Yes, I just posted about it on there, actually. Non-alphabetic characters seem to do badly in combo with a "delete list" button. I've 3 phantom lists now. One of which I was able to catch early (only 1 spectre word) and re-formed into another list.
I've been to this musuem a number of times having grown up close by. Over the years it's been "toned down" a bit but it's a pretty creepy and fascinating place if you're into gross, medical anomalies in a musuem-type format (as opposed to a back alley).
My theory about this non-delete list bug, based on recent experience: as far as what's causing it, I believe it to be that if the list contains any words with "somewhat unusual characters" (perhaps anything that's not alphabetic?) that's what causes the phantom words and phantom list. The only way to avoid this bug is by manually deleting all the words of a list before hitting "delete list".
This is mystical "stuff" at the center of a lollypop that is mined through a quest of enumerable licking, then delightfully spread throughout the lands by cats.
A philosophical movement and theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth; asserts that words can only refer to other words; and attempts to demonstrate how statements about any text subvert their own meanings: “In deconstruction, the critic claims there is no meaning to be found in the actual text, but only in the various, often mutually irreconcilable, ‘virtual texts’ constructed by readers in their search for meaning�? (Rebecca Goldstein).
A terrible demon in the folklore of the Aymara people (Bolivia and Peru). He deceives the unwary with his smiles and friendly appearance, then afflicts them with deadly diseases. It is also said that the Anchanchu sucks the blood of his victims during their sleep. His presence is accompanied by whirlwinds. The Aymara avoid rivers and isolated places where the demon is supposed to reside. (From Pantheon.org)
The "take charge of a certain job" definition is the most red-flaggingly offensive of the various questionable meanings of WordNet's list above, methinks.
Does anyone else find it odd, based on the events of the Iraq War, that this is the last name of the director of the C.I.A. who assured us there were Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq?
According to the Hindu religion, the demon Puloman is the father of Indrani (Indra's wife) and Sivasri, who ruled the kingdom for seven years. Puloman was slain by Indra, who blasted him by the outpouring of splendor. (Wikipedia)
How come this word have the "verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection" line under the search links? Is that common and I've never noticed before?
The word "Amogh" literally means (in Sanskrit) "That which has no alternative." In Proto-Indo-Iranian mythology, the name Amogh is said to have many beneficiary qualities, bestowing wealth, wisdom and excellent health. (Wikipedia)
This will be fun; brand sullification. A reversal of what some names try to do in and of themselves by using common-words to hijack mental associations (see one of my earlier lists, Eye CeeBS)--a tactic in the advertising concept called "mindshare".
The adoption of the term into English can be traced from the American occupation of the Philippines, in 1898-1945, and before that to British soldiers' presence in Malaysia. In most Austronesian languages the term for head lice, lice or fleas of any kind, is kuto. Foreign troops had ample opportunity to become familiar with the term and made a slang pluralized form... (Wikipedia)
The mass eviction of an apartment building's tenants because the building's owner plans a large renovation. Blend of renovation and eviction. (From WordSpy)
There's a few of these terms that I use because of my work (such as win-win, skillset, and bottom-lining), I suppose I should be more embarassed. But these kinds of lists are so damn funny; I love how verbification can befall any noun.
yeah ya know it's like that guy that's all but then he didn't say that he was all STUPID cause lsoers don't know is what the paradoxical underpinnings of ya know!
It is speculated that this phrase, along with psoakoonaloose, are James Joyce's gibberishy criticism of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud's psychology. Joyce's daughter was a schizophrenic and permanently institutionalized.
Hmm, I haven't explicitly studied much on it. The conclusions I've made below are just applying the theory of "the shadow self" (which are today under the title Psychosynthesis, a wonderfully crafted hypnotherapy technique) to another aspect of life. I don't think Jung talks much about it, the only reference I can remember is in The Development of Personality where he has concerns that a homosexual person may develop neurotic behavior from dealing with our culture (hah, personally, I think "neurotic behavior" is hard to avoid in humans). But he does not consider it an "illness" as Freud has suggested.
Jung and Freud differ in quite a lot of ways, and I'm not a fan of the latter. The one thing I like about Freud is the questions he asks--he was 'revolutionary' for his time. However most of the answers to those questions are now considered dubious by most.
Thanks for the reminder. The same thing is absolutely true for women. Carl Jung is, in my opinion, one of the greatest thinkers of the last century. His theories about 'the shadow self' have been demonstrated time and time again in my work--emotional scars become inner-subpersonalities within us--it is our individual egos that become "bifurcated" through phases in life. One can generalize further and say that most expressions of anger and hate are a flag which stems from pain and hurt.
I'm going to go out on a tangental limb here because this seems like the right place to post this. Through research and psychological studies, being a clinical Hypnotherapist, I feel comfortable saying that in most cases, homophobia is actually connected to sexual arousal. This may initially sound counter-intuitive but I will explain.
As it turns out, and this is an important point, feminine is not the same thing as female. More importantly, though, when the psyche rejects the so-called 'feminine' sides of their personality, they are actually cutting off access to an important part of being a better functioning mind. Here I should say that just because a part of the mind is "cut off" does not make it go away, it simply makes it impaired.
Developmentally speaking, the expression of "machismo" energy is a response to learning, as a child, that acting a certain way is 'bad' and becomes a punished thing, associated with pain. Sometimes this can be rather traumatic. In many cases, comically, the greater the ROAR DUDEGUY behavior, the closer they are to their own insecurity about the proclaimed Man-ness, a front to hide a wounded vulnerability... from others and themselves.
The solution to this emotional anxiety is to acknowledge and respect the feminine and the masculine parts of ourselves. Both are important. This is a strength that gay men, unquestionably, have over many straight men. And I believe is another source of the 'homophobic' resentment--because openly gay-men have faced this cultural demon and won.
This is not to say that "homophobe" = "gay", but it does say that "homophobe" = "unresolved emotional issues with gender identity."
This can be a meta page for them tricky Wordie tricks.
Today's lesson is how to find out who added a particular tag. This is all thanks to the fact that Google loves Wordie. When reesetee asked on the word different, "who's the wag who tagged this page 'Monty Python'?"--here's how to answer that.
1. You'll need to grab the exact text from a tags-page listing as to the exact phrase, so we can put this in QUOTES into Google. In this case, it's "monty python has been used" -- stick that into Google with one more important part-- site:wordie.org
So in this example, here's what you'd type into google:
"monty python has been used" site:wordie.org
Sometimes, You'll get the exact culprit right here, ta-da!
BUT, if it's a popular/shared tag, you'll get a few culprits. This is where you'd grab the URL that lists people's unique tags:
You'll just keep replacing the USERNAME with whoever appears on that Google results list, and it should take less than a minute to discover the tagger. In the case of different/monty python, it's SonofGroucho.
The downside to this technique is that Google's search-data may not be up-to-date (sometimes this takes days) and is certainly not instantaneous.
A useful and powerful ingredient in love divination and other spells, used in a number of ways but usually involving the fire: "Buy a pennyworth of dragon's blood from a chemist, sprinkle the powder in the fire any night when the clock is striking twelve, and your future husband or wife will appear..." (Billson, 1865: 59-60) It was being used in this way well into the 20th century. Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary glosses Dragon's Blood as the herb Robert (Geranium Robertianum); A.R. Wright (1928: 69) defines it as "the resin from the Calamus draco and certain other trees, used chiefly in varnish-making." (Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore)
In North Country and West Country dialects, a term for any frightening supernatural figure. In Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), it comes at the head of a mixed list of scary creatures: "Our mothers' maids have so fraied us with bull beggars, spirits, witches, urchins, elves...and other such bugs that we are afraid of our owne shadowes." (Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore)
An obtuse phrase I use sometimes to describe "the gut"--behaviors, feelings, thoughts, instincts that are more "primal" and not intellectually considered. Ideas or attitudes that are culturally "imported" rather than personally or carefully chosen.
The process whereby the British general public have become more emotional, and less stiff upper lips--since the death of Princess of Diana. (Stephen Colbert)
The first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word Christ, and so have come to be used for a number of Christian-related usages. The Chi Rho is one of the earliest cruciform symbols used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters of the word "Christ" in Greek, chi = ch and rho = r. Although not technically a cross, the Chi Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus as well as symbolizing his status as the Christ. (Wikipedia)
Well, it looks like John doesn't have an "add this feed to Google" button on there, but what you do is:
Go to http://wordie.org/tools and under "FEEDS" there's a link to the "Five random words" feed. Click on that, then grab the URL/LINK at top (which happens to be http://wordie.org/feeds/random/5 ), then take that URL and put it into the "add stuff" link under GOOGLE. Ta-da!
Maybe smrtrthnu means some sort of AA-style meet-n-greet introduction roundtable wherein we respond to a 10-item prefab questionnaire about ourselves and secretly mock each others trivial answers.
"Outer space smells like hot metal, fried steak and the welding of a motorbike, scientists suggest. A chemist is recreating the smell to help Nasa to train its astronauts."
Yeah, this is a bit obtuse, this list. Just changed its name again. I think I ought to make these words PHONETIC-based; vowel SOUNDS. This would allow for silent e to slip in.
So, spoonfeed is "OO EE" and icetray is "II AA". Does that help?
I regret not starting one of these a while ago, there's SO MANY ridiculous phrases, memes and references. One could make a hyperspastic schizophrenic jumble of them and it might actually fly on pundit-TV.
An imaginary telephone device popular with riders of public transport, those having manic episodes, paranoid schizophrenics, and just common talk to yourself out loud types. (From Urban Dictionary)
Beth--welcome to Wordie! I recommend you list citations like this within the word page fribble itself. I hope your enjoy our wonderful, weird zone. You know, the word beth can refer to a letter in the Hebrew alphabet that also means 'house'.
Sailhamer objects to rendering the Hebrew phrase tohu wabohu as ‘formless and empty’, stating that this phrase, when properly understood, refers to a desolate and uninhabitable wasteland. This desolate and uninhabitable wasteland is said to be the initial state of the garden.
While it is true that tohu wabohu should be understood as referring to a desolate and uninhabitable place, it doesn’t preclude the idea of that place being formless and empty, since a formless and empty place would also be a desolate and uninhabitable wasteland. In addition, Genesis 1:2 and 1:9 make it clear that there was no dry ground at all until Day 3!
"The faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. It includes the power of not grasping analogies, of failing to perceive logical errors, of misunderstanding the simplest arguments if they are inimical to Ingsoc, and of being bored or repelled by any train of thought which is capable of leading in a heretical direction. In short....protective stupidity."
"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself -- anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (to look incredulous when a victory was announced, for example) was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called."
A literary word that, technically, has no place being in this dictionary. Hooptedoodle is stuff that gets in the way of a story's making progress, it is wordy, unnecessary, space-taking, and, typically, should be edited out. (From ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology)
The name given to a florid style of late Gothic architecture in vogue in France, Spain and Portugal during the 15th century; the equivalent period in English architecture is called Perpendicular, and in Germany the Sondergotik. It evolved from the Rayonnant style and was marked by even greater attention to decoration. (Wikipedia)
As a punslinger myself, I agree that those two words are funny, and this article is accurate in the way it focuses on the fad-exploitation of marketing/celebrities... however, I find it missing a lot of depth on an issue that ought to have it. For one, it's dumb how many people try to manufacture a "it's either gay OR straight" paradigm when there's absolutely shades of gray. The "confusing mixed messages" line in this article is garbage--and the plus side of fauxmosexuality is that it's still publically creating diversity of expression. I hate that it's a spectacle, but in a culture that sometimes tries to narrow what's an acceptable behaviorial archetype, I'll take that over some prepackaged monomyth.
That being said, that song is feckless, pop gnurr and should be put to death.
This book sounds intense. I love that which exposes brutal truths like this. But this Text-Dump leads me to believe you're some kind of Spam-bot. Which would make you possibily the oddest type of spam-bot I have ever seen, considering the content.
I wanted to bring this up later, but there's actually an esoteric, 'spiritual' dimention to euvocalics (though this particular neologism is unique to Wordie) that stems back to ancient Egypt, discussed in a book I've recently finished called The Mystery of the Seven Vowels. I'll report more on this topic here in the near future.
A goofy punkspeak shorthandy word which manages to get around the classic and shockingly common misspelling of your/you're since this word can mean either. Sometimes pronounced as "yer".
"'Ponytail Guy' is the term some in political circles use to refer to Denton Walthall, who asked a question in the second presidential debate in 1992. A domestic mediator who worked with children, Walthall scolded President George H.W. Bush for running a mudslinging, character-based campaign against Bill Clinton in 1992. Referring to voters as "symbolically the children of the future president," he asked how voters could expect the candidates "to meet our needs, the needs in housing and in crime and you name it, as opposed to the wants of your political spin doctors and your political parties. ... Could we cross our hearts? It sounds silly here but could we make a commitment? You know, we're not under oath at this point, but could you make a commitment to the citizens of the U.S. to meet our needs--and we have many--and not yours again?"
It did sound silly: a father-president dandling a nation of children voters on his knee. But instead of challenging the paterfamilias premise, the candidates took his pain seriously. Walthall didn't scold Bush by name, but as the camera shot over his shoulder (showing us his ponytail), Bush could be seen growing annoyed. The question was addressed to all the candidates, but Bush was the candidate running the character-based campaign. He had answered a previous questioner by making the case for why Bill Clinton's character should be an issue. So it was obvious Bush was the target of the Ponytail Guy's criticism."
Typo spotted on a McCain TV ad. I like how Joe Biden is replacing a sunburst in a bright sky--so many terrible, clueless advertisements coming out of McCain's campaign.
Yes, but it takes more concerted effort. One must be aware of this and practice it. Thus making two catagories: the authentic smile, or the polished pr agent. Insofar as the detection, there's an element of subtly-awareness and intuition involved--those in greater touch with this skill do better spotting a contrivance.
A Duchenne smile contracts the zygomatic muscles of the cheek and eye, forming crow's feet. The crow's feet indicate that the smile is genuine and that the smiler is truly happy. It was discovered by and is named after Guillaume Duchenne. (Wikipedia)
A Persian demon. An extremely evil spirit whose name was evoked to scare children.
"...very much like winged humans, but taller and thinner. They have dark, angular features and their wings consist of a thin membrane stretched between long bones. The most common demon..." -- Matt Dinniman, The Shivered Sky
"No Text"--tacked onto the end of a subject-line in a comment posted on an online message board or forum, wherein the subject line is the comment and there's no content/message in the body.
I got the memo that you're busy these days. Here's a random suggestion--it's kind of silly, but I'd like a reversal of the "mass tag" feature on lists so that I can mass-remove tags from a list of mine. This is primarily because of the duplicate-tag bug (as seen here), but I think it would be handy for someone trying to do maintainence on a list of words in general.
Thanks. I have a bit of an odd obsession with recontextualization and duality. And I'm still mourning the recent loss of DFW, one of my most favorite authors.
I agree with telofy, having a slight indent for a "reply" would be preferable--the only downside is the horizontal-squeezing-to-unreadability reply-reply-reply-reply-etc factor of multi-threaded comments.
I think Drama Queen is an adorable term that is the closest synonym to "attention whore" I can think of. I know several of these in my social circle and they get rather draining in more than small doses...
"Sometimes I gotta bust my hump. I was immediately on it, like, bam. I was like Mr. Aggressive." -- overheard at my job yesterday from a woman in sales.
"As someone who was trained in advertising, Warhol had mastered many of the tools of expert propagandists. One such device is prosopopeia, a rather literary term for what happens when the Pillsbury Doughboy persuades you to buy a bread product by giggling so charmingly after that poke to his puffy little tummy. Prosopopeia is the personification of an abstraction. As theorist Barbara Johnson says in her book Persons and Things, 'A speaking thing can sell itself; if the purchaser responds to the speech of the object, he or she feels uninfluenced by human manipulation and therefore somehow not duped. We are supposed not to notice how absurd it is to be addressed by the Maalox Max bottle, or Mr. Clean, or Mrs. Butterworth.'"
A harmonica is a really good first instrument because it's possible to make so many cool, crazy sounds so easily. I had one when I was about 6 and I remember giggling because I would breathe in-out through it, thus making my breath musically filtered.
Aw! How old is she? My partner has a 3 year old (thus making me fatheresque) and she has this little pink, plastic, toddler-sized grand piano that she loves...
In China, people have named this desert as “Moguicheng�? or a city of devil. “Moguicheng�? is famous in Xinjiang, China. When someone is strolling towards the castle in a sunny day accompanying with a gentle blowing breeze, one may heard a nice rhythm coming from the distance. The melodies are just like 10 million shaking bells, and sometimes one may feel the music like gentle flicking of 10 million guitars' strings. However, when cyclones come, bulks of sands are rising up in the sky by the strong winds, the sky turns pitch dark suddenly like a hell, and the nice music no longer heard but turns into strange sounds. The sounds resemble the roaring of the tigers, trumpeting of the elephants, and sounds by pigs that are being slaughtered, babies' crying, shouting of the women who are going to die, and alternately the sounds change to shouting, mourning and quarreling. The storms are then swirling aggressively by shooting up to the sky accompanying by terrified wolf growling sounds in the cloudy nightfall. People are wondering who had built this city and where do the sounds come from? (From Discovering the World's Most Mysterious Places)
In theory, wordie's keyword maximization combined with a minimal design and a site full of other key words makes it fantastic target for spamming, I'm afraid. I think that John should have fun and just force one of these lists to be open, or give some users "ops" so they can do it. But maybe I'm just a fan of wacky antics.
1. Forced small talk used by professional caregivers to put patients at ease. (Not usually effective.) 2. To ask insipid questions while subjecting a person to an intimate, awkward or painful procedure. (From Verbotomy)
My house is blessed with a giant backyard, despite being located in tragically uber-urban Oakland, and we grow lots of veggies and herbs here. Quite handy.
I think there are plenty of elements of so-called "liberal bias" in the media, however, those that would call themselves "liberal" aren't even half as organized or aligned. Right-wing media explicitly distributes things like "message of the day"--talking points for the echo chamber.
Truly, though, as I've said elsewhere on Wordie, it makes me so irritated that things are always framed as RIGHT/LEFT. Like this ridiculous thing. While this amuses the symbolic/dual-hemisphere human brain metaphorist in me, it's pure delusion. When you sample the majority of people, ISSUE BY ISSUE, you find that we are unique slowflakes, and our beliefs are all over the map. By forcing all these multi-shaped pegs into 1-or-2 hole options, it hurts the ability to have quality discourse or an evolution of thought--a diversity of ideas is possibily the best means to stimulate a greater 'synthesis' (in the dialectic sense).
In the current post-convention state of the 2008 presidential election, if I were the Obama camp, I would be jumping *all over* the positioning of McCain. Virtually every single speech at the RNC dropped the term "small town values" (a dog-whistle rebranding of family values with that rural-verus-city, culture war touch)--but by doing this, Republicans are basically maligning the larger population centers in two ways: one, suggesting that the so-called upstanding Christian values don't exist in cities, and two, that whatever so-called non-Christian values in cities just aren't worth honoring or respecting as much.
If this 'partisan' approach is indeed intentional, it would suggest that seperationist strategy is advantageous to the GOP (trying to knock off some 'Small Town' people from Obama's 'uniter' positioning)... Obama could nail him on this if his campaign is smart enough to utilize it.
I thought this article was really well written and on-point. My only criticism is that the author pays little note to the obvious effect of the huge infrastructure and support system of right-wing media, brainwashing through repetition, etc.
Q: How come I have a word listed twice in the same list?
A: It got added twice! This, I presume, is a bug and not a feature. If it's an open list, that means multiple people added it. If it's a closed list, that means you added it twice.
The way to fix it is to delete the word, of course.
- FOR OPEN LISTS: If you're the list creator, you have the ability to choose which contributor is more special and delete one of the duplicates. If you're not the list creator, both words will remain listed until one of the contributors deletes their duplicate, like some sort of verbal, apathetic game of chicken.
- FOR CLOSED LISTS: If you delete one dupe, both dupes will disappear, dropping the word count by 2. Then, you will have to re-add it to have it listed again.
I noticed that 'k p and t' are probably the 3 letters in English with the most mouth spittle (don't know the proper term for this yet), possibilty with 'f' joining the ranks.
"Nomography, truly a forgotten art, is the graphical representation of mathematical relationships or laws (the Greek word for law is nomos). These graphs are variously called nomograms (the term used here), nomographs, alignment charts, and abacs. This area of practical and theoretical mathematics was invented in 1880 by Philbert Maurice d’Ocagne (1862-1938) and used extensively for many years to provide engineers with fast graphical calculations of complicated formulas to a practical precision."
