Hi, everyone. Checking in with some freshly baked umbrage and jam-filled fufluns. Been having a tough time here. I'm on FB and Google+, too, so for now, hope to see you there.
*parks old clunker in the garage and takes newer, less-loved car*
Hi all. Rolig, my sentiments match yours. I'm willing to wait out the Big Tangle if it means that I'll be able to stay in contact with my good old Wordnikian friends, especially since many are not on FB or other such sites. But I've lost my enthusiasm for Wordnik. I'm hoping it's temporary, because I still don’t believe there’s another site where you can blather on happily with like-minded word lovers who are so funny, civil, and intelligent. Wouldn’t it be great if we could have that back again? And I miss my lists, and everyone else’s lists, and flinging fufluns. I’m still around, but I’m waiting. In the meantime, I hope to see all of you elsewhere. *sigh*
Well now, I think that's a first--making a list that you yourself have already created. I think this needs to be added to the Several Stages of Wordie Addiction list.
Hi Erin. For what it's worth--since bilby and marky already supplied information--I'm usually using Firefox v.3.6.16. I also use Chrome (on another computer--don't have version # handy), but haven't checked to see whether it's happening there. Thanks!
If it's only happening on lists with more than 100 words, I'm in big trouble. ;-)
Is everyone still having problems adding words to lists (on the list page itself)? I'm still seeing the word in the add field after I press "add"--and it doesn't immediately show up on the list unless I refresh the page.
Also, I was seeing a notification when a word I'm adding is already on the list, and that's gone now.
On a positive note, I see that a "view" option now pops up near each of my list names on every word page. Thanks!
"The macabre object is housed in a Queen Anne case and has been on display in the hallway of the Meath house – removed only when young children visit."
I almost hate to say that I agree with Pro, frogapplause, mollusque, oro, rolig, et al., because somehow admitting it means it's so--but I'm feeling rather extraneous myself here lately. Like mollusque, I'm curious about where the Wordniks-That-Be see this site going. My feeling of late is that it may be traveling in a different direction than I'd hoped it would, and that makes me very sad indeed.
McKenzie would "roar around the office shouting 'Ferret up your trouser!'" whenever he wanted to alter made-up pages at top speed. "Then he might shout, 'Reverse ferret!' and all the pages would have to be changed all over again." -- "Rupert Murdoch and the Reverse Ferret," Slate.com, 11/17/08
"The U.S.’s second-largest bookstore chain announced Thursday that it has chosen private equity firm Najafi Companies as its so-called 'stalking horse bidder,' which means it will open the bidding at the bookseller's bankruptcy auction on July 19. Any deal would still need to be approved by a bankruptcy court." -- "Bankrupt Borders Finds a Buyer,"Slate 7/1/11
Ruzuzu, I just took a heaping helping of umbrage over on Real Hernesheir's profile page, so I'm in the lead until someone takes umbrage at my umbrage-taking.
No, no, I'm all for serial ruthlessness and practice it frequently, being an editor. But wouldn't you think that after several swoops, one's fell begins to tire?
Welcome back, blaff! Was wondering where you were hiding. :-)
Pro, I didn't see the "t" issue until I logged on using my desktop PC (I usually work on a Mac laptop). Don't know whether that makes any difference....
Urban Dictionary says that it refers to "Technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished."
I was just coming here to plead for the same thing, marky (albeit in slightly different words). A great portion of my time on Wordnik is spent furiously adding words to my lists. I'm paralyzed.
As for the new interface in general, admittedly I need to spend more time using it, but I do agree with fellow Wordieniks about feeling blindsided by the change while the list of requests on this page seemingly went ignored. I managed to roll with previous overhauls, but this one, visually pleasing as it is, seems functionally clunky and confusing to me thus far.
Love the font on Comments! The one used for comments below links is a bit hard on the eyes, though. I think someone else mentioned that it would be great if the Comments section were higher up on the page rather then relegated to the bottom half. :-)
"Of course you cannot escape the fact that gatekeeping is about excluding work that is deemed not to be good enough. No wonder this makes many people (not only rejected authors) strongly dislike editors. But nature abhors a vacuum of opinion, particularly on the internet, and someone is always going to make quality assessments. Publishers back their judgment by investing in development (i.e. editing), production and promotion. They are thus better placed to be doorbitches than most other candidates." —Mandy Brett, "Why the World Needs Editors, Even If It Doesn't Need Books"
Oh, I just can't add to this list. I'd be here for a week. Most of my citations, however, would be from careless authors whom I've caught while editing. ;->
Were you looking for weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy jello-wrestling at the south pole or weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole?
