Inspecting the rubble this morning, I feel sorry for dolphindufas123. We really carpet-bombed & over-ran his position. There's just a few smoking remains of his original list left. He or she must wonder what Wordie's all about anyway.
I think I experienced an epiphany today - I found my inner commanding officer! I am an artist (http://www.pbase.com/jacklouis), but art is like yesterday; command & control is where it's at for me now.
Seriously, nothing relieves stress like humor with art being a close second.
Sorry all, orders is orders. By the way, reesetee and dontcry, you're both supposed to be at attention there! You weren't given permission to speak. Drop down & give me 20.
I'm under pressure from the higher-ups at WordieCOMPAC skip because of your fool stunt. I'm afraid you're going to be stripped of your Alaska command & be transferred to the Hoboken disciplinary barracks. May God have mercy on your soul!
I want to talk to you in my quarters when you return skip! Your precipitous action has jeopardized the whole operation here. We've had to call off the air strikes & artillery barrages on this list because your butt is now in the way.
If you get into trouble you're on your own - we will not try to extract you. Hope you brought plenty of ammo.
An implantable sump pump would be ideal dc. Of course the guy receiving it would have to prepare an environmental impact report & have his neighborhood re-zoned light industrial.
Hopefully sump pumps don't produce much exhaust, noise or vibration.
Welcome to Wordie Latreace! Personally, I'm not quite real & definitely not comfortable, but I think you'll find Wordie a fun place to spend time and meet fellow word lovers. Be patient with us.
Sorry Asativum - I meant cosmological knowledge as in the study of the universe rather than cosmetology. There must be a relationship there between cosmology & cosmetology.
Well, Asativum, I find that most rocks have a better understanding of cosmology than I do though they are very impatient with the concept of angels and out-of-body experiences.
Thanks for your compliments bilby! I last edited this list in early 2007, so there's a multitude of new words I could add, especially since "green" has become so mainstream lately.
I enjoy adding to this list, because when it comes to dating, I'm a real Neanderthal. Or real basic, I don't know. Reminds me of the joke about how women can impress men on a date:
The question "Why do you want to work for us?" reminds me of the cartoon in which the job interviewer tells the applicant "Just the fact you want to work here is a strike against you."
If you're going job hunting, you should be prepared for some major head-squishing along with other forms of disfigurement & sundry atrocities and tortures. I think this graphic may be trying to honestly portray the job interview process.
Love the Official Instructions & the Italian & French versions. What an educational resource Wordie is! I feel so much more knowledgeable in the bathroom now.
Why was this such a neglected subject for so many of us? Knowledge definitely can set you free!
This is the beauty of Wordie: Our opinions can clash over the relative values of 2's, 3's & 4's & we can still remain friends. *wipes a tear from the corner of his eye*
Upon reflection rocks, you're right. A four does appear more streamlined, less fuss & muss. I think a four would bring a smile to my face unlike the horrific, panicky feeling I'd get after a 7 or a 1. I've had my share of sevens, but thankfully no ones.
My system has been favoring 4's & 5's lately, though I really prefer a nice big 2 or 3, especially when they come out fast & clean - those are certainly the golden moments on the toilet.
Hmmmmm. A Pre-Modern person would be a premosexual; a person not modern at all would be a nomosexual; an assiduously modern person would be an assmosexual; a somewhat modern person is a somosexual.
Not authorized? I thought I was authorized to speak for all the males on Wordie, Prolagus. I'm sort of like a Wordie Advocate General for Male Affairs. Let's beat our chests (not our breasts) & declare our male sense of dignity.
Your first comment doesn't quite make sense c_b. The definition is "lacking female genitals". Men don't have female genitals. Hopefully we wont have to link to photos to illustrate the difference.
My personal number one sign of madness on a long list of signs. I continually anticipate that one special comment: "palooka, you're a genius & we want to give you millions of dollars to use your verbal/artistic talents."
I also cast my vote against unlimited bulk add. I echo the sentiments that the fun of Wordie is observing how people selectively choose & enter specific words that have meaning or fascination for them. I'd hate to see some uncaring, even malicious person simply enter an entire dictionary full of words into wordie as a prank.
A 25 word or so limit to bulk adding would be useful.
"Moringa oleifera, commonly referred to simply as Moringa, is the most widely cultivated variety of the genus Moringa. It is of the family Moringaceae. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses." The full article is at this link:
I will not sit quietly while bananas are being trashed. Sexless & sterile my foot! Bananas are a highly dynamic fruit potent with important nutrients & other vital life-giving elements.
Bananas have rightfully been venerated throughout history by most of the world's great cultures.
In fact, when God Himself is hungry, he peels Himself a great golden banana.
I think arcadia has a right to her perspective on this issue - there is a serious issue with the way animals are being treated by the food processing industry. Her entry is extreme, perhaps provocative, but not a disgrace.
The manner in which the food processing industry treats animals is a subject that's bound to evoke strong opinions.
This is without question one of the five most beautiful words of any language anywhere in the known or unknown universe (& that includes all black holes incidentally).
If you don't have scrubwoman on one of your wonderful lists c_b, I may call for a vote to have you summarily evicted from the Wordie webspace as a dismal fraud.
My contributions don't have extant jokes behind them pterodactyl. They're meant to be imagination-joggers & they're certaintly successful in that regard in your case.
Jacquermarts, also known as clock jacks, were used on striking clocks which regularly tolled on the hour or other unit of time by striking a bell or gong.
Clocks that used an animated device to sound the time were known as automaton clocks, of which the cuckoo clock is a well known type.
The seller's asking $20 bilby & apparently refuses to negotiate. Twenty dollars isn't bad though when you consider how little your invisible woman will spend on wardrobe, makeup, hair salons, etc.
Androtitthophobia - great word Prolagus! Of course I don't understand how you can fear something that doesn't exist.
Again, they are just evolutionary flotsam & jetsam - like the tailbone. A tailbone is after all not a tail even though jennaren's friend can probably curl & wag his.
I have difficulty thinking of sex in terms of amounts - it's more of an occurrence rather than an amount. When you're married, for instance, the occurrence of sex is about the same as the occurrence of a total solar eclipse. If your goal is asexuality, by all means get married.
Oligosexual - is that sex with just a few or just a little sex here & there? If you're married your probably oligosexual unless you're an Eliot Spitzerite.
Well, of course you're right c_b - somewhat. In the advanced human male, they don't function as nipples - they don't meet the legal or biological requirements of true nipplehood - thus they are merely nondescript protuberances, not functional nipples.
He's right reesetee - no use trying to sugarcoat it. I'm the Wordie primate & primary fool. My shoes are pointed and have bells on them. It is what it is.
Thanks nearsounds & mollusque. I like stumbling onto the snippets of conversations, slices of life and random words & imagery these names represent. These lists are fun to research & compile.
I am deeply insulted that you think I would stoop to chicanery pterodactyl. Sure, I would stoop to hornswoggling or bamboozling (I even like the occasional bilk), but not chicanery.
"An early-20th-century movement in painting begun by a group of French artists and marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivid colors." AHD
"The Ash Can School, sometimes contracted as the Ashcan School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in poor urban neighborhoods." Wikipedia
"An architectural style of the mid-20th century characterized by massive or monolithic forms, usually of poured concrete and typically unrelieved by exterior decoration." AHD
"Same as Panhandle Hook - low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then "hook" or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track."
Worried? You don't have to worry about your fellow wordies. By the way, would you like to buy a bottle of squidwashing liquid? I can get it wholesale. You would of course need to pay first.
I think skipvia has had a squid-deficient upbringing. Our family used to exchange squids as a token of affection & respect. We didn't mind being called squidiots
Squid marks, ink stains & even the occasional barnacle won't stand a chance plus it's gentle on your squids sensitive skin & tentacle tips. Ends forever squid squalor.
Another possible solution to sionnach's frustration would be for Wordies to have the ability to include a word's definition with their lists rather than in the word's comment box. That might free up comments for conversations rather than for definitions.
That's impressive c_b that you read two books a week - if you're not a writer you probably should be.
My two cents about your and sionnach's comments:
Wordie doesn't impose rules on users, certainly none about the the number of comments you can post. Everyone here is different, has different tastes & styles in words, and different ways of expressing themselves.
Just like in "real" life, different personalites will get on each other's nerves. Happens all the time.
I enjoy reading the conversations - many are brilliant. I think people may learn more about words through the conversations than they would through reading a definition.
But everyone has their own style, own way of learning & utilizing the possibilities of this site.
I admire your prolificness, passion & your uniqueness.
Calling San Francisco "Frisco" is like calling New York City "Nork", or Chicago "Chica", or Kansas City "Cans City", or Houston "Hugh"", etc. We don't like it.
Spanish for "Yes, It can be done!" or "Yes we can!". Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta adopted it as the motto of the United Farm Workers in 1972 - per Wikipedia.
I actually bought and used a mi-vox. I now have a rampant and incurable testicular rash, & am quarantined along with my mi-vox in the house. The hazmat people are still trying to decide how to safely remove and dispose of the mi-vox.
In the meantime my food reserves are almost gone and I now weigh 45 pounds. My wife has left me in disgust. But I have heard some great audio-books.
