine specimen.
January 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lucifer
“light giver�?
January 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word half-windsor knot
Apu: You are wearing a red and white striped club tie in a half-Windsor knot.
January 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the list metonyms-2
Thanks everyone! I wasn't limiting it to place names, although it kind of looked that way.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wordie blogs
My blog is at: kewpid.net.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word canberra
The Australian government.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word beehive
The Beehive—The New Zealand government.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word brussels
The EU.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fleet street
The British mass press.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word westminster
The U.K. parliament.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word number 10
The British PM and his/her staff.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word crown
The British monarchy.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word broadway
American theatre.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word houston
NASA Mission Control.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word cupertino
Apple Inc.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word redmond
Microsoft.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word silicon valley
The American high-tech industry.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wall street
The American financial markets.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hollywood
The American film industry.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word the hill
The U.S. Congress.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word washington
The U.S. government.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word foggy bottom
The U.S. Department of State.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pentagon
The U.S. Department of Defense.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word white house
The U.S. President and his/her staff.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kremlin
The Russian government.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word imho
Mitt Romney probably could.
January 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hypergraphia
“The midnight disease�?—an insatiable desire to write.
January 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word melee
Some say mee-LEE, I say meh-LAY.
January 8, 2008
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