Sounding like a superhero

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Super list!

January 13, 2012

deinonychus commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

That was the intention...

...and I would be happy if people would give me more suggestions. (Actual words or made-up ones, as long as they aren't "real" superheroes)

January 13, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

You might find some inspiration on the list of •-suggestions-for-new-sailormoon-attacks.

January 13, 2012

deinonychus commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Looks interesting, thanks! (Is there some reasonable way to search for lists? I stumble upon great lists all the time, but I imagine there are so many more that I miss...)

January 13, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Sometimes we try to corral the funny ones in one spot. I can recommend chained_bear's "Conversations for the Ages," (http://www.wordnik.com/lists/conversations-for-the-ages) which has links to other lists by reesetee, Prolagus, and jennarenn.

But there are lots of other amazing lists that are a bit more serious/scholarly--what interests you? One sure-fire way to find out about other lists is to start making your own list, then see which words have already been listed. (You might find that every potential list is an existing list, but it's still fun to make your own.)

January 13, 2012

deinonychus commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Of course every potential list is an existing list... But I try not to let that get to me, somehow I must be doing something original (sometimes).

The links look interesting, in a way that might keep me busy all night. Which, at least at the moment, seems like a good thing.

And about what interests me... Hard to say. I love getting lost on Wikipedia (and here too, but it's not as easy), jumping from word to word just because they look interesting, ending up somewhere unexpected.

January 13, 2012

jennarenn commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

My conversations list is sadly out of date. Need to make it public....

January 14, 2012

reesetee commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Hi, deinonychus. I've been away for a few months but I'm slowly crawling back. Don't worry about making a list that overlaps someone else's--that's the beauty of being able to make your own list. Welcome. :-)

January 14, 2012

deinonychus commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

No, I'm not really worrying... It's just that I feel that I must be missing lots of good stuff just because I don't know where to look. But, it's probably just a matter of time!

January 15, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

I think you're doing well already, but sometimes it's fun to look through lists by folks who've made many of them. You might start with the lists by (in no particular order) chained_bear, Prolagus, rolig, dontcry, bilby, actung, biocon, reesetee, hernesheir, sionnach, pterodactyl, uselessness, zeke, frindley, whichbe, jennarenn, kewpid, erinmckean, yarb, a, frogapplause, fbharjo, sonofgroucho, mollusque, leaden, skipvia, oroboros, vanishedone, and, of course, our john. Those users will lead you to the ones I know I've forgotten (it's 3:30 a.m.). Speaking of insomnia, there are also some words with lots of comments on them--comments that will lead to other comments by other users with other excellent lists. I'm quite fond of jean dimmock and the moro reflex. But, having said all that, I think the best thing to do is exactly what you're doing already. :-)

January 15, 2012

nayanlaldas commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

what is it work for?

search engine optimization service

January 15, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Another option is to see what spammers home in on around here. :-)

January 15, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Mea culpa--I forgot milosrdenstvi, gangerh, madmouth, and PossibleUnderscore.

January 19, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

And sarra, asativum, and seanahan.

January 19, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

And qroqqa.

January 20, 2012

actung commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

How about super PAC and supercommittee?

February 10, 2012

deinonychus commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero

Thanks actung! (I don't know that much about american politics, and hadn't seen those words before, but that can be a good thing in a list like this, since understanding sometimes take away the magic...)

edit: just an hour after saying that I didn't recognize the words, my usual (swedish) newspaper wrote about super PACs...

February 11, 2012