palooka's Comments

palooka commented on the list great-creature-names

Thanks for your comments.

February 6, 2007

palooka commented on the list great-creature-names

Thanks chained_bear! I was inspired by your "Animals with Nifty Names" list.

February 4, 2007

palooka commented on the list compounds-that-look-freakish

Great idea for a list!

February 4, 2007

palooka commented on the list funny-fun-to-say

Thanks chained_bear!

February 3, 2007

palooka commented on the word squeegeeing

Is this a beautiful word or what?

February 3, 2007

palooka commented on the list 1920s-slang

Fun list!

February 1, 2007

palooka commented on the word booboisie

booboisie: what every politician seeks. Per the American Heritage dictionary: "A class of people regarded as stupid and gullible"

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the word kleptocracy

"A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption." per the American Heritage Dictionary. Also kleptocratic & kleptocrat.

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the list zz

This list sizzles - very creative!

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the word panentheism

"The belief that the Being of God includes and penetrates the whole univers, so that every part of it exists in him, but (as against Pantheism...) that His Being is more than, and is not exhausted by, the universe." per http://www.stsams.org/dictionary.html

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the word dramastic

A neologism defined by http://www.langmaker.com/db/Dramastic as "Extreme in dramatic effect or action; a rapidly or violently striking effect". It's a combination of dramatic & drastic. They list "dramasticiferous" as one of its forms which is really a fun word to contemplate.

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the list sockfullofpennies-s-words

Wow, spaghettification is a wonderful word! Good find!

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the word fishmouthing

A condition affecting exterior shingles or panels defined by the VYTEC product glossary as: "condition that occurs when the seam formed by joining two panels does not close properly. The resulting seam gapes open, similar to a fish’s mouth."

January 28, 2007

palooka commented on the word heliotactic

Adjective form of heliotaxis which is "the movement of an organism in response to the light of the sun." American Heritage Dictionary.

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the word globuliferous

A fun word to say - means "composed of or producing globules" per the American Heritage dictionary.

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the list what-beats-what

Thanks - been watching hold-em on TV lately & was confused about what beat what between a full house, flush & a straight. Now if you can just explain the big & small blinds.

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the list fashion-for-poets

Thanks Abraxas. Wordie does get highly addictive.

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the list bird-wirds-adjectives

Great idea for a list! I liked "flammulated".

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the list my-self-descriptors-a-mirror-of-text

Cool list. An idealistic, lexiphilic, anachronistic scumbag - that definitely describes me too!

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the list great-color-names

Macaroni & cheese, indeed. Put a little papaya whip on it & you'd really have a unique color.

January 27, 2007

palooka commented on the list suzyg-s-words

Beautiful list - I like your use of variant word forms like "anathematized".

January 25, 2007

palooka commented on the user maygra

Love your word lists - they're elegant, exotic & educational.

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the list amazing-grace

Unique & beautiful list!

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the word congeries

a collection or accumulation of things seen as a whole.

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the word recurvate

An elegant & beautiful word that simply means bent or curved backwards.

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the word windthrow

Refers to a tree or group of trees uprooted & blown down by the wind.

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the word abdominous

Having a large belly, a potbelly. A polite way of pointing that fact out to a loved one.

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the user sonofgroucho

Greetings from Northern California. I enjoy the variety & undercurrent of humor in your word lists!

January 14, 2007

palooka commented on the list my-favorite-types-of-pasta

Delicious words for a fun food. Great list!

January 13, 2007

palooka commented on the list boxing-the-compass

I came across a great one though linguistically English: arctic screamer.

January 9, 2007

palooka commented on the list great-color-names

Thanks shhill! Cerulean is added to the list

January 9, 2007

palooka commented on the user gloriaha

I'm impressed by the depth & variety of your vocabulary! Great lists!

January 7, 2007

palooka commented on the list great-color-names

Great suggestions - they're all added! "Ecru" is an interesting new word/color - it was fun looking up.

January 7, 2007

palooka commented on the word aubergine

Aubergine, also known as an eggplant, is generally blackish purple, like the skin of the eggplant.

January 7, 2007

palooka commented on the user palooka

Thanks Gloriaha! I enjoy the variety of your lists.

January 6, 2007

palooka commented on the list word-guidelines-for-wordie

I second oroboros' suggestion to encourage Wordies to leave comments for words.

January 6, 2007

palooka commented on the word conglobate

Cool word & fun to say - conglobation! Simply means "To form into a globe or ball" per the American Heritage Dictionary.

January 6, 2007

palooka commented on the word googol

How about a googolplex? Googol is the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros, or 10 raised to the power of 100. A googolplex is 10 raised to the power of a googol! That's a lot of damn zeros.

January 6, 2007

palooka commented on the list place-names-that-are-fun-to-say

I remember seeing Sissiboo Falls while boating on the Ubangi. We stayed at Mushaboom since Bannockburn was booked. Great list!

January 6, 2007

palooka commented on the word vomitive

It's a real word! Defined as "...relating to or causing vomiting. A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting, an emetic."

January 6, 2007

palooka commented on the word hush puppy

A fun name for a food! Hush puppies are deep-fried fritters popular in the South.

January 5, 2007

palooka commented on the word hypnopompic

Beautiful word. Relates to the partially conscious state just before completely awakening from sleep. It's the opposite of hypnogogic which is state of partial consciousness preceding sleep. Both are times for delicious reveries.

January 4, 2007

palooka commented on the list foodie-wordies

Delicious list. Not to mention rutabagas and succotash.

January 1, 2007

palooka commented on the list words-and-pseudo-words-that-annoy-me

Annoying indeed - great list. Just a heads-up while I'm multi-tasking.

January 1, 2007

palooka commented on the list places-with-cool-names

Fun list! Saskatchawan is one of my favorites along with it's capital, Saskatoon.

January 1, 2007

palooka commented on the list colors-that-inspire

Intriguing list. There's also taupe & mauve, two colors I could never describe but always seems to be in every retailer's catalog.