I remember it too, dontcry. In fact, I just watched that episode last week. :-) (I received the big fat fancy-ass DVD M*A*S*H collection as a gift a few years ago.)
Ptero: I just had the same problem with removing tags from two of my entries, both of which include apostrophes. Now that I see your post about "Hawai'i," I'm wondering whether the apostrophe is somehow the problem.
Sionnach, funny you should mention the general's corpse. It was exhumed and re-buried twice, but I doubt that had anything to do with ersatz coffee, or my predilection for writing zombie Civil War novels.
blafferty, you simply must bracket "something more serious than a fart."
Actually, this wasn't my first--it should probably be Bad Guys, officially. (See my comment on your list page.)
Back in the mists of Wordie-time, my first list was simply a catch-all of my favorite words. That list grew too big, so I divided it (several times), until it morphed into the "'Cause I Like Them" alphabet lists. "B" now looks like it was first because it had the most words when I divided, so it was easiest to keep where it was rather than delete and start from scratch.
*wonders whether that makes any sense at all in the new Wordnik world*
My first list with any kind of "theme" was Bad Guys, although like sionnach, my actual first list was a catch-all of favorite words. It's been changed many times since then so it doesn't actually exist anymore.
Can't even begin to figure out what my first word here was.
Interesting. I'm just now working on a book about a Confederate general, and his corps is on its way to Gettysburg in search of shoes. I'll let you know whether they also find ersatz coffee.
Since this list doesn't appear to be open anymore (*sigh*), may I suggest this fabulous acronym for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination: PANCE? It's just pants! :-)
No worries, hernesheir. I've been (guiltily) stealing every one of the Scottish bird names you've been listing. (Well, almost every one; a few are already on my "nicknames" list.) It's a delight seeing them scroll by. :-)
As for the birdwatching--I'm insanely jealous! I don't think any of the birds you mentioned have made it to my life list yet, except Canada Goose, mallard, and Red-Tail. How lucky! You must live in an avian wonderland.
Well, I'm new at this, but wouldn't you have to forget not to decide not to read a completely different Wisława Szymborska poem next weekend, seeing as how you've already read this particular Wisława Szymborska poem?
Chicago style, of which I am an adherent, places the period immediately after the last word and then adds ellipses: "Then bilby got his ears caught in the frivolous blades of the Wordnik copter....The ears were never seen again."
Just read an article in Slate that argues for the British style of outside punctuation (which it calls "logical") vs. the presumably illogical American style. While I see the merits, I still can't bring myself to change after eons of being an American editor. :-)
An 1823 Bible that takes its nickname from a misprint in Genesis 24:61. The correct reading is "And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way." The Camels Bible instead reads, "And Rebekah arose, and her camels...."
In the 1551 edition of Becke’s revision of the Thomas Matthew Bible, Psalm 91:5 reads, "So that thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for any bugges at night," using "bugges" in place of "terror," which appears in the King James and later translations.
Comments by reesetee
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reesetee commented on the list do-daaah--do-daaah
Heehee. Added. :-)
December 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word comments
Oh, what a lovely place it would be. *dreams*
October 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word occupy Wordnik
Jenn, you can reach me on FB if you'd like.
October 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word comments
You know what would be really cool? Wordie.
October 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
*sigh*
October 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
I've whittled my FB car down to a nice little bicycle.
October 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
Hi, everyone. Checking in with some freshly baked umbrage and jam-filled fufluns. Been having a tough time here. I'm on FB and Google+, too, so for now, hope to see you there.
