Don't feel threatened uselessness. If you look closely, you'll see that I can't live without listing.
palooka, I should be creating art too. Unfortunately I have 0 artistic ability. It's a constant source of aggravation for me. I even considered listing that until I realized I'd just be torturing myself.
The Bunlap people perform an ancient ritual called Gkol, in which men tie vines to their ankles and jump headfirst from platforms jutting out from a tower. The jumper's fall is broken by the vines, the other end of which is tied to the tower. A sloping surface of softened earth at the base of the tower provides some protection from injury in case of a broken vine, a vine of incorrect length, or a poor jump. Gkol inspired the modern sport of bungee jumping, though the vines used are far less elastic than bungee cords, and the Gkol jumper does not bounce up at the end of the fall. The Gkol legend says that in the village Bunlap a man called Tamalie had a quarrel with his wife and she ran away and climbed a banyan tree, (which some recall as line in an old and admired song) where she wrapped her ankles with liana vines. When Tamalie came up to her, the woman jumped from the tree and so did her husband not knowing what had his wife done. He died but the woman survived. The men of Bunlap were very impressed by this performance and they began to practise such jumps in case they got in a similar situation. This practice transformed into a ritual for rich yam harvest and also for proving manhood.
pronounced "wong wong." Is the Chinese word for the sound a dog makes. Now, maybe a dog doesn't exactly say "woof," but I've sure as hell never heard a dog make the "ng" sound!
And as for sunbathers, I have skin on the list already. Now, I've always approached Stuffies by saying "you" before each word to see if it works . . . that doesn't seem to work with sunbathers. But Stuffies are your chickadees, so you tell me.
Oh, I've thought about that list, but it could go on and on. I was chatting with a Japanese friend of mine the other day and she wrote, "it's an effect of grobal warming." I almost died.
I wanted to ride this rollercoaster something fierce, but it was so hot that ambulances were zipping through the streets of Six Flags to pick up the fainted and my mommy made us leave :(
If I tell you that I'm an American English major teaching English in S. Korea, can I still keep the compliment?
Abraxas is the name of a gnostic god. Zugzwang is a chess move where you force your opponent to make an unfavorable move. There are a number of pronunciations, but I believe the correct way is toosktsväng.
All the latest toughs, well, we have seen that stuff, and we have seen enough blood in dying coughs, which means that we have lost. We have lost, and if you’re crying to be tossed they’ll toss you down the oubliette with all the old things that you let yourself forget because you’d like to love a star who’d throw you down below the ground he thinks you are.
Google Earth is interesting; it blacks out entire sections of top secret locations. Area 51 IS said to be a bit of a decoy though. There's another base to the northeast of Area 51 called S-4 where it is said the crashed UFO was reverse-engineered. It's one of the theories behind how our technology has developed so rapidly over the past 70 years.
Let us now speak according to natural lights...Let us then examine this point, and say, "God is, or He is not." But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separated us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up… Which will you choose then? Let us see. Since you must choose, let us see which interests you least. You have two things to lose, the true and the good; and two things to stake, your reason and your will, your knowledge and your happiness; and your nature has two things to shun, error and misery. Your reason is no more shocked in choosing one rather than the other, since you must of necessity choose. This is one point settled. But your happiness? Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.
interesting stuff. I agree. I much prefer quality gameplay to graphics. I also prefer games that don't require weeks to understand. I wish I had more time for a game or two. It also helps to have friends who are into games, and those I'm lacking.
You'll only be disappointed. I'll say this: it appeared in a student paper. I teach English to second language learners and they haven't mastered the spell check, not that the spell checker could decipher that one.
No one was ever able to decide exactly what was intended, but we think we have a pretty good idea.
What a coinkydink, my birthday calculator just turned up this:
No ordinary person, full imagination and originality, shy and reserved, ambitious, proud, self-respect, hungers for new experiences, sometimes nervous, many complexes, good memory, learns easily, complicated love life, wants to impress.
I remember reading that the German word for "jeep" is really long, but I can't find it. At least, I think it was German. And I think it was jeep. Hmm. Anyhoo, sorry about messing up the main page with these words :)
Definitely open to suggestions, but this list is limited to those techno/treknobabbly words. I also only included those I feel are used a lot. There are websites out there with all the hundreds of words, but I didn't want to overdo it. I am, however, going to steal a lot of your suggestions for a new list of general Trek terms. Suggestion for a list title?
Gotta say, there's a special place in my heart for this word. My grandmother was from MN and used words like warsh and piazza and spit in a shoe and give it to you at ha' past two.
One of the more powerful words in the English language. I remember Robert Bly reading this Alden Nolan poem, pausing, and remarking on the use of the word ashamed.
Then there's the Sufjan Stevens song Romulus, in which he sings, "I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her." The narrator is talking about his mother and when he sings "of her," he can't muster any more than a whisper.
Here're my thoughts on the issue. I like that you combined both lists. It seemed the purpose of the list was to gather any and all terms used frequently in reference to Bush. Combining the lists evens the playing field, but removing words based on an individual (potential) taking umbrage at their presence doesn't make sense to me. I understand that this isn't scientific, but that's more reason to include all available terms, as far as I can see. Why attempt to play mediator? I think all you need is a disclaimer that the words don't necessarily represent your thoughts or feelings.