"From the Old Testament. A demon race. Blue skinned and human sized with long, dexterous tails and membrane wings. The males are extremely rare (only one in 1,000,000 pure births are male) and live almost fifty times the length of the females. Females are known for their voracious sexual appetites and have the ability to cross-breed with many other races, though their litters of mongrel children rarely survive. They have an extremely quick gestation period." (From The Demon Dictionary)
I dunno, gangerh, I find desperadog to be kind of unnerving, the way it constantly moves around the perimeter as if it were a hyperactive tweaker, constantly sniffing and licking every godforsaken corner of every space, scratching doors, biting couches and shoes, jumping up on the kitchen table and stealing food, etc. I'd call him "God's little Chaos Engine".
"King Solomon had a ring that had magical powers, and he used it to capture the king of demons. The demons were angry at King Solomon, and decided to get at him by stopping the building of the Temple. The demons sent Ornais, a vampire demon, to suck the blood out of Benjamin's thumb. Benjamin got really sick, and his father was too worried to concentrate on building. King Solomon was concerned, so he used his ring to find out who harmed Benjamin. When he found out it was the demon, he told Benjamin that if the demon came back, he should slip the ring on the demon's finger." (From here)
A kind of witch in German folklore associated with dreams. Drudes were said to participate in the Wild Hunt and were considered a particular class of demon in Alfonso de Spina's hierarchy. (Wikipedia)
Haha, where I live, there's a few neighbors who I find profoundly annoying (though easily avoidable), so the idea of having to band together with them makes me wince.
One more note--NOLA has a rich, long, layered history of "community" that is rather unlike many of the Mallmart strips of America, comparatively speaking. So in a way, it's a poor example of the 'isolation' that exists. Nonetheless, it's still rather easy for people to feel/be seperated. Having only travelled to Montreal and Toronto outside of the U.S., I'm not informed enough to speak much of other places...
Yarb, what you've voiced is a certain, common byproduct of this day and age. Before, humans had countless generations oriented towards "community"--villages, towns, big families, etc. But not so much anymore.
However, you'd be surprised how certain "big" events in an individuals or (more often) an environment shakes this up. I was a volunteer in New Orleans for four months after Katrina hit in 2005, and there were definitely people there voicing a similar notion to what you just said, that is, *before* their world was torn upside-down. Funny how a disaster can bring unlikely people together.
If you live in a place where there's neighbors, you are part of a community. You're just "a quiet one."
This term is a rather vague one though. I believe in the "altruistic" sense, it refers to Non-profit, out-reach for disadvantaged and impoverished folk. What that actually means can vary so much based on the organization and the people. Often the tasks involve "hitting the streets", so to speak, talking to people, getting them connected to a service or event (sometimes these are religious organizations) if they need or want it.
The hilarity of all this is that the Republicans in America so often talk about government being "small". But if government isn't taking care of community and the needs of people, WHO WILL? They should be fucking thankful that people volunteer their time and energy to this stuff, especially smart ones with a fancy college degree. But instead they bash it? Duh! The world *needs* people doing this work.
The approach of a politician to look down on the efforts of others, especially ones with noble intents, is a really fucking dumb idea. And rude. It's like how some members of the so-called Left bash Christians reflexively. I have my own uneasiness with some ill behaviors done in Jesus' name ("WHAT WOULD JESUS BOMB?"), however to blanketly dismiss the religion altogether is unproductive, disrespectful, and ignorant.
Hey TheLaughorist, I also like to laugh. I would also recommend puting your citation information in the WORD'S entry, as opposed to on a list where the word appears.
Essentially, instead of being either an ineffectual or an over-reactive parent, this book proposes a quick, non-chatty, consequences-based time-out/warning-method for children demonstrating unacceptable behavior. Definitely recommended for parents who either have difficulty with their children, or younger parents who want a straight-forward navigator for the inevitable.
It's about time that people face up to reality: ninety-nine percent of all spankings are parental temper tantrums. They are in no way attempts to train or educate a child. They are simply the angry outburst of a parent who has lost control, doesn’t know what to do and wants revenge by inflicting pain. Parents who have big problems with self-control and anger management try to justify and rationalize spanking by saying things like, "You have to set limits," "It's for their own good," and "Having to hit these kids hurts me more than it does them."
It's true that there are cultures and groups where spanking is more often perceived as a legitimate discipline technique. But research tells us that physical discipline like this tends to generate anxiety in children, lower their self-esteem and make the kids more likely to become aggressive themselves. Generally speaking, though, adults who spank do not care one bit about research. I have on occasion talked til I'm blue in the face with parents like these, and, sadly enough, changing their opinions and discipline habits is often a lost cause.
The whole point of the 1-2-3 counting program is to avoid the Talk-Persuade-Argue-Yell-Hit routine."
-- Thomas W. Phelan, 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children Ages 2-12
1. (linguistics, semiotics) Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation or sign.
2. Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges.
3. Covered with many small, identical figures.
Grabbed from three dictionaries.
Like an olde "seem", this word feels as if it were sigil + meme.
This is not the Greek ferryman, but a demon who torments souls. From Roman mythology. He has a wolf head with a vulture beak, pointy ears wings and a hammer of horror. Not someone you would wish to bare your soul to. Godchecker.com)
(also called Chagrin): An evil spirit believed in by Continental Gypsies. It has the form of a hedgehog, is hellow in colour, and is a foot and a half in length and a span in breadth. "I am certain," says Wlislocki, "that this creature is none other than the equally demoniac being called Harginn, still elieved in by the inhabitants of North-western India." Horses are special prey of the Chagrin, who rides them into a state of exhaustion... The next day they appear sick and weary, with tangled manes and bathed in sweat...
Thanks--to me, new words can potentially be a great vessel for new thoughts. This list has a particular obsession with puns and portmanteau (as I do), but I wouldn't listing new word constructions altogether.
I tested ghost tags today. Yes, if you create a new tag by adding it to a word, and then remove it from that word, a 'ghosted tag' exists. I did it with teehee.
Coolhunting is a term coined in the early 1990s referring to a new breed of marketing professionals, called coolhunters. It is their job to make observations and predictions in changes of new or existing cultural trends. The word derives from the aesthetic of "cool". (Wikipedia)
In Inuit mythology, a vicious, violent demon, especially known for killing shamans. Additionally Kigatilik might be similar to a tribe of spirits known as the Claw People. (Wikipedia)
Recently I've begun to speculate that the GOP is trying to lose on purpose, with so many illogical and badly played moves during the McCampaign, although obviously that doesn't make sense.
Oh, well, my first use was for the Demons list. There's a handful of demons on the list that shouldn't be there, there's lots that I haven't looked up in google, and lots that I have. Sometimes a look-up is not very fruitful, and this provides me with a 'post-it note' saying so. And I can also throw in any info that's relevant but too generic or uninteresting to post to all users, i.e. "Russian demon".
Another use is for personal in-jokes, stories, or references to words. That is, if I want to remember a particular story behind a word it's a place where I can quickly scribe the data. Like a reflexive memory-flag that isn't meant for public banter.
Whilst plotting the creation of the new world, Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl clapped eyes on Tlaltecuhtli and were horrified. They had to get rid of her so they decided to kill two birds with one stone. Taking the form of serpents the creator Gods ripped her in half, then used one bit to form the earth and slung the other bit into the sky to form the heavens.
Obviously this made Tlaltecuhtli slightly irate even though they decorated her earthly half with pretty shrubs and forna.
She now demands a constant supply of human flesh to feed the many mouths that her entire body is covered with. While this sounds a little greedy at least while she's chewing she isn't whining about her great sacrifice for the good of mankind.
A nasty and viscous Japanese house demon. They create ghostly fireballs, menace family members as they sleep and will even devour the mistress of the house so it can shapeshift and take her place given half the chance. They can also bring corpses back to life just by jumping over them.
Any old household cat can become a Bakeneko if it is allowed to reach a certain age, grow a long tail or reach a certain size. (From Gods Laid Bare)
"One who misled all the children of the angels, brought them down upon the earth, and perverted them by the daughters of the people." (1 Enoch 69:4-12)
I really love this list, but I wish it were seperated by vowel... perhaps I'm neurotic like that. But your tagging of these words makes it close to that.
From Chile, the King of the Demons and arch-enemy of Guinechen. He's in constant conflict with Guinechen to prevent anything good happening. He aims to devastate the entire planet and wipe out mankind. His arsenal includes plague, famine, fire and flood — in fact he's an insurance company's nightmare. (From Godchecker.com)
Penemue ("The Inside") in Enoch lore, was one of the Watchers/Grigori. He "taught mankind the art of writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day. For man was not created for such a purpose."
Penemue also taught "the children of men the bitter and the sweet and the secrets of wisdom." He is one of the curers of stupidity in man mentioned in Bereshith Rabba. (Wikipedia)
In Turkic mythology, Erlik was the deity of evil, darkness, lord of the lower world, and judge of the dead. Surely, he is known as the first of mankind created by Ulgen. However he wants to become equal with Ulgen and had been in a position degraded to below Ulgen. Then he wanted to make his own land and was sent to the prison at the 9th layer of the earth and became opposed to the upper world, the realm of light.
The evil spirits created by Erlik cause misfortune, sickness, and death to mankind. These spirits are imagined as Erlik’s assistants. Besides these, his 9 sons and daughters help their father in the way of evil. Erlik’s daughters especially try to change shaman’s mind while he is attempting to reach Ulgen with their beauties. Erlik gives all kinds of sickness and wants sacrifices from the people. If they do not sacrifice to him, he catches the dead bodies of the people that he killed and takes them away to this lower world and then makes them his slaves. So, especially in Altays, when sickness appears, people become scared of Erlik and sacrifice him a lot of animals.
In the prayers of shamans, Erlik is defined as a monster. In addition, he is an old man with a well-built body. He has eyes, eyebrows, and a moustache that are black. His face and teeth are like pigs'.
Ohh, Erlik is a good one. I've got kind of a open sense of what defines 'demon', which basically needs to includes 2-3 of the following: (1) 'supernatural'-ish: having some sort of powers beyond just being a cryptozoological animal, (2) evil or nasty-natured, (3) having 2+ references via google where the word "demon" is attached to the name.
Psoglav (literally doghead) is a demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology; belief about it existed in parts of Bosnia and Montenegro. Psoglav was described as having a human body with horse legs, and dog's head with iron teeth and a single eye on the forehead. Psoglavs were described to live in caves, or in a dark land, which has plenty of gemstones, but no sun. They practice cannibalism, by eating people, or even digging out corpses from graves to eat them. Psoglav is a chtonic demon, somewhat similar to Greek cyclops. (Wikipedia)
Ahaha, that 'í' was just some sort of cut-n-paste oddity. I'm originally from Philadelphia, Pennslyvania, currently reside in Oakland, California and have lived in a variety of other states in a slow-motion venture between coasts of the ol' USA. But, I do have a sort of affinity with Japan since my parents raised me Buddhist, so as a child there was often a swarm of old Japanese ladies at my house.
A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.
Ahaha, thanks. I hope to eventually explore the concept of 'demon' in a variety of psychological motifs, so forming this list is sort of a casual bite-size-bit per day research project towards that goal.
Crocodile demoness from New Guinea. She used to be an evil cannibal ogress but, once defeated and killed, transformed herself into a crocodile demon instead. (From Godchecker.com)
From Dante's Inferno, Farfarello was a Malebranche. Malebranche is the name of the legion of demons that guards the corrupt ditch. Malebranche means "Evil Claws". Farfarello appears in two parts, called "Cantos", of the book: the XXIst, and and the XXIInd. Each demon's names have a significance. The exact translation of "Farfarello", is "Elf", or, in a more free translation, "Leprechaun", an Irish folklore figure. It has also been translated as "evil ghost." (From here)
A tormenting night-demon, or nightmare in Hemsheen folklore (people living in mountainous region of Northeast Anatolia). Also called 'hibylik' in Turkish (East Anatolia) and xipilik in Armenian.
Name of a French poem of the 13th c. addressed to those who sing (chanter) in this world and shall weep (pleurer) in the next: hence used of a mixture or alternation of joy and sorrow. (French; The word has several senses in mod.F., e.g. ‘weep-hole’, ‘flood-opening’ in a wall, etc., which have not entered into English.) - OED)
The air of 'SECRET-LEFT TAXATION PRISON-CAMP MASTER-PLAN' which might make an excellent eau de toilette brandname. But I'm pleased to see that it's more of an academic argument with a flashy cover to push paper. Defaulting to "you hitler" is a weak way to debate, naturally, but I so rarely, rarely see a sustained, intelligent, civil-minded debate (or even better: a discussion!) from either side of the so-called LEFT/RIGHT. It seems to inherently devolve into name-calling, over-generalization, presuppositions, and self-righteousness. Like pro-wrestling for lawyers.
From Native American (Inuit) mythology, the demonic Cousin of Aningan the Moon God. Life in the sky igloo is pretty tedious, and every so often Irdlirvirisissong leaps down to Earth to dance and clown about. But you're advised to turn a blind eye, as the slightest hint of amusement will result in your intestines being freeze-dried and removed for consumption. (From Godchecker.com)
The Yazidis consider Tawûsê Melek a benevolent angel who has redeemed himself from his fall and has become a demiurge who created the cosmos from the Cosmic Egg. After he repented, he cried for 7,000 years, his tears filling seven jars, which then quenched the fires of hell.
Tawûsê Melek is sometimes transliterated Malak Ta'us, Malak Tawus, or Malik Taws. Melek is from either the Arabic word for "king" or for "angel". Taus is uncontroversially translated "peacock"; however, it is important to note that peacocks are not, at least currently, native to the lands where Tawûsê Melek is worshipped. This has led some to speculate that the worship of Melek Taus was imported from India, though it is more likely the peacock iconography is a development from earlier representations depicting the god as a native fowl...
This phrase, on page 383 of Finnegans Wake, is the origin of the spelling given by physicist Murray Gell-Mann to quarks, a type of subatomic particle. (In the book, the phrase is sung by a chorus of seabirds, and probably means 'three cheers' or—judging from Joyce's notes—three jeers.) (Wikipedia)
Hmm. Yes, I think I should count phrase-type lists if they're "new phrases"... why not? But it's funny, when I first joined this site I was so die-hard about having only one-word type listings for everything because the site was named 'Wordie'... kind of a pointless stance.
"In the Odyssey, Circe changes the comrades of Odysseus into swine with her rhabdos or wand. The rhabdos was eventually personified as a demon. Rabdos, the strangler, is one of the devils listed in the Testament of Solomon, which says that he was formerly a wise man of great learning--Hermes."
Hi Rfrog. I find it fascinating that your rejection of 'words as magic' contains such certainty. I don't disagree with you, but this response actually proves the point; for while words are not 'magic', they can certainly SEEM like it sometimes. That illusionary line is, in fact, what magic is all about.
I think it's great to recognize that "the map is not the territory" and "the word is not the thing itself." On this point, you are right: nothing means anything *inherently*, the human mind interprets and makes the meaning. However, as John has suggested, this point ignores social and cultural awareness in the name of self-empowerment. I'm not a particular advocate of being politically correct ("oh no, i have to think about other people! What a bummer!") however I see a value in respecting other people.
The only point I'd like to make about 'magic' is that words are one of the means by which the mind captures memory and references abstract concepts. We need only point to a billion psychology books to note that. To suggest that using them is somehow detached from this process is ignorant.
In phonetics, pairs of words or phrases in a particular language which differ in only one phoneme and have a distinct meaning. They are used to demonstrate that two phones constitute two separate phonemes in the language.
English "let" + "lit" proves that phones e and i do in fact represent distinct phonemes /e/ and /i/. The phones do not have to be vowels, as the English minimal pair of "pat" + "bat" shows.
In the Caribbean, this is a demoness with red hair and bloodshot eyes and does vampiring. Not in a way you might expect, as she does not go for the throat. It's between the toes she likes to suck. (From Godchecker.com)
I wouldn't say that the concept of a blackhole has a negative connotation inherently, but there's many that do use it as a metaphor for something that's powerful, destructive, and consuming. If one wants to consider 'light' metaphorically, then to 'pull light in' would be indeed a 'dark' act.
Digressing, this reminds me of how fearful humans are of this metaphorical 'dark', which may indeed be some sort of 'fear of fear' conundrum. Carl Jung wrote til he was blue in the face trying to get people to understand that looking at their shadows can indeed be a very healing and freeing act, allowing for awareness and even the very transcendence desired in the supposed act of avoidance.
Ahpuch's messenger demon from Mesoamerica and bringer of evil omens. This is the name of a screech owl — who seems to have been used as a Godly messenger bearing not-very-welcome tidings from the direction of the Underworld. Also known as Moan. (From Godchecker.com)
I remember reading two Douglas Adams books when I was about 10 and being charmed by the silliness. But when I went back to try re-reading them at age 17, I was completely nauseated. Clearly I'm a pretentious snob, 'cause while I'd admit that there's some pretty hilarious jokes and ideas in HHGTTG, the writing style--the art of it--may possibily be one of the worst I can think of.
A nasty demoness from Polynesia. The protruding eyes and tongue hanging down to her feet are a dead giveaway. She steals and eats small children. (From Godchecker.com)
Ravenous People-Eating Demons from Nigeria. They are very partial to children. Luckily the abiku can be driven away by the ringing of bells. (From Godchecker.com)
A demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology; belief about it existed in Srem. Sometimes imagined as a six-legged monster with gnarled horns. He lives in lakes and big pools, coming out of the water during the night making big noise (hence the name: Serbian buka - noise), jumping onto people and animals and strangling them. (From NationMaster Encyclopedia)
"A Central African demon who is said to possess people. Those he possesses would usually be diagnosed with epilepsy by a doctor.
When such a possession occurs, the shaman is called. A hut is built in which the afflicted resides along with the shaman and his assistants until he is cured. For ten days or a fortnight these people eat and drink at the expense of the patient's relatives, and dance to the music of flute and drum. Mbwiri is said to abhor good living, and this is the best way to drive him out. The patient will be the only one who knows that he is possessed. The patient also dances until the epileptic fits come on. When he is pronounced cured, he builds a little fetish house, and thenceforth avoids certain kinds of food and performs certain duties. Sometimes, however, the process appears to result in madness, and some patients run away into the bush."
-- Lewis Spence, The Encyclopedia of the Occult, 1988.
(Semetic Spirit) - She is a female spirit or demon who weds human beings and works great harm in the dwellings of men...haunts the desert and open country and is especially dangerous to pregnant women and infants. She was believed to cause impotence in men and sterility in women. (From White Rose Garden)
"Brum! Brum! Cumbrum! This is jinnies cry. Underwetter! This is jinnies rinning away to their onsterlists dowan a bunkersheels. With a nip nippy nip and a trip trippy trip so airy. For their heart's right there. Tip. This is me Belchum's tinkyou tankyou silvoor plate for cichin the crapes in the cool of his canister. Poor the pay! This is the bissmark of the marathon merry of the jinnies they left behind them."
"Macool, ora whyi deed ye diie? of a trying thirstay mournin? Sobs they sighdid at Fillagain's chrissomiss wake, all the hoolivans of the nation, prostrated in their consternation, and their duodisimally profusive pleathora of ululation. There was plumbs and grumes and cheriffs and citherers and raiders and cinemen too. And the all gianed in with the shoutmostshoviality. Agog and magog and the round of them agrog."
"Arms appeal with larms, appalling. Killykill-killy: a toll, a toll. What chance cuddleys, what cashels aired and ventilated! What bidimetoloves sinduced by what tegotetabsolvers! What true feeling fo their's hayair with what strawng voice of false jiccop! O here here how hoth sprowled met the duskt the father of fornicationists but, (O my shining stars and body!) how fath fanespanned most high heaven the skysign of soft advertisement!"
Scary Forest Demons from South America. Tall and hairy, these forest spirits have most of the attributes that seem to be known worldwide for dense woodland demons — forward-pointing ears, backward-pointing feet and a penchant for eating people.
If you find yourself menaced in the forest, remember this. Boraro have no knee joints. So if you can knock them over it takes them some time to regain their awkward feet. Meanwhile you can make your escape. (From Godchecker.com)
To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to. (From Verbotomy)
A technique in which a person obtains confidential information by pretending to be someone who has legitimate access to that information. (From WordSpy)
Demonic one-eyed God of Death and evil King of the Fomorians, from Celtic mythology.
These were a race of gigantic warriors who liked nothing better than to invade somewhere, pillage it and then gloat horribly. Balor had one huge leg and, with his one evil eye, could kill someone just by peering at them. But he usually kept it closed to avoid tripping over dead bodies all the time. (From (From Godchecker.com)
Yes, now that you mention it, many of these words do have a great sound. You should consider that as an essential element with the new schema, or at least mention it in the list's description.