*parks old clunker in the garage and takes newer, less-loved car*
October 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
*marginalizes own discourse, then flings toasted harshmallows at "new interface" page*
Pro, sionnach: I'm with you. *raises beharshmallowed fist in solidarity*
September 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word harpleat
*yoink*
September 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
*hands sionnach a flaky umbrage pastry*
September 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
Hi all. Rolig, my sentiments match yours. I'm willing to wait out the Big Tangle if it means that I'll be able to stay in contact with my good old Wordnikian friends, especially since many are not on FB or other such sites. But I've lost my enthusiasm for Wordnik. I'm hoping it's temporary, because I still don’t believe there’s another site where you can blather on happily with like-minded word lovers who are so funny, civil, and intelligent. Wouldn’t it be great if we could have that back again? And I miss my lists, and everyone else’s lists, and flinging fufluns. I’m still around, but I’m waiting. In the meantime, I hope to see all of you elsewhere. *sigh*
September 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
I haven't been here in a while either--can't get the pages to load before a millennium passes. (Also in the Beating a Dead Horse Dept.)
September 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word juddering
Well, if you're going to judder them around, Chained....I mean, really.
August 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Teutonic plates
I only take them out of the china cabinet for special occasions.
August 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word celloboxing
Yes, I was disappointed that way as well. ;-)
August 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word celloboxing
Right here.
August 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
What? Umbrage!
*flees*
August 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the word juddering
Hey! Stop looking at Chained's citations!
Oh, wait.
August 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Italian post office
However, it is still not a valid Scrabble word.
August 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cheese or font
Here it is.
August 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word penilize
This sounds quite painful.
August 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
I can only answer your question with a question: How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
August 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
*hands out glowing green fufluns as a distraction*
*snarfs up umbrage*
*flees*
August 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Italian post office
Bilby, that is exquisite.
August 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Prokudin-Gorskii Turkmen with camel
*groan*
August 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Prokudin-Gorskii Turkmen with camel
What are they sitting around for? Look at all those sacks that need delivering!
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word elevator mechanic
Not to worry--plenty more ideas where that came from. ;-)
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
Ruzuzu? Wrong nun.
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cobbler's awl
Neat! I just found out that it's also used in Tasmania as a name for the Eastern Spinebill.
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word njuna nujna nuna
What if Sr. Bertrille renunciated her nunhood before becoming a ninja?
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
*hides Umbrage Sweeper*
August 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
Oh, you'd think so, wouldn't you, asylumhead? Fortunately, I always travel with my Super 2000 Umbrage Sweeper.
*sweeps up umbrage*
*flees*
August 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
I must confess that the long page load time is what's been keeping me away for a while. It is frustrating.
August 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
*swipe*
A-ha! I have it!
*flees*
August 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
Give it back, you umbrage thief!
August 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word foyle's further philavery (christopher foyle)
*catches fuflun, now stale, and eats it anyway*
August 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whiskey balls
They've all been eaten.
August 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
I like the dated comments too. Thanks for adding that.
July 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the word start a new list, then realize you've already created that same list
You beat me to this page--another record! :-)
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word start a new list, then realize you've already created that same list
See ruzuzu's comment on her Mold list.
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mold
Well now, I think that's a first--making a list that you yourself have already created. I think this needs to be added to the Several Stages of Wordie Addiction list.
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list international-house-of-fufluns
Be careful. I don't think Wordnik has a resident dentist.
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word slaw
Weirdnet again....
This is how my dad says "coleslaw"--as though using the entire word is just too exacting. Likewise, hot dogs are simply "dogs."
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list t9-you-crazy-diamond
Love it! :-)
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Grindr
*facepalm*
July 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list international-house-of-fufluns
Can you break your teeth on those too?
July 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list international-house-of-fufluns
Aaaaahahaha! Why haven't I seen this list before now? Favorited!
Do these international fufluns come with grape riffles?
July 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word theodolite
Holy cow.
July 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word oliver
Wait'll you try the fufluns topped with whipped umbrage.
July 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
Ruzuzu, you wouldn't believe how many of us have copyeditor tendencies. ;-)
Edit: Antisocial? You? HAHAHAHAHA!
July 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Plinth.
July 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Plinth!
July 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-joy-of-copyediting
Ohhhh, this is good. :-)
July 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pee pink
*groan*
July 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
I forgot to wink. ;-> But please note that philornithic is currently my favorite word.
July 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Hi Erin. For what it's worth--since bilby and marky already supplied information--I'm usually using Firefox v.3.6.16. I also use Chrome (on another computer--don't have version # handy), but haven't checked to see whether it's happening there. Thanks!