It needs to be more formal, reverential even. We need to be more aware of the diversity & essentialness of boxes in our lives. Consider their diversity: packing boxes, batter's boxes, lunch boxes, penalty boxes, cigar boxes, box offices, box wrenches, boxcars, and on and on. I advocate a mandatory holiday, especially if it means a three-day weekend.
Guaranteed to eliminate all facial expressions immediately. No one will know what you're thinking or if you're thinking or even if you're still alive. It's a wonder cream.
Yes, I know I'm about to be castigated as a subversive & placed on the No-Fly list, but I've always felt his characters were one-dimensional, cardboard characters.
Good question reesetee - there's probably a word for that somewhere. In the meantime we can coin a gender neutral version: omnigendertikolobomassophile.
You are all making good points. When coloring I certainly became anxious about going outside the lines or using the wrong colors. I hope trivet & Treeseed didn't have their artistic talents squelched. Sounds like reesetee survived his education without too many emotional scars.
jennaren? The name sounds slightly familiar. Are you new? Welcome to wordie jennaren! No need for HISTRIONICS! We'll get to know you - all in good time my pretty.
"I Feel Like Homemade Shit." What a great title - one I can relate to. I also remember "Kill For Peace" and "Group Grope". They don't write em like that anymore.
Per wikipedia: Teddy And His Patches recorded a song called Suzy Creamcheese in 1967. It was also a famous Mother's of Invention lyric who also recorded a song called Son of Suzy Creamcheese.
"Suzy?
Yes?
Suzy Creamcheese?
Yes?
... Suzy Creamcheese, honey, what's got into you?"
I certainly believe skipvia & c_b are the same! I guess it's time for me to reveal that my other Wordie identity is uselessness. You were bound to find out sooner or later.
Thanks all! Great suggestions! I've been over-burdened with projects lately, & I've unfortunately been neglecting Wordie. But thanks for your comments.
These ads are non-intrusive & are for a good cause! A labor of love is a wonderful & highly worthwhile motivation. However, it can quickly turn into a burden when life starts throwing a few heavy duty financial challenges your way. A little pocket change will help keep you and Wordie buoyant.
Damn, I forgot about velociraptors. My attention has been focussed on the imminent invasion of California by killer bees. Whatever happened to killer bees anyway? You never hear about them anymore. Maybe the velociraptors got em.
You know reesetee, I'm seeking money-motivated superstars dammit, people who really want to get rich! Get on the train reesetee, get on palooka pizza's money train! Don't be left standing in the station - please contact Tammy NOW!
I'll email you the help wanted ad reesetee. Can you meet tight deadlines & thrive on pressure? Pizza is a rough & tumble business. Are you adept at handling anchovies?
Everytime I open wordie I discover a wonderful new improvement - from definitions on the word pages to better spacing of our lists. Appreciate your work John!
These always confused me, but the difference is surprisingly simple: capitol is the building, whereas capital encompasses the other meanings like the seat of government, wealth, etc.
"A murder-hole is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders can fire, throw or pour dangerous or noxious substances at attackers. .."
A word from adoarn's interesting Fortifications list.
I thought this word had something to do with a cell phone compusion (preferring Cingular over Verizon), but it means a strong desire to hold someone in your arms.
No problem. I first read the distinction on a list of "words commonly confused" I stumbled over which also included other interesting pairings like flounder & founder.
Here's the American Heritage Dictionary's usage note on flotsam:
"Usage Note: In maritime law, flotsam applies to wreckage or cargo left floating on the sea after a shipwreck. Jetsam applies to cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship in distress and either sunk or washed ashore. The common phrase flotsam and jetsam is now used loosely to describe any objects found floating or washed ashore."
Thanks for the great words sionnach & the compliment reesetee
Skipvia is on the right track - rice is an illusion. What one perceives as rice may not be "the rice", but an illusionary construct of the rice-seeking mind. If we did not seek rice, would rice exist?
I agree with your proposed action John. Since you're not censoring a word, but video pornography, I would have no problem with you removing the link. Wordie is not designed to display pornographic or overly disgusting imagery.
You don't have to accept & live with whatever anyone feels like doing to your site! If that sort of material became uncontrolled here, you would lose too many good members.
We all respect the fact that you would never abuse your power to control the content on Wordie.
"Sucks" is very generic - it's fun for everyone! It's also become a common adjective. I don't necessarily associate it with homosexual activities either.
Colorful list CB. I think I'll try one of these on the boss tomorrow: "You know boss, I think your visioning plan blows dead rats." I wonder if that would be an incorrect usage of the term?
Man, this is an endangered, beat down word! I'm starting the "Irregardless Preservation Society" to promote the acceptance & use of irregardless in our society. We will insist that no sentence containing the word irregardless will under any circumstances be erased, defaced or recycled until the population of irregardless words in the wild is stabilized & naturally begins to grow.
I urge all of you caring wordies to do your part to save irregardless!
Irregardless is my kind of word; it beautifully uncoils then strikes you with its impact, its payload of meaning. Regardless is just a word you happen to stumble over on the way to the rest of the sentence, though it's a perfectly good, functional word.
Irregardless of that, I respect your opinions.
Most of my lists are populated with mouthfeel words and/or words with poetic impact I think.
Great list CB - you have a nice cross section of famous & infamous ships, many with wonderful names (the Flying Cloud e.g.). The Hornet was a great WWII carrier & is now a museum ship in Alameda, CA.
This is a major sirens-screaming earworm alert. Unfortunately it's too late for me. But then my problems don't amount to a hill of beans compared to ...
We can ban uselessness? Actually, lately I'm beginning to appreciate his intelligence through the comments he's been making. He's deeper than I thought.
E-friends can be a bit over-rated. I remember visiting a social site where this guy claimed to have 839 friends on the site. That's really pitiful I thought.
I don't buy his "Pennsyvania" story for one minute. Reseetee is from the Indian subcontinent, is short, frail & amazingly Ghandi-esque in appearance. The "Reese" part of his name comes from his obsession for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups which he buys from a confectionary shop in downtown Bombay.
Being a photographer, I'd enjoy that John - the visual illustration of words. If implemented, you may need a huge amount of storage space/bandwidth, though you could limit the size of the graphic (which would be a good idea).
reesetee & yarb- I have some examples of how race horses were named. Singing Wood was parented (the sire is the father, the dam the mother)by Royal Minstrel & Glade; Hill Prince by Princequillo & Hildene; False Front's mother's name was Superficial.
Thanks reesetee & yarb. I've always been fascinated by race horse names. Apparently they are a combination of (or suggested by) their parent's names with a little imagination thrown in. The name has to meet requirements set by the Jockey Club which has a website you could check out.
This list can go on forever! Most of these names came from horse's running the past two weeks.
That must have been funny listening to the announcer talk about "That Horse". Sounds like the "Who's On First" routine.
Great discussion! Perhaps there's a difference between sectors of society artificially forcing a change in usage (as in the business world's annoying practice of turning nouns into verbs)and the natural evolution of words & their meanings. Language vivifies itself by evolving.
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palooka commented on the list greetings
Inspecting the rubble this morning, I feel sorry for dolphindufas123. We really carpet-bombed & over-ran his position. There's just a few smoking remains of his original list left. He or she must wonder what Wordie's all about anyway.
This was fun! Whose list can we pillage next?
June 26, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
Permission granted reesetee.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word outsnark
I checked out your comic strips frogapplause - you are a very talented artist!
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word outsnark
I think I experienced an epiphany today - I found my inner commanding officer! I am an artist (http://www.pbase.com/jacklouis), but art is like yesterday; command & control is where it's at for me now.
Seriously, nothing relieves stress like humor with art being a close second.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
Waffles will suffice dc.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word pop pop fizz fizz
Same thing happened to me trivet. This is a particularly nasty earworm.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names10
Great suggestion dc - it's added!
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
Sorry all, orders is orders. By the way, reesetee and dontcry, you're both supposed to be at attention there! You weren't given permission to speak. Drop down & give me 20.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
I'm under pressure from the higher-ups at WordieCOMPAC skip because of your fool stunt. I'm afraid you're going to be stripped of your Alaska command & be transferred to the Hoboken disciplinary barracks. May God have mercy on your soul!
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
Forgive us dolphindufas123! Sometimes we get carried away. We enjoy your contributions to Wordie - keep adding lists & words!
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
Granted. This better be good trooper.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the list greetings
I want to talk to you in my quarters when you return skip! Your precipitous action has jeopardized the whole operation here. We've had to call off the air strikes & artillery barrages on this list because your butt is now in the way.
If you get into trouble you're on your own - we will not try to extract you. Hope you brought plenty of ammo.
June 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word vas deferens
The spectre of overpopulation has made sperm superfluous bilby - but not males hopefully. We still have value, don't we?
June 24, 2008
palooka commented on the word vas deferens
An implantable sump pump would be ideal dc. Of course the guy receiving it would have to prepare an environmental impact report & have his neighborhood re-zoned light industrial.
Hopefully sump pumps don't produce much exhaust, noise or vibration.
June 24, 2008
palooka commented on the list funny-fun-to-say
Okey-dokey it is rolig.
June 24, 2008
palooka commented on the list poetic-butterfly-names
Great names frogapplause!
June 24, 2008
palooka commented on the list funny-fun-to-say
Thanks dontcry. That would definitely add razzmatazz to conversations as long as people don't think you have the heebie-jeebies which I often do.