Now, a word like "asshole" would have no place in the list. That's mere name-calling and could branch off indefinitely. But "murderer," for instance, is a word often used is relation to the President, whether people like it or not.
have any more info on this? What is it about the educational system people object to? I can think of a few, but is there something this term applies to, specifically?
There's also "Every Adult Dog Growls, Barks, Eats," and the more popular "Easter Bunnies Get Drunk After Easter (1st to 6th)," but that would mean adding Easter 2x, which we can't do in Wordie.
Is not such recondite reasoning, leading to such opaque conclusions about such baroque regulations of speech, prima facie evidence of incompatibility with the austere brevity of the First Amendment?
Could we find a more pompous ass passage this year? I don't think so. Of course, Bill Bennett is still out there.
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. ~George Santayana
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. ~Bertrand Russell
Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may. ~Mark Twain
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. ~George Bernard Shaw
He is a poor patriot whose patriotism does not enable him to understand how all men everywhere feel about their altars and their hearthstones, their flag and their fatherland. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick
What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child? ~Lin Yutang
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident. ~Montesquieu
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him? ~Blaise Pascal, quoted by Tolstoy in Bethink Yourselves
Here're some off the top of my head. Not limited to Dems, though: criminal, coward, war criminal, liar, ineffective, inactive, underestimated, profiteer, corrupt, cheat, zealot, murderer, scary, uninformed, misled, sucker, tool, illiterate, simpleton, likeable, principled, convinced.
This site is all about coinkydinks. Every day someone comments on something I was just doing, reading, listening to. I was just reading Dinosaur Comics.
"You mean aside from the fact that texting is the stupidest fucking thing in the world? I mean, why would anyone in their right mind spend fifteen minutes tryin' to type some shit they could've called and said in five seconds? Plus, it involves typing with your thumbs! Which I just don't approve of. Fuck, I don't know about you, but I don't have time to read nothin' that a motherfucker typed with they thumbs. Fun Fact: Nothing typed by someone's thumbs has ever been important. It's all just Nigga Technology anyway."- Gin Rummy (The Boondocks)
Here're some more: pallid, sordid, candid, sapid, rapid, hairdid (I like to combine those words; look in the Urban Dictionary. Wonder if you could use it as an adjective:), squalid, and valid.
Hark! Whose list beese this? Ah, tis yorn! ElmoAli. Fellow Rubbies afficionado. Propagator of an inborn tongue. Concoctive linguist. Autodidact and woman to watch! Welcome.
Rubbies were what my family used to call those rubber diaper underwear trainers for kids. Some of these words nearly reduce me to incontinence for one reason or another.
there's also despondent, disaster, duplicitous, deleterious (think you made a typo), declination, depleted, denial, detox (depressing yet hopeful), downcast, deceased and detested,
"It should be obvious to even the most dimwitted individual who holds an advanced degree in hyperbolictopology that Homer Simpson has stumbled into the third dimension"
"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't though of that" and promply vanishes in a puff of logic.
''I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.''
Check out the Wikipedia entry for the British use of pants. Love it. My girlfriend started calling me "Pants" after I took to referring to girls as skirts.
Thanks for the comments John. Was going to go back and add some, so this is a big help. Will be editing the unaccented ones though, so don't knock yourself out :)
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abraxaszugzwang commented on the list powder-fun
And Martin's found an old trunk full of stage makeup in the basement
And he's sending it along
We can always use more makeup
Yeah more creams and powders
~The Mountain Goats
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word infamous
Ha! That's exactly what I thought this word meant when I was little.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pounce
c_b, did you read a book on powders or something?
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list books-i-must-read
Here're some of my favorites (if you haven't already read them):
Franny and Zooey, The Martian Chronicles, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Yes I Can: The Autobiography of Sammy Davis Jr., Steppenwolf, The Sheep Look Up.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list books-you-must-read
I just read it for the first time a couple of months ago. Speaker for the Dead is sitting here waiting to be read.
I read a review of Card's most recent novel and it sounds disappointing. Lot's of bogus politics, it sounds like.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list i-can-t-live-w-o-wordiehol
Over to your place? Dude. I'm not gay!!
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list books-you-must-read
I just added ender to my words.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list i-can-t-live-w-o-wordiehol
weeeeell . . . I mean . . . .yeah.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word holy crappy moley
gasp! Mibble, you beat me to it! Unberievable!
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list i-can-t-live-w-o-wordiehol
Don't feel threatened uselessness. If you look closely, you'll see that I can't live without listing.
palooka, I should be creating art too. Unfortunately I have 0 artistic ability. It's a constant source of aggravation for me. I even considered listing that until I realized I'd just be torturing myself.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cottage cheese
how squeamish you are.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word in life
In life, there are many unnecessary phrases.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list how-to-spell-plththththth
the more common neener neener neener
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word paleontologist
I love this story.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word batshit
It can be used with or without crazy.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pooper
As a matter of fact I . . . . BRB!