If it's only happening on lists with more than 100 words, I'm in big trouble. ;-)
July 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bacon roses
With instructions! No wonder the Internet is so big!
July 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word logonomy
Or suspishy.
July 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Is everyone still having problems adding words to lists (on the list page itself)? I'm still seeing the word in the add field after I press "add"--and it doesn't immediately show up on the list unless I refresh the page.
Also, I was seeing a notification when a word I'm adding is already on the list, and that's gone now.
On a positive note, I see that a "view" option now pops up near each of my list names on every word page. Thanks!
July 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
...and that I would ever leave a word about birds off my lists?
July 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word schize
Heehee!
July 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spectabundal
Sorry all--didn't see your comments until now. Yes, according to OED Online, it's meant to be an adjective. Here's the sole example:
"1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 111 By the inchanted transportation of the eyes and eares of its spectabundal auditorie."
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word l'appel du vide
:-)
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word plinth
I feel glad that it's out there and that you feel powerful. :-)
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word may my feet bring prosperity
Lovely.
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list revolting-beverages
*blurp*
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Head of patron saint of genital diseases to be auctioned in Meath
"The macabre object is housed in a Queen Anne case and has been on display in the hallway of the Meath house – removed only when young children visit."
Priceless.
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word teller
"Bell-Ringing Lore" sounds like a potential list. :-)
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
I almost hate to say that I agree with Pro, frogapplause, mollusque, oro, rolig, et al., because somehow admitting it means it's so--but I'm feeling rather extraneous myself here lately. Like mollusque, I'm curious about where the Wordniks-That-Be see this site going. My feeling of late is that it may be traveling in a different direction than I'd hoped it would, and that makes me very sad indeed.
July 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spectabundal
Rubabness, the definition is right below your own comment.
July 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word reverse ferret
McKenzie would "roar around the office shouting 'Ferret up your trouser!'" whenever he wanted to alter made-up pages at top speed. "Then he might shout, 'Reverse ferret!' and all the pages would have to be changed all over again." -- "Rupert Murdoch and the Reverse Ferret," Slate.com, 11/17/08
July 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list strange-services
Great list!
July 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sweater deballing
Ah, New Jersey....
July 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
Here, hernesheir. I bought a bottle of the new Umbrage-Out Stain Remover, specially formulated for Wordnik pages. This oughta do the trick.
July 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word l'appel du vide
All right, you've all convinced me. Not standing near the edge of any cliff with any of you. Especially since I aim to please fairly frequently.
July 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*jealous!*
July 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bankrupt Borders Finds a Buyer
See stalking horse bidder.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
I've been seeing that big, weird font all over Wordnik since the new design rollout. Maybe it's sionnach's doing....
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stalking horse bidder
"The U.S.’s second-largest bookstore chain announced Thursday that it has chosen private equity firm Najafi Companies as its so-called 'stalking horse bidder,' which means it will open the bidding at the bookseller's bankruptcy auction on July 19. Any deal would still need to be approved by a bankruptcy court." -- "Bankrupt Borders Finds a Buyer," Slate 7/1/11
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Nooooo, sorry. *sigh* But glad you had a great time. New Mexico is on my dream list of vacation spots. :-)
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word l'appel du vide
You mean an urge or a tingly, god-I-hope-I-don't-fall-to-my-death feeling? If it's the latter, I have it too.
If it's the former, remind me never to stand on the edge of a cliff with any of you.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
*flees, seeking lost umbrage*
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Oxford comma
*is relieved*
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word aqueduct
"Ah" for me.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fell swoop
A fell beast makes an excellent house guard.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word umbrage
Ruzuzu, I just took a heaping helping of umbrage over on Real Hernesheir's profile page, so I'm in the lead until someone takes umbrage at my umbrage-taking.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Is not the mounted liger
You know, all the clouds I've seen lately have been happily socializing with other clouds.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fufluns
Ruzuzu, aren't those your photos?
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Hope you had a good time!
*searches for b's wotd under desk*
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quesadilla
See? That's why I come to Wordnik--for the literary excellence.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word catachrest
It would probably be the wrong image. ;-)
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
PossU, it feels a bit cold to me as well. I did like the side-by-side display, simply because I could see more at a glance.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word patefy
5. To turn someone into a person named Pat.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hopped up
I'm usually hopped up on coffee. At least in the morning. Then I come to Wordnik and get hopped up on words.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word overlimen
*guffaw*
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word all hopped up on
Hmm....