Really, this is kind of impossible for anyone other than you to do. You know the methodology (even if erratic) of why you chose what you've added. I've chopped up some of my bigger lists simply by going through half the list and mentally noting themes that start to emerge. The fact that this one is SO big makes it the challenge (as it is time consuming), not the lack of theme.
If you want to skip the "probing" stage, I would recommend you do something more wild: keeping in mind whatever you do remember about this list, even if it's all-over-the-place, write down about 10 descriptive words or phrases about the list. Then you could be a maverick and just create lists based on any of these 10 phrases that seem appealing, and start churning through the list dumping ones that fit in the right slot.
I giggled when I read mollusque's comment here, though... how fascinating the personal typology that each of us creates when faced with a mountain of data.
A fat toad-monster demoness from Aztec mythology. Known as "Queen of the Earth," she is always hungry and demands fresh flesh at all times. Her appetite is so insatiable that one mouth isn't enough — she has slavering mouths all over her body. (From Godchecker.com)
Huge shapeless Evil Demon Creature from an African tale. Khodumodurno went on the rampage swallowing everything in his path. Including the path. (From Godchecker.com)
An African demon rainbow. Can you believe a rainbow that turns predatory? MUKUNGA-MBURA swallowed up a whole tribe — including livestock. Only one boy escapes, and when he is old enough, he sets out to set about the malignant rainbow. But when it comes to the crunch, the rainbow demon turns cowardy-custard.
He holds out a hand and implores the boy to make a hole in one of the fingers. (Yes, a rainbow with fingers — MUKUNGA-MBURA is not your picture book pretty thing). The boy does as he is asked — and all the villagers pour out of the hole intact.
This is all very wonderful. But after the rejoicing dies down the boy broods. What is to stop MUKUNGA-MBURA doing it all over again? So he goes back and kills him, chopping him to bits. From one leg (yes legs as well) thrown in a pool, all the swallowed livestock pours out. (From Godchecker.com)
Demon Goddess from the Pacific Islands with a large oven. She sends her beautiful daughters to lure men to her Underworld palace where she plies them with Kava until they are dead drunk. Then she roasts and eats them. (From Godchecker.com)
Star, this past Friday I breathed life into over 50 of your ponies by providing them with new narratives befitting their names, kindly chronicled by Prolagus. Enjoy.
"It seems to me, though, that he might have actually lived many years before Phytagoras' time. So let Zalmoxis be well, whatever he represents, either a human being or some Demon of the Geta (namely Thracian) people. As we can see, the naive identification of God Zalmoxis with one of Pythagoras' slaves, who became afterwards free and wealthy, is being disputed even by Herodotus himself. Why should WE believe it then?..." (From a good article about Zalmoxis and Roman Mythology)
An ugly, crone and hag. She had the teeth of the wild bear and tusks like a boar. The meaning of the word "cailleach" is old woman or veiled one. She only has one eye (symbolizing) that she can see beyond the duality of things to the oneness of life. She is a weather Goddess controlling the winds, the winter cold. Cailleach is a dark Goddess. She represents winter and a going within. She kills all that is no longer needed, But she holds in the frozen earth the seeds of a new beginning. Cailleach is about transformation in some stories just before spring appears she washes in a stream and becomes young again. Cailleach to be the 'other' face of the Goddess Brighid. In Scottish folklore, Cailleach is born old and ugly and grows younger as the year turns to spring and summer. (Parsed from "Goddess Gospel")
Everyone called Moon Jumper "COW" to parrot the old nursey rhyme, which hurts Moon Jumper's feelings deeply because Moon Jumper is exceptionally insecure.
A fun-loving, feeble-minded, senile pony who forgets everything while constantly uttering awkward, inappropriate idioms and malaprops. One time Dangles ran for cloud-president but was swiftly defeated by the far more elequent opposition, Happyglow. When Dangles remembers, he is a rather skilled fecal artist.
A bratty, depressed small, young pony who got stuck in a well, intentionally, and had the whole My Little Pony community in an uproar. Everyone except Winter Ice's neglectful parent, Anchors Away.
The sweetest, most innocent, most delightfully chipper, most naive pony ever. Ending every single sentence with a surprised-question, batting those satellite dish-sized eyelids. Who would EVER want to disappoint or criticize little Merriweather???
Cuddles is a nocturnal pony who has probably experimented with every type of elicit substance ever made. A virtual expert on the subject, and a hack chemist. After a long stint with speed (see: a fate worse than meth), Cuddles tends to stick with rave-oriented psychedelics, despite the fact that the 90s are long over. Best friends with Puddles.
Daisy Dancer once took acid and saw God, and used to wear tyedye t-shirts like her life depended on it. Once having radical idealism and opposition to oppression in the world; this was, of course, before the current days of the pantsuit and a well-paid, corporate job as an art director for Disneyland. "At least it pays the bills..."
Also known as Morninglory, former 60s radical turned acid-casualty, a former communist and activist, Morning Glory eventually took up a quiet life as a gardener with a special expertise in belladonna and datura.
Sparklesnap is like the Paris Hilton or Tommy Lee of the My Little Pony world; an annoying, ego-fluffed celebrity recieving far too much attention. Through an illusion of glamour, make-up, plastic-surgery (which is far easier for a plastic horse as they're already plastic) and a boisterous personality, Sparklesnap has managed to ensmitten numerous star-struck, superficially-minded ponies, thus having an unnervingly large, gimpish entourage. Best friends with Snippity Snap.
A former director of the Pony Express, Zippy Zinnia was once also great inventor. As CEO and founder of Velocity Gallop, Inc., Zippy was positioned to make millions. Unfortunately, however, on a random trip to the pub, they met a lovely but accurst pony named Waterfire. After just a few hours, Zippy Zinnia lay a vegetable in the gutter. Now Zippy lives in the Un-Stables Home, drugged and mute.
A draffish balbutient pony that sits around all day, spilling liquor all over themselves and the floor. Ugh! Barely even aware of a marriage with Lady Moonshine.
Of course they do! AA is hosted by the unflappable Thistle Whistle, and there's a great number of rehabilitated ponies who meet twice a month to offer each other support. Regulars include Swinger, Tumbletop, Wysteria, Jazz Matazz, and Tripsy Daisy.
Unless you meant the car people, A.A.A.--there's no such luck there. There's only one mechanic in the whole world of My Little Pony and their name is Sticky.
With a overwhelmingly apathetic, stolid personality, Waterfire seems to have the magical ability to snuff out the imagination, spirit, passion, and life force of any other pony that spends more than a few hours in their company. One such victim, Zippy Zinnia, has been rendered into a hollow shell of their former self.
A media-baron pony that thrives on finding out the dirt and skeletons in everyone's closet. Through a wide variety of infiltration and surveilence techniques, everything will eventually be exposed and disseminated by Scoops. The name of their exposé TV show is Total Information Awareness.
Taking irony-laden delight in their namesake, Light Heart is in fact one of the most pejorative gossipmonger ponies around. Holding great pride in having a long, enumerated list of the faults and vulnerabilities of virtually every other My Little Pony. Together with Scoops, these two have destroyed many reputations and community meetings.
More like 'Pretty Buff'! This pony is a huge weightlifter. A former show horse, renowned for feats of strength. Currently under investigation for steroid use.
An enabler of alcoholics throughout the land, Lady Moonshine has a fully-stocked bar in her basement, and routinely passes out in a puddle of her own vomit with her partner, Pina Colada. A long-time friend of Bubblecup.
John, I don't think it's a good idea for a word to have duplicated tags of the same tag. I tagged all my DEMON words "demon", then having added a few hundred more, did another MASS-TAGGING, not realizing it would double-tag the same tag upon the previous. Ick, ew, yuck!
Ahahah, but did you know that Soaky Dokey and Whizzer have an age-old rivalry wherein they have to constantly out-do each other in bepissment? This has led to many a disaster in the My Little Pony world. Poor little old Dangles is currently plotting the murder of both, uh, mist-ers.
An strange, enigmatic, and immortal pony that lives like a hermit. Few other ponies know that Star Surprise long awaits the day that they can run the streets proclaiming that soon our Sun will transform into a red giant, expand out in size to the orbit of Jupiter, destroying everything. Surprise!
One of the most diabolical of all the My Little Ponies. Through a smarmy, innocuous veneer, this sycophant has single-handedly set the flowerful forest ablaze, plummeted the price of hay in the economy, and caused Merriweather to cry. All of this on a dare.
A crass, elderly, barfly pony that spends most of their time at 'The Sloshed Skeleton', a New Orleans-themed pub in the heart of glimmering lake. She tells everybody that she used to be rich, but who the hell knows?
An "empowered" pony with lots of attitude. Cousins with the infamous and scandalous diva Sparklesnap, the two of them traipse about every night, causing havoc at nightclubs and Denny's worldwide. *snap*, *snap*.
An immature, self-centered pony who has hurt and abandoned many other ponies, all in the name of their so-called "spontaneity". Dropping everything--friends, relationships, and even children. Winter Ice is one such example, who longed for their parent time and time again during little league games. Anchors Away is never quite sure if they're metaphorically "putting down anchors" or "taking them away", and in fact, they're doing both.
A very social pony with great fecundity, having raised the entire Pop family single-handedly: pretty pop, sweet pop, fizzy pop, swirlypop, and butter pop. While many other ponies would describe Poppy's parenting skills as "less than adequate," and most of Poppy's children would describe themselves as "abused," Poppy is still an important member of the My Little Pony community, denoting heavily to many charities and political campaigns.
A salacious, creepy pony that floats around the clouds trying to pick-up cute ponies all day long. Pillow Talk's efforts to woo are often met with scorn as it is obviously an attempt to desperately fill the emotional void of their own heart. Ironic that despite all the obsession with "romance", Pillow Talk is so unsuccessful with it, and manages to only date ponies with very low self-esteem, like Fluffaluff. Pillow Talk would do well to develop some real talent.
A very droopy, melancholy pony that would've made great friends with Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. In a rather illogical attempt to counterbalance this nature, Puddles has taken to hanging out with Cuddles, who is an ecstasy (MDMA) freak and the two of them party until 6 A.M., wherein they feel terrible physically and mentally for the next two days.
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whichbe commented on the word twitchetty bonce
Can you explain this one, dontcry?
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 囚
A magical wishbone encased in glass; to be used on very special occassions or emergencies.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pancreative
1. Creative in any or all aspects.
2. Using the pancreas and pancreatic forces as a wellspring for creativity.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word superbe
"I was really *there*, man. I could really be."
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cider
I like the drink, but I find this word a bit unnerving...
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rococco
Misspelling of Rococo.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cape may
Aw. I went to this beach so much as a kid.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word obamunnist
GOP Wordie operatives have ghosted this word.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the list coinage
Make more!
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word radome
Also a place where lots of BMX bikes are ridden, Bon Jovi songs are listened to, and radishs are served.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word princess cut
The lady who gets the prime meat and first plate served in a tribe of cannibals.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word roborative
*BEEP BEEP*! X-4525 UNIT NEW BATTERY REQUIREMENT ALERT
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hoogaars
Also when someone hocks a loogie and picks their nose at the same time.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eburn
I'd imagine this to be a product of an online flame.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word swyve
Anyone with OED: what does this mean?
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pthalo
WORDIE CHALLENGE: define this word!
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pavillion
More commonly spelled as pavilion.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word all-rounder
How...curvy.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cornule
What is this?
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word teave
This must be the eve of teatime.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ooak
eBay-speak for "one of a kind."
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word slam-dunk
Not recommended for Oreos with milk.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word crowbar
As besotted cawing echoed into the night.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word white noise
White noise machines are useful for both therapists or lawyers to keep voices in an office muffled to outsiders, protecting privacy.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word frell
WORDIE CHALLENGE: define this word!
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spinach
Popular food among Public Relations executives and Popeye.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word irradiate
My luggage and my spinach may or may have not been given divine qualities.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word heresy
Includes catharism and gnosticism.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word comments for specific words
whut how did you guys get on my compter
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the list the-bright-and-shiny-new-list
Yes, I just posted about it on there, actually. Non-alphabetic characters seem to do badly in combo with a "delete list" button. I've 3 phantom lists now. One of which I was able to catch early (only 1 spectre word) and re-formed into another list.
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mütter museum
I've been to this musuem a number of times having grown up close by. Over the years it's been "toned down" a bit but it's a pretty creepy and fascinating place if you're into gross, medical anomalies in a musuem-type format (as opposed to a back alley).
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bugs
My theory about this non-delete list bug, based on recent experience: as far as what's causing it, I believe it to be that if the list contains any words with "somewhat unusual characters" (perhaps anything that's not alphabetic?) that's what causes the phantom words and phantom list. The only way to avoid this bug is by manually deleting all the words of a list before hitting "delete list".
December 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word belligerent
Ring my bell.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the list amulets
What's the difference between telesm (not listed) and telesme (listed)?
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tagony
Tagbusters!
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rakey
A Japanese form of punishment which uses a garden tool to conduct lifeforce energy into the victim.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word affirmative action
The Power of Positive Doing
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lol
This is mystical "stuff" at the center of a lollypop that is mined through a quest of enumerable licking, then delightfully spread throughout the lands by cats.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word oedden
Who you gonna call?
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word napiform
This looks like somebody curled up on a hammock.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tchort
Russian Satan.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word skjør
When a Danish sports team makes a point (or pastry).
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hurling
This is an odd name for a sport.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word umbecast
Hahaha, holy shit.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word oedden
WORDIE CHALLENGE: define this word.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ishist
A practitioner of ishishiness.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deweyan
When you've stepped in something.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word stalkbook
A more fitting name for Facebook.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the list philosophical-jargon
Noumena.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the list nanomenclature
nanopore
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lodge
Something got lodged in my lodge.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rachmunis
This phrase doesn't 'feel' very sympathetic to me.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mathelode
WORDIE CHALLENGE: define this word.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word devil's advocate
The nickname for the janitor at the ACLU.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word athlete's foot
This must mean that you can run really fast.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word (mini) micro machines
Totally dated. These days the kids play with nanobots.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word legos
This word just reminded me of logos...creepy.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sous rature
Under erasure.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rogue state
Often used as a propagandist phrase for imperialist behavior.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deconstruction
A philosophical movement and theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth; asserts that words can only refer to other words; and attempts to demonstrate how statements about any text subvert their own meanings: “In deconstruction, the critic claims there is no meaning to be found in the actual text, but only in the various, often mutually irreconcilable, ‘virtual texts’ constructed by readers in their search for meaning�? (Rebecca Goldstein).
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deja vu
Also see déjà vu.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word doctorhood
Undergroun' Professa'
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mobile
When a mob moves about.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word encase
Just encase.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word conflagration
Hurray!!!
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tyche
Alternative cash-register sound.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the list amulets
grigri
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word conservatory
Where Republicans meet up.
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the list the-art-of-ejection
Rumination.
December 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word champlain
The best complainer.
November 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word youser
When one is a user of the word youse.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word daybreaker
It might appear that this was your 10,000th word, Bilzebub.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the user bilby
10,000! Dear god, what have you done?
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nvc
Non-verbal communication.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jebber
This pony was personally crafted by the ex-Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lackawanna
Numb to desire.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word anchanchu
A terrible demon in the folklore of the Aymara people (Bolivia and Peru). He deceives the unwary with his smiles and friendly appearance, then afflicts them with deadly diseases. It is also said that the Anchanchu sucks the blood of his victims during their sleep. His presence is accompanied by whirlwinds. The Aymara avoid rivers and isolated places where the demon is supposed to reside. (From Pantheon.org)
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word firmung
What's a firmung?
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word defenestate
To throw a state out the window?
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hammer
That which makes more ham.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list unbilby
Bilabial clicks are rather noteworthy.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ƕ
What a cute letter. It's the child of a lowercase h and u.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list my-little-phonies
This list is a thing of beauty.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word �?कवचन
I have one of these by my front door, they're so handy in the winter.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word woman
The woman then asks, "Why don't you look where you're going?"
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word man
"Would you please man the wheel of the ship whilst I do some yoga?"
"Would you man the switchboard while I go take a dump?"
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word woman
One of the few WordNet defintions above for this word, as compared to man, is "someone whose occupation is cleaning".
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word man
The "take charge of a certain job" definition is the most red-flaggingly offensive of the various questionable meanings of WordNet's list above, methinks.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word éphémères
éèéèéèéèéèé!
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word crapplet
Any truly appalling small application for any computer platform. (From The Addictionary)
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word littlelordfontleroy
I've used this font on a recent design project. It's got that "calligraphy but still very legible" look.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tenet
Does anyone else find it odd, based on the events of the Iraq War, that this is the last name of the director of the C.I.A. who assured us there were Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq?
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word laissez faire
I guess the "small government" refrain is a dog-whistle for this ol' invisible hand Capitalist tenet.
November 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pap smear
Thanks, pappy!
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eating mouldy grain products
This conversation is setting off my snider senses.
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word puloman
According to the Hindu religion, the demon Puloman is the father of Indrani (Indra's wife) and Sivasri, who ruled the kingdom for seven years. Puloman was slain by Indra, who blasted him by the outpouring of splendor. (Wikipedia)
This sounds like a wicked Sailor Moon attack.
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word platonic solid
Got this one on 'random' 3 times in 5 minutes.
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eurotrash
When the Euro crashes.
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ye-ye
See yé-yé.
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word trotsky
I want this word to mean "a playful gallop" but it probably shouldn't.
November 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dead meat on toast
There's so much to toast about!
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the list worse-than-they-sound
Stop agueing 'em on.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word preworry
I'm preworried that a postworry could start as a worrylet but then develop into full-blown regret.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pituitary
A master gland.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dead meat on toast
Proposed by sionnach on dead meat v toast v history.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 张牙舞爪
A battalion of droids assemble.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 一概
That ninja was sneaking around the side of the house but then a marksman spotted him and fired an arrow.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dead meat v toast v history
arcadia: "edit" your comment again and then it will offer delete when you save it.
check out John's "Word-offs" list and cast your ballots.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the list worse-than-they-sound
ague
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word toast
Contronymic as noted by rolig on dead meat v toast v history.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the list demongering
Good one! Thanks. I am due for a revisit to this list to adds some more citations and bring it back to 666.
November 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word midriff
...if ya catch midriff.
November 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bam
The eternal lubricant.
November 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word body bag
It's a medley of stocking stuffers for the holidays.
November 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the list eye-cbs-i-see-b-s
Now an open list.
November 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word autonym
Also: a fit name for an Autobot.
November 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word preworry
I just preworried this might be an insidious meme waiting to happen.
November 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word is that so
A three year old just told me that I say this a lot.
November 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word relative proportion
A hopelessly vague phrase I catch myself using too often.
November 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word depression
Super Mario: Depression
November 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word siddle
What's the movie?
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word siddle
Got Word?™
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word siddle
Two words to describe combining words like that, dontcry, is portmanteau or blend.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word monandry
This word sounds very gimpish.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word siddle
Oh, thanks. But now we've gotta find a word for a leech gatherer.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kleepa
How come this word have the "verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection" line under the search links? Is that common and I've never noticed before?
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the list sanskritist
amogh
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word amogh
The word "Amogh" literally means (in Sanskrit) "That which has no alternative." In Proto-Indo-Iranian mythology, the name Amogh is said to have many beneficiary qualities, bestowing wealth, wisdom and excellent health. (Wikipedia)
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word moga
The slang word moga refers to the concept of the "modern girl" (modan gaaru) in 20th-century Japan. (Wikipedia)
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eschaton
A ton of eschewing.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word radish
Somewhat rad.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vacuum cleaner
These things are really useful for cleaning vacuums.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word handcuffs
A challenging accessory.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word siddle
WORDIE CHALLENGE: Define this word.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word the clap
Hurray!!!
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word punish
Like a pun.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
I'd prefer an acronym game.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word subtil
An old spelling of subtle.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
Explain "word scrambles".
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cavorite
H.G. Wells' "gravity-blocking substance" used in many of his novels.
I think it should also mean one's favorite thing found inside of caves.
Or maybe it should mean one's favorite vice, what makes them "cave in" most.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word master
Wondering if this word has anything to do with mast.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the list ump
umpteen
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spritzy
A good friend of Lady Moonshine.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word labal
Alternate name for the curiously named Beball.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vivicremation
Okay, what does this mean?
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cantoon
The power of positive animation.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word onamatopeia
See Onomatopoeia.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word globin
Favorite protein among goblins.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word social conservative
Being gabby at the RNC.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word becheck
...before ya bewreck yaself.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word baseless
I'm told this is what would happen to John McCain if Sarah Palin were not the Republican V.P. choice of 2008. See: epic fail.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word baseless
What happens when all your base are belong to us.
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ttfn
Ta ta for now!