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pig
2.18.07: The year of the (golden) pig. Happy Lunar New Year everyone.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word palimpsest
http://www.stasisfield.com/space/present/palimpsest/catalog/index.html
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word forgotten arm
I was going to post a definition for this, but I'd rather just leave seanahan's comment be.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word poop chute
The chute through which poop cometh.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word grape drink
Nigga, what the fuck is juice? I want some grape drink baby. Sugar. Water. Purple.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word breatharian
A person who maintains they can live on air alone.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word moshi moshi
How we should all start answering the phone.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shitster
One who thinks he/she is a hipster, but is actually terribly shitty. There are countless examples to give, but that wouldn't be very nice.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word sammich
Why sandwich, of course.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word gkol
The Bunlap people perform an ancient ritual called Gkol, in which men tie vines to their ankles and jump headfirst from platforms jutting out from a tower. The jumper's fall is broken by the vines, the other end of which is tied to the tower. A sloping surface of softened earth at the base of the tower provides some protection from injury in case of a broken vine, a vine of incorrect length, or a poor jump. Gkol inspired the modern sport of bungee jumping, though the vines used are far less elastic than bungee cords, and the Gkol jumper does not bounce up at the end of the fall. The Gkol legend says that in the village Bunlap a man called Tamalie had a quarrel with his wife and she ran away and climbed a banyan tree, (which some recall as line in an old and admired song) where she wrapped her ankles with liana vines. When Tamalie came up to her, the woman jumped from the tree and so did her husband not knowing what had his wife done. He died but the woman survived. The men of Bunlap were very impressed by this performance and they began to practise such jumps in case they got in a similar situation. This practice transformed into a ritual for rich yam harvest and also for proving manhood.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word wang wang
pronounced "wong wong." Is the Chinese word for the sound a dog makes. Now, maybe a dog doesn't exactly say "woof," but I've sure as hell never heard a dog make the "ng" sound!
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word keke
means "haha" or lol in Asian chat. Also spelled kk.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word chinaman
"Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please."
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list antique-names-male
reminds me of aloisius
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list boxing
forgotten arm
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pondegi
Silkworm larvae. Yummy.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word badger
mush mushroom!
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word bwow
The sound a lightsaber makes when swung.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word thug
Gunplay will be graphic if I do the thug
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word street
Ain't none of y'all motherfucker more street than me
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list og-words
goggles!
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word rapping
I ain't the cutest nigga rappin', but I still got hoz.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user screendoor
That was uncalled for! Do I come into your house slamming screen doors??
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word morepork
phew.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word morepork
ahem. uselessness . . . you . . . you ARE a nerd, right?
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user screendoor
screendoor, you so craaaaaaazy!
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word sleep tight
don't let the bedbugs bite.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word g'night
And even better than "night": night night or nighty night
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list overrated-words
eclectic, and deus ex machina are a couple of mine.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word vulcanized
can be dissolved with a dash of Bendii Syndrome
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word batshit
I'm fond of the phrase batshit crazy
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list theme-park-dream-park
Matterhorn
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word space mountain
Though not a roller coaster, I had honestly thought I was going to die on Splash Mountain.
chained_bear, how old were you? Funny how the mind remembers stuff like that :)
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shén me
Ah, well it's the pinyin of a Chinese word.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list a-testicle-by-any-other-name
May I suggest peeper, in honor of my grandmother?
Also, why have I not favorited this list yet?
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list names-of-actual-pets-i-have-known
Love this list. I have an aminals list myself.
February 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-burned
It is decided. Sunbathers is out! Overruled! In your face! "My name is Chip, and I'm different."
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word neener
I'll issue a subpoena tomorrow. There's a word for the No-No list. That or penal.
edit: I see it's already there :)
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word dildo
"Dildo is located on Route 80, approximately 15 km from the Trans Canada Highway"
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word neener
Might well be. I've never heard nanny nanny boo boo. I think some research is in order.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-burned
yeah, that works.
And as for sunbathers, I have skin on the list already. Now, I've always approached Stuffies by saying "you" before each word to see if it works . . . that doesn't seem to work with sunbathers. But Stuffies are your chickadees, so you tell me.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word peeper
My Nana's word for a boy's . . . peeper.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shén me
So glad to see you've added this. It's something of a joke with me. It's often used the same way you might say, "whaaaat?" or "exqueeze me?"
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pooper
as in, "don't strain it."
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-burned
eh, feminism, sexual revulsion - same thing ;)
And your entry made sense. It's just that it's 4:30am and my brain wasn't working right when I read it. G'night.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shén me
What?
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word neener
litigious's ass. it rolls of the tongue (with the improper pronunciation, of course).
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word skinship
A word Koreans use to mean (from what I understand) a close relationship with someone. No sexual meaning intended (as we dirty foreigners assume).
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list •unexpected-pronunciation-now-with-public-access
litigious, litigious, litigious, neener neener neener!
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-burned
Now that I think about it, fuse makes sense.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-burned
Thanks uselessness! Can you burn cigarettes, cigars, and fuses? Or do you light those?
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-burned
Have at it.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word orientate
grrrr. orientated is one of my main rubbies!