June 24, 2008
palooka commented on the list some-words
Fascinating & unique list John! Reading it is an education, a trip through the vagaries of vocabulary.
June 23, 2008
palooka commented on the list poetic-butterfly-names
Thanks kingtaj!
June 23, 2008
palooka commented on the list funny-fun-to-say
Thanks all. I was hoping this list was more razzle-dazzle than razzmatazz kingtaj.
What are jazz hands dontcry?
I've always disliked the word pizzazz rolig. Guess because I'm generally in a state of torpidity.
June 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word little man in boat
Whew! I'm certain you could've made mincemeat out of me c_b. I'd rather face Mike Tyson than an irate woman.
Of course, you'll have nothing to tweak I'm afraid.
June 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word little man in boat
I guess you don't have a little man in a boat c_b. Absolutely positively not. Please don't beat me up - I bruise easily.
June 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word little man in boat
Well, maybe not a generic boat dc - more like a pleasure craft. And I don't have a little man, but I was given the shaft - but I'm not complaining.
June 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word little man in boat
If men have nipples, women have little men in boats - it's evolutionary justice c_b.
June 21, 2008
palooka commented on the list so-you-want-to-write-for-entertainment-weekly
Great list sionnach. You seem to have a great deal of knowledge in this area.
June 16, 2008
palooka commented on the word ghostzapper
Thanks VO - a good one! I just added Ghostzapper to great racehorse names 10.
June 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list potential-band-names
Fun list!
June 14, 2008
palooka commented on the list latreace-s-list
Welcome to Wordie Latreace! Personally, I'm not quite real & definitely not comfortable, but I think you'll find Wordie a fun place to spend time and meet fellow word lovers. Be patient with us.
June 14, 2008
palooka commented on the list any-words-list-its-open
Sorry Asativum - I meant cosmological knowledge as in the study of the universe rather than cosmetology. There must be a relationship there between cosmology & cosmetology.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word ingurgitating
To swallow greedily. Strange you don't see this word more often.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the list any-words-list-its-open
Well, Asativum, I find that most rocks have a better understanding of cosmology than I do though they are very impatient with the concept of angels and out-of-body experiences.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
Bilby's so cool. I couldn't put him on my enemies list - in fact I can't think of any Wordie to add. You're all great people.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word 7457
I think 7459 is much more melodious, more euphonious. 7457 sounds like a Boeing screw-up.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
I'm convinced the friend system won't work here. Maybe we could be different & institute an enemies list. Prolagus has two for his list already.
I wouldn't mind having 837 enemies with 200 on the waiting list.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the list any-words-list-its-open
Thanks skipvia! Great idea for a list alincarman.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
Would you have added me as a friend, c_b? I didn't think so. *sobs*
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the list any-words-list-its-open
I'm not getting the theme of this list. Do we add our favorite fun words or what exactly? I'm dumb as a box of rocks.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
I'm steadfastly against an adding friends feature. I mean, who would add me as a friend? No one. I'd be shamed off Wordie.
I just think the idea of having 837 friends and a waiting list of 200 more to be sort of ludicrous.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the list the-environment
Thanks for your compliments bilby! I last edited this list in early 2007, so there's a multitude of new words I could add, especially since "green" has become so mainstream lately.
100 words is a mere coincidence.
June 13, 2008
palooka commented on the list the-macabre-dough
Definitely!
June 12, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-that-shouldn-t-be-used-on-a-first-date
I enjoy adding to this list, because when it comes to dating, I'm a real Neanderthal. Or real basic, I don't know. Reminds me of the joke about how women can impress men on a date:
"Show up naked.
Bring food.
Don't block the TV."
June 12, 2008
palooka commented on the list great-river-names
Thanks bilby, yarb & Prolagus! It was a fun list to put together.
June 9, 2008
palooka commented on the list occupations
The question "Why do you want to work for us?" reminds me of the cartoon in which the job interviewer tells the applicant "Just the fact you want to work here is a strike against you."
June 7, 2008
palooka commented on the list occupations
If you're going job hunting, you should be prepared for some major head-squishing along with other forms of disfigurement & sundry atrocities and tortures. I think this graphic may be trying to honestly portray the job interview process.
June 7, 2008
palooka commented on the list occupations
That sounds right mollusque.
June 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word stench soup
It is lovely. I use it liberally when I need to be alone.
June 7, 2008
palooka commented on the list occupations
What is an ASL reesetee? Ten minutes after I post this question I'll probably figure it out.
June 7, 2008
palooka commented on the list occupations
She is kind of creepy dontcry. She seems to be saying "I'm hiring you whether you like it or not."
June 6, 2008
palooka commented on the list occupations
Thanks whichbe - great link!
June 6, 2008
palooka commented on the word bristol stool scale
Love the Official Instructions & the Italian & French versions. What an educational resource Wordie is! I feel so much more knowledgeable in the bathroom now.
Why was this such a neglected subject for so many of us? Knowledge definitely can set you free!
June 3, 2008
palooka commented on the word gaia hypothesis
Interesting stuff whichbe - love following your word adventures.
May 31, 2008
palooka commented on the word bristol stool scale
This is the beauty of Wordie: Our opinions can clash over the relative values of 2's, 3's & 4's & we can still remain friends. *wipes a tear from the corner of his eye*
May 31, 2008
palooka commented on the word bristol stool scale
I knew there was a reason why I didn't become a physician. Add to that all the hassles of dealing with HMO's - not a fun occupation.
May 30, 2008
palooka commented on the word bristol stool scale
Upon reflection rocks, you're right. A four does appear more streamlined, less fuss & muss. I think a four would bring a smile to my face unlike the horrific, panicky feeling I'd get after a 7 or a 1. I've had my share of sevens, but thankfully no ones.
Does this chart come in larger sizes?
May 30, 2008
palooka commented on the word bristol stool scale
My system has been favoring 4's & 5's lately, though I really prefer a nice big 2 or 3, especially when they come out fast & clean - those are certainly the golden moments on the toilet.
May 30, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-with-sex
Incidentally, this is now an open list.
May 30, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-with-sex
Thanks for the suggestions bilby & dontcry - added! Middle schools have changed, but hopefully not that much dontcry.
May 30, 2008
palooka commented on the word pomosexual
That would be wierdomosexual reesetee - you know a modern weirdo trying to find a way to describe their sexuality.
May 29, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-with-sex
Good sugestions bilby & whichbe!
May 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word pomosexual
A person who's proud of their central Indiana roots though thoroughly modern might be a kokomosexual.
May 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word pomosexual
Would a slomosexual make Tina Turner happy with his slow hand?
May 28, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-i-detest-and-loathe
Interesting list. Some of these are words I detest also: pustule, fecal, crotch. Some I really like: blithely, discombobulated, mandibles.
These lists are fun to read because word likes & dislikes are always so personal, so individual.
May 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word pomosexual
Hmmmmm. A Pre-Modern person would be a premosexual; a person not modern at all would be a nomosexual; an assiduously modern person would be an assmosexual; a somewhat modern person is a somosexual.
This list could go on forever for us forevmosexuals.
May 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word mannipple
Oh, you mean the evolutionary relic protuding from our chests.
Mannipple sounds like an energy drink for men made from pineapples. Or a beverage made from mangoes & pineapples.
A bottle of mannipple and a couple of bananas will definitely power you through the afternoon doldrums.
May 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Thanks c_b. I admire your willingness to take a stand and defend it without flinching.
May 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Unlike male genitals which resist being stored.
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the user missanthropist
I am leaving one - Below - as instructed - Above.
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Buffoonish is very becoming to me gangerh. I even have buffoonish eyes. Buffoonery is something I was endowed with, a gift from birth.
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word chemiluminescent
"A general term for the production of light when the excitation energy comes from a chemical reaction.
Bioluminescence is a type of chemiluminescence that occurs in a living organism."
http://www.ebbep.org/docs/pglo/bioluminescence.pdf.
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word luciferase
"An enzyme present in the cells of bioluminescent organisms that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin and ATP, producing light." per the AHD
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word noctiluca
Pretty word. Per the AHD: "Any of various bioluminescent dinoflagellates of the genus Noctiluca that when grouped in large numbers make the sea phosphorescent."
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Interesting analyses dontcry. I think I'm becoming to buffoonish lately.
May 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Not authorized? I thought I was authorized to speak for all the males on Wordie, Prolagus. I'm sort of like a Wordie Advocate General for Male Affairs. Let's beat our chests (not our breasts) & declare our male sense of dignity.
May 24, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Let's see, we lack female genitals, we lack breasts. No wonder men start so many wars! We have such an emptiness, such a sense of lack inside.
May 24, 2008
palooka commented on the word agynary
Your first comment doesn't quite make sense c_b. The definition is "lacking female genitals". Men don't have female genitals. Hopefully we wont have to link to photos to illustrate the difference.
May 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word zeptosecond
My guess is you won't get much done if that's all the time you have to do it.
May 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word boobs
I like boobs & as a word too. It's difficult finding enough good words to describe those puppies.
May 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word husband
How about "The Man of the House". That has a ring to it.
I actually like hubby - it's familiar, casual & warm. Has a sense of sweet possessiveness to it - he's my hubby.
May 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word contretemps
"An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence." AHD
May 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word embalming fluid
slang for PCP
May 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word pterodactyl on the rise
I don't know gangerh, "bride" sounds so temporary. She's a bride for a few hours then with luck a wife for life. How about spouse?