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the list corrupted-corporates
This will be fun; brand sullification. A reversal of what some names try to do in and of themselves by using common-words to hijack mental associations (see one of my earlier lists, Eye CeeBS)--a tactic in the advertising concept called "mindshare".
November 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word overlay
No. I just generated about 5 of them on a quick Onelook.com ?????ay search. I am facinated by the eBay one, however, because it seems kind of sneaky.
November 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word overlay
Pig-latin for lover.
November 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word outlay
Pig-latin for lout.
November 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word estray
Pig-latin for rest.
November 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ebay
Pig-latin for be.
November 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the list vive-la-france
sacrebleu
November 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the list spin-trick-ham-road-game-for-shy-huck
yupster, puckster, blogster, whipster, tubster, bopster, doomster, teamster
November 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the list minced-oaths
holy crap
November 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cooties
The adoption of the term into English can be traced from the American occupation of the Philippines, in 1898-1945, and before that to British soldiers' presence in Malaysia. In most Austronesian languages the term for head lice, lice or fleas of any kind, is kuto. Foreign troops had ample opportunity to become familiar with the term and made a slang pluralized form... (Wikipedia)
November 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word malady
My Malady
November 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word renoviction
The mass eviction of an apartment building's tenants because the building's owner plans a large renovation. Blend of renovation and eviction. (From WordSpy)
November 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word flogos
As if one flogo wasn't bad enough...
November 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dragon's-blood
See also dragon's blood.
November 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word xenono
This is a quality word.
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word doomstool
Sitting on the modern doomstool is not recommended.
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word buckshover
This should refer to people who "pass the buck."
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word clapathy
When an audience grows weary of clapping, either at a ceremony or musical performance. (From Urban Dictionary)
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word agacerie
Allurement; attractive air; bewitching grace; from French. C.A.M. Fennell's The Stanford Dictionary of Anglicised Words and Phrases, 1964.
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sacramento
The Fleshtaker™
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word condiment commandment
Oh, this was me. I deemed the plural to be more befitting of the list.
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word florilege
The act of gathering flowers.
November 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bullriding
See: spin doctor.
November 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hypnotheoretical
"I refuse to be sucked into your hypnotheoretical arguments." - George Bush, Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 15, 2004.
November 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word retreat
When someone deserves another yummy snack.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
What?
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
peewee, pixel
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word occlude
This is an interesting one, never heard it before.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list sexy-minus-y
Ahahaha, this list would give one perspective into how Andy Warhol views sex.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word stag
This is a strange word.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word angler
Apropos.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word binary
2
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list monovocalics
monopoly
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ommel
A meditative omlet.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word brotherly love
I'm told this is found in Philadelphia.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word is there anybody out there
Please continue to hold and someone will be with you shortly.
November 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pseudopotential theory
This must be what they call it when a teacher says "your child has so much...potential" in a parent-teacher conference.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word iokiyar
Secrets of Talk Radio
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word plunderbunny
It's cute. But evil.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gong farmer
A talent scout for The Gong Show.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the list what-do-these-words-have-in-common
These names are damn silly.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word urinal cake
Also known as a trough lolly.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word miracle fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word baracklet
A large nanobama.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nanobama
Image search this one if you want to get creeped out.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the list bingos-i-have-played-in-scrabble-games-2
There's a few of these terms that I use because of my work (such as win-win, skillset, and bottom-lining), I suppose I should be more embarassed. But these kinds of lists are so damn funny; I love how verbification can befall any noun.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pressure
yeah ya know it's like that guy that's all but then he didn't say that he was all STUPID cause lsoers don't know is what the paradoxical underpinnings of ya know!
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gladstone
Used in a special mood ring with a narrower range.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pressure
No, they're right. I should shut up. What have I become??
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pressure
Rock 'n roll highschool, forever
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word asparagus
This word has cute spellings in other languages, like asparago (Italian), spargel (German), asperge (French/Dutch), sparris (Swedish), etc.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word awkward
When someone uses awk.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word three
4 x ¾
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word one
2 x ½
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word anama anamaba anamabapa
It is speculated that this phrase, along with psoakoonaloose, are James Joyce's gibberishy criticism of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud's psychology. Joyce's daughter was a schizophrenic and permanently institutionalized.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word faggotry
Hmm, I haven't explicitly studied much on it. The conclusions I've made below are just applying the theory of "the shadow self" (which are today under the title Psychosynthesis, a wonderfully crafted hypnotherapy technique) to another aspect of life. I don't think Jung talks much about it, the only reference I can remember is in The Development of Personality where he has concerns that a homosexual person may develop neurotic behavior from dealing with our culture (hah, personally, I think "neurotic behavior" is hard to avoid in humans). But he does not consider it an "illness" as Freud has suggested.
Jung and Freud differ in quite a lot of ways, and I'm not a fan of the latter. The one thing I like about Freud is the questions he asks--he was 'revolutionary' for his time. However most of the answers to those questions are now considered dubious by most.
November 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word faggotry
Thanks for the reminder. The same thing is absolutely true for women. Carl Jung is, in my opinion, one of the greatest thinkers of the last century. His theories about 'the shadow self' have been demonstrated time and time again in my work--emotional scars become inner-subpersonalities within us--it is our individual egos that become "bifurcated" through phases in life. One can generalize further and say that most expressions of anger and hate are a flag which stems from pain and hurt.
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word toilet paper
Crumpled vs folded
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list a-whooshing-of-turpentine-up-my-nostrils
*hic*
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list a-whooshing-of-turpentine-up-my-nostrils
This list is fucking hilarious.
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jalopy
This word makes me giggle--just the sequence of sounds. It seems like it should be a blobby type of jelly.
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word quixotic
I'm kind of surprised that this is the #2 most listed word here. What's so special about this word? It makes me think of an exotic quiz.
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the user bilby
No doubt that your presence on Wordie gives it heapings of personality--funny and insightful.
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word faggotry
I'm going to go out on a tangental limb here because this seems like the right place to post this. Through research and psychological studies, being a clinical Hypnotherapist, I feel comfortable saying that in most cases, homophobia is actually connected to sexual arousal. This may initially sound counter-intuitive but I will explain.
As it turns out, and this is an important point, feminine is not the same thing as female. More importantly, though, when the psyche rejects the so-called 'feminine' sides of their personality, they are actually cutting off access to an important part of being a better functioning mind. Here I should say that just because a part of the mind is "cut off" does not make it go away, it simply makes it impaired.
Developmentally speaking, the expression of "machismo" energy is a response to learning, as a child, that acting a certain way is 'bad' and becomes a punished thing, associated with pain. Sometimes this can be rather traumatic. In many cases, comically, the greater the ROAR DUDEGUY behavior, the closer they are to their own insecurity about the proclaimed Man-ness, a front to hide a wounded vulnerability... from others and themselves.
The solution to this emotional anxiety is to acknowledge and respect the feminine and the masculine parts of ourselves. Both are important. This is a strength that gay men, unquestionably, have over many straight men. And I believe is another source of the 'homophobic' resentment--because openly gay-men have faced this cultural demon and won.
This is not to say that "homophobe" = "gay", but it does say that "homophobe" = "unresolved emotional issues with gender identity."
November 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word catch-21
Blackjack.
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word drutheer
One who manages their druthers.
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word autocrat
The political party for the Autobots.
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sgualdrina
"Trollop" in Italian.
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word snooze button
A type of nag beep that occurs every 9 minutes.
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the user dontcry
I wish you an illachrymable birthday.
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word αcamkii
The Power of the Memory Molecule
November 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scute
So cute!
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word craption
A crappy caption?
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wild transgendered relativism
File under "Expressions You Might Find in a Hakim Bey Poem"
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the user kamtsatka
Can I move to Finland and sleep in your backyard? I can cook very good meals.
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word unfuckwithable
I didn't coin it--heard it from random squeakings around the internet.
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bouncebackability
Wiktionary is unfuckwithable.
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word atomiydinenergiareaktorigeneraattorilauhduttajaturbiiniratasvaihde
File under "Can't Believe It's not James Joyce"
November 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word blogger
This word makes me think of constipation.
November 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word infestuous
A celebration of insects.
November 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the list countries-the-united-states-has-bombed-invaded
This list is intense. I bet if you include covert military operations, this list would double in size.
November 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word twill
I've got a license to do this.
November 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mollycoddle
Is Molly giving or receiving?
November 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word peephole
Power to the peephole.
November 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word π
Yum!
November 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tricks
This can be a meta page for them tricky Wordie tricks.
Today's lesson is how to find out who added a particular tag. This is all thanks to the fact that Google loves Wordie. When reesetee asked on the word different, "who's the wag who tagged this page 'Monty Python'?"--here's how to answer that.
1. You'll need to grab the exact text from a tags-page listing as to the exact phrase, so we can put this in QUOTES into Google. In this case, it's "monty python has been used" -- stick that into Google with one more important part-- site:wordie.org
So in this example, here's what you'd type into google:
"monty python has been used" site:wordie.org
Sometimes, You'll get the exact culprit right here, ta-da!
BUT, if it's a popular/shared tag, you'll get a few culprits. This is where you'd grab the URL that lists people's unique tags:
http://wordie.org/tags/monty%20python?u=USERNAME
You'll just keep replacing the USERNAME with whoever appears on that Google results list, and it should take less than a minute to discover the tagger. In the case of different/monty python, it's SonofGroucho.
The downside to this technique is that Google's search-data may not be up-to-date (sometimes this takes days) and is certainly not instantaneous.
November 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sadducees
When caduceus seduces.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word juvéderm
'I Went Too Far With Facial Fillers'
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lambda calculus
The forbidden math.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list swim-at-two-birds
What's this list about?
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word suntanned
Ahahaha, I just looked this guy up. He's fucking ridiculous.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lumpfish
Lumpfish Close Up.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word déshabillé
"Undressed" in French.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kraft
Favorite fun food for the fellowcraft.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list various-traps
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word legomania
See Ideas for Names For Legos.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word visuospatial sketchpad
Cogsci-babble for mind's eye.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dragon's blood
A useful and powerful ingredient in love divination and other spells, used in a number of ways but usually involving the fire: "Buy a pennyworth of dragon's blood from a chemist, sprinkle the powder in the fire any night when the clock is striking twelve, and your future husband or wife will appear..." (Billson, 1865: 59-60) It was being used in this way well into the 20th century. Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary glosses Dragon's Blood as the herb Robert (Geranium Robertianum); A.R. Wright (1928: 69) defines it as "the resin from the Calamus draco and certain other trees, used chiefly in varnish-making." (Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore)
-- From Julie K. Rose's blog.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bullbeggar
In North Country and West Country dialects, a term for any frightening supernatural figure. In Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), it comes at the head of a mixed list of scary creatures: "Our mothers' maids have so fraied us with bull beggars, spirits, witches, urchins, elves...and other such bugs that we are afraid of our owne shadowes." (Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore)
-- From Julie K. Rose's blog.
November 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word king john's archers
*fires arrow at own foot*
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word golemon
This is likely the first and last Digimon I will ever list.
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spenetic
I ruined your joke with my question, huh. I should've said: you got 'splening to do!
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spenetic
How come?
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the user mediarevolutionary
Are you a memesta?
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word historicity
I heard someone use this word last night (pronouncing it "histor-OS-ity") about Obama; it made me giggle.
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word iglamod
What is this?
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the list may-or-may-not-be-specific-but-it-s-definitely-not-excrement
poophyte
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word blent
A cute synonym for portmanteau.
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the list weasel-words
Ahaha, this list makes me laugh. More!@
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pling
A funny name for an exclamation point.
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sping
Sping is short for "spam ping", and is related to fraudulent pings from blogs using trackbacks, called trackback spam. (Wikipedia)
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pizzazz
Pizza that induces sleeping funkiness.
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the user strong
Prove that you're strong.
November 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word morgul
n. Black arts, sorcery, necromancy. In The Lord of the Rings story Morgul is the Sindarin elvish word for "black wraith".
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word illegitimate children
An orphaned word.
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word moonshine;
Yes, new tag for these.
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deve
1. Deaf. (Obsolete -- Chaucer, 1913 Webster)
2. A coerced payment; "protection" money. (The Double-Tongued Dictionary)
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zeme
Caribbean idol or totem. (From Phrontistery)
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deja vu
Also see déjà vu.
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scio nescio
"I know that I know nothing"
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word minutemen
Premature.
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tractability
Suggestible.
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the user chained_bear
There is an unlisted superslasher on the loose on Wordie!
November 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word when the revolution comes
I'll quit my job.
November 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wholume
Whole + Volume, I presume.
November 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word warnder
Warn + Wander, I presume.
November 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vulvalessness
See portobello mushroom vs portabella mushroom for a reference. Or to get creeped out.
November 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list chromatic-phrases
brownnose
November 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word numbfish
This ironically named fish would not make one numb and would instead make one feel pain.
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the user brennah
I appreciate you.
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fakeaway
A homemade meal that is similar to a takeaway meal purchased from a restaurant. (WordSpy)
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jihad joe
A Real Afghanistani Hero™
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word laughingstock
A trickster stock on the Dow.
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word source card
Have you considered naming your child Zamboni?
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word english research
This expression is a euphemism for goofing off.
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word default settings
An obtuse phrase I use sometimes to describe "the gut"--behaviors, feelings, thoughts, instincts that are more "primal" and not intellectually considered. Ideas or attitudes that are culturally "imported" rather than personally or carefully chosen.
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word air quotes
See also dick fingers.
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the list colbert-report-neologisms
communist manipesto, colbert bump, fussdirag, dianafication, truthocution, forgetitude, sublimi-nazi cropaganda, gaysplosion, fract, rushmorable, supergravitastic, absinthetinence, premium man-juice
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dianafication
The process whereby the British general public have become more emotional, and less stiff upper lips--since the death of Princess of Diana. (Stephen Colbert)
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word forgetitude
To forget the now famous word you yourself coined. (Stephen Colbert)
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rushmorable
An adjective meaning "worthy of having one's face immortalized on the granite of Mount Rushmore". (Stephen Colbert)
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word colbert bump
Recently posted on WordSpy.
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fract
A freedom fact. (Stephen Colbert)
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the list hold-my-place
veeblefetzer
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ф
I love this letter.
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vodila
It's raining мей.
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word make out like a bandit
To kiss someone as a means of distracting them from noticing a theft.
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word corpse vs cadaver
Cadaver makes me think "suave cavalier"--corpse makes me think "mobster gothic".
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bugs
chained_bare: delete doesn't complete the action (grr) but add does, and making a comment (obviously) does. I haven't tried move.
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word phonagnosia
First case study of developmental phonagnosia
October 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the list panvocalics
quaestor
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mucid
Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ɒ
Aww, cute little fishy!
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mottling
The act of coloring with areas of different shades.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word isolator
An evil Decepticon that transforms into a cubicle.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the user kelseyy
I take it you're donutiverous.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word meliphagous
Eats honey.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word melliphagous
See meliphagous.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spaghetti western
This must be spaghetti with meatless meatballs.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cumulative effect
One of my favorite phrases.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word conspurcate
To pollute; to defile.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word enodation
The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list chromatic-phrases
blue in the face
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word polar ice cap
The hat of choice in Greenland.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word electroencephalograph
EEG.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word purpurate
This word makes me giggle.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tartarus
A good sauce for fish.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word la la land
Los Angeles.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scoffee
A bad cup of coffee.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word olomao
Ominous Loan Officer Lopping My Ass Off
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word powertrain
When you have to learn something very complex in less than 5 minutes.
October 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word saint elmo's fire
Soon after The Great Henson Rapture, Elmo cast his mighty cleansing glare upon the plighthearted people and thus his glory doth shine upon thine land.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word >ddddddd
I feel the same way about this letter.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scrutator
An evil Decepticon who transforms into an interrogator's lamp.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chi-rho
The first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word Christ, and so have come to be used for a number of Christian-related usages. The Chi Rho is one of the earliest cruciform symbols used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters of the word "Christ" in Greek, chi = ch and rho = r. Although not technically a cross, the Chi Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus as well as symbolizing his status as the Christ. (Wikipedia)
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word careworn
My favorite of the Carebears.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dusty bottom
This may be a misspelling of Dusty Bottoms, one of the Three Amigos.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
Well, it looks like John doesn't have an "add this feed to Google" button on there, but what you do is:
Go to http://wordie.org/tools and under "FEEDS" there's a link to the "Five random words" feed. Click on that, then grab the URL/LINK at top (which happens to be http://wordie.org/feeds/random/5 ), then take that URL and put it into the "add stuff" link under GOOGLE. Ta-da!
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word non-sequitur
Usually spelled non sequitur.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
This already exists: http://wordie.org/tools.
October 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word grey goo
October 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list smeggotic-speciation
I adore lists like this. Linked it here.
October 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spiritual warfare
This is a link with some info on Dominionism, Joel's Army and Sarah Palin from a diary on DailyKOS.
October 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word urine therapy
See trickle-down economics.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deja vu
Also see déjà vu.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word silly billy
A friend of Goofy Gus.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word freegun
It's kind of like a freegan, but with guns.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word brr-ack
A Zamboni sound effect indicating frustration from the Alaska cold.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word apoplexia
See apoplexy.
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word trickle-down economics
Why does this term make me wanna pee?
October 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the list bullwinkle-s-list
A Greenhouse is an environmentally-friendly Windows-Based computer that is made out of mud and gold and runs on hope.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word los pitufos
This sounds like "The Pitifuls"
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ştrumf
Smurf in Romanian.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ohmygod...
I don't mind at all!
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chruk
The result upon the impact of a toy truck.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ohmygod...
OhMyGodSocietyIsCollapsing AndWeWillSoonBeDevouringEachOther InTheStreetsLikeDogs AndACrippledOne-EyedBoyWillBeKing IfWeDon'tFixThisByNextWeek!
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cia
Culinary Institute of America
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word anchorable
Fit for anchorage.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word testator
An evil Decepticon that can transform into one of those ScanTron machines.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word barf
Bark + Arf
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mallemaroking
Synchronlexicity?
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vivify
Got this one 3 times today via 'random'. Weird, huh?
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kidney punch
Yum!
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word olay
Off Laughing Ass Your
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pez
Fish in Spanish. I wonder if that hurts the sales of PEZ™.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word faceplant
A Smile That Grows™
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word foreshore
Fo' sho'.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word trigger-happy
I'm only happy when it rains.
October 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sacrebleu
Literally means "holy blue".
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zestfully
A particular type of 'clean'.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gonadoblastoma
A tumour found in an ovary.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cleveland
Famous for their steamers.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word inteligentsia
Alt. of intelligentsia.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word apocynthion
The point in an orbit of the moon which is farthest from the moon's centre.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word threven
According to Stephen Colbert, this is the number that Rich people don't tell poor people about. Sounds like a mix between "three" and "seven".
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word behork
Where do you want to hork today?™
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word carrot top
An abomination of 'comedy'.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tenderloin
An abomination located in San Francisco.
October 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word veve
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word <<<<<<<<<<<<
This points to a picture on my wall of a veve.
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word peter's gland
Dear Peter,
Thank you for the gland. I am finding it quite handy.
Love,
Whichbe
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the list this-list-could-choke-a-horse
Curple my durple 'n color me purple!
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
minutia, droplet, flea, quark
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the list squ
squibnocket
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gloppened
Surprised. Robert Willan's Glossary of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1814.
October 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sarcoplasm
The building blocks of sarcasm.
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word shit
Yr Shit Stinks
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word shup
People around my house say this as a portmanteau for "shut up."
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the user quickjuggler
Wow, sionnach got his ass disproved.
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cow lick
An unruly lock of hair that sticks straight up from the rear of the skull as if licked by a cow. (Wiktionary)
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word puck bunny
This pokemon evolves into Soccer Mom.
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the user quickjuggler
I'm glad you said "all sizes" because I'm amorphous and so many people don't consider that.
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word olam
Yoda, when he's Off Laughing Ass My.
October 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word oligopoly
Not to be confused with rolypoly.
October 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the list long-vowel-two-step
What did I look like? I had a dream reminiscent of this list a few years ago, but it was more about the long vowel in general.
October 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word glamour
Virginia Postrel: The power of glamour
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word shallops
The inevitability of getting ops.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tubalcain
007.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cardamom
When a young mother tries to buy cigarettes or alcohol.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word crampon
An uncomfortable tampon.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pyro
Short for pyromaniac.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the user bilby
Maybe smrtrthnu means some sort of AA-style meet-n-greet introduction roundtable wherein we respond to a 10-item prefab questionnaire about ourselves and secretly mock each others trivial answers.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word smell of space
"Outer space smells like hot metal, fried steak and the welding of a motorbike, scientists suggest. A chemist is recreating the smell to help Nasa to train its astronauts."