;-)
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
I never! Umbrage! Umbrage!
Oh, sorry, hernesheir. I spilled umbrage all over your profile.
July 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
Time warp? Black hole?
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
Is it possible that two Wordniks have the same screen name? Or could it be some bizarre glitch that came with the new interface?
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Yep. He outpaced me a while ago.
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Yeah. Scary, right? ;-)
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word flautas
Heehee.
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fell swoop
No, no, I'm all for serial ruthlessness and practice it frequently, being an editor. But wouldn't you think that after several swoops, one's fell begins to tire?
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list apt
How could it not be, with a name like that? ;-)
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fufuns
What does "quesadilla" sound like when you're trying to eat fufluns?
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Is not the mounted liger
*munches happily, unaware of suspicious syntax*
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quesadilla
Oh. Carry on, then.
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list it-s-a-trap
I wouldn't answer that; it's a trap.
June 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quesadilla
Please! No feeding the animals!
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Is not the mounted liger
*hands out new quesadillas*
*avoids applauding*
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quesadilla
Ooh, look at all those yummy tortilla ligers in the photos down there....
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Is not the mounted liger
*hands over salsa*
*applauds milosrdenstvi*
*drops quesadilla while applauding*
*curses*
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Is not the mounted liger
*hands out quesadillers*
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list apt
Neat list! Found some cities, though they're a bit obscure. Up to you whether you want to keep them. :-)
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word plinth
Milos, that's excellent! If Wordnik were a photo, that would be it. :-)
Okay, that would be one of them....
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
Pro, just mentioned the same on blafferty's profile page--lc "t" looks fine on my MacBook, not so fine on my PC.
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Welcome back, blaff! Was wondering where you were hiding. :-)
Pro, I didn't see the "t" issue until I logged on using my desktop PC (I usually work on a Mac laptop). Don't know whether that makes any difference....
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Is not the mounted liger
See liger.
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bikeshedding
Hmm. Guess I didn't grow up in a bike shed area. We always conducted that sort of business behind the local bakery.
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fell swoop
You have a point, yarb. I suppose if more than one swoop was fell, it would be more fellish than fell.
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ornithophile
That's because I was busy over at philornithic.
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list coruscate-coruscate-little-star
Thanks, marky! This is one of my oldies.
June 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dixie-fixie
Heehee.
*bails out Foxy-Loxy lickety-split*
June 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bikeshedding
I never even heard of a shed specifically for bicycles until I saw this word.
June 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word clean-shaveranto
See whiskeranto.
June 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bikeshedding
You bet. Looks like a Wiktionary definition just arrived on this page, too.
June 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bikeshedding
Urban Dictionary says that it refers to "Technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished."
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national waffle day
And here's a list. :-)
Edit: Ooh, here's another!
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national waffle day
And international waffle day.
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national waffle day
And waffle iron day.
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national waffle day
Also see national waffle week.
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pananxiety
And here I thought this was nervousness or unease around cookware.
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word snooks
"Actions of ejectment" = ♥
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word naked hiking day
Okay, well then how about making it Naked Orange Strangely Hiking Snack Appreciation Day?
June 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Touchdown Jesus
We could ask the Patriot Guard Riders to protect us.
June 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the word naked hiking day
That sounds like an awful lot of work. Can't we just take snack packs?
June 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the list just-cause-i-like-em-l
Perhaps--but none of the other letter lists include lubberwort. :-)
June 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the list broad-and-flat
Thanks! Still working on this. I expected to list about ten words or so. :-)
June 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spatula
Nickname for the Roseate Spoonbill.
June 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word naked hiking day
Strangely Naked Orange Snack Hiking Appreciation Day?
June 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word yellow sac spider
Heard about this a little while ago but I didn't know why the little critters were targeting Mazda6. Love it. :-)
Of course, I don't own a Mazda6....
June 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word strangely orange snack appreciation day
It's nier Tangiers, yes indeed.
June 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word naked hiking day
Strangely Orange Snack Appreciation