May 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word reespect
You just have to slur over the first two e's. R Eee S P E C T. We all respect reesetee.
May 6, 2008
palooka commented on the word my boyfriend bilby's back
Palooka has got protection now!
May 6, 2008
palooka commented on the word sherbet
"Sherbert" is how we pronounce it in California. A sher-bet is something you'd want at the race track.
May 6, 2008
palooka commented on the word abyssal
The deep ocean - it would be abysmal to be trapped in the abyssal.
May 5, 2008
palooka commented on the list list-9
Good idea for a list gangerh!
May 5, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
Me too prolagus! All of us nipple-less men should get together over a glass of banana flavored wine & support one another.
Interestingly I'm half-Italian prolagus (on my father's side).
April 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word quinquagenarian
What a beautiful word! A person in their 60's is a sexagenarian.
April 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word smug in knowing someone will eventually recognize your genius
We can set up a monthly payment plan VO.
April 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word smug in knowing someone will eventually recognize your genius
My personal number one sign of madness on a long list of signs. I continually anticipate that one special comment: "palooka, you're a genius & we want to give you millions of dollars to use your verbal/artistic talents."
April 27, 2008
palooka commented on the list little-miss-different
Very clever ptero! Meet my daughters, Anaesthesia & Oubliette.
April 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
I also cast my vote against unlimited bulk add. I echo the sentiments that the fun of Wordie is observing how people selectively choose & enter specific words that have meaning or fascination for them. I'd hate to see some uncaring, even malicious person simply enter an entire dictionary full of words into wordie as a prank.
A 25 word or so limit to bulk adding would be useful.
April 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word precision-guided water balloons
Great one! I'll be watching for these.
April 26, 2008
palooka commented on the word stimthought
I tried loving myself but then an unexpected disagreement arose & I now have irreconcilable differences with myself. I may have to see an attorney.
April 24, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
Interesting bilby, a vegetable tree that hosts ghosts. Obviously they're vegetarian ghosts, which are probably the least risky type of ghost to host.
April 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
Here you are c_b, a vegetable tree:
"Moringa oleifera, commonly referred to simply as Moringa, is the most widely cultivated variety of the genus Moringa. It is of the family Moringaceae. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses." The full article is at this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa_oleifera
A Moringa leaf served with bananas would be an epicurean delight.
April 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
Per wikipedia plethora:
"Although the wild species have fruits with numerous large, hard seeds, virtually all culinary bananas have seedless fruits."
Bananas are the quintessential fruit.
April 22, 2008
palooka commented on the user reesetee
They have long lunch breaks in India c_b which is why reesetee has ample time to spend on Wordie.
He's generally not around on Saturdays though, so that must be when he washes his Water Buffalo.
April 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
I will not sit quietly while bananas are being trashed. Sexless & sterile my foot! Bananas are a highly dynamic fruit potent with important nutrients & other vital life-giving elements.
Bananas have rightfully been venerated throughout history by most of the world's great cultures.
In fact, when God Himself is hungry, he peels Himself a great golden banana.
April 21, 2008
palooka commented on the word vegetarian
I think arcadia has a right to her perspective on this issue - there is a serious issue with the way animals are being treated by the food processing industry. Her entry is extreme, perhaps provocative, but not a disgrace.
The manner in which the food processing industry treats animals is a subject that's bound to evoke strong opinions.
April 21, 2008
palooka commented on the word pearanoia
I no longer feel safe on the streets now that Martha is out of prison.
April 16, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
They can be schnooks reseetee, which is the flip side of winsome.
April 16, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
Obviously you're in their thrall.
April 16, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
Mangoes are mephistophelian c_b. Malefic. Be careful!
April 16, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
That's strange reesetee, most bananas are very civil towards me. We've had some excellent conversations especially late at night.
How are you approaching bananas? They're quite intuitive - they can sense fear or arrogance.
Mangoes can be cruel and sarcastic though.
April 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list musical-titles-in-translation
I think it's fixed Prolagus.
April 14, 2008
palooka commented on the list musical-titles-in-translation
Fun list idea frindley!
April 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word gangerh surfing naked
Can you imagine - beer mixed with Hawaiian Punch? Why would anyone do that?
April 13, 2008
palooka commented on the word testaceous
"Having the reddish-brown or brownish-yellow hue of bricks." AHD
April 13, 2008
palooka commented on the list fashion-colors
I'm a slave to fashion Prolagus. I'm adding a lot more fawn heather to my wardrobe, if I can figure out what color it is that is.
April 12, 2008
palooka commented on the list fashion-colors
Great list idea mcmorgan & wonderful color additions frindley!
April 12, 2008
palooka commented on the list abominations-in-the-eyes-of-the-lord
I think you can add palooka to your list.
April 12, 2008
palooka commented on the list abominations-in-the-eyes-of-the-lord
If the pasta is slathered with prodigious amounts of butter first, then a measured amount of ketchup added, that would be good eating!
April 12, 2008
palooka commented on the word gangerh surfing naked
Surfing naked is a cheap American beer mixed with Hawaiian Punch.
April 12, 2008
palooka commented on the word chained bear banana banshee
You can give me the bananas c_b - I love em! I love banana anything. I'd even drink banana flavored wine if I could find it.
April 12, 2008
palooka commented on the word copiopia
Eyestrain
April 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
Thanks Prolagus. I had to take leftoverin pills when I was afflicted with copiopia. Cleared it right up!
April 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word doggy bag
Give me the URL gangerh when you open. I'd love to get virtually intoxicated at the Verbal Arms.
You're right reesetee; I re-read the Wordie disclaimer. I think I've done enough verbal demolition to fulfill the Wordie Terms of Use.
April 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word doggy bag
My God you're right sionnach - Wordie may be part of a world wide lexipathological conspiracy to deform & destroy our language.
We need to take up verbal arms before it's too late.
April 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
If it wasn't for leftovers, I'd only eat two or three times a week reesetee. Leftovers are an essential food group.
April 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
Indeed frindley! I hope the candles were out before you put them in your bag. That's an important safety precaution.
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
There are certain rules concerning doggie bag use by the way. For instance it's in bad taste to:
1. Ask your fellow diners if you can put their leftovers in your bag
2. Ask the waiter if the kitchen has any excess food you can put in your bag.
3. Include silverware, plates, glasses, salt & pepper shakers, etc in your bag.
4. Include parts of the restaurant's wiring, plumbing, or wall decorations in your bag.
5. Amble about the restaurant attempting to sell leftover items in your bag to the other diners.
Etc. I imagine you all have other rules to follow concerning doggy bag usage.
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
Interesting observation frindley. That's why the doggie bag industry is so prosperous here in the US.
It's great to pay for dinner in a restaurant & have enough left over for the next day's lunch & dinner. Takes the economic sting out of dining out.
We do have a penchant for bigness here in the US that is seriously straining the earth's resources.
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
I have nothing but respect for Australians. Anyway you'd kick our butts too. Aussie's are tough.
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word lumbering food-sucking draft animal
Americans? What, are Aussie's petite eaters? Maybe it's time for a regime change in Sydney. Iraq's no fun anymore.
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word spaghetti alla bolognese
Interesting stuff Prolagus. Is it true that in Italy spaghetti is generally not a main course, but a side dish usually?
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word glue of lust
We tend to use duct tape more than glue - the duct tape of delectation.
April 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word scrubwoman
Just kidding c_b!
Assuredly scrubwoman is more fun to say than to be. Similiarly syphilitic is more fun to say than to be.
Scrub nurse is cool too by the way.
April 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word scrubwoman
This is without question one of the five most beautiful words of any language anywhere in the known or unknown universe (& that includes all black holes incidentally).
If you don't have scrubwoman on one of your wonderful lists c_b, I may call for a vote to have you summarily evicted from the Wordie webspace as a dismal fraud.
April 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word lovelorn gastropod
Nor those amorous amphipods.
April 8, 2008
palooka commented on the list a-_____-walks-into-a-bar
My contributions don't have extant jokes behind them pterodactyl. They're meant to be imagination-joggers & they're certaintly successful in that regard in your case.
April 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word jacquermarts
Jacquermarts, also known as clock jacks, were used on striking clocks which regularly tolled on the hour or other unit of time by striking a bell or gong.
Clocks that used an animated device to sound the time were known as automaton clocks, of which the cuckoo clock is a well known type.
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the list singing-towers
Thanks reesetee! Appreciate your comment!
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word tintinnabulum
A small tinkling or clinking bell.
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word scrimshander
A person who carves scrimshaw.
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word scrubwoman
"A woman hired to clean." Amer. Heritage Dictionary. A pretty word in its down-to-earth way.
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word jacquermarts
"English term for mechanical figures, often a pair of armored knights, which strike a bell with battle-axes to indicate the time."
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word campanile
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a campanile (free standing bell tower) incidentally.
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word invisible woman
I understand bilby - I'll check with the seller.
I didn't notice any ads offering an intelligent man for sale c_b. An item like that would be snapped up pretty quickly I imagine.
April 7, 2008
palooka commented on the word invisible woman
The seller's asking $20 bilby & apparently refuses to negotiate. Twenty dollars isn't bad though when you consider how little your invisible woman will spend on wardrobe, makeup, hair salons, etc.
She's in mint condition by the way.