-- Space ‘Smells like Steak and Metal’, Times Online
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the list long-vowel-two-step
Yeah, this is a bit obtuse, this list. Just changed its name again. I think I ought to make these words PHONETIC-based; vowel SOUNDS. This would allow for silent e to slip in.
So, spoonfeed is "OO EE" and icetray is "II AA". Does that help?
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spoonfeed
This is a good idea for a list, yarbsy.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word adorkable
I thought I 'coined' this (rather obvious) one but it was cited on WordSpy today.
October 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fur rain
I wish I had some of that. California doesn't rain nearly enough.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tohu-bohu
Alt. of tohubohu.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word maul
Let's go to the maul!
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word make whoopee
Common phrase used in the TV show "The Dating Game" popular in the 70s and 80s referring to sex.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word degauss
To disregarding the theories of Carl Friedrich Gauss.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hellkite
"A kite of infernal breed." (Dictionary.com)
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fur rain
This also refers to a pet that sheds excessively.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cheesed off
The most cheesed off population in America is the state of Wisconsin.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word values voter
Man this term pisses me off. Apparently only Christian fundamentalists have values!
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zug
Waterproof leather used for boots. (From The Phrontistery)
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pain ray
Army, Justice Department to Field 'Pain Ray'
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the list joe-the-plumber
Lexical Analysis of 2008 US Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word heaven
"I'm pretty sure there will be duck-hunting in heaven and I can't wait!" - Mike Huckabee
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the list jumbo-shrimp
I noticed that 99% of these are two-word phrases. If you want to pilfer any one-worders, I've made a list of them here.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word drill, baby, drill
What a tacky phrase.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word culture of life
See: pro-war.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the list joe-the-plumber
I regret not starting one of these a while ago, there's SO MANY ridiculous phrases, memes and references. One could make a hyperspastic schizophrenic jumble of them and it might actually fly on pundit-TV.
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the user smrtrthnu
How do you pronounce your username?
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the user smrtrthnu
How do you pronounce your username?
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word epic fail
Goodbye, Schadenfreude; Hello, Fail - Slate.com
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word devoted hugger of poo pages
www.ratemypoo.com
October 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word let
Means both to permit and to hinder.
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sinecure
*cough*
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word precapitation
This must be when the executioner draws a line on the back of their neck.
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cleveland steamer
What's happening to over 600,000 Ohio voters during the 2008 presidential election.
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ghoulash
A haunting aftertaste to soup.
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word classpath
A chink in the armor of the caste system.
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word debeers
I recommend a can of Woebegone™.
October 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word debeers
When several people lose their beer.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word starbucks
The currency of the Intergalactic Federation.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word outborn
The loser in a birth-off.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chevalier d'industrie
One who lives by his wits, specially by swindling (literally "knight of industry"). (from WordCraft)
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word a break
Have you taken one?
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tippee
Between sober and tipsy.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 2+2=
ERROR IN BRAIN
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tollon
The primary element that makes up a tollbooth.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word holocaust
Originally derived from the Greek word holókauston, meaning a "completely (holos) burnt (kaustos)" sacrificial offering to a god. (Wikipedia)
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eum
An awkward om.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bifi
Plural of Biff!
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rapoor
Poor Rapport.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word frequent flyer
Incessant advertising.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word besagews
The ultimate deodorant.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dissociative identity disorder
Ironically the acronym for this is 'DID', but did you? Are you sure?
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word boost
A scary boast.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list panvocalics
What does miaoued mean?
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word floatel
A floating hotel, or a boat operating as a hotel. (From WordSpy)
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tohuwabohu
Alt. of tohubohu.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word voyeuron
The atomic particle most common in voyeurs.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word man upstairs
...locked in the attic.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word crackle
Friends with Snappish and Pop-up.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spittoon
A wacky droplet with a big smile and googly eyes.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the user missannthropic
If your namesakes didn't suggest otherwise I'd think you'd find MissAnthropist a kindred spirit.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word imaginary bluetooth
An imaginary telephone device popular with riders of public transport, those having manic episodes, paranoid schizophrenics, and just common talk to yourself out loud types. (From Urban Dictionary)
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list bethan-s-list
Beth--welcome to Wordie! I recommend you list citations like this within the word page fribble itself. I hope your enjoy our wonderful, weird zone. You know, the word beth can refer to a letter in the Hebrew alphabet that also means 'house'.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list panvocalics
Are there any panvocalics that contain all the vowels in a row, within the word, uninterrupted by another letter?
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tohu wabohu
Sailhamer objects to rendering the Hebrew phrase tohu wabohu as ‘formless and empty’, stating that this phrase, when properly understood, refers to a desolate and uninhabitable wasteland. This desolate and uninhabitable wasteland is said to be the initial state of the garden.
While it is true that tohu wabohu should be understood as referring to a desolate and uninhabitable place, it doesn’t preclude the idea of that place being formless and empty, since a formless and empty place would also be a desolate and uninhabitable wasteland. In addition, Genesis 1:2 and 1:9 make it clear that there was no dry ground at all until Day 3!
(From A Review of Genesis Unbound)
Alt. of tohubohu.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hamster
A person associated with ham.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hold
I use my phone's HOLD button to put callers into a submissive stupor of helplessness.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word facecrime
© whichbe (thanks, WordiePRO!)
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word facecrime
Okay. Well, it was George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four, on page 79.
October 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word duckspeak
To speak without thinking. Can be either good or bad, depending on who is speaking, and whether or not they are on your side.
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word crimestop
"The faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. It includes the power of not grasping analogies, of failing to perceive logical errors, of misunderstanding the simplest arguments if they are inimical to Ingsoc, and of being bored or repelled by any train of thought which is capable of leading in a heretical direction. In short....protective stupidity."
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word facecrime
"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself -- anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (to look incredulous when a victory was announced, for example) was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called."
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word armchair traveler
Coined by trivet on this list.
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word if
THEN GOTO 100.
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word elutriation
The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mispickel
The product of a pickling accident.
October 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the user whichbe
I'm not exactly sure, but I think it was May of 2007.
October 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vouge
Strike a poser.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word we will remember them
Remember who?
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the list word-ladders
I hope you add more of these one day.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word story of my life
One of my favorite phrases to end a conversation thread.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word flee market
See: Dow
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mibble
To muddle along, but in a cute way.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pillage
Accounting for the number of pills one has.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word freedon
The chemical name for freedom.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cloud
Don't you just love clouds?
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wrest
I hope the captors have a wrestroom.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mibble
WORDIE CHALLENGE: Define this word.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dinar
How many dinars does it take to equal one dinner?
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gripe
When complaints become ripe.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word coif
When people share an "if".
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kilonewton
One thousand newtons. That's a lot of scientists.
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hooptedoodle
A literary word that, technically, has no place being in this dictionary. Hooptedoodle is stuff that gets in the way of a story's making progress, it is wordy, unnecessary, space-taking, and, typically, should be edited out. (From ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology)
October 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word total snooze
The number of times or minutes one hits the "snooze" button on their alarm clock.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word a stack of cash
The U.S. Federal Reserve has one of these. Or, had.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cash machine
The U.S. Federal Reserve has one of these.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hardship
Said of the Titanic.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fluey
Downy; fluffy.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word posterior
This might be the most dignified word for 'ass' I can think of.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word starbuckineer
Ew.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word haul ass
Good name for a racing truck.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bandwidth
A term for event planners to determine how wide a stage a band needs.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word empath
How would this word be different than simply "a person with or using empathy"?
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word metahuman
A human who very existence facilitates a examination of what it means to be human.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word toodle-snooks
New from Hostess®.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eggregious
The incubation of something bad.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wretchcock
Misspelling of wretchock, I hope.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word protester
Someone in favor of giving or taking tests.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ecstacy
More commonly spelled as ecstasy.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jolting
Commonly practiced by joltheads.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word orienteering
Racing across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word volvo
A male vulva.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wlonk
This word is cute.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ivory tower
How many elephant (Republican) tusks does it take to make one Ivory Tower (elitist)?
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word juxtapose
Vogue!
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fingerpaint
Harvested and processed from digit loss accidents.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word criminey
One of the most common exclamations heard from criminals.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word axe
Some people do these to questions.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word post haste
This word refers to how fast the mail is.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bubaline
A line that Bubba may not cross.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wishy-washy
The condition of a filthy person when self-conscious.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the list shape-words
lingulate
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word macchiavelli
A difficult opponent in the board game Risk.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word redundent
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wingsong
flap flap flap, la la la.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word begruff
The nature of McGruff.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nebraska
The most boring state in America to drive through. And there's some stiff competition.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zucchini
The fruit of zuccaciyecioglu.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word slag-ass macaroon
You can purchase a slåg-äss makkaründa at IKEA.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dow
D'oh + Ow.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the list a-bear-is-a-bear-is-a-bear
What's the origin of your username, c_b?
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word flamboyant
The name given to a florid style of late Gothic architecture in vogue in France, Spain and Portugal during the 15th century; the equivalent period in English architecture is called Perpendicular, and in Germany the Sondergotik. It evolved from the Rayonnant style and was marked by even greater attention to decoration. (Wikipedia)
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word trenchcoat
Wear these in the trench.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word airy
I would agree with this, rolig, if the expression airy-fairy weren't so common amoungst Bay Area cynics.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word letterman
A masculine correspondence writer.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hypernymy
Weirdnet thinks that subordinates better stay in line of their heirarchy.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word give my right arm
This should be an option for compulsive gamblers.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word homple
I've got ample homple for my simple temple.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bluste
Damn, I wish this were a word.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word new voice
See voice lift.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hell-for-leather
A very aggressive lobbyist organization.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sudoriparous
Producing or secreting sweat. Also sudoriferous.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fartuous
Fart + Virtuous = Shakespearean wacky.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word a culture of bacteria
America is multicultural.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word i can't get no spamisfaction
But I try.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hekyll and jekyll
A classic parable for Jung's "shadow self".
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wringer
Apparently people can be put through one of these, too.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mountain monkey
Is this an expression or to refer literally to types of monkeys that live on mountains?
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word framling
Also främling.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wafery
I don't waffle on issues, but I do wafer.
October 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word celesbian
Ahah, my gnurr is usually the rubbish of a slapdash 3-year-old.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word celesbian
As a punslinger myself, I agree that those two words are funny, and this article is accurate in the way it focuses on the fad-exploitation of marketing/celebrities... however, I find it missing a lot of depth on an issue that ought to have it. For one, it's dumb how many people try to manufacture a "it's either gay OR straight" paradigm when there's absolutely shades of gray. The "confusing mixed messages" line in this article is garbage--and the plus side of fauxmosexuality is that it's still publically creating diversity of expression. I hate that it's a spectacle, but in a culture that sometimes tries to narrow what's an acceptable behaviorial archetype, I'll take that over some prepackaged monomyth.
That being said, that song is feckless, pop gnurr and should be put to death.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hareious
That 'r' is in the way! Get out of there!
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the user nilynaiman
This book sounds intense. I love that which exposes brutal truths like this. But this Text-Dump leads me to believe you're some kind of Spam-bot. Which would make you possibily the oddest type of spam-bot I have ever seen, considering the content.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word e'chudder
An event pertaining to two creatures.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word thank you
You're welcome.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the list compounds-that-look-freakish
piebald
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the list panvocalics
I wanted to bring this up later, but there's actually an esoteric, 'spiritual' dimention to euvocalics (though this particular neologism is unique to Wordie) that stems back to ancient Egypt, discussed in a book I've recently finished called The Mystery of the Seven Vowels. I'll report more on this topic here in the near future.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sap
Contronym: having the good stuff, or losing the good stuff.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word blunderbus
Rated as the worst public transportation in the world.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word impact
What's the impact this word?
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word maverick
*wink*
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word waterfall
It is sometimes advised that we don't go chasing these.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word unbelievable
Contronym: both a term of contempt and admiration.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bray
We need to bray just to make it today.
October 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wonkie
See wonky.
October 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word goat rope
A completely messy or disorganized situation.
October 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yr
A goofy punkspeak shorthandy word which manages to get around the classic and shockingly common misspelling of your/you're since this word can mean either. Sometimes pronounced as "yer".
October 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 496,665
I'm counting backwards! Nyah, nyah!
October 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word freedomese
New official language of America. Very similar to English.
October 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word naked launch
Also the title of this zany, confessional article by Fox News architect Dan Cooper.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fuckwind
See windfucker.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hypnic jerk
Ahaha, this word sounds like an asshole at a hippie-themed picnic.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list lovelucy-s-list-2
Who is the REAL lovelucy?
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list latebloom-s-list
Who is the REAL latebloom?
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list wowelster-s-list
Who is the REAL wowelster?
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ponytail guy
"'Ponytail Guy' is the term some in political circles use to refer to Denton Walthall, who asked a question in the second presidential debate in 1992. A domestic mediator who worked with children, Walthall scolded President George H.W. Bush for running a mudslinging, character-based campaign against Bill Clinton in 1992. Referring to voters as "symbolically the children of the future president," he asked how voters could expect the candidates "to meet our needs, the needs in housing and in crime and you name it, as opposed to the wants of your political spin doctors and your political parties. ... Could we cross our hearts? It sounds silly here but could we make a commitment? You know, we're not under oath at this point, but could you make a commitment to the citizens of the U.S. to meet our needs--and we have many--and not yours again?"
It did sound silly: a father-president dandling a nation of children voters on his knee. But instead of challenging the paterfamilias premise, the candidates took his pain seriously. Walthall didn't scold Bush by name, but as the camera shot over his shoulder (showing us his ponytail), Bush could be seen growing annoyed. The question was addressed to all the candidates, but Bush was the candidate running the character-based campaign. He had answered a previous questioner by making the case for why Bill Clinton's character should be an issue. So it was obvious Bush was the target of the Ponytail Guy's criticism."
-- Beware of Ponytail Guy, Slate
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pro-life
If you're pro-life you definitely ought to be pro-war because that makes a lot of sense.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list my-little-phonies
Custom My Little Ponies
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word iokiyar
It's Okay If You're A Republican
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word claptrap
It's a trap.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word flabellum
A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wifty
Eccentric, silly, scatterbrained.
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the word asterisk
"McCain calls the Keating scandal 'my asterisk.' Over the years, his opponents have failed to turn it into a period. -- wtf?
October 7, 2008
whichbe commented on the list my-little-phonies
I'm more curious what kind of mutant icons would appear on the belly-tattoos of the Scare Bears.
October 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the list icelandic
The Party's Over For Iceland :(
October 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bullshit
"Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation." - George Carlin on America
October 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word og
Original Gangsta
October 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word word cloud
Doggone, I edited my comment. Here ya go, you betcha!
October 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word word cloud
Wordle - this site rocks for making word clouds out of blobs of text. Here's one made of William Burroughs' The Electronic Revolution.
October 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word exagerrate
Typo spotted on a McCain TV ad. I like how Joe Biden is replacing a sunburst in a bright sky--so many terrible, clueless advertisements coming out of McCain's campaign.
October 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word complisult
These can be very effective in social situations for neutralizing obnoxious people.
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word booom
See boom.
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word boooom
See booom.
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jungian breakpop
Bug alert! This word appears on this list but when I go here to this word's entry, "0 wordies list".
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word interpeeps
The relationship between very sugary blobs of marshmallow matter.
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wonneproppen
Ahaha, I love the image search response on this one. What is it?
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word duchenne smile
Yes, but it takes more concerted effort. One must be aware of this and practice it. Thus making two catagories: the authentic smile, or the polished pr agent. Insofar as the detection, there's an element of subtly-awareness and intuition involved--those in greater touch with this skill do better spotting a contrivance.
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word simile
A type of egoticon.
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word duchenne smile
A Duchenne smile contracts the zygomatic muscles of the cheek and eye, forming crow's feet. The crow's feet indicate that the smile is genuine and that the smiler is truly happy. It was discovered by and is named after Guillaume Duchenne. (Wikipedia)
October 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nidhogg
A giant serpent from Norse mythology.
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dahhak
A Persian demon. An extremely evil spirit whose name was evoked to scare children.
"...very much like winged humans, but taller and thinner. They have dark, angular features and their wings consist of a thin membrane stretched between long bones. The most common demon..." -- Matt Dinniman, The Shivered Sky
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word baka
A demonic crane-like creature from Hinduism.
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word craw
You don't want to get anything stuck in this.
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word theriac
1. a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison
2. cure-all
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word op art
The Enigma of Op Art
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tongue jut
Analysis of McCain and The Tongue Jut
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scrimshanker
For some reason this word is immediately replaced with "rumpshaker" in my mind.
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word stoptional
Also see stoption.
October 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word throw under the bus
One of the most popular catch-phrases during the 2008 presidential election.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the user star
I think you'll be pleased to know that I've created The Next Generation of Ponies.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
What do you think of the idea of adding words directly to a tag's page like we do with our word lists? Like, for example, one could pull up http://wordie.org/tags/fun and then add words like pulling wings off flies and counting bricks to that page...
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list lexitrix-or-words-that-should-be-but-aren-t
Linked this here--make more!
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list contronympho
Pro & Mollusque--good ones!
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word discussion
A discus concussion.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list •-wordie-pro
Where do I redeem my WordiePRO coupon code? I placed an order for facecrime© ownership and I am still waiting for my receipt.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word humuhumunukunukuapua’a
Also known as humuhumunukunukuapuaa.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list pseudodemons
Those 5 gargleish names are randomly generated through Evil Sounding Names over at Seventh Sanctum.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nt
"No Text"--tacked onto the end of a subject-line in a comment posted on an online message board or forum, wherein the subject line is the comment and there's no content/message in the body.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list lucky-charms-marshmallow-shapes
What a lackluckster response.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word masses
These people need a good washing.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word omgoth
1. "Oh my goth!"
2. A meditating goth.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hindquarters
See curple.
October 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word more search buttons
Whoa, I like this one!
September 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word betwixt
There's nothin' two sticks betwixt can't fix.
September 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the list lucky-charms-marshmallow-shapes
Yes, pink ought to be replaced with an indigo charm. Maybe a child charm to keep with the rainbow hippie theme.
September 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the list lucky-charms-marshmallow-shapes
Do you feel luckier?
September 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gilligan's island
Gilligan = Satan
September 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the list constructions
I dig this list--many of these words can add punch to a sentence. Add more!
September 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list cinnamony-sea-anemones-co
Yeah, this list rocks my socks.
September 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word know your chicken
16 years ago, one day,
I was walking down the street.
I was cruising in Brooklyn.
You know what I'm saying?
Something was cooking,
but, wasn't yet a chicken.
There was a man,
selling chicks in a box.
He said, "2 for 1, but 3 for 2."
I said, "That's not bad,
here's money for you."
One was magenta, the other was blue.
I KNOW MY CHICKEN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN.
One day, the blue one went away.
The other grew up fuckin' well.
She was noisy every night.
I had always chicken-bite.
Then I met a lover.
One night, she made me dinner.
Licking finger, I wondered
where she got the chicken.
I KNOW MY CHICKEN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN.
Spare the rod and spoil the chick,
before you go and shit a brick.
I KNOW MY CHICKEN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN.
She went to college to study anatomy.
I followed her father's butchery.
We got 2 babies. Isn't it cool?
One is Magenta, the other is Blue.
I KNOW MY CHICKEN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN.
-- Cibo Matto, "Know Your Chicken"
September 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word birthday cake
SHUT UP AND EAT
TOO BAD NO BON APPÉTIT
SHUT UP AND EAT
YOU KNOW MY LOVE IS SWEET
Yes, I'm cooking for my son and his wife
It's his 30th birthday
Pour berries into a bowl
Add milk of two months ago
"It's moldy . . . mom, isn't it?"
I don't give a flying fuck though
It's food nouveau
It's the shape of love
Beat it! Beat it up!
Extra sugar Extra salt Extra oil and MSG
You were born in the 60's
We made a war with the Vietnamese
We loved LSD We died easily
Can we just say c'est la vie?
So what! Say what! For your own sake
Do you have a headache or heartbreak?
Are you made or broken by the birthday cake?
You may be slow on the uptake
I pour pot in the birthday cake
So what! Say what! For my own sake
Watch out yo! Here I come yo!
I'm gonna change to a rattlesnake
Turn up the TV! Do you agree?
I'm talking turkey Take it from me
I'm gonna show my love for my dove
"But it's moldy . . . mom, isn't it?"
Extra sugar Extra salt Extra oil and MSG
-- Cibo Matto, "Birthday Cake"
September 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word beef jerky
My weight is 300 pounds
My favorite is beef jerky
I'm a vagabond, I'm a vagabond
My mom says, "You are kinky!"
Who cares?
I don't care
A horse's ass is better than yours
Lie down here, baby
Just relax . . . honey
My baby horse is Jennifer
What a beefy hip!
