Story of a Missing "S"

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Great list idea. How 'bout nugatory, transitory, lavatory, or predatory? Wait! Dormitory! Repository!

I'll stop now.

February 15, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

No need to stop! Those were great! I'm pretty much at a loss to think of any more... though I'm sure there are plenty I've missed.

February 15, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Thanks! Well then, umm...suppository? (blushing)

February 15, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

LOL, suppository for the win!

February 15, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

olfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, laudatory, hortatory, refectory. I'll stop now.

February 15, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Uh oh--must be another winner sionnach has in mind. ;-)

February 15, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

derogatory, supererogatory, minatory, interrogatory, accusatory, valedictory, contradictory, victory.. oh god, get this out of my head already - I can't look at these words anymore.

February 15, 2007

oroboros commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

rectory; story; directory; tory

February 15, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Suggestions added. But you ain't won nuttin'. How you 'spect to beat out s'pository? Foo.

oroboros, on the other hand, loses for thinking tory and story count on this list. :-P

February 15, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Not contributing out of any kind of expectatory sense as far as winning anything; I just loves the wordies.

February 15, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Nice try, bub. :-)

February 15, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Oh, that WAS smooth, sionnach!

February 16, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You know, "expectatory", like when you're trying to cough up one more word. In my defence, (or, if you prefer, "in exculpatory vein"), I'd already come up with a bunch, and anyway, my interest in the topic is really desultory, at best .

Personally, I prefer "exploitative" as the adjectival from, 'exploitatory' sounds more like a political strategy.

February 16, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Do we not like Tories? I mean, what's wrong with tory? Besides that it's rightfully a proper (i.e. capped) noun?

p.s. "foo" made me laugh out loud.

February 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Foo, chained_bear. Clearly you didn't read the ever-so-explicit directions. Words that END in -tory (emphasis mine).

Well, okay, technically, Tory also ends in -tory. But really. Are we picking nits here or what?

Eew. I just grossed out my own self.

February 16, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

My directions were explicatory.

"Word endings" are indicatory of suffixes, not entire words.

To think otherwise compromises the compilatory nature of this list.

Don't make me reprimand you in a more compulsatory manner.

Your recalcitrance will go down in history.

Foo.

February 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Sorry. Were we being recalcitricatory?

February 16, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

God. This list is purgatorial.

February 16, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

That word sounded... rather... madeupatory?

February 16, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You mean recalcitricatory or purgatorial? Foo. (Not really. I just wanted to call someone a foo and you, sir (?), as Salieri says in "Amadeus," were at hand.)

February 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Recalcitricatory? Why yes, how good of you to notice. It was definitely madeupatory--even fakeatory, if you will. But try pronouncing it a few times. Doesn't it sound hilariatory?

February 16, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Let's push for a retro-edit of Amadeus where Salieri uses "Foo."

February 16, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Oh dear, this list is quickly getting out of handatory.

February 16, 2007

oroboros commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Busted on RTFQ. I hereby retract, tory and story. foo.

February 16, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Foo, bub? This discussion is getting downright obfuscatory. It's giving me an appetite for some Italian food. Maybe some delicious chicken catch-a-tory.

(Instructions: first you have to hunt down your tory, then prepare them in a nice reduction of tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, herbs and wine. One sleek, well-fed, Tory serves a party of twelve, according to P.J. O' Rourke's groundbreaking book "Eat the Rich")

February 17, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Sounds scrumptiatory.

February 17, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Uselessness, just found another one: feretory. Apparently another word for reliquary.

February 19, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Ooh, I do like that one. Thanks!

February 19, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Doesn't obfuscatory make the cut? Enquiring minds...

February 19, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Also, with apologies for the delay, cunctatory

February 19, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Yes, sorry, it was obfuscated by all the fake words. :-)

And cunctatory just sounds dirty. But it's a good one -- added!

February 19, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Exhortatory? And apologies for the earlier obfuscatoriness. ;-)

February 19, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

I exhort you for that suggestion!

February 19, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Ever wonder if your kid's pet rat might be pregnant? Don't go palpating. Instead, why not check for that copulatory plug? Rats do it, spiders do it, iguanas etc. I knew that all those years of reviewing toxicology protocols would be useful for something - I can still remember the slightly nauseous feeling induced by first reading the phrase "copulatory plug".

http://ratguide.com/breeding/pregnancy/determining_pregnancy.php

Not as bad as the first concert I attended where the program featured aleatory music. But then, life is a crapshoot.

Clerestory windows, on the other hand, can be very soothing.

Finally, I think it is reasonable to suppose that Britain's Investigatory Powers Act, passed in the year 2000, has had an inhibitory effect on the freedoms of residents of that sceptered isle. I've heard that matters have taken such a turn to the right, it's screwing up their chemistry. Chiral molecules known to have been laevorotatory in the past suddenly flip to being dextrorotatory overnight.

February 21, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Touché, sionnach!

P.S. Copulatory plug? Barf!

February 21, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

I must admit, my feelings toward this list are now somewhere between regretory and iwannabashmyheadagainsthewallifihearthatonemoretimeatory. What was I thinking?!?

February 21, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Perhaps you should rename the list "Frankenstein."

February 21, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

I've created a monster!

February 21, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

promontory, conciliatory, depilatory

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

...and yet it lives on.