April 6, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
Great link reesetee! It's easy to clone out those vestigial protuberances in Photoshop. They're barely noticeable on men as it is.
April 3, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
*Sigh*. I surrender, the barrage is too intense, the support non-existent. I guess I too have ... I can't say it.
April 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word professor von schmartzenpanz
Had to go to http://phrontistery.info/a.html to learn what anomphalous meant. What a vocabulary mollusque has.
April 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
Androtitthophobia - great word Prolagus! Of course I don't understand how you can fear something that doesn't exist.
Again, they are just evolutionary flotsam & jetsam - like the tailbone. A tailbone is after all not a tail even though jennaren's friend can probably curl & wag his.
April 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word professor von schmartzenpanz
Prof von Schmartzenpanz is definitely male because he doesn't have nipples. I've seen photos of his chest.
April 2, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-with-sex
I have difficulty thinking of sex in terms of amounts - it's more of an occurrence rather than an amount. When you're married, for instance, the occurrence of sex is about the same as the occurrence of a total solar eclipse. If your goal is asexuality, by all means get married.
March 31, 2008
palooka commented on the list words-with-sex
Oligosexual - is that sex with just a few or just a little sex here & there? If you're married your probably oligosexual unless you're an Eliot Spitzerite.
March 30, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
Well, of course you're right c_b - somewhat. In the advanced human male, they don't function as nipples - they don't meet the legal or biological requirements of true nipplehood - thus they are merely nondescript protuberances, not functional nipples.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
He's right reesetee - no use trying to sugarcoat it. I'm the Wordie primate & primary fool. My shoes are pointed and have bells on them. It is what it is.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
Press, not punch c_b. Those things are vestigial protuberances from our primate past. They are simply evolutionary flotsam & jetsam.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the list creatures-of-my-town
A fun list bilby. Australia is such an interesting part of the world.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word faithful member of the church of the slack bastard
I shall. I consider myself to be a neophyte slack bastard as it is. I'd love to learn more from the master.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
Men don't really have nipples - we have chests, pecs actually as in musculus pectoralis.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word faithful member of the church of the slack bastard
How do I order this shirt reesetee?
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word press here for a random word
Depends on whether it's for or a male or a female.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the word go away or i'll go all 500 application error on you
And emailing that slack bastard won't help.
March 29, 2008
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names
Thanks bilby - dulcify is a beauty.
Thanks again nearsounds. That's the fun of Wordie - you're free to make your own lists, whatever your interests may be.
March 28, 2008
palooka commented on the list ships
Interesting names c_b!
March 28, 2008
palooka commented on the user palooka
Thanks nearsounds! Looking forward to seeing more of your word lists - sounds like you also have a passion for collecting words.
March 28, 2008
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names
Thanks nearsounds & mollusque. I like stumbling onto the snippets of conversations, slices of life and random words & imagery these names represent. These lists are fun to research & compile.
March 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word vivoleum
Why not? I think I could decompose into some very high octane fuel. I'm not a rocket scientist but I would be proud to end up as rocket fuel.
March 27, 2008
palooka commented on the word cocksucker
I agree reesetee - the second definition is way off target. I've always found the term itself overly abrasive - it plain sucks.
March 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word felicific
"Causing or tending to cause happiness." Dictionary.com
March 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word tortfeasor
A wrongdoer, a no goodnik. Basically a great legal term.
March 21, 2008
palooka commented on the list names-for-pancakes-used-by-increasingly-unusual-short-order-cooks
Great list pterodactyl!
March 18, 2008
palooka commented on the list lying-cheating-and-stealing
I am deeply insulted that you think I would stoop to chicanery pterodactyl. Sure, I would stoop to hornswoggling or bamboozling (I even like the occasional bilk), but not chicanery.
Us crooks have standards too you know.
March 18, 2008
palooka commented on the word scumbling
1. To soften the colors or outlines of (a painting or drawing) by covering with a film of opaque or semiopaque color or by rubbing.
2. To blur the outlines of: a writer who scumbled the line that divides history and fiction. AHD
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word fauvism
"An early-20th-century movement in painting begun by a group of French artists and marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivid colors." AHD
The wild beasts.
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word ashcan school
"The Ash Can School, sometimes contracted as the Ashcan School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in poor urban neighborhoods." Wikipedia
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word brutalism
"An architectural style of the mid-20th century characterized by massive or monolithic forms, usually of poured concrete and typically unrelieved by exterior decoration." AHD
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word batteries
"An army artillery unit, corresponding to a company in the infantry.
A set of guns or other heavy artillery, as on a warship.
An emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery.
An array of similar things intended for use together."
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word corps
"A separate branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function.
A tactical unit of ground combat forces between a division and an army and composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops."
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word brigade
"A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions or regiments.
A U.S. Army unit composed of a headquarters unit, at least one unit of infantry or armor or both, and designated support units."
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word regiment
"A military unit of ground troops consisting of at least two battalions"
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word battalion
"An army unit typically consisting of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar subunits."
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word texas hooker
From the National Weather Service glossary:
"Same as Panhandle Hook - low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then "hook" or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track."
March 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word steak and squidney pie
Probably better than steak & kidney pie & goes well with cock-a-leekie soup I hear.
March 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list lying-cheating-and-stealing
Worried? You don't have to worry about your fellow wordies. By the way, would you like to buy a bottle of squidwashing liquid? I can get it wholesale. You would of course need to pay first.
Great list incidentally.
March 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list first-crush
Yes, I even liked the way she wore her mouse ears. I wonder who would be my first crush if I were a pre-pubescent boy today? Paris Hilton?
March 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list blustery
I enjoy the uniqueness of your lists!
March 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list first-crush
Annette was my first crush too. I wonder what it is about her that affected so many young guys that way?
March 16, 2008
palooka commented on the list wirds-of-a-feather
I hope I don't ruffle your feathers by adding ugly duckling.
March 15, 2008
palooka commented on the word homosquexuality
Some squids just naturally prefer coupling with their own gender.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidictionary
What we're creating on this list.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word whirling squirdishes
Variant of Whirling Dervishes per the Oxford English Squidictionary. See squird for a usage note.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squird
Whirling squirdishes eh?
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidiosyncrasies
Wow reesetee & gangerh - my brain just flamed out trying to pronounce your variations.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the list squiddy
What a heavyhearted journey you've been on plethora, but hold on man, hold on. Eventually you'll reach the promised squidland, I just know it!
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidwashing liquid
Funny link sionnach. This squid phenomenon is more rampant than I thought. It's on the brink of being a squidmania.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the list squiddy
I think skipvia has had a squid-deficient upbringing. Our family used to exchange squids as a token of affection & respect. We didn't mind being called squidiots
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidwashing liquid
Not available in stores or where restricted by law. Sorry Tennessee.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidwashing liquid
Squid marks, ink stains & even the occasional barnacle won't stand a chance plus it's gentle on your squids sensitive skin & tentacle tips. Ends forever squid squalor.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidiosyncrasies
The observation that individual squids often display peculiar & even bizarre behaviors while trying to accomplish simple squid tasks.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word squidwashing liquid
Helps keep your squids squeaky clean.
March 14, 2008
palooka commented on the word heart of wordie
yarb can write!
March 12, 2008
palooka commented on the list asha-likes-these-words-do-you
Great words! I added allodoxaphobia to my list.
March 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
Good points. I love Wordie as it is. John's done wonders with this site.
March 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word features
Another possible solution to sionnach's frustration would be for Wordies to have the ability to include a word's definition with their lists rather than in the word's comment box. That might free up comments for conversations rather than for definitions.
Just a thought.
March 10, 2008
palooka commented on the user chained_bear
That's impressive c_b that you read two books a week - if you're not a writer you probably should be.
My two cents about your and sionnach's comments:
Wordie doesn't impose rules on users, certainly none about the the number of comments you can post. Everyone here is different, has different tastes & styles in words, and different ways of expressing themselves.
Just like in "real" life, different personalites will get on each other's nerves. Happens all the time.
I enjoy reading the conversations - many are brilliant. I think people may learn more about words through the conversations than they would through reading a definition.
But everyone has their own style, own way of learning & utilizing the possibilities of this site.
I admire your prolificness, passion & your uniqueness.
March 10, 2008
palooka commented on the word mizen topgallantstaysail
The names of sails are so beautiful & evocative. Reading them puts you right there in the midst of the flying salt spray & groaning masts.
March 5, 2008
palooka commented on the list cblucy-s-list
Let's see. Words you love I vote for patina, pantaloon, microscopic, iris, pallet, speculum.
For words you hate: panty, cudgel, shekel.
Am I on the right track?
March 5, 2008
palooka commented on the word frisco
That's a cool example skipvia - Bear Flanks Alaska.
March 5, 2008
palooka commented on the word frisco
Calling San Francisco "Frisco" is like calling New York City "Nork", or Chicago "Chica", or Kansas City "Cans City", or Houston "Hugh"", etc. We don't like it.
March 5, 2008
palooka commented on the word essence of cute
The charging baby tapir is almost a spitting image of me. It's uncanny.
March 4, 2008
palooka commented on the word essence of cute
Thanks reesetee. That's my typical expression.