She has a fine coat of fur
What shiny hair!
Who cares?
I don't care
A horse's ass is better than yours
Let's eat carrots together until . . .
Let's eat carrots together until . . .
-- Cibo Matto, "Beef Jerky"
September 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fragic
Fragile and tragic, or the bar that holds your curtains up.
September 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word woebegone
An aerosol spray for problems.
September 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
I got the memo that you're busy these days. Here's a random suggestion--it's kind of silly, but I'd like a reversal of the "mass tag" feature on lists so that I can mass-remove tags from a list of mine. This is primarily because of the duplicate-tag bug (as seen here), but I think it would be handy for someone trying to do maintainence on a list of words in general.
September 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word weasel words
See weasel word.
September 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word excelsior
I think Stan Lee from Marvel Comics used this word often.
September 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list unbilby
Billable?
September 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list did-you-mean
These are sometimes referred to as 'Daffynitions'...
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cook's tour
A quick tour or survey, with attention only to the main features. (from WordCraft)
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cook’s tour
Hah, this word is a victim of apostrophe madness: cook's tour versus cook’s tour. I think I'll orphan this one.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the user whichbe
Thanks. I have a bit of an odd obsession with recontextualization and duality. And I'm still mourning the recent loss of DFW, one of my most favorite authors.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the list fun-legal-words
More!
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word antistasis
The defense of an action that prevented something worse from happening.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word metaplast
A word having more than one form of the root.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word skittish
Taste The Strainbow
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word abundance
A-bun-dance: shake yer rump.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the list funny-funnie
pastie
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mongo
Objects retrieved from the garbage. (WordSpy)
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yog
In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world. Also called yug.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yoghurt
Ouch, my yog.
September 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mcgruff
McCain.
September 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word iatrapistia
A lack of faith in the medical system (Grandiloquent Dictionary)
September 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
I agree with telofy, having a slight indent for a "reply" would be preferable--the only downside is the horizontal-squeezing-to-unreadability reply-reply-reply-reply-etc factor of multi-threaded comments.
September 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vice
Presidents often seem to have at least once vice.
September 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word skrimshanker
Alt. of scrimshanker.
September 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word optimes
When someone gets ops.
September 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word change of heart
Cardiac transplantation.
September 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word stove up
I dones gone clumpin' up some curple behaps some faux cowboy chittylippin' passed the firebarn-styyle.
September 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the word in the tank
I hope I don't got a loose cannon while I'm in here.
September 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word attention whore
I think Drama Queen is an adorable term that is the closest synonym to "attention whore" I can think of. I know several of these in my social circle and they get rather draining in more than small doses...
September 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word roborant
*beep* ERRONEOUS HUMANOID MISACCURACY PATTERN *whirr* REQUEST OPERATION REORGANIZATION TOWARDS REFORMAT THOUGHTFORM DISCURSIVE STRATEGEM IF-THEN *bleep*
September 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word skirr
Appears connected to scurry, ya?
September 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word loose cannon
whoops!
September 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word secondhand drinking
A negative effect that a drinker has on a non-drinker. (From WordSpy)
September 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word curple
Stop dagnaggin' the earwiggly horntooth knobbleknockins and tackyturn that bowfaced picky plumglum, lil' laddybug.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word curple
Place some porridge down by the traintracks and curbswabble a stucky muck twirl with some gittyupins, ya hear!
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word curple
Now dontcha get yer hindquarters in a tunnel, 'sette, we gots ta done shovel our buckets up at the boondoogy.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bust my hump
I find all the sentences unnerving, collectively or individually. I listed "bust my hump" because the phrase itself makes me giggle.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the list frivolous-units-of-measurement
lapful
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word carpal
It's nice to have a carpal on long roadtrips.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word curple
I think I might have curple tunnel syndrome.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bust my hump
I think I need a diorama.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bust my hump
Ahaha, there was an awkward pause after she said that; 85% of the staff at the company are women.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the list how-to-talk-like-a-pirate
STRIPEY!
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bust my hump
"Sometimes I gotta bust my hump. I was immediately on it, like, bam. I was like Mr. Aggressive." -- overheard at my job yesterday from a woman in sales.
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word prosopopeia
"As someone who was trained in advertising, Warhol had mastered many of the tools of expert propagandists. One such device is prosopopeia, a rather literary term for what happens when the Pillsbury Doughboy persuades you to buy a bread product by giggling so charmingly after that poke to his puffy little tummy. Prosopopeia is the personification of an abstraction. As theorist Barbara Johnson says in her book Persons and Things, 'A speaking thing can sell itself; if the purchaser responds to the speech of the object, he or she feels uninfluenced by human manipulation and therefore somehow not duped. We are supposed not to notice how absurd it is to be addressed by the Maalox Max bottle, or Mr. Clean, or Mrs. Butterworth.'"
-- Andy Warhol Would Have Loved Sarah Palin -- the Ultimate Soup Can
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word moral values
Jonathan Haidt: The real difference between liberals and conservatives
September 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the list aztec-mythology
*Looking forward to the list*
September 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rapex
RapeX is a female condom that damages a rapist's penis after penetration with sharp microscopic barbs that hook into the skin.
September 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word toilet paper
Toilet-Paper Researchers Create 3-Ply
September 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the list portmanteau-words
Beecher, you may want to post citations of words within the word itself, rather than the general list it appears on.
September 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word harmonica
A harmonica is a really good first instrument because it's possible to make so many cool, crazy sounds so easily. I had one when I was about 6 and I remember giggling because I would breathe in-out through it, thus making my breath musically filtered.
September 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word harmonica
Aw! How old is she? My partner has a 3 year old (thus making me fatheresque) and she has this little pink, plastic, toddler-sized grand piano that she loves...
September 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the list stpeter-s-words
How is it possible that stpeter currently has a total # of words as 3454 but this particular, closed-list is 3518?
September 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word your goodselves
What would happen if their badselves got ahold of it?
September 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word logocentricism
Did you write this, belkjoseph? I am a big fan of Derrida and I love being reminded of his work.
September 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 511
Phone number in the Bay Area to get transit/travel information.
September 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 911
Rudy Guilani's favorite number when using The-Gambling-Guides-Network.
September 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word moguicheng
In China, people have named this desert as “Moguicheng�? or a city of devil. “Moguicheng�? is famous in Xinjiang, China. When someone is strolling towards the castle in a sunny day accompanying with a gentle blowing breeze, one may heard a nice rhythm coming from the distance. The melodies are just like 10 million shaking bells, and sometimes one may feel the music like gentle flicking of 10 million guitars' strings. However, when cyclones come, bulks of sands are rising up in the sky by the strong winds, the sky turns pitch dark suddenly like a hell, and the nice music no longer heard but turns into strange sounds. The sounds resemble the roaring of the tigers, trumpeting of the elephants, and sounds by pigs that are being slaughtered, babies' crying, shouting of the women who are going to die, and alternately the sounds change to shouting, mourning and quarreling. The storms are then swirling aggressively by shooting up to the sky accompanying by terrified wolf growling sounds in the cloudy nightfall. People are wondering who had built this city and where do the sounds come from? (From Discovering the World's Most Mysterious Places)
September 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cryosphere
The depths of sadness.
September 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the user the-gambling-guides-network
In theory, wordie's keyword maximization combined with a minimal design and a site full of other key words makes it fantastic target for spamming, I'm afraid. I think that John should have fun and just force one of these lists to be open, or give some users "ops" so they can do it. But maybe I'm just a fan of wacky antics.
September 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word medigab
1. Forced small talk used by professional caregivers to put patients at ease. (Not usually effective.) 2. To ask insipid questions while subjecting a person to an intimate, awkward or painful procedure. (From Verbotomy)
September 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word googly eyes
I just used my googly eyes to find some googly eyes.
September 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word goop
Goose poop.
September 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list word-of-infinite-jest
David Foster Wallace found dead last night.
September 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word republican
Speech Wars: Follow the Candidates' Words
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word victory garden
My house is blessed with a giant backyard, despite being located in tragically uber-urban Oakland, and we grow lots of veggies and herbs here. Quite handy.
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cartipping
The resulting insurgency of cowpooling.
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word seizemograph
Not to be confused with a seizemegraph, which measures how many items one has had repossessed.
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word earth
How to Destroy the Earth
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ascii art
The History of ASCII Art
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list a-long-strange-trip
uncanny valley
September 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word republican
I think there are plenty of elements of so-called "liberal bias" in the media, however, those that would call themselves "liberal" aren't even half as organized or aligned. Right-wing media explicitly distributes things like "message of the day"--talking points for the echo chamber.
Truly, though, as I've said elsewhere on Wordie, it makes me so irritated that things are always framed as RIGHT/LEFT. Like this ridiculous thing. While this amuses the symbolic/dual-hemisphere human brain metaphorist in me, it's pure delusion. When you sample the majority of people, ISSUE BY ISSUE, you find that we are unique slowflakes, and our beliefs are all over the map. By forcing all these multi-shaped pegs into 1-or-2 hole options, it hurts the ability to have quality discourse or an evolution of thought--a diversity of ideas is possibily the best means to stimulate a greater 'synthesis' (in the dialectic sense).
In the current post-convention state of the 2008 presidential election, if I were the Obama camp, I would be jumping *all over* the positioning of McCain. Virtually every single speech at the RNC dropped the term "small town values" (a dog-whistle rebranding of family values with that rural-verus-city, culture war touch)--but by doing this, Republicans are basically maligning the larger population centers in two ways: one, suggesting that the so-called upstanding Christian values don't exist in cities, and two, that whatever so-called non-Christian values in cities just aren't worth honoring or respecting as much.
If this 'partisan' approach is indeed intentional, it would suggest that seperationist strategy is advantageous to the GOP (trying to knock off some 'Small Town' people from Obama's 'uniter' positioning)... Obama could nail him on this if his campaign is smart enough to utilize it.
September 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word republican
I thought this article was really well written and on-point. My only criticism is that the author pays little note to the obvious effect of the huge infrastructure and support system of right-wing media, brainwashing through repetition, etc.
September 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word republican
WHAT MAKES PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN?
September 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word faq
Q: How come I have a word listed twice in the same list?
A: It got added twice! This, I presume, is a bug and not a feature. If it's an open list, that means multiple people added it. If it's a closed list, that means you added it twice.
The way to fix it is to delete the word, of course.
- FOR OPEN LISTS: If you're the list creator, you have the ability to choose which contributor is more special and delete one of the duplicates. If you're not the list creator, both words will remain listed until one of the contributors deletes their duplicate, like some sort of verbal, apathetic game of chicken.
- FOR CLOSED LISTS: If you delete one dupe, both dupes will disappear, dropping the word count by 2. Then, you will have to re-add it to have it listed again.
September 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pop
Pop vs. Soda Map
September 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the user yarb
I noticed that 'k p and t' are probably the 3 letters in English with the most mouth spittle (don't know the proper term for this yet), possibilty with 'f' joining the ranks.
September 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nomography
"Nomography, truly a forgotten art, is the graphical representation of mathematical relationships or laws (the Greek word for law is nomos). These graphs are variously called nomograms (the term used here), nomographs, alignment charts, and abacs. This area of practical and theoretical mathematics was invented in 1880 by Philbert Maurice d’Ocagne (1862-1938) and used extensively for many years to provide engineers with fast graphical calculations of complicated formulas to a practical precision."
-- The Art of Nomography I: Geometric Design
September 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the list names-of-fish-that-end-in-fish
I added 100 of these to a list (Underwaterritory) when I was feeling particularly OCD...
September 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word gooble
Just Let Me Check One Last Thing . . . - writer for the Colbert Report
September 10, 2008
whichbe commented on the word o-yama
(Japanese) Another name for Satan.
September 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sedim
"From the Old Testament. A demon race. Blue skinned and human sized with long, dexterous tails and membrane wings. The males are extremely rare (only one in 1,000,000 pure births are male) and live almost fifty times the length of the females. Females are known for their voracious sexual appetites and have the ability to cross-breed with many other races, though their litters of mongrel children rarely survive. They have an extremely quick gestation period." (From The Demon Dictionary)
September 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word seddim
Alt of sedim.
September 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word whizbang
See urolagnia.
September 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the list name-calling-2
Name-giver ain't zazzy.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word failword
English Fail Blog
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the list name-calling-2
What's a word for "someone who gets to name something"?
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the list retired-hurricane-names
Who gets to name these things?
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word desperadog
This ought to also be a term for half-cooked hotdogs bought when there's no other eating options available.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bébé
(French) baby.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vele
(Obscure) A veil.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word leve
1. dear.
2. leave.
3. to live.
4. to believe.
5. to grant; used esp. in exclamations or prayers followed by a dependent clause. ("God leve all be well." -- Chaucer.)
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nete
One of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yé-yé
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the rock-'n'-roll music, fashions, entertainment, etc., of the 1960s, esp. in France.
2. of or pertaining to the people associated with these trends.
3. having exuberance, optimism, and enthusiasm for current fads, as a teenager or young adult.
(From Dictionary.com)
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fere
1. (a.) Fierce.
2. (n.) A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife.
3. (n.) Fear.
4. (n.) Fire.
Haha!
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lene
(Obscure) To lend; to grant; to permit.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bere
1. (mainly Scotland) Barley, especially six-rowed barley.
2. To pierce.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cete
I hate getting badgered, a group of them would be even worse.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word desperadog
I dunno, gangerh, I find desperadog to be kind of unnerving, the way it constantly moves around the perimeter as if it were a hyperactive tweaker, constantly sniffing and licking every godforsaken corner of every space, scratching doors, biting couches and shoes, jumping up on the kitchen table and stealing food, etc. I'd call him "God's little Chaos Engine".
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word elope
You can'tenlope!
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ornais
"King Solomon had a ring that had magical powers, and he used it to capture the king of demons. The demons were angry at King Solomon, and decided to get at him by stopping the building of the Temple. The demons sent Ornais, a vampire demon, to suck the blood out of Benjamin's thumb. Benjamin got really sick, and his father was too worried to concentrate on building. King Solomon was concerned, so he used his ring to find out who harmed Benjamin. When he found out it was the demon, he told Benjamin that if the demon came back, he should slip the ring on the demon's finger." (From here)
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word iuvart
"...finally the infernal Angels, led by Iuvart, are merely servants and vassals of the other lords of Hell." -- From Infernalism: Christian Demons
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word socotra island
Most Alien-looking place on Earth
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word drude
A kind of witch in German folklore associated with dreams. Drudes were said to participate in the Wild Hunt and were considered a particular class of demon in Alfonso de Spina's hierarchy. (Wikipedia)
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word community organizer
Haha, where I live, there's a few neighbors who I find profoundly annoying (though easily avoidable), so the idea of having to band together with them makes me wince.
One more note--NOLA has a rich, long, layered history of "community" that is rather unlike many of the Mallmart strips of America, comparatively speaking. So in a way, it's a poor example of the 'isolation' that exists. Nonetheless, it's still rather easy for people to feel/be seperated. Having only travelled to Montreal and Toronto outside of the U.S., I'm not informed enough to speak much of other places...
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word community organizer
Yarb, what you've voiced is a certain, common byproduct of this day and age. Before, humans had countless generations oriented towards "community"--villages, towns, big families, etc. But not so much anymore.
However, you'd be surprised how certain "big" events in an individuals or (more often) an environment shakes this up. I was a volunteer in New Orleans for four months after Katrina hit in 2005, and there were definitely people there voicing a similar notion to what you just said, that is, *before* their world was torn upside-down. Funny how a disaster can bring unlikely people together.
September 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word community organizer
If you live in a place where there's neighbors, you are part of a community. You're just "a quiet one."
This term is a rather vague one though. I believe in the "altruistic" sense, it refers to Non-profit, out-reach for disadvantaged and impoverished folk. What that actually means can vary so much based on the organization and the people. Often the tasks involve "hitting the streets", so to speak, talking to people, getting them connected to a service or event (sometimes these are religious organizations) if they need or want it.
The hilarity of all this is that the Republicans in America so often talk about government being "small". But if government isn't taking care of community and the needs of people, WHO WILL? They should be fucking thankful that people volunteer their time and energy to this stuff, especially smart ones with a fancy college degree. But instead they bash it? Duh! The world *needs* people doing this work.
The approach of a politician to look down on the efforts of others, especially ones with noble intents, is a really fucking dumb idea. And rude. It's like how some members of the so-called Left bash Christians reflexively. I have my own uneasiness with some ill behaviors done in Jesus' name ("WHAT WOULD JESUS BOMB?"), however to blanketly dismiss the religion altogether is unproductive, disrespectful, and ignorant.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word help!!
Jane, dear god, what's wrong!??!
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word disenchanted
Hahaha, I like how this word has the positive-negative double-edged meaning: being free from illusion, yet becoming depressed/disappointed.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vévé
See veve.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word semé
See seme.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the list having-c-m-e
I love stuff like this, letter combos, and thinking about the sequence of phonemes and their effect...
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the list thelaughorist-s-list
Hey TheLaughorist, I also like to laugh. I would also recommend puting your citation information in the WORD'S entry, as opposed to on a list where the word appears.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word æææ
See aeaeae.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nomen confusum
I would like this to be one of Harry Potter's spells.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the user trollator
I think Comptroller might be an excellent occupation for you.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word counting
Essentially, instead of being either an ineffectual or an over-reactive parent, this book proposes a quick, non-chatty, consequences-based time-out/warning-method for children demonstrating unacceptable behavior. Definitely recommended for parents who either have difficulty with their children, or younger parents who want a straight-forward navigator for the inevitable.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word counting
"Should you spank a child?
It's about time that people face up to reality: ninety-nine percent of all spankings are parental temper tantrums. They are in no way attempts to train or educate a child. They are simply the angry outburst of a parent who has lost control, doesn’t know what to do and wants revenge by inflicting pain. Parents who have big problems with self-control and anger management try to justify and rationalize spanking by saying things like, "You have to set limits," "It's for their own good," and "Having to hit these kids hurts me more than it does them."
It's true that there are cultures and groups where spanking is more often perceived as a legitimate discipline technique. But research tells us that physical discipline like this tends to generate anxiety in children, lower their self-esteem and make the kids more likely to become aggressive themselves. Generally speaking, though, adults who spank do not care one bit about research. I have on occasion talked til I'm blue in the face with parents like these, and, sadly enough, changing their opinions and discipline habits is often a lost cause.
The whole point of the 1-2-3 counting program is to avoid the Talk-Persuade-Argue-Yell-Hit routine."
-- Thomas W. Phelan, 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children Ages 2-12
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word megathere
"I wasn't just *there*, man, I was *megathere*."
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word seme
1. (linguistics, semiotics) Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation or sign.
2. Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges.
3. Covered with many small, identical figures.
Grabbed from three dictionaries.
Like an olde "seem", this word feels as if it were sigil + meme.
September 5, 2008
whichbe commented on the word charun
This is not the Greek ferryman, but a demon who torments souls. From Roman mythology. He has a wolf head with a vulture beak, pointy ears wings and a hammer of horror. Not someone you would wish to bare your soul to. Godchecker.com)
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cagrino
(also called Chagrin): An evil spirit believed in by Continental Gypsies. It has the form of a hedgehog, is hellow in colour, and is a foot and a half in length and a span in breadth. "I am certain," says Wlislocki, "that this creature is none other than the equally demoniac being called Harginn, still elieved in by the inhabitants of North-western India." Horses are special prey of the Chagrin, who rides them into a state of exhaustion... The next day they appear sick and weary, with tangled manes and bathed in sweat...
(From An Encyclopaedia of Occultism)
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the list jihadmiration
Thanks--to me, new words can potentially be a great vessel for new thoughts. This list has a particular obsession with puns and portmanteau (as I do), but I wouldn't listing new word constructions altogether.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ghost tagging
I tested ghost tags today. Yes, if you create a new tag by adding it to a word, and then remove it from that word, a 'ghosted tag' exists. I did it with teehee.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sculping
Unsealing a seel.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word neighbourly
Evidentally we're not very neighbourly here.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word coolhunting
Coolhunting is a term coined in the early 1990s referring to a new breed of marketing professionals, called coolhunters. It is their job to make observations and predictions in changes of new or existing cultural trends. The word derives from the aesthetic of "cool". (Wikipedia)
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cryalgesia
Pain caused by cold.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word crymodynia
See cryalgesia.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word message
This word make communication sound so... messy.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word muffineer
Genetically Muffineered Object.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word flat seltzer
Yeah, I'd have to be drunk to listen to him talk. Or unconscious.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the list states-of-mind-from-absurdistan-to-zion
Feel free to grab-up stuff from Displacemattes, too.