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-no-no-list
Oh, I've thought about that list, but it could go on and on. I was chatting with a Japanese friend of mine the other day and she wrote, "it's an effect of grobal warming." I almost died.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-describing-one-long-dream-which-spans-nearly-two-years-and-takes-place-between-the-hours-10-pm-and-1-am
Any chance of getting some background info on that title?
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-no-no-list
My students (2nd language learners) always say shit for sheet.
A student once told be I "have nice ass." I almost sheet. They tend to leave out articles and it took me some time to figure out she meant eyes.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-no-no-list
masticate and titular?
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
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word thirl
Man, what great double meaning! I only wish the word were more impressive,
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list •unexpected-pronunciation-now-with-public-access
So shouldn't it be added since the pronunciation is unexpected?
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word nudiustertian
uselessness, you're awful touchy about your naughty sounding words, aren't you? Haha!
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word sausage fest
I like the phrase as well as the tasty breakfast meat.
fuck me!
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list •unexpected-pronunciation-now-with-public-access
yeah, I actually prefer that pronunciation, c_b. It's so much more fun to say.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list theme-park-dream-park
Canobie Lake Park has a longstanding coaster called "The Yankee Cannonball"
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word batman: the ride
I wanted to ride this rollercoaster something fierce, but it was so hot that ambulances were zipping through the streets of Six Flags to pick up the fainted and my mommy made us leave :(
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word space mountain
totally weak. Can't believe I waited in line for this "legendary" ride.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word stereognosis
great sounding word, but not what you'd expect with the prefix stereo-
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word seventh heaven
When there's no more room in Heaven, the Camdens will walk the Earth.
February 16, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list mnemonics-days-in-the-month
easier shmeasier. I've never been able to remember that mnemonic. But good comment nonetheless.
February 15, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word googlewhack
post your whacks or inspired combos! snooker bunlap got 4.
February 15, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word hundreds and thousands
Capital! Where is this used?
February 15, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word idioteque
Seconded. Great song and word.
February 15, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list smock-smock-smock
Fantabulous list and title!
February 14, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word hermaphroditic
Well, what I mean is, how is this person supposed to adhere to church guidelines if they're of undetermined sex/orientation?
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word hermaphroditic
I'd like to know what the catholic church would have to say about a bisexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word phantom limb
I've discovered that this also applies to long hair cut short.
So . . . . phantom hair, I guess.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word powder one's nose
a.k.a. I gotta go see a man about a horse.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word powder pimpalimpimp
I have a new favorite word.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word powder keg
My love is like a powder keg.
My love is like a powder keg in the corner
of an empty warehouse
Somewhere just outside of town
About to burn down
~The Mountain Goats
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list resounding-words
reverberate, echo
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word paleontologist
This is the first big word I remember learning as a little kid.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-they-call-him-flipper
side, as in "catch you on the flip side."
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word callipygian
god is it painful, though.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user abraxaszugzwang
If I tell you that I'm an American English major teaching English in S. Korea, can I still keep the compliment?
Abraxas is the name of a gnostic god. Zugzwang is a chess move where you force your opponent to make an unfavorable move. There are a number of pronunciations, but I believe the correct way is toosktsväng.
February 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list just-cause-i-like-em-b
me like reesetee words
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word oubliette
All the latest toughs, well, we have seen that stuff, and we have seen enough blood in dying coughs, which means that we have lost. We have lost, and if you’re crying to be tossed they’ll toss you down the oubliette with all the old things that you let yourself forget because you’d like to love a star who’d throw you down below the ground he thinks you are.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list compendium-round-1
Are there seriously rumors? Hah! I was just joking.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word area 51
Google Earth is interesting; it blacks out entire sections of top secret locations. Area 51 IS said to be a bit of a decoy though. There's another base to the northeast of Area 51 called S-4 where it is said the crashed UFO was reverse-engineered. It's one of the theories behind how our technology has developed so rapidly over the past 70 years.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word nunchuck
Just had a disagreement with a gal over whether or not they can alternatively be called numchucks.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word sausage fest
Haha! What a hilarious misunderstanding. This whole time I thought you were a guy.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list compendium-round-1
jk. Good show jennarenn! When's the next game?
uselessness, how did you manage this so well? I mean, how did you delete the posts and then re-post them? Did you enter each one again one at a time?
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word tuna out
one of Bucky Katt's signoffs
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word poop deck
swab it.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word konglish
korean english
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word area 51
my friend spent an hour looking for area 51 on google earth. All you have to do is type in area 51 and it'll bring you right to it.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cowbell
I gotta have more cowbell!
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word anyhoo
A better spelling, I feel, than anywho.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word sausage fest
chained_bear invited me to this party Friday night. Total sausage fest.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word underwear pervert
as Marvel and DC have attempted to trademark the term superhero!
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pascal's wager
Let us now speak according to natural lights...Let us then examine this point, and say, "God is, or He is not." But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separated us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up… Which will you choose then? Let us see. Since you must choose, let us see which interests you least. You have two things to lose, the true and the good; and two things to stake, your reason and your will, your knowledge and your happiness; and your nature has two things to shun, error and misery. Your reason is no more shocked in choosing one rather than the other, since you must of necessity choose. This is one point settled. But your happiness? Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ziggurat
so much cooler than a pyramid
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user abraxaszugzwang
Thanks najp!