March 4, 2008
palooka commented on the word essence of cute
Same eyes & nose as mine skipvia. I've been told I look a lot like a famous movie star - a young Ernest Borgnine actually.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word essence of cute
I should probably post a self-portrait to illustrate this.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word lively up yourself
The name of a Bob Marley song from the album Natural Mystic.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word si se puede
Santa Barbara is a beautiful city.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word si se puede
Spanish for "Yes, It can be done!" or "Yes we can!". Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta adopted it as the motto of the United Farm Workers in 1972 - per Wikipedia.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word acaudal
I didn't mind caudated dates as long as they had a prehensile tail.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the user mi-vox
I actually bought and used a mi-vox. I now have a rampant and incurable testicular rash, & am quarantined along with my mi-vox in the house. The hazmat people are still trying to decide how to safely remove and dispose of the mi-vox.
In the meantime my food reserves are almost gone and I now weigh 45 pounds. My wife has left me in disgust. But I have heard some great audio-books.
(Just kidding mi-vox lawyers.)
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word chandrachoodan
I agree - an exceptionally beautiful name.
March 2, 2008
palooka commented on the word bissextile day
You're right gangerh, today was the bissextile day - the extra day in a leap year. Thanks for pointing this out.
March 1, 2008
palooka commented on the word celebrating boxes
It needs to be more formal, reverential even. We need to be more aware of the diversity & essentialness of boxes in our lives. Consider their diversity: packing boxes, batter's boxes, lunch boxes, penalty boxes, cigar boxes, box offices, box wrenches, boxcars, and on and on. I advocate a mandatory holiday, especially if it means a three-day weekend.
February 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word lionized
I personally enjoy being lionized. It just doesn't seem to happen enough though.
February 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word celebrating boxes
That's a shame it didn't make the list - and after all boxes have done for us. Without boxes there wouldn't be civilization as we know it.
February 28, 2008
palooka commented on the word poker face cream
Guaranteed to eliminate all facial expressions immediately. No one will know what you're thinking or if you're thinking or even if you're still alive. It's a wonder cream.
February 28, 2008
palooka commented on the list oddest-book-title-of-the-year
Hilarious list & link! I guess it's not that hard to get a book published after all.
February 28, 2008
palooka commented on the list espyisms
Is there a word for being fascinated by a mollusque's word list?
February 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word moliminous
I'd like to see this word revived - it's a beauty & fun to say.
February 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word felatio
Bad spelling sucks.
February 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word john wayne
You're in pilgrim. Let's stop wasting time and saddle up.
February 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word john wayne
Sure. We can bring train timetables to plan out our respective trips - unless were on the No-Rail list too.
February 25, 2008
palooka commented on the word john wayne
Yes, I know I'm about to be castigated as a subversive & placed on the No-Fly list, but I've always felt his characters were one-dimensional, cardboard characters.
February 24, 2008
palooka commented on the word gynotikolobomassophile
Good question reesetee - there's probably a word for that somewhere. In the meantime we can coin a gender neutral version: omnigendertikolobomassophile.
February 24, 2008
palooka commented on the word gynotikolobomassophile
A person who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobe. There is a word for everything.
February 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word romney lost 'cuz he's a mormon
I wish more politicians lost because they were morons rather than mormons. Strangely that doesn't keep people from enthusiastically voting for them.
February 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word poor white trash compactor
Mean. This is just mean palooka.
February 23, 2008
palooka commented on the list knots
This list must have tied you up for a while reesetee.
February 23, 2008
palooka commented on the word tanning bed wetter
Embarrassing but it dries quickly. Science is still searching for a cure.
February 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word coloring book clubs
You are all making good points. When coloring I certainly became anxious about going outside the lines or using the wrong colors. I hope trivet & Treeseed didn't have their artistic talents squelched. Sounds like reesetee survived his education without too many emotional scars.
February 22, 2008
palooka commented on the word coloring book clubs
Why not? I'd join one.
February 21, 2008
palooka commented on the word guiding light beer
Lead on! Lead on oh Millers!
February 21, 2008
palooka commented on the word longest word ever
The "longest" word is a series of repetitious chemical syllables & is really nothing to get worked up about. It doesn't add value.
February 19, 2008
palooka commented on the word jockeying for position on a one trick pony
That's it! That's exactly what my problem is. I feel so much better now.
February 19, 2008
palooka commented on the list a-long-strange-trip
Here's some places to visit: slippery slope, cloud nine, and my favorite, the funny farm.
February 19, 2008
palooka commented on the word teach yourself braille dvd
You have a sick sense of humor gangerh. I like it! I wonder if we're related?
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word persontorians
History is no longer his only - though it's so grim I don't think either gender would want to claim responsibility for it.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word personstrionic
PC indeed! You go girl.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word pink slip of the tongue
It's that unthinking remark you made that got you fired.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word circumambient
Beautiful word.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word histrionic
Sorry jennaren. I have the flu today & my comments are weirder than normal.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word all in good time my pretty
One of my favorite phrases from the movies. Cackled to Dorothy by the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word histrionic
jennaren? The name sounds slightly familiar. Are you new? Welcome to wordie jennaren! No need for HISTRIONICS! We'll get to know you - all in good time my pretty.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word images
I second Treeseed's & reesetee's sentiments. This is an awesome site.
February 11, 2008
palooka commented on the word histrionically
Don't take it so hard gangerh. WE CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT YOU! AND I'M SERIOUS, DAMN IT! HOLY SHIT!
February 9, 2008
palooka commented on the word fluctiferous
And I'll try to find a way to use tentaculiferous which is another beautiful word.
February 9, 2008
palooka commented on the word fluctiferous
Tending to produce waves.
February 9, 2008
palooka commented on the word suzy creamcheese
I agree reesetee. They're not fun albums to listen to.
February 9, 2008
palooka commented on the word hemorrhoid cream puffs
Their music is good but irritating. I picture them as being sort of fat with no facial hair and constantly grimacing & scratching themselves.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word hemorrhoid cream puffs
Good but irritating.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word balls of fire and brimstone
Stay out of this guy's way!
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word suzy creamcheese
"I Feel Like Homemade Shit." What a great title - one I can relate to. I also remember "Kill For Peace" and "Group Grope". They don't write em like that anymore.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word maggie
"I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more."
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word suzy creamcheese
Suzy Creamcheese has haunted me since the 60's. Did you listen to the Fugs also?
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word bonnie
Who's Bonnie without Clyde?
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word judy
It's Judy's turn to cry.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word delilah
Tom Jones in his prime.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word mandy
By the infamous Barry Manilow.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word suzy creamcheese
Per wikipedia: Teddy And His Patches recorded a song called Suzy Creamcheese in 1967. It was also a famous Mother's of Invention lyric who also recorded a song called Son of Suzy Creamcheese.
"Suzy?
Yes?
Suzy Creamcheese?
Yes?
... Suzy Creamcheese, honey, what's got into you?"
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word undulant
Meaning wavelike in motion or appearance.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the list •open-list-your-life-in-6-words
Great idea reesetee!
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word blood pressure cooker
Sionnach, you really have a knack for this. Your entries are generally hilarious.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word french kiss of death
A good way to go though.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word breast feeding frenzy
I think this would make a great title for an X-rated movie.
February 8, 2008
palooka commented on the word dust bowl
Parch... Farm= the Dust Bowl of the 1930's.
February 6, 2008
palooka commented on the list poetic-butterfly-names
Thanks reesetee, Treeseed & skipvia! This is a list I've always wanted to include - glad you all liked it.
February 5, 2008
palooka commented on the list public-list-a-horse-is-a-horse
Just kidding - my apologies to uselessness.
February 5, 2008
palooka commented on the list public-list-a-horse-is-a-horse
I certainly believe skipvia & c_b are the same! I guess it's time for me to reveal that my other Wordie identity is uselessness. You were bound to find out sooner or later.
February 4, 2008
palooka commented on the list fun-phrases-idioms
Thanks brusselsprouts!
February 4, 2008
palooka commented on the list fun-phrases-idioms2
Thank you for thank you for nothing Oroboros. Good ones all!
February 4, 2008
palooka commented on the list fun-phrases-idioms
Good suggestions - I like have a fit & fall in it. I've done that numerous times.
Without Wordie, words are just ...words. Like parts of a sentence.
January 18, 2008
palooka commented on the list fun-phrases-idioms
Thanks all! Great suggestions! I've been over-burdened with projects lately, & I've unfortunately been neglecting Wordie. But thanks for your comments.
January 17, 2008
palooka commented on the word spatulamancy
I've always had great luck consulting tartlet molds.
I think bilby really nailed down the madeupical meaning & purpose of spatulamancy.
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the list believe-it-or-not
There's also metaphysics & parapsychology.
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the list three-sheets-to-the-wind
Very comprehensive as usual! Others include leading light, take the wind out of his sails, above board.
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the word perpilocutionist
"someone who talks through his hat". How about that?
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the word spatulamancy
Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. Be a lot more fun if it was divination using a spatula.
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the word fiscalamity
"Dire financial or economic distress created by fiscal mismanagement."
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the word firing squad photo
"A photograph in which the subjects are lined up in a row across the picture." per Word Spy. I've taken many of these!
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names9
Thanks bilby - they're both great names!
November 25, 2007
palooka commented on the word advertising
These ads are non-intrusive & are for a good cause! A labor of love is a wonderful & highly worthwhile motivation. However, it can quickly turn into a burden when life starts throwing a few heavy duty financial challenges your way. A little pocket change will help keep you and Wordie buoyant.