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kigatilik
In Inuit mythology, a vicious, violent demon, especially known for killing shamans. Additionally Kigatilik might be similar to a tribe of spirits known as the Claw People. (Wikipedia)
September 4, 2008
whichbe commented on the word flat seltzer
Recently I've begun to speculate that the GOP is trying to lose on purpose, with so many illogical and badly played moves during the McCampaign, although obviously that doesn't make sense.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hell is other people’s pants
Citation on animadvert.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
Oh, well, my first use was for the Demons list. There's a handful of demons on the list that shouldn't be there, there's lots that I haven't looked up in google, and lots that I have. Sometimes a look-up is not very fruitful, and this provides me with a 'post-it note' saying so. And I can also throw in any info that's relevant but too generic or uninteresting to post to all users, i.e. "Russian demon".
Another use is for personal in-jokes, stories, or references to words. That is, if I want to remember a particular story behind a word it's a place where I can quickly scribe the data. Like a reflexive memory-flag that isn't meant for public banter.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
I've been using the private notes feature this morning...it's quite useful for keeping track of some things. Thanks.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word shurpanakha
Hindu demoness known as 'she with the sharp fingernails'.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tlaltecuhtli
Whilst plotting the creation of the new world, Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl clapped eyes on Tlaltecuhtli and were horrified. They had to get rid of her so they decided to kill two birds with one stone. Taking the form of serpents the creator Gods ripped her in half, then used one bit to form the earth and slung the other bit into the sky to form the heavens.
Obviously this made Tlaltecuhtli slightly irate even though they decorated her earthly half with pretty shrubs and forna.
She now demands a constant supply of human flesh to feed the many mouths that her entire body is covered with. While this sounds a little greedy at least while she's chewing she isn't whining about her great sacrifice for the good of mankind.
(From Gods Laid Bare)
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bakeneko
A nasty and viscous Japanese house demon. They create ghostly fireballs, menace family members as they sleep and will even devour the mistress of the house so it can shapeshift and take her place given half the chance. They can also bring corpses back to life just by jumping over them.
Any old household cat can become a Bakeneko if it is allowed to reach a certain age, grow a long tail or reach a certain size. (From Gods Laid Bare)
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word vapula
In demonology, Vapula is a powerful Great Duke of Hell. Depicted as a griffin-winged lion.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yeqon
"One who misled all the children of the angels, brought them down upon the earth, and perverted them by the daughters of the people." (1 Enoch 69:4-12)
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sève
(French)
1. (botany) sap
2. (figuratively) sap, vital essence, life
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deke
1. n. (in hockey) A move intended to deceive the opponent.
2. v. (Canada) To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word reme
Realm.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tede
(obsolete) A torch; a flambeau.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yede
(imp.) Went. See Yode.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wele
Prosperity; happiness; well-being; weal.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mese
One of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hele
(obsolete) To hide or conceal.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sele
(obsolete except in dialects) happiness, fortune.
(obsolete except in dialects) the right time or occasion for something, an opportune moment.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lete
To let; to leave.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rese
To shake; to quake; to tremble.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dere
To hurt; to harm; to injure.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deme
(ecology) A distinct local population of plants or animals.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nese
Nose.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the list monovocalics
I really love this list, but I wish it were seperated by vowel... perhaps I'm neurotic like that. But your tagging of these words makes it close to that.
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hate
Is it possible to hate hate?
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the list 2-bdrm-w-vu
Mustnt forget thine gun-room!
September 3, 2008
whichbe commented on the word guecufu
From Chile, the King of the Demons and arch-enemy of Guinechen. He's in constant conflict with Guinechen to prevent anything good happening. He aims to devastate the entire planet and wipe out mankind. His arsenal includes plague, famine, fire and flood — in fact he's an insurance company's nightmare. (From Godchecker.com)
September 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word penemue
Penemue ("The Inside") in Enoch lore, was one of the Watchers/Grigori. He "taught mankind the art of writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day. For man was not created for such a purpose."
Penemue also taught "the children of men the bitter and the sweet and the secrets of wisdom." He is one of the curers of stupidity in man mentioned in Bereshith Rabba. (Wikipedia)
September 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word heartlet
I got a stablet in my heartlet.
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word statelet
Rhode Island?
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the list bébé-to-zeze
Good one, thanks!
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word fewe
(obs.) n.
the traces or tracks of an animal (variant of feute, fr. latin fugĕre, to flee)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word depe
(obs.) v.
to baptize; to immerse, submerge, plunge deeply, dip
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word beme
1. (obs.) n. a trumpet
2. (obs.) v. to blow on a trumpet; to trumpet or din; to summon by trumpet
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yepe
(obs.) adj. (& absol. n.)
1. cunning, crafty, sly, wily
2. prudent, wise, sagacious, shrewd, astute
3. active, nimble, brisk, alert; bold, daring
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word weke
(obs. rare) n.
moisture; liquid (fr. old norse veku, obliq. case of vøkva, moisture)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hepe
(obs. rare) n. a curved pruning-knife
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yeie
(tr.) to shout, cry out;
(intr.) to call out; to loudly announce for sale, to 'cry'; to ask for, as with a loud voice
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word reke
(obs.) v.
1. to go, proceed, esp. in haste, to run
2. (of plants:) to shoot up
3. (rare) to drive; to thrust
4. to cover up in dirt or ashes (cf. rake); to bury
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yere
(obs.) v.
to desire, long, or yearn for; to express a desire for, request (hence yering, desire, longing; request)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word leye
(obs.) n. fire, flame (see light)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word weye
(obs. rare) v.
to deceive, lead astray; to go astray
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word nege
(obs.) trans. v.
to deny, used with "unto" (fr. negate; cf. earlier renegue)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word yeme
yeme, (obs.) n.
care, heed, attention; in yeme: in one's care, charge;
in middle english, almost always to nim (or take) yeme, corresponding with senses of:
yeme, (obs.) v.
1. to care for, take notice of, consider; to heed, take care to do something; (intr:) to attend, look attentively upon
2. to take care of, keep; to have charge of; to guard, preserve, protect
3. to have command or oversight of; to rule, govern, manage, control
4. to keep, observe (a command, festival, etc.)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kete
1. (obs.) adj. (of persons:) bold, brave; distinguised;
2. (obs.) adj. (of things:) great, powerful, violent
3. (obs.) adv. boldy, bravely; quickly
4. (obs. variant of) v. to get
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rere
(obs. rare) v.
1. to retreat; to cause to retreat
2. (scottish) to resound; to cry, roar
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word heke
(obs. rare) n.
1. a horse of some kind;
2. a chillblain (cf. hack)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wede
1. to be or become mad (cf. awede; from stem of OE wood, mad)
2. to be wild with anger or desire; to rage; (of waves, pestilence:) to rage, be furious
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eefe
(obs.) adj. easy (corruption of eath)
September 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bugs
Yeah, right now non-standard characters are looking strange.
August 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mogon
I'm a fan of lunar bodies, so maybe it could be a dance.
August 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word जीवनावश�?यक
See arthropleura.
August 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word अक�?राळ-विक�?राळ
Choo-choo!
August 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word बेटू
I like these two characters, it's like dandy snorklers.
August 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wronghander
Apprently in Aussieland this is called mollydooker (although bilby has it listed as mollyduker).
August 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the user chained_bear
My legion of demonic words imbibes my soul with the power to add words like eggo construction.
August 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the list at-least-two-apostrophes-or-your-money-back
N'ev'e
August 30, 2008
whichbe commented on the word erlik
In Turkic mythology, Erlik was the deity of evil, darkness, lord of the lower world, and judge of the dead. Surely, he is known as the first of mankind created by Ulgen. However he wants to become equal with Ulgen and had been in a position degraded to below Ulgen. Then he wanted to make his own land and was sent to the prison at the 9th layer of the earth and became opposed to the upper world, the realm of light.
The evil spirits created by Erlik cause misfortune, sickness, and death to mankind. These spirits are imagined as Erlik’s assistants. Besides these, his 9 sons and daughters help their father in the way of evil. Erlik’s daughters especially try to change shaman’s mind while he is attempting to reach Ulgen with their beauties. Erlik gives all kinds of sickness and wants sacrifices from the people. If they do not sacrifice to him, he catches the dead bodies of the people that he killed and takes them away to this lower world and then makes them his slaves. So, especially in Altays, when sickness appears, people become scared of Erlik and sacrifice him a lot of animals.
In the prayers of shamans, Erlik is defined as a monster. In addition, he is an old man with a well-built body. He has eyes, eyebrows, and a moustache that are black. His face and teeth are like pigs'.
(Wikipedia)
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list demongering
Ohh, Erlik is a good one. I've got kind of a open sense of what defines 'demon', which basically needs to includes 2-3 of the following: (1) 'supernatural'-ish: having some sort of powers beyond just being a cryptozoological animal, (2) evil or nasty-natured, (3) having 2+ references via google where the word "demon" is attached to the name.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word psoglav
Psoglav (literally doghead) is a demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology; belief about it existed in parts of Bosnia and Montenegro. Psoglav was described as having a human body with horse legs, and dog's head with iron teeth and a single eye on the forehead. Psoglavs were described to live in caves, or in a dark land, which has plenty of gemstones, but no sun. They practice cannibalism, by eating people, or even digging out corpses from graves to eat them. Psoglav is a chtonic demon, somewhat similar to Greek cyclops. (Wikipedia)
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the user whichbe
Ahaha, that 'í' was just some sort of cut-n-paste oddity. I'm originally from Philadelphia, Pennslyvania, currently reside in Oakland, California and have lived in a variety of other states in a slow-motion venture between coasts of the ol' USA. But, I do have a sort of affinity with Japan since my parents raised me Buddhist, so as a child there was often a swarm of old Japanese ladies at my house.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word promnesia
Also, forgetting what happened on prom night.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word promnesia
Scientific name for the phenomenon of déjà vu.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hypermnesia
The condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the user qroqqa
I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your citations and contributions to this site and I'm glad you're here.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hiccius doctius
A juggler.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chungkingosaurus
Ahahah, yeah, this has to be one of the perks of this field--making up the cool names. What's a dinosaur scientist called?
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list japanese-style
I dig this list and how it messes with my head.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ultimate power couple
THE CLINTONS: Ultimate power couple a potent, yet risky, weapon for Obama.
-- A headline off today's San Francisco Chronicle (8/28) that made me laugh.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word collaborationist
The definition of this word is rather counter-intuitive to me.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chippy
Oft-ignored bff of Clippy.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word azhdarcho
And thus it goes here.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list roy-g-biv
double rainbow
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word conchoid
A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
munchkin, nibble, lilliputian, vignette, infinitesimal, microcosm
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the word slew
A double contronym(!): meaning both to turn sharply *and* to move smoothly. Also, meaning both a reduction ("kill off") and a plentitude.
August 29, 2008
whichbe commented on the list demongering
Ahaha, thanks. I hope to eventually explore the concept of 'demon' in a variety of psychological motifs, so forming this list is sort of a casual bite-size-bit per day research project towards that goal.
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word babamik
Crocodile demoness from New Guinea. She used to be an evil cannibal ogress but, once defeated and killed, transformed herself into a crocodile demon instead. (From Godchecker.com)
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word farfarello
From Dante's Inferno, Farfarello was a Malebranche. Malebranche is the name of the legion of demons that guards the corrupt ditch. Malebranche means "Evil Claws". Farfarello appears in two parts, called "Cantos", of the book: the XXIst, and and the XXIInd. Each demon's names have a significance. The exact translation of "Farfarello", is "Elf", or, in a more free translation, "Leprechaun", an Irish folklore figure. It has also been translated as "evil ghost." (From here)
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hipilik
A tormenting night-demon, or nightmare in Hemsheen folklore (people living in mountainous region of Northeast Anatolia). Also called 'hibylik' in Turkish (East Anatolia) and xipilik in Armenian.
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chantepleure
Name of a French poem of the 13th c. addressed to those who sing (chanter) in this world and shall weep (pleurer) in the next: hence used of a mixture or alternation of joy and sorrow. (French; The word has several senses in mod.F., e.g. ‘weep-hole’, ‘flood-opening’ in a wall, etc., which have not entered into English.) - OED)
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word chantpleure
According to the OED? Onelook.com (the poorperson's OED?) has chantpleure but not chantepleure.
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word eau de mancave
Ahahaha, I'm quite certain there's dozens of other miscellaneous stenches to be whiffed upon entry.
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the list liberal-fascism
The air of 'SECRET-LEFT TAXATION PRISON-CAMP MASTER-PLAN' which might make an excellent eau de toilette brandname. But I'm pleased to see that it's more of an academic argument with a flashy cover to push paper. Defaulting to "you hitler" is a weak way to debate, naturally, but I so rarely, rarely see a sustained, intelligent, civil-minded debate (or even better: a discussion!) from either side of the so-called LEFT/RIGHT. It seems to inherently devolve into name-calling, over-generalization, presuppositions, and self-righteousness. Like pro-wrestling for lawyers.
August 28, 2008
whichbe commented on the word imdugud
Mesopotamian demonic being in the form of a lion-headed eagle.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word illujanka
Hittite snake demon.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word druj
Demon of lies and falsehood from ancient Persia. Not to be confused with Matt Drudge.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bristol good
Not to be confused with the bristol stool scale, naturally. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go tiddle my wink.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list liberal-fascism
What do you think of this book? I haven't read it but the marketing of it sounds fucking nuts.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list how-sing-housing
I love this stuff. I've heard these referred to as daffynitions. Hope you add more!
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word noctivagant
Going about in the night; night-wandering.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word interventionnist
nnice wworrd
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word iconoplast
A person who makes images (or icons).
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word failword
An inapposite word; the opposite of a safeword.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word squirl
What are you citing, cb?
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ghost tagging
Oh, I guess I meant "tags that are ghosts".
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ghost tagging
Is this possible on Wordie? ("ghost tagging")
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word squaliform
Shaped like a shark.
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the list compounds-that-look-freakish
carpool?
August 27, 2008
whichbe commented on the word apposite
An apposite opposite of opposite.
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word irdlirvirisissong
From Native American (Inuit) mythology, the demonic Cousin of Aningan the Moon God. Life in the sky igloo is pretty tedious, and every so often Irdlirvirisissong leaps down to Earth to dance and clown about. But you're advised to turn a blind eye, as the slightest hint of amusement will result in your intestines being freeze-dried and removed for consumption. (From Godchecker.com)
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word melek taus
The Yazidis consider Tawûsê Melek a benevolent angel who has redeemed himself from his fall and has become a demiurge who created the cosmos from the Cosmic Egg. After he repented, he cried for 7,000 years, his tears filling seven jars, which then quenched the fires of hell.
Tawûsê Melek is sometimes transliterated Malak Ta'us, Malak Tawus, or Malik Taws. Melek is from either the Arabic word for "king" or for "angel". Taus is uncontroversially translated "peacock"; however, it is important to note that peacocks are not, at least currently, native to the lands where Tawûsê Melek is worshipped. This has led some to speculate that the worship of Melek Taus was imported from India, though it is more likely the peacock iconography is a development from earlier representations depicting the god as a native fowl...
(From Wikipedia)
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word features
frindley: minor point--if someone posts on one of your lists, you will get an email about it, like with the comments on a profile...
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word humstrum
An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played.
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word three quarks for muster mark
This phrase, on page 383 of Finnegans Wake, is the origin of the spelling given by physicist Murray Gell-Mann to quarks, a type of subatomic particle. (In the book, the phrase is sung by a chorus of seabirds, and probably means 'three cheers' or—judging from Joyce's notes—three jeers.) (Wikipedia)
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the user skipdivided
Are you skipvia's alter-ego?
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word guerilla wordfare
A covert action of a Word War.
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lapidation
This word sounds more friendly than it is.
August 26, 2008
whichbe commented on the list jihadmiration
Hmm. Yes, I think I should count phrase-type lists if they're "new phrases"... why not? But it's funny, when I first joined this site I was so die-hard about having only one-word type listings for everything because the site was named 'Wordie'... kind of a pointless stance.
August 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the list and-sometimes-y
Less common: lymph, gyve, wynd, styx, fyrd, zyzzyx
More common: why, thy, try, cry, dry, fly, fry, spy, ply, my, pry, sky
August 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word rhabdos
"In the Odyssey, Circe changes the comrades of Odysseus into swine with her rhabdos or wand. The rhabdos was eventually personified as a demon. Rabdos, the strangler, is one of the devils listed in the Testament of Solomon, which says that he was formerly a wise man of great learning--Hermes."
-- Richard Cavendish, The Black Arts, p. 223
August 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word perkodhuskurunbarggruauyagokgorlayorgromgemmitghundhurthrumathunaradidillifaititillibumullunukkunun
"For the campbells acoming with a fork lance of lightning, Jarl von Hoother Boanerges himself, the old teror of
the dames, came hip hop handihap out through the pikeopened arkway of his thee shuttoned castles, in his
broadginger hat and his civic chollar and his allabuff hemmed and his bullbraggin soxangloves and his ladbroke
breeks and his cattegut bandolair and his furframed panuncular cumbottes like a rudd yellan gruebleen
orangeman in his violet indigonation, to the whole longth of the strongth of his bowman's bill. And he clopped
his rude hand to his eacy hitch and he ordurd and his thick spch spck for her to shut up shop, dappy. And the
duppy shot the shutter clup
(Perkodhuskurunbarggruauyagokgorlayorgromgemmitghundhurthrumathunaradidillifaititillibumullunukkunun!)
And they all drank free."
-- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, p. 23
August 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word americunt
Hi Rfrog. I find it fascinating that your rejection of 'words as magic' contains such certainty. I don't disagree with you, but this response actually proves the point; for while words are not 'magic', they can certainly SEEM like it sometimes. That illusionary line is, in fact, what magic is all about.
I think it's great to recognize that "the map is not the territory" and "the word is not the thing itself." On this point, you are right: nothing means anything *inherently*, the human mind interprets and makes the meaning. However, as John has suggested, this point ignores social and cultural awareness in the name of self-empowerment. I'm not a particular advocate of being politically correct ("oh no, i have to think about other people! What a bummer!") however I see a value in respecting other people.
The only point I'd like to make about 'magic' is that words are one of the means by which the mind captures memory and references abstract concepts. We need only point to a billion psychology books to note that. To suggest that using them is somehow detached from this process is ignorant.
August 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word frown of approval
Apparently the FoA is a facecrime.
August 24, 2008
whichbe commented on the list spellingb-s-list
I LIKE READING ABOUT SERENITY IN THE LIBRARY, HOW ABOUT YOU
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word logof
How about "loot one get one free"?
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the user whichbe
I do fancy myself a systemic thinker... I just hope that word never makes me snirtle they way 'synergy' does.
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word logof
This ought to be a variant of bogof somehow.
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the list ideas-for-names-for-logos
I added some suggestions and, in the process, remembered how much I like the word facecrime.
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word papular
Not to be confused with popular.
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word trismus
Slightly less fun than Christmas.
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ambulplant
A plant that walks about.
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word minimal pair
In phonetics, pairs of words or phrases in a particular language which differ in only one phoneme and have a distinct meaning. They are used to demonstrate that two phones constitute two separate phonemes in the language.
English "let" + "lit" proves that phones e and i do in fact represent distinct phonemes /e/ and /i/. The phones do not have to be vowels, as the English minimal pair of "pat" + "bat" shows.
More examples:
dime + time /d/ and /t/
rot + lot /r/ and /l/
zeal + seal /z/ and /s/
rhyme + time /r/ and /t/
meal + meet /l/ and /t/
feet + seat /f/ and /s/
August 23, 2008
whichbe commented on the word foraii
An alternative name for Morax.
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word δαίμων
"Demon" in Greek, defined as a malevolent spirit.
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word loup-garou
In the Caribbean, this is a demoness with red hair and bloodshot eyes and does vampiring. Not in a way you might expect, as she does not go for the throat. It's between the toes she likes to suck. (From Godchecker.com)
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word damballa
A snake god who rules an 'evil voodoo cult' in Haiti. (From An Introduction to Haiti)
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word miley
YOU THINK YOU KNOW MILEY? TAKE THE QUIZ
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scowl
Good observation. There's something about the way this word sounds that feels very overwhelming for me.
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word blackhole
I wouldn't say that the concept of a blackhole has a negative connotation inherently, but there's many that do use it as a metaphor for something that's powerful, destructive, and consuming. If one wants to consider 'light' metaphorically, then to 'pull light in' would be indeed a 'dark' act.
Digressing, this reminds me of how fearful humans are of this metaphorical 'dark', which may indeed be some sort of 'fear of fear' conundrum. Carl Jung wrote til he was blue in the face trying to get people to understand that looking at their shadows can indeed be a very healing and freeing act, allowing for awareness and even the very transcendence desired in the supposed act of avoidance.
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word huntaways
*teary-eyed wipeaways*
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word serruptitious
Pass the maple syruptitious.