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list some-parents
names of old/current students of mine: big tree, oven, solid snake, mellow, vanilla coke.
February 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list some-parents
cafeteria is awesome.
February 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list double-your-fun
tennessee and hennessy (the drink)
February 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list abacabb
When you said that retro video games make you feel all warm inside, I put on some 8 bit music. It's the sounds that are comforting to me.
February 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list abacabb
interesting stuff. I agree. I much prefer quality gameplay to graphics. I also prefer games that don't require weeks to understand. I wish I had more time for a game or two. It also helps to have friends who are into games, and those I'm lacking.
February 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word interrobang
Do I‽
February 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list abacabb
what bugs you? I don't have time to play anymore. I once tried to play StarCraft and died in .05 seconds, or so it seemed. I felt like an old man.
February 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list scripted-apathy
people often say oh wow or that's hilarious when, in fact, the thing said was only mildly amusing. There's also you don't say, I bet, and seriously. Some people will even abuse oh my god.
Cool list.
February 10, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-hills-are-alive
what about national anthems?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-gall
audacious or audacity?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list there-s-a-glass-of-punch-below-your-feet-and-an-angel-at-your-head
Here are some more: pissed, hammered, crunked
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list game-of-wordie
ditto. How do we do this?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user edwardvielmetti
Are you, perhaps, teaching in China or Korea?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word rencontres sur la collaboration, la créativité et l'autogestion
meaning?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-final-frontier
don't you mean ". . . a continuing mission"?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-no-no-list
Suggest never pairing the phrase "that's mighty white of you" with the word niggardly.
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-truth-is-in-here
mmmmmexcellent. favorited.
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-suggested-by-online-dictionaries-for-abraxaszugzwang-s-strugligagliast
You'll only be disappointed. I'll say this: it appeared in a student paper. I teach English to second language learners and they haven't mastered the spell check, not that the spell checker could decipher that one.
No one was ever able to decide exactly what was intended, but we think we have a pretty good idea.
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list who-am-i
I watched half of it last night. Whooooo AAAAAMMM IIIIIIIII?
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-suggested-by-online-dictionaries-for-abraxaszugzwang-s-strugligagliast
Oh man, these are rich. Thanks for this list; it has made my day!
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list verbed-2
Bucky Katt!
February 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list bellicose-backsides
Fat bottom girls, you make the rockin' world go round.
There's also tuckus, though I think tookus is a better spelling.
February 8, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ooglay
as in, that tie is oooooglay.
February 8, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list why-can-t-people-pronounce-these-properly
My mother hates jewelry pronounced that way, but the british spelling is jewellery and the word jewel is pronounced jool, so jewl-ery.
February 8, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list who-am-i
Jackie Chan?
February 8, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word wet bread
gross! Never happened to me and by God, I hope it never does.
February 8, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word mondegreen
can we start a misheard lyrics page?
"There's a bathroom on the right."
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word suffragette
Su su su suffragette city. Aaaaaaaaaw suffragette!
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list a-recipe-for-uselessness
Great list! Keep on being uselessness.
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list oh-me
What a coinkydink, my birthday calculator just turned up this:
No ordinary person, full imagination and originality, shy and reserved, ambitious, proud, self-respect, hungers for new experiences, sometimes nervous, many complexes, good memory, learns easily, complicated love life, wants to impress.
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list longest-words-on-wordie
I remember reading that the German word for "jeep" is really long, but I can't find it. At least, I think it was German. And I think it was jeep. Hmm. Anyhoo, sorry about messing up the main page with these words :)
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list longest-words-on-wordie
thank you sir
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word retromingent
whaaaa?
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word mathos
The law of Pathei Mathos: wisdom comes alone through suffering.
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word grundle
does anyone, anywhere, actually consider this "sexy talk"?
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list nicknames-for-people-i-know
added
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list nana-words
Thanks. Mine said a couple of those too. My mom is the one who says umpteenth.
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word lordy
laaaaaaaawdy lawd lawd lawd
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word weirdy
"beans at? Weirdy? Beans at, weirdy? beans at . . . weirdy . . ."
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ubuntu
An African word meaning "humanity to others" or "I am what I am because of who we all are." - according to ubuntu.com
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list consarn-it
codger? Goes well with coot. they're like lmno.
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cellar door
do you guys think that this is the most beautiful pairing of words in the English language? If not, what do you think is?
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pongo
I approve of this name.
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word han xue
it means "sun in the morning"
February 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list fcc-epithets-from-tv
find a stranger in the alps! Fantastic list! If you can track down the TV premiere of Pulp Fiction, I think there are some good ones.
February 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list deceptive
duplicitous and underhanded a lot.
February 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word brick shithouse
it's the only usage my dad knows
February 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list my-old-man
thanks, he certainly can be a character :)
February 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list aminals
where did hermstopher come from!?
February 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list sucks-to-be-you
I completely agree. Added!