November 20, 2007
palooka commented on the word pomiferous
Congrats on 10,000 reesetee! Someday you'll become a professional wordie & give up editing altogether.
November 20, 2007
palooka commented on the word velociraptor
The loss of honeybees sionnach would be devastating to our food supply as well as to the ecology. It would be a disaster of the first magnitude.
November 18, 2007
palooka commented on the word velociraptor
Damn, I forgot about velociraptors. My attention has been focussed on the imminent invasion of California by killer bees. Whatever happened to killer bees anyway? You never hear about them anymore. Maybe the velociraptors got em.
Life is so hazardous these days.
November 17, 2007
palooka commented on the word an individual who knows pizza
Embracing diverse co-workers does help build excitement within our company - you'll be eager to learn more about that.
Tap shoes are not necessary, but you must have truck and tools (pizza cutters for instance are not provided).
You know reesetee, I'm seeking money-motivated superstars dammit, people who really want to get rich! Get on the train reesetee, get on palooka pizza's money train! Don't be left standing in the station - please contact Tammy NOW!
November 17, 2007
palooka commented on the list state-of-the-union
California dreamin', Colorado high, remember the maine, pennsylvania polka, idaho potatoes, ...
November 17, 2007
palooka commented on the word an individual who knows pizza
Yes, we embrace diversity. However background checks are conducted so don't be too diverse!
November 17, 2007
palooka commented on the list meet-virjenia
And an excellent writer. Your sentences are always so well crafted.
November 16, 2007
palooka commented on the word an individual who knows pizza
This could be your opportunity reesetee! Sounds like you have a burning desire to succeed. We want people with passion, especially if they're passionate about having no medical or retirement benefits. Are you able to wear a uniform and work in the US? Don't forget to bring your mother; moms are welcome here too.
November 16, 2007
palooka commented on the word an individual who knows pizza
I'll email you the help wanted ad reesetee. Can you meet tight deadlines & thrive on pressure? Pizza is a rough & tumble business. Are you adept at handling anchovies?
November 16, 2007
palooka commented on the list you-need-not-apply
Thanks yarb - good point! Employers start off dreaming & then have to face reality.
I think the only qualification listed I meet is that I have a genuine interest in dogs.
Who thrives on pressure? Do they realize that help is available?
November 16, 2007
palooka commented on the word your infectious positive energy
One of my favorite people from history - Typhoid Mary!
November 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word search
Great additions John!
November 14, 2007
palooka commented on the word eatery
Is an eatery related to a beanery?
November 11, 2007
palooka commented on the word features
Everytime I open wordie I discover a wonderful new improvement - from definitions on the word pages to better spacing of our lists. Appreciate your work John!
November 10, 2007
palooka commented on the list 2300af
I've always loved these highly descriptive words & phrases used in various industries & activities. Fun list!
November 9, 2007
palooka commented on the list great-color-names
Hi mollusque. I used google to find glossaries of color terms & found everything from the Crayola Crayon Company to names for HTML colors.
November 7, 2007
palooka commented on the list the-measure-of-man
I agree with the others - great list!
November 7, 2007
palooka commented on the list chromonyms-3
What a list! Favorited.
November 6, 2007
palooka commented on the word all the sudden
Well skipvia, you used irregardless correctly.
November 6, 2007
palooka commented on the word ignorant - stupid
You can be ignorant but not stupid. You may not know the capital of Outer Mongolia (ignorance), but you are capable of learning it (not stupid).
It's Ulan Bator btw.
November 5, 2007
palooka commented on the word capital - capitol
These always confused me, but the difference is surprisingly simple: capitol is the building, whereas capital encompasses the other meanings like the seat of government, wealth, etc.
November 5, 2007
palooka commented on the word kissin the cobra
"It's like kissing the cobra & expecting to live."
November 3, 2007
palooka commented on the word murder hole
"A murder-hole is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders can fire, throw or pour dangerous or noxious substances at attackers. .."
A word from adoarn's interesting Fortifications list.
November 3, 2007
palooka commented on the list writer-writer
Wonderful list! I've always wanted to be a pulp fiction writer. It would be cool to be able to write an entire 300 page novel during one afternoon.
"It was a dark & stormy night in Wordieland & John was intent on finishing an entire bottle of Jack Daniels..."
November 3, 2007
palooka commented on the word super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis
The truth will out, reesetee.
November 1, 2007
palooka commented on the list nautical-words
Hey c-b, now that I'm home I looked up "founder" (the verb) in the American Heritage Dictionary & got these definitions:
1. To sink below the surface of the water: The ship struck a reef and foundered.
2. To cave in; sink: The platform swayed and then foundered.
3. To fail utterly; collapse: a marriage that soon foundered.
Essentially founder means "to fail utterly, collapse." Flounder means "to move clumsily, thrash about," and hence "to proceed in confusion."
October 30, 2007
palooka commented on the list tom-swifties
"I'm going to google tom swifties", he said searchingly.
October 30, 2007
palooka commented on the list nautical-words
Nasty food condition? You mean eating a bad Flounder? That would make your stomach founder.
October 30, 2007
palooka commented on the list a-list-of-the-vessels-taken-or-destroyed-at-york-virginia-1781
This is a great idea - to take a historical event & list all the words associated with it. Good work.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list nautical-words
I've always liked founder in the sense of sinking . It means you're just plain going down. No reason to flounder about, just enjoy the ride.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the word cingulomania
I thought this word had something to do with a cell phone compusion (preferring Cingular over Verizon), but it means a strong desire to hold someone in your arms.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list nautical-words
No problem. I first read the distinction on a list of "words commonly confused" I stumbled over which also included other interesting pairings like flounder & founder.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list out-to-sea
Educational & comprehensive - typically reesetee! You must live near the Indian Sea or spend a lot of time on it.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list nautical-words
Here's the American Heritage Dictionary's usage note on flotsam:
"Usage Note: In maritime law, flotsam applies to wreckage or cargo left floating on the sea after a shipwreck. Jetsam applies to cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship in distress and either sunk or washed ashore. The common phrase flotsam and jetsam is now used loosely to describe any objects found floating or washed ashore."
Thanks for the great words sionnach & the compliment reesetee
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the word dog-whistle
"Family Values" means our family values in opposition to any family values that may be different. It's intolerance.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the word deadrise
Great word!
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list nautical-words
Thanks c_b & skipvia! I'll come down from the flying bridge long enough to add flotsam & jetsam.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the word white on rice
Skipvia is on the right track - rice is an illusion. What one perceives as rice may not be "the rice", but an illusionary construct of the rice-seeking mind. If we did not seek rice, would rice exist?
I believe only pasta has an actual existence.
October 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list alexander-the-gander
Fun list sionnach! At the risk of being a grandstander, there's also grandstander.
October 28, 2007
palooka commented on the word well whoopdeedoo
Does anybody use this phrase any more?
October 28, 2007
palooka commented on the list a-southern-season
You haven't eaten until you've had skinned squirrel smothered with fried green tomatoes. It's more than passable fair!
October 28, 2007
palooka commented on the list nailpolish
Beautiful list! Great selection of evocative names.
October 28, 2007
palooka commented on the word coprophagia
frangarnes: I agree with sionnach. I admire you for correcting your mistake so quickly. I've made my share of mistakes with my offbeat comments.
If a person tries different things, he or she will certainly make mistakes.
We all make mistakes, but not all of us are as honorable as you seem to be frangarnes!
October 25, 2007
palooka commented on the word coprophagia
I agree with your proposed action John. Since you're not censoring a word, but video pornography, I would have no problem with you removing the link. Wordie is not designed to display pornographic or overly disgusting imagery.
You don't have to accept & live with whatever anyone feels like doing to your site! If that sort of material became uncontrolled here, you would lose too many good members.
We all respect the fact that you would never abuse your power to control the content on Wordie.
October 25, 2007
palooka commented on the list how-does-it-suck-let-me-count-the-ways
"Sucks" is very generic - it's fun for everyone! It's also become a common adjective. I don't necessarily associate it with homosexual activities either.
October 25, 2007
palooka commented on the list complicated-complexes
Wow, you've described me! Except for electra of course. Great list idea!
October 24, 2007
palooka commented on the list how-does-it-suck-let-me-count-the-ways
Colorful list CB. I think I'll try one of these on the boss tomorrow: "You know boss, I think your visioning plan blows dead rats." I wonder if that would be an incorrect usage of the term?
October 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word aquabib
Cool word! I guess we're all by necessity aquabibs.
October 24, 2007
palooka commented on the list all-day-and-all-of-the-night
Beautiful words & concepts skipvia!
October 24, 2007
palooka commented on the list independent-bookselling-in-the-21st-century
Great list - like an insider's tour of the business!
October 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word irregardless
Man, this is an endangered, beat down word! I'm starting the "Irregardless Preservation Society" to promote the acceptance & use of irregardless in our society. We will insist that no sentence containing the word irregardless will under any circumstances be erased, defaced or recycled until the population of irregardless words in the wild is stabilized & naturally begins to grow.
I urge all of you caring wordies to do your part to save irregardless!
October 23, 2007
palooka commented on the word early morning rain
You're right skipvia. Maybe I should have listed a different phrase like leaving on a jet plane.