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mix moggins
(Scottish) A sexual euphemism.
August 22, 2008
whichbe commented on the word thermogenesis
Generation or production of heat, esp. in the animal body.
August 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word muan
Ahpuch's messenger demon from Mesoamerica and bringer of evil omens. This is the name of a screech owl — who seems to have been used as a Godly messenger bearing not-very-welcome tidings from the direction of the Underworld. Also known as Moan. (From Godchecker.com)
August 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ielahiah
A demon who protects magistrates and renders decisions in legal suits.
August 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word 42
I remember reading two Douglas Adams books when I was about 10 and being charmed by the silliness. But when I went back to try re-reading them at age 17, I was completely nauseated. Clearly I'm a pretentious snob, 'cause while I'd admit that there's some pretty hilarious jokes and ideas in HHGTTG, the writing style--the art of it--may possibily be one of the worst I can think of.
August 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lackadays
Another way to say 'alack-a-days' (both are usually singular).
August 21, 2008
whichbe commented on the word wahini-hai
A nasty demoness from Polynesia. The protruding eyes and tongue hanging down to her feet are a dead giveaway. She steals and eats small children. (From Godchecker.com)
What's with all the child-eater demons?
August 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ika-zuchi-no-kami
Seven Shinto demons. Their rumblings and fartings cause volcanoes and earthquakes. (Godchecker.com)
August 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word abiku
Ravenous People-Eating Demons from Nigeria. They are very partial to children. Luckily the abiku can be driven away by the ringing of bells. (From Godchecker.com)
August 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word effluent
Tee-hee! This word sounds so much like affluent.
August 20, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sahasadecha
A Thai demon with a thousand heads which are arranged in three tiers. He also has 2,000 arms.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bukavac
A demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology; belief about it existed in Srem. Sometimes imagined as a six-legged monster with gnarled horns. He lives in lakes and big pools, coming out of the water during the night making big noise (hence the name: Serbian buka - noise), jumping onto people and animals and strangling them. (From NationMaster Encyclopedia)
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mbwiri
"A Central African demon who is said to possess people. Those he possesses would usually be diagnosed with epilepsy by a doctor.
When such a possession occurs, the shaman is called. A hut is built in which the afflicted resides along with the shaman and his assistants until he is cured. For ten days or a fortnight these people eat and drink at the expense of the patient's relatives, and dance to the music of flute and drum. Mbwiri is said to abhor good living, and this is the best way to drive him out. The patient will be the only one who knows that he is possessed. The patient also dances until the epileptic fits come on. When he is pronounced cured, he builds a little fetish house, and thenceforth avoids certain kinds of food and performs certain duties. Sometimes, however, the process appears to result in madness, and some patients run away into the bush."
-- Lewis Spence, The Encyclopedia of the Occult, 1988.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word begaze
Hello frog. I like frogs. Have you checked the OED on this one? It may just be obsolete.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the list fictional-music-genres
Damn, that was fun.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word äijiä
1. An old man; geezer, gaffer.
2. (slang) A real man, tough guy.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the list daja-daja
Also see jamais vu.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zaebos
Google done tainted the town red.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zaebos
yarb - I'll add that to my 'to-do' list as it seems appropriate with my Demongering list.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the list wakese--2
yarb - I'm adding you into the contributors list.
August 19, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ardat-lile
(Semetic Spirit) - She is a female spirit or demon who weds human beings and works great harm in the dwellings of men...haunts the desert and open country and is especially dangerous to pregnant women and infants. She was believed to cause impotence in men and sterility in women. (From White Rose Garden)
August 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zaebos
(Sumerian) Grand Count of hell said to have gentile disposition.
August 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word jinnies
"Brum! Brum! Cumbrum! This is jinnies cry. Underwetter! This is jinnies rinning away to their onsterlists dowan a bunkersheels. With a nip nippy nip and a trip trippy trip so airy. For their heart's right there. Tip. This is me Belchum's tinkyou tankyou silvoor plate for cichin the crapes in the cool of his canister. Poor the pay! This is the bissmark of the marathon merry of the jinnies they left behind them."
-- James Joyce, Finnegans Wakei, p. 9
August 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word duodisimally
"Macool, ora whyi deed ye diie? of a trying thirstay mournin? Sobs they sighdid at Fillagain's chrissomiss wake, all the hoolivans of the nation, prostrated in their consternation, and their duodisimally profusive pleathora of ululation. There was plumbs and grumes and cheriffs and citherers and raiders and cinemen too. And the all gianed in with the shoutmost shoviality. Agog and magog and the round of them agrog."
-- James Joyce, Finnegans Wakei, p. 6
August 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sinduced
"Arms appeal with larms, appalling. Killykill-killy: a toll, a toll. What chance cuddleys, what cashels aired and ventilated! What bidimetoloves sinduced by what tegotetabsolvers! What true feeling fo their's hayair with what strawng voice of false jiccop! O here here how hoth sprowled met the duskt the father of fornicationists but, (O my shining stars and body!) how fath fanespanned most high heaven the skysign of soft advertisement!"
-- James Joyce, Finnegans Wakei, p. 4
August 18, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tricknology
?!?
August 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word monster generator
Generate Monster
August 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word deprecate
Depreciate sounds so dramatic, like getting bescumbered. "Yer ass got depreciated!"
August 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word thus
What's wrong with being pretentious? I'm not running for elected office.
August 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word thus
This word is adorable and I love it.
August 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the user super-logos
Clearly a "Suggest new names for me" open list is in order for the Wordie Transition Team to assist.
August 16, 2008
whichbe commented on the word boraro
Scary Forest Demons from South America. Tall and hairy, these forest spirits have most of the attributes that seem to be known worldwide for dense woodland demons — forward-pointing ears, backward-pointing feet and a penchant for eating people.
If you find yourself menaced in the forest, remember this. Boraro have no knee joints. So if you can knock them over it takes them some time to regain their awkward feet. Meanwhile you can make your escape. (From Godchecker.com)
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tuchulcha
Etruscan/Roman Demoness with donkey ears, vulture beak, wings, snake hair.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ochus bochus
Controversially asserted as the origin of the term 'hocus pocus', this is a demon and wizard creature from old Norse mythology.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list scambiguous
Milosrdenstvi should've put it in brackets 'cause the Wikipedia entry for this is excellent. I have added you to the contributor list too.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word grumbledrone
To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to. (From Verbotomy)
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word frankenword
See portmanteau.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word frug
To solicit donations and attempt other forms of fundraising while pretending to conduct market research. (From WordSpy)
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ismalog
Information Systems Management Activity Logistics
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word splenetic
Ahahaha, this word makes me giggle madly. It's as if splendid mutated into some sort of diabolical, electromagnetic force.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pretexting
Is that like cold reading?
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word attention whore
Those are so... anthropomorphic.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word huh
Somehow I intermittently strongly love or hate this word when people respond to me with it, depending on my mood. It's such a grunt!
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word banal
Seems to be like the pronunciation of 'canal', huh.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pretexting
I believe another term that's similar is social engineering.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the list compounds-that-look-freakish
pumpernickel
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word attention whore
What're some synonym to describe this type of person (if we want to avoid the inflammatory 'whore' word)? Egomaniac doesn't quite mean the same thing.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pretexting
A technique in which a person obtains confidential information by pretending to be someone who has legitimate access to that information. (From WordSpy)
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word airquote
See air quotes.
August 15, 2008
whichbe commented on the word skelp
After I got skelped, I got helped.
August 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word balor
Demonic one-eyed God of Death and evil King of the Fomorians, from Celtic mythology.
These were a race of gigantic warriors who liked nothing better than to invade somewhere, pillage it and then gloat horribly. Balor had one huge leg and, with his one evil eye, could kill someone just by peering at them. But he usually kept it closed to avoid tripping over dead bodies all the time. (From (From Godchecker.com)
August 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word t'an-mo
Chinese counterpart to the devil, covetousness desire.
August 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word laughtershock
Response to something humorous well after the event. Often in different setting or context. (From The Addictionary)
August 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word don't
Don't think about don't.
August 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word drollery
...only to be replaced by another version of something equally or more horrible?
August 14, 2008
whichbe commented on the word spasmglow
Ahaha, that was an accident...
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list words--4
Yes, now that you mention it, many of these words do have a great sound. You should consider that as an essential element with the new schema, or at least mention it in the list's description.
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word amrita
A drink which bestows immortality in Hindu mythology.
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list words--4
Really, this is kind of impossible for anyone other than you to do. You know the methodology (even if erratic) of why you chose what you've added. I've chopped up some of my bigger lists simply by going through half the list and mentally noting themes that start to emerge. The fact that this one is SO big makes it the challenge (as it is time consuming), not the lack of theme.
If you want to skip the "probing" stage, I would recommend you do something more wild: keeping in mind whatever you do remember about this list, even if it's all-over-the-place, write down about 10 descriptive words or phrases about the list. Then you could be a maverick and just create lists based on any of these 10 phrases that seem appealing, and start churning through the list dumping ones that fit in the right slot.
I giggled when I read mollusque's comment here, though... how fascinating the personal typology that each of us creates when faced with a mountain of data.
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tlaltecuhtli
A fat toad-monster demoness from Aztec mythology. Known as "Queen of the Earth," she is always hungry and demands fresh flesh at all times. Her appetite is so insatiable that one mouth isn't enough — she has slavering mouths all over her body. (From Godchecker.com)
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word khodumodurno
Huge shapeless Evil Demon Creature from an African tale. Khodumodurno went on the rampage swallowing everything in his path. Including the path. (From Godchecker.com)
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ummer
A person who says "um" a lot.
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list roy-g-biv
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the user post-eve
I love "bamf".
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the list excellent-insults
Hi Hipteacher. I can tell that you're hip because it's your name! I made a list of insults here which you are welcome to pilfer from.
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word giggle spittles
shiggles?
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word helve
The Keebler Helves?
August 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word alrinach
A demon who presides over floods and earthquakes, rain and hail. It is she who causes ship wrecks. "When visible it if always in the form of a woman." "Eastern mythology." (???) (From The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories)
August 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the list m-ogle
Holy crap. Thank you!
August 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word mukunga-mbura
An African demon rainbow. Can you believe a rainbow that turns predatory? MUKUNGA-MBURA swallowed up a whole tribe — including livestock. Only one boy escapes, and when he is old enough, he sets out to set about the malignant rainbow. But when it comes to the crunch, the rainbow demon turns cowardy-custard.
He holds out a hand and implores the boy to make a hole in one of the fingers. (Yes, a rainbow with fingers — MUKUNGA-MBURA is not your picture book pretty thing). The boy does as he is asked — and all the villagers pour out of the hole intact.
This is all very wonderful. But after the rejoicing dies down the boy broods. What is to stop MUKUNGA-MBURA doing it all over again? So he goes back and kills him, chopping him to bits. From one leg (yes legs as well) thrown in a pool, all the swallowed livestock pours out. (From Godchecker.com)
August 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word miru
Demon Goddess from the Pacific Islands with a large oven. She sends her beautiful daughters to lure men to her Underworld palace where she plies them with Kava until they are dead drunk. Then she roasts and eats them. (From Godchecker.com)
August 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the list my-little-ponies
Star, this past Friday I breathed life into over 50 of your ponies by providing them with new narratives befitting their names, kindly chronicled by Prolagus. Enjoy.
August 12, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zalmoxis
"It seems to me, though, that he might have actually lived many years before Phytagoras' time. So let Zalmoxis be well, whatever he represents, either a human being or some Demon of the Geta (namely Thracian) people. As we can see, the naive identification of God Zalmoxis with one of Pythagoras' slaves, who became afterwards free and wealthy, is being disputed even by Herodotus himself. Why should WE believe it then?..." (From a good article about Zalmoxis and Roman Mythology)
August 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cailleach
An ugly, crone and hag. She had the teeth of the wild bear and tusks like a boar. The meaning of the word "cailleach" is old woman or veiled one. She only has one eye (symbolizing) that she can see beyond the duality of things to the oneness of life. She is a weather Goddess controlling the winds, the winter cold. Cailleach is a dark Goddess. She represents winter and a going within. She kills all that is no longer needed, But she holds in the frozen earth the seeds of a new beginning. Cailleach is about transformation in some stories just before spring appears she washes in a stream and becomes young again. Cailleach to be the 'other' face of the Goddess Brighid. In Scottish folklore, Cailleach is born old and ugly and grows younger as the year turns to spring and summer. (Parsed from "Goddess Gospel")
August 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word kafkaesque
Franz Kafka’s porn brought out of the closet
August 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sticky
It's best that we don't talk about Sticky.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the list olivia
So you're the one sending me all that spam!
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word moon jumper
Everyone called Moon Jumper "COW" to parrot the old nursey rhyme, which hurts Moon Jumper's feelings deeply because Moon Jumper is exceptionally insecure.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word dangles
A fun-loving, feeble-minded, senile pony who forgets everything while constantly uttering awkward, inappropriate idioms and malaprops. One time Dangles ran for cloud-president but was swiftly defeated by the far more elequent opposition, Happyglow. When Dangles remembers, he is a rather skilled fecal artist.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word winter ice
A bratty, depressed small, young pony who got stuck in a well, intentionally, and had the whole My Little Pony community in an uproar. Everyone except Winter Ice's neglectful parent, Anchors Away.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word merriweather
The sweetest, most innocent, most delightfully chipper, most naive pony ever. Ending every single sentence with a surprised-question, batting those satellite dish-sized eyelids. Who would EVER want to disappoint or criticize little Merriweather???
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word cuddles
Cuddles is a nocturnal pony who has probably experimented with every type of elicit substance ever made. A virtual expert on the subject, and a hack chemist. After a long stint with speed (see: a fate worse than meth), Cuddles tends to stick with rave-oriented psychedelics, despite the fact that the 90s are long over. Best friends with Puddles.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word molasses
A strong-arm of PONY LAW, Molasses don't take no guff from nobody.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word daisy dancer
Daisy Dancer once took acid and saw God, and used to wear tyedye t-shirts like her life depended on it. Once having radical idealism and opposition to oppression in the world; this was, of course, before the current days of the pantsuit and a well-paid, corporate job as an art director for Disneyland. "At least it pays the bills..."
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word morning glory
Also known as Morninglory, former 60s radical turned acid-casualty, a former communist and activist, Morning Glory eventually took up a quiet life as a gardener with a special expertise in belladonna and datura.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sparklesnap
Sparklesnap is like the Paris Hilton or Tommy Lee of the My Little Pony world; an annoying, ego-fluffed celebrity recieving far too much attention. Through an illusion of glamour, make-up, plastic-surgery (which is far easier for a plastic horse as they're already plastic) and a boisterous personality, Sparklesnap has managed to ensmitten numerous star-struck, superficially-minded ponies, thus having an unnervingly large, gimpish entourage. Best friends with Snippity Snap.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word zippy zinnia
A former director of the Pony Express, Zippy Zinnia was once also great inventor. As CEO and founder of Velocity Gallop, Inc., Zippy was positioned to make millions. Unfortunately, however, on a random trip to the pub, they met a lovely but accurst pony named Waterfire. After just a few hours, Zippy Zinnia lay a vegetable in the gutter. Now Zippy lives in the Un-Stables Home, drugged and mute.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pina colada
A draffish balbutient pony that sits around all day, spilling liquor all over themselves and the floor. Ugh! Barely even aware of a marriage with Lady Moonshine.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lady moonshine
Of course they do! AA is hosted by the unflappable Thistle Whistle, and there's a great number of rehabilitated ponies who meet twice a month to offer each other support. Regulars include Swinger, Tumbletop, Wysteria, Jazz Matazz, and Tripsy Daisy.
Unless you meant the car people, A.A.A.--there's no such luck there. There's only one mechanic in the whole world of My Little Pony and their name is Sticky.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word waterfire
With a overwhelmingly apathetic, stolid personality, Waterfire seems to have the magical ability to snuff out the imagination, spirit, passion, and life force of any other pony that spends more than a few hours in their company. One such victim, Zippy Zinnia, has been rendered into a hollow shell of their former self.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word scoops
A media-baron pony that thrives on finding out the dirt and skeletons in everyone's closet. Through a wide variety of infiltration and surveilence techniques, everything will eventually be exposed and disseminated by Scoops. The name of their exposé TV show is Total Information Awareness.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word light heart
Taking irony-laden delight in their namesake, Light Heart is in fact one of the most pejorative gossipmonger ponies around. Holding great pride in having a long, enumerated list of the faults and vulnerabilities of virtually every other My Little Pony. Together with Scoops, these two have destroyed many reputations and community meetings.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pretty puff
More like 'Pretty Buff'! This pony is a huge weightlifter. A former show horse, renowned for feats of strength. Currently under investigation for steroid use.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word lady moonshine
An enabler of alcoholics throughout the land, Lady Moonshine has a fully-stocked bar in her basement, and routinely passes out in a puddle of her own vomit with her partner, Pina Colada. A long-time friend of Bubblecup.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bugs
John, I don't think it's a good idea for a word to have duplicated tags of the same tag. I tagged all my DEMON words "demon", then having added a few hundred more, did another MASS-TAGGING, not realizing it would double-tag the same tag upon the previous. Ick, ew, yuck!
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word soaky dokey
Ahahah, but did you know that Soaky Dokey and Whizzer have an age-old rivalry wherein they have to constantly out-do each other in bepissment? This has led to many a disaster in the My Little Pony world. Poor little old Dangles is currently plotting the murder of both, uh, mist-ers.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word star surprise
An strange, enigmatic, and immortal pony that lives like a hermit. Few other ponies know that Star Surprise long awaits the day that they can run the streets proclaiming that soon our Sun will transform into a red giant, expand out in size to the orbit of Jupiter, destroying everything. Surprise!
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word whizzer
A rude, punk-rock pony with pink mohawk; always horsing around, constantly ruining things of beauty by peeing on them.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word goody gumdrop
One of the most diabolical of all the My Little Ponies. Through a smarmy, innocuous veneer, this sycophant has single-handedly set the flowerful forest ablaze, plummeted the price of hay in the economy, and caused Merriweather to cry. All of this on a dare.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bubblecup
A crass, elderly, barfly pony that spends most of their time at 'The Sloshed Skeleton', a New Orleans-themed pub in the heart of glimmering lake. She tells everybody that she used to be rich, but who the hell knows?
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word snippity snap
An "empowered" pony with lots of attitude. Cousins with the infamous and scandalous diva Sparklesnap, the two of them traipse about every night, causing havoc at nightclubs and Denny's worldwide. *snap*, *snap*.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word silver lining
A phrase that parents use to remind themselves that one day their child will stop asking for them to buy My Little Pony dolls.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word alphabittle
A rather bookish pony who lingers in book stores and libraries, often wambling between John Grisham and Emily Dickenson.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word anchors away
An immature, self-centered pony who has hurt and abandoned many other ponies, all in the name of their so-called "spontaneity". Dropping everything--friends, relationships, and even children. Winter Ice is one such example, who longed for their parent time and time again during little league games. Anchors Away is never quite sure if they're metaphorically "putting down anchors" or "taking them away", and in fact, they're doing both.
August 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word squirmy
A hypocondriac pony that is incessantly telling the other ponies about their "extreme case" of navicular syndrome, hoof-and-mouth disease, and migraines.
August 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word sweet pocket
A sex-worker pony who lives on the outskirts of the mystic glenn.
August 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word poppy
A very social pony with great fecundity, having raised the entire Pop family single-handedly: pretty pop, sweet pop, fizzy pop, swirlypop, and butter pop. While many other ponies would describe Poppy's parenting skills as "less than adequate," and most of Poppy's children would describe themselves as "abused," Poppy is still an important member of the My Little Pony community, denoting heavily to many charities and political campaigns.
August 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word precious gem
The highest selling pony in any auction of all time. Currently being trained for racetracks.
August 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word ovda
Hm. I will have to make more efforts to cross-check with these. I only have a few minutes a day to invest in this rather silly demon project.
August 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word pillow talk
A salacious, creepy pony that floats around the clouds trying to pick-up cute ponies all day long. Pillow Talk's efforts to woo are often met with scorn as it is obviously an attempt to desperately fill the emotional void of their own heart. Ironic that despite all the obsession with "romance", Pillow Talk is so unsuccessful with it, and manages to only date ponies with very low self-esteem, like Fluffaluff. Pillow Talk would do well to develop some real talent.
August 8, 2008
whichbe commented on the word puddles
A very droopy, melancholy pony that would've made great friends with Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. In a rather illogical attempt to counterbalance this nature, Puddles has taken to hanging out with Cuddles, who is an ecstasy (MDMA) freak and the two of them party until 6 A.M., wherein they feel terrible physically and mentally for the next two days.
August 8, 2008
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