February 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list i-ll-be-there-in-a-second-pt-i
blink of an eye, presently, fraction of a second, faster than you can say . . .,
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list gimme-some-tude
and if you read Get Fuzzy, groovitude
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list gimme-some-tude
ineptitude Good List!
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word schedule
The British pronunciation of this word bothers me more than it should.
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list sucks-to-be-you
Thanks uselessness. I've chosen those that I immediately felt are misunderstood.
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word xayeh
This sounds interesting, but I'm not sure I understand. Can you elaborate?
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list why-can-t-people-pronounce-these-properly
I'm with you on everything except rigamarole. I am, however, going to change the spelling in my Rubbies list from axe to aks.
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list oons-once-of-more-than-one-syllable
saskatoon
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list technobabble-2
Definitely open to suggestions, but this list is limited to those techno/treknobabbly words. I also only included those I feel are used a lot. There are websites out there with all the hundreds of words, but I didn't want to overdo it. I am, however, going to steal a lot of your suggestions for a new list of general Trek terms. Suggestion for a list title?
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list red-dwarf
I have a bloopers tape called smeg ups. Does that fit the list? Great list!
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list technobabble-2
Thanks. My vote would go to Picard too.
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list eponymous-adjectives
yeah, good point. Knew I left it out of brackets for a reason.
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list action-league-now-characters
Loved by all in your family? Dude, your family really does rock.
I don't reember the tagline. I recently DLed a torrent for P&B. Maybe there's one for the rest of the show too.
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list eponymous-adjectives
and draconian, satanic, christ-like, napoleonic (personality)
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list eponymous-adjectives
sisyphean, faustian, freudian, galilean, darwinian, joycean, Kafkaesque (and, obviously, all other -esque words).
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list a-testicle-by-any-other-name
family jewels
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list action-league-now-characters
Do you guys remember Prometheus and Bob?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=prometheus+and+bob&search=Search
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list oons-once-of-more-than-one-syllable
Hey Chained. Here're three more. brigadoon, balloon, baboon,
February 4, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word flying spaghetti monster
I like your family.
February 3, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word poochie
wait, have you seen the cartoon poochie? Am I not alone?
February 3, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list silent-p
how about the x-men character psylocke? Then there's pterodactyl, psalm, pseudonym, Ptolemaic, and, of course, the variations on psyche
February 2, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word callipygian
http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=101
February 2, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ashamed
agreed. It can be overused.
February 2, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word regret
http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=727
February 1, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list joanna-newsom-lyrics
That's 3 Newsom lists on Wordie that I know of. She's popular round these parts.
February 1, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list near-and-dear-words
opisthograph
February 1, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word warsh
Gotta say, there's a special place in my heart for this word. My grandmother was from MN and used words like warsh and piazza and spit in a shoe and give it to you at ha' past two.
You callin' me grams immoral then? ;)
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word choose
I've got one friend
laying across from me
I did not choose him
he did not choose me
we've got no chance of recovery
joy and hospital
joy and misery
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word february
I honestly can't pronounce this word with the "br"
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ashamed
One of the more powerful words in the English language. I remember Robert Bly reading this Alden Nolan poem, pausing, and remarking on the use of the word ashamed.
Then there's the Sufjan Stevens song Romulus, in which he sings, "I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her." The narrator is talking about his mother and when he sings "of her," he can't muster any more than a whisper.
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list that-s-what-she-said
painful and scarring tags
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word zombie
http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=915
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-against-bush-and-or-his-administration
Here're my thoughts on the issue. I like that you combined both lists. It seemed the purpose of the list was to gather any and all terms used frequently in reference to Bush. Combining the lists evens the playing field, but removing words based on an individual (potential) taking umbrage at their presence doesn't make sense to me. I understand that this isn't scientific, but that's more reason to include all available terms, as far as I can see. Why attempt to play mediator? I think all you need is a disclaimer that the words don't necessarily represent your thoughts or feelings.
Now, a word like "asshole" would have no place in the list. That's mere name-calling and could branch off indefinitely. But "murderer," for instance, is a word often used is relation to the President, whether people like it or not.
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cootie
the original with a board and pegs, not the newfangled bug-parts version.
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word mines
as in, "that sangwich is mines."
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ignoying
your son is what my family would call a "gen," pronounced "gene," or genius for all you pro-nounce-the-whooole-wooord-liiike-thiis people
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word antiprceducationalsystem
have any more info on this? What is it about the educational system people object to? I can think of a few, but is there something this term applies to, specifically?
January 31, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list geek-culture
Don't forget larping
January 30, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list horror-film-festivals
Excellent list. My vote goes either to splatterville or bloodfest.
January 30, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word gentleness
Do not think me gentle
because I speak in praise
of gentleness, or elegant
because I honor the grace
that keeps this world. I am
a man crude as any,
gross of speech, intolerant,
stubborn, angry, full
of fits and furies. That I
may have spoken well
at times, is not natural.
A wonder is what it is.
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list mnemonics-days-in-the-month
Except February, which has twenty-eight, or twenty-nine in a leap year.
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list mnemonics-guitar-strings
There's also "Every Adult Dog Growls, Barks, Eats," and the more popular "Easter Bunnies Get Drunk After Easter (1st to 6th)," but that would mean adding Easter 2x, which we can't do in Wordie.