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You're going to have to drive a stake through its heart, I think. ;-)

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Never!!! My lists are like my childrens!!

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

This one's the wayward one, then?

February 23, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Hey, sionnach's additions are terrific. I love that there is a list containing both depilatory and suppository. It's important never to confuse one of those objects with the other.

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Indeed, they are. And indeed, you shouldn't.

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

It's a good list. It's a good child.

It's just spoiled rotten to the core, and needs a little loving discipline. *pulls out the spankpaddle*

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

No! Not corporaltory punishment!

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Yes, it will be delivered in manners speedilatory and unmercilatory, and (I hope against hope) its punitory effect will yield correctory results. I have such good parentory skills!

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Okay, now you're just showingoffatory.

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

And you're just jealoutory.

February 23, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

*enjoys watching the tennis match*

Nearly choked on my cookie laughing at this...

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You're being cookietory at a time like this??

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

That's not a word!

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Really? I could have *sworn* I saw it on a Wordie list somewhere....

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Probably one of AZ's. They don't count, you know.

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

NOW you tell me.

February 23, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You know U, first you doubt my sincerity, then you kick me while I'm down. Each time I let you have it. But you don't shit on a man's words. Not round these parts anyhow. Prepare to die.

February 23, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Yikes! A shootout! I think I'll go work on a list somewhere....

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Hey now, that wasn't meant to be inflammatory! Just truthatory! I won't have violence on my listory!!

February 23, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

(ahem!) copulatory, aleatory, inhibitory, clerestory, dextrorotatory, investigatory. Also auditory, preparatory, circulatory, subdirectory,contributory, signatory, compensatory, reformatory, defamatory, congratulatory, peremptory, territory, ambulatory.

That's it. I am walking away from this list, which clearly has developed some kind of evil powers of its own.

February 23, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

"Powers of its own?" Lookatchuself!! This is all your doing! And reesetee's, and oroboros'. But mostly yours. Foo.

February 23, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Did I open Pandora's box? I think not. Foo right backatcha! In fact, pfui Teufel! :-)

February 24, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

oh! Well! I . . . . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

February 24, 2007

oroboros commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Y'all are WAY too clever fer yer own goods! oof! (foo in reverse).

February 24, 2007

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

this list is dead to me now

February 24, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

It's the suppository thing, isn't it?

February 24, 2007

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

It's like watching an Indy 500 wreck in slow motion... and then rewinding to see it again and again. Fascinating; frightening; beautiful; and compellingly obscene. Even I morbidly look on as the disaster grows, sweeping across the lanes in a gruesome domino effect as it escalates a fender-bender into an angry, fireballing hundred-car pileup -- and I am internally torn between alternating swells of horror and fatherly pride.

Like any good car accident, it's never the fault of just one driver.

February 24, 2007

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Wow, that was...poetic.

So you're saying this *isn't* all about me? ;-)

February 24, 2007

bilby commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

*gobsmacked*

June 23, 2008

jennarenn commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

It was beautiful, wasn't it? I wish I could list this list on my conversations list.

June 23, 2008

bilby commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Why can't you list this list on your conversations list?

June 23, 2008

jennarenn commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You can't list a list on a list. So here I sit, listlessly wishing that somebody had listed this list as a specific word.

June 23, 2008

bilby commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Oh dear. Houston?

June 23, 2008

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

You can "favorite" it, though. :-)

June 24, 2008

mollusque commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

I miss uselessness!

June 25, 2008

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Me too.

April 8, 2009

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

This page is where my addiction really started. Perhaps not surprisingly, it turns out that uselessness was to blame all along.

November 30, 2009

uselessness commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Bwahahahahaha. That was, of course, my plan all along.

November 30, 2009

milosrdenstvi commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Wasn't there something here about chicken catch-a-tory? Or was that somewhere else?

December 1, 2009

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Yes, indeed there was. I think the problem is that the whole discussion is not being shown, as there is a maximum amount of text that is shown per screen. (And no 'continue' or 'past comments' option, to allow the whole glorious discussion to be recaptured - HINT!).

To test this explanation, as I write this, the earliest comment visible in the discussion is one that I made:

"Also, with apologies for the delay, cunctatory".

That "also" is a clear indication that there were earlier comments not shown. But, if my hypothesis is correct, just adding this comment will make the one just quoted disappear from visibility as well.

This limited visibility thing is not confined just to discussions like this one - I am unable to retrieve any but the most recent comments on my profile. I'm sure they are not gone for good, and an eventual technical fix should remedy the problem.

December 1, 2009

PossibleUnderscore commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Chicken catch-a-tory! Hahahahahaha!

December 1, 2009

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

This was also, I believe, where the famed madeupatory was coined. I eagerly await its return.

December 2, 2009

sionnach commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

While this list remains one of my all-time favorites, I must confess to being baffled by its title. And who the hell is "Parker Smith", and what has he done with uselessness?

Ah, those were the good old days, weren't they? The halcyon days of "about 4 years ago".....

April 3, 2011

ruzuzu commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Yes, four years ago--before I found this place and all of you stole my spare time with your cleverness and your madeupatory ways.

A foo on both your houses!

Oh, and... um... btw, I've *favorited* this list.

April 4, 2011

reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s

Ah, yes. What a spectaculatory list it is. :-)

April 4, 2011