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word irregardless
Irregardless is my kind of word; it beautifully uncoils then strikes you with its impact, its payload of meaning. Regardless is just a word you happen to stumble over on the way to the rest of the sentence, though it's a perfectly good, functional word.
Irregardless of that, I respect your opinions.
Most of my lists are populated with mouthfeel words and/or words with poetic impact I think.
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the list ships-of-fame
Great list CB - you have a nice cross section of famous & infamous ships, many with wonderful names (the Flying Cloud e.g.). The Hornet was a great WWII carrier & is now a museum ship in Alameda, CA.
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word irregardless
Irregardless is a pretty word regardless of it's total lack of regard for formal usage.
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word early morning rain
Yes, I remember now. "In the early morning rain..."
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word casablanca
This is a major sirens-screaming earworm alert. Unfortunately it's too late for me. But then my problems don't amount to a hill of beans compared to ...
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word early morning rain
Is "early morning rain" a lyric skipvia?
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word perspicacious
Such a beautiful word - in all its forms!
October 22, 2007
palooka commented on the list words-that-shall-remain-on-this-list-until-i-have-ensnared-them-in-my-cerebrum
You ensnared them in my cerebrum. A prudent list, though sagacious & perspicacious.
October 21, 2007
palooka commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
That's another good issue jennaren - having a great list idea that just doesn't work out in the end. I have a number of clunker lists I should delete.
October 21, 2007
palooka commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
There's also "Holy shit, I just ran out of list ideas!" That stage is similar to an artist's dry period.
October 20, 2007
palooka commented on the list fran-s-spanish-words
If you list all the words in Spanish that are fun to say, you'll list the entire language. Spanish is so beautiful!
October 20, 2007
palooka commented on the word evolution
Our current theory of evolution certainly is insulting to the apes.
October 19, 2007
palooka commented on the list because-i-said-so-that-s-why
This list funs Wordie!
October 19, 2007
palooka commented on the word semicolon
We can ban uselessness? Actually, lately I'm beginning to appreciate his intelligence through the comments he's been making. He's deeper than I thought.
October 19, 2007
palooka commented on the word distraction
I agree - a fantastic image. The internet is only a quick click away & then you're gone.
October 19, 2007
palooka commented on the word panties
Skivvies is good.
October 18, 2007
palooka commented on the word panties
I am definitely allergic to the word manties. Guys just plain wear underpants - that's all we need. No need to glamorize them. Boxers are ok too.
October 18, 2007
palooka commented on the word panties
Look at the lists on the right, at how many people hate this word. I think it's refreshingly short, descriptive & covers the subject very nicely.
October 17, 2007
palooka commented on the word beaver cleaver
Wasn't his wife's name Kitty Cleaver?
October 17, 2007
palooka commented on the word in limbo
Purgatory is still going strong. Purgatory has always been where the action was anyway.
October 16, 2007
palooka commented on the word malicious afterthought
It is a strange comment seanahan - & I'm the expert at writing strange comments.
October 16, 2007
palooka commented on the word advertising
The ads look fine to me. If they help Wordie to survive, all the better!
October 16, 2007
palooka commented on the list elegant-earth-words
Great list & a great descriptive introduction. The earth is marvelous!
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word rhythm belcher
E-friends can be a bit over-rated. I remember visiting a social site where this guy claimed to have 839 friends on the site. That's really pitiful I thought.
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word vermicelli
I understand Italian orchestras are particularly susceptible to this infestation.
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word columbine
You probably have friends in Pennsylvania you could relay through reesetee. Is it monsoon season there in India yet old wise one?
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word nattering nabobs of negativity
It's sad but after Bush & Cheney, Nixon & Agnew seem pretty innocuous.
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the list pen-to-paper
Great list!
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word waxed paper
And then there's beeswaxed which according to WordWeb means to "cover with beeswax" with the example given "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table."
Does Chris now have a beeswaxed table or a beeswax table?
WordWeb btw is a great downloadable dictionary.
October 14, 2007
palooka commented on the list this-list-is-a-complete-x-of-y
No, a perceptive one.
October 13, 2007
palooka commented on the list what-is-a-reesetee-anyhow
I don't buy his "Pennsyvania" story for one minute. Reseetee is from the Indian subcontinent, is short, frail & amazingly Ghandi-esque in appearance. The "Reese" part of his name comes from his obsession for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups which he buys from a confectionary shop in downtown Bombay.
October 13, 2007
palooka commented on the word doomsday
If I don't get back to work, it'll be today.
October 13, 2007
palooka commented on the list this-list-is-a-complete-x-of-y
Lot of phrases here my wife calls me! Her favorite though is a worthless piece of shit.
October 13, 2007
palooka commented on the list bonjour-cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys
I agree with jennaren. You have such a talent for writing arby - hope you can take advantage of it!
October 12, 2007
palooka commented on the word flickr
Being a photographer, I'd enjoy that John - the visual illustration of words. If implemented, you may need a huge amount of storage space/bandwidth, though you could limit the size of the graphic (which would be a good idea).
October 12, 2007
palooka commented on the word small potatoes
And to think seanahan that small potatoes can be the tastiest.
October 7, 2007
palooka commented on the list a-long-strange-trip
Great list! An unforeseen but common destination is between a rock & a hard place.
October 7, 2007
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names3
Thanks for your comments arby & burntsox! I'm not a horse racing fan, but I've always loved the random evocativeness of the horse's names.
October 6, 2007
palooka commented on the word mulatto
Outdated & ugly & useless. A throwback to the Bad Old Days.
October 6, 2007
palooka commented on the word shiver me timbers
I like scurvy wench. It really evokes an image!
October 6, 2007
palooka commented on the list foyle-s-philavery
I agree with trivet! Rather than simply being big, incomprehensible words, these words are fun to say & contemplate.
October 4, 2007
palooka commented on the word resipiscence
Beautiful word and fun to say. I'd love to see it used more often.
October 4, 2007
palooka commented on the list this-is-one-lame-ass-list
If I gave a rat's ass, I'd suggest some words.
October 4, 2007
palooka commented on the list best-wordie-user-names
Thanks chained_bear, I'm honored! Chained_bear should also be on the list of Best Wordie User Names. It really conjures up an image.
October 4, 2007
palooka commented on the word mcshit
Or if you're buying their food it would be supersizing a McShit.
October 4, 2007
palooka commented on the word terraqueous
Beautiful word yarb. Composed of land and water.
September 30, 2007
palooka commented on the list a-mint-of-phrases-in-my-brain
Fun & highly personal list. Whatever floats your boat is a favorite of mine. Colossal gall is very useful.
September 29, 2007
palooka commented on the list across-the-pond-2
Great list uselessness! I will jolly well favorite the whole bloody thing.
September 28, 2007
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names2
reesetee & yarb- I have some examples of how race horses were named. Singing Wood was parented (the sire is the father, the dam the mother)by Royal Minstrel & Glade; Hill Prince by Princequillo & Hildene; False Front's mother's name was Superficial.
However the owner is free just to make up a name as long as it meets the Jockey Club's guidelines (found under Naming on the website http://www.jockeyclub.com/registry.asp?section=3.
I think an article about the story behind race horse names would be fascinating.
September 28, 2007
palooka commented on the list great-race-horse-names2
Thanks reesetee & yarb. I've always been fascinated by race horse names. Apparently they are a combination of (or suggested by) their parent's names with a little imagination thrown in. The name has to meet requirements set by the Jockey Club which has a website you could check out.
This list can go on forever! Most of these names came from horse's running the past two weeks.
That must have been funny listening to the announcer talk about "That Horse". Sounds like the "Who's On First" routine.
September 28, 2007
palooka commented on the list the-kindest-cut
Extraordinarily beautiful word list in every way reesetee!
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word out of whack
Sounds logical to me uselessness.
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word out of whack
Colorful & useful phrase purpleboy! I wonder what the "whack" in out of whack refers to? Can something be "in whack"?
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word efficient
I miss Jacqueline. Every time I do something efficiently I think of her. I really do. (Sigh).
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word pooka
Palooka need to add pooka!
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the list creepie-crawlies
Fun list trivet!
September 23, 2007
palooka commented on the list those-aren-t-cats-and-dogs
You don't have to worry about stepping on my Wordie toes reesetee - I'm the expert at stepping on other people's toes including yours!
September 23, 2007
palooka commented on the list those-aren-t-cats-and-dogs
A great topic with an abundance of colorful phrases: sheet lightning, thunder snow, squall lines, gully washers, staccato lightning, etc.
September 23, 2007
palooka commented on the word sun dog
What a great phrase & metereological phenomenon!
September 23, 2007
palooka commented on the list color
Nice list! It has all the basics except the blacks like obsidian or raven or ebony. What color is liver?
September 23, 2007
palooka commented on the word misuse
Your cartoon was great colleen & it made an excellent point.
September 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word misuse
This discussion is starting to circle the drain & I'm afraid it was my fault.
September 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word misuse
This is the value of Wordieing.
September 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word misuse
Great discussion! Perhaps there's a difference between sectors of society artificially forcing a change in usage (as in the business world's annoying practice of turning nouns into verbs)and the natural evolution of words & their meanings. Language vivifies itself by evolving.
September 22, 2007
palooka commented on the word longinquity
The opposite of propinquity. I agree with seanahan - it's a challenge to pronounce but a beautiful word.
September 21, 2007
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