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list trademarks-2
band-aid is actually a brand too. "I am stuck on band-aid brand," and so forth.
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list that-smarts
Oh, thank goodness it's you! I couldn't take being preempted on this one by anyone else. Thanks!
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word recondite
From pompousasswords.com:
Is not such recondite reasoning, leading to such opaque conclusions about such baroque regulations of speech, prima facie evidence of incompatibility with the austere brevity of the First Amendment?
Could we find a more pompous ass passage this year? I don't think so. Of course, Bill Bennett is still out there.
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word panoply
The Pixies original name was "Pixies in Panoply"
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list mapping-it-out
are you from the North Shore then? I'm from Lynn.
January 29, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word nationalism
I have no sense of nationalism, only a cosmic consciousness of belonging to the human family. ~Rosika Schwimme
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word patriotism
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. ~George Santayana
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. ~Bertrand Russell
Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may. ~Mark Twain
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. ~George Bernard Shaw
He is a poor patriot whose patriotism does not enable him to understand how all men everywhere feel about their altars and their hearthstones, their flag and their fatherland. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick
What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child? ~Lin Yutang
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident. ~Montesquieu
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him? ~Blaise Pascal, quoted by Tolstoy in Bethink Yourselves
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word lenticular clouds
you have to insert it with html code. But I asked cause John says he wants to keep this site text only. I'm inclined to agree.
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-against-bush-and-or-his-administration
Here're some off the top of my head. Not limited to Dems, though: criminal, coward, war criminal, liar, ineffective, inactive, underestimated, profiteer, corrupt, cheat, zealot, murderer, scary, uninformed, misled, sucker, tool, illiterate, simpleton, likeable, principled, convinced.
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cavalcade
“The scene ends badly, as you might imagine, in a cavalcade of anger and fear.�? ~ The Mountain Goats
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word lenticular clouds
http://www.ncas.org/condon/text/images/pl01.jpg
Can we/should we insert images?
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list speech-bubble
Sorry Ry, no can do. This list is limited to the oddball/made up words. If it wasn't, I'd be listing for days.
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list strugligagliast
Yes, but I discovered its brilliance. And yep, saw the egger suit :)
January 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list too-much-effort-words
This site is all about coinkydinks. Every day someone comments on something I was just doing, reading, listening to. I was just reading Dinosaur Comics.
January 27, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pinon
Odd. I was just listening to the TV on the Radio version of Mr. Grieves.
January 27, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list strugligagliast
You little thief! This was going to be my next list. And if you're gonna steal, do it right. The word is strugligagliast.
January 27, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word here
hey zero, how come you change your comments all the time? Are they quotes?
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word loneliness
1(a
le
af
fa
ll
s)
one
l
iness
~ e.e. cummings
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list word-guidelines-for-wordie
Well, I meant a random list of words generated from one's own lists. But that's also a good idea.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word SHAZAM!
how did you capitalize this?
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word luddite
is there a word that means "anti cell phone"?
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list that-would-be-illogical
I'm currently teaching a debate class, so some of the logical fallacies are fresh in memory. There are many, but these are some I'm teaching: argumentum ad nauseam (what a perfectly cutting and intelligent way to say, "gag me."), argumentum ad ignorantiam, argumentum ad numerum, argumentum ad populum, non sequitur, and tu quoque.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word a buck
used to mean 100. Hate that.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list late-night-double-feature
Ha! A bit long, though I did include dellamorte dellamore.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list filler-words
good ones, though I don't know anyone who uses oi in all seriousness. Would raspberry be a kind of sound?
Btw, does the word ones bother anyone? I know people who can't stand it.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list gn-words
which reminded me of foreign
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list icon-words-of-the-electronic-age
Hows about digg, ebay, AIM, and (bit)torrent? You got the big ones, I think.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list nouns-that-i-hate-seeing-used-as-verbs
"You mean aside from the fact that texting is the stupidest fucking thing in the world? I mean, why would anyone in their right mind spend fifteen minutes tryin' to type some shit they could've called and said in five seconds? Plus, it involves typing with your thumbs! Which I just don't approve of. Fuck, I don't know about you, but I don't have time to read nothin' that a motherfucker typed with they thumbs. Fun Fact: Nothing typed by someone's thumbs has ever been important. It's all just Nigga Technology anyway."- Gin Rummy (The Boondocks)
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list pahdon-me-i-fahted
Thanks guys. I've added those. Pissa was in my Rubbies list. wicked pissa should probably be there too.
January 26, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pebble
hey zero, what was that other line from that you just had up for pebble?
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list gn-words
Hey Valse. Here's one more: design
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word freakazoid
Aaaaaaaaaw, Freak Out!
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list pahdon-me-i-fahted
this could go on forever. Ought to limit myself to Boston-related things, eh?
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word chutist
good word. Reminds me of the movie "The Shootist," which, near as I can tell, is not really a word.
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list too-much-effort-words
what do you use in place of enunciate?
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word eep opp ork ah ah
and that means "I love you"
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word oo-ee-oo-ah-ah-ting-tang-walla-walla-bing-bang
excellent! I was trying to think of a way to add this the other day. You just went for it. Kudos.
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list a-list-of-mythical-proportions
Ah, my mistake. I glanced at your list too quickly and thought it was dealing with all things mythical.
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word hocus pocus alimagocus
I'm amazed someone else has this.
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list word-guidelines-for-wordie
I'd like it if the blog widget allowed you to generate a random list from any/all lists.
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list adjectives-ending-in-id
placid and flaccid. Oh, and stupid and putrid.
January 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list adjectives-ending-in-id
Here're some more: pallid, sordid, candid, sapid, rapid, hairdid (I like to combine those words; look in the Urban Dictionary. Wonder if you could use it as an adjective:), squalid, and valid.
January 24, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list elmoali-s-words
Hark! Whose list beese this? Ah, tis yorn! ElmoAli. Fellow Rubbies afficionado. Propagator of an inborn tongue. Concoctive linguist. Autodidact and woman to watch! Welcome.
January 24, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word doodle
cloodle was making me snicker the other night.
January 23, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word zardoz
"The gun is good. The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds."
January 23, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word verbiage
I'm simultaneously repelled by and drawn to this word.
January 23, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list rubbies
Is anyone aware of a word that means the combining of ethnicities with nationalities, as in Irish-American or African-American?
January 23, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word agnostic
"The only thing I know is that I know nothing" - Socrates
January 23, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list seanahan-s-words
You're right to be protective/picky.
January 23, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list rubbies
Rubbies were what my family used to call those rubber diaper underwear trainers for kids. Some of these words nearly reduce me to incontinence for one reason or another.
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list d-is-for-depressing
there's also despondent, disaster, duplicitous, deleterious (think you made a typo), declination, depleted, denial, detox (depressing yet hopeful), downcast, deceased and detested,
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-that-are-also-movies
House 2 is where it's at
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word plutoed
You'd think the Word of the Year would be something people use, have used, or will use at some point in the future.
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-for-bush-and-or-his-administration
folksy
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list language-of-the-gods-the
Tried to choose:
real words
no given names
fun words (if not real)
What're people's thoughts on including full names (e.g. Elvis Presley)?
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word camisole
Check out caffeinatedcows' Decemberists lyrics
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word bum-looker
I love that you list all these Ulysses quotes and then bust out with bum-looker :)
Joyce would actually be proud, I'm sure.
edit: I listed asshat 10 mins ago. What a coinkydink.
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word bum-looker
what a finely hyphenated word.
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-i-fucking-b-hate-b
word on eclectic
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word quotidian
Dude, quotato's awesome. No worries.
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word plum
Am I so dear?
Do I run rare?
And you've changed some:
peach, plum, pear.
-Joanna Newsom
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word plum
This Is Just To Say
-William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
January 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word alf
or Gordon Shumway, as he's known on his home planet of Melmac
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word mxyzptlk
Kltpzyxm!
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word diapason
A black sheep boy grows horns
Breathing smoke through his microphone
The airwaves stretch and they groan, bleeding, birthing his black diapason
-Okkervil River
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word wisteria
A black sheep boy dissolves
In hot cream, in sweet moans
In each dead bed and empty home
In each seething bacterium
Killing softly and serial
He lifts his head, handsome, horned, magisterial
He's the smell of the moonlight wisteria
He's the thrill of the abecedarian
(See the muddy hoofprints where he carried you?)
-Okkervil River
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word hyperbolic
"It should be obvious to even the most dimwitted individual who holds an advanced degree in hyperbolic topology that Homer Simpson has stumbled into the third dimension"
- Professor Frink
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list fashion-for-poets
camisole is nice. Great lists. Not helping me get my much needed sleep though.
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word qed
"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't though of that" and promply vanishes in a puff of logic.
--Douglas Adams (THGTG)
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ectoplasm
''I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.''
- Ralph Ellison (Invisible Man)
January 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pants
Check out the Wikipedia entry for the British use of pants. Love it. My girlfriend started calling me "Pants" after I took to referring to girls as skirts.
January 20, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list charming-words-sung-by-joanna-newsom
Just listened to Ys again. Thanks for this list.
January 20, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-metamorphosis
tire, stance, positions, rules, pace, scenery, approach, world
I love the Stuffie lists.
January 20, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-picking-up-the-pieces
code, spirit, law, record, habit, commitment, in, news
January 20, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-who-s-keeping-score
knick knack (on someone's thumb, knee, etc.), sucker, part, Cops & Robbers, Cowboys & Indians, on words, goodcop/badcop, up, down, off, helpless
January 19, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cliché
An overused word. Suggest the pleonastic tired old chesnut
January 19, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word utilize
I'm really surprised at how many people hate this word. I think it's so much more than a substitution for "use."
January 19, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word twat
"get the jelly twat"
January 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user johnfallstaff
Thanks for the comments John. Was going to go back and add some, so this is a big help. Will be editing the unaccented ones though, so don't knock yourself out :)
January 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ni hao
hěn hǎo. xiè xie!
January 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word surcease
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore
January 18, 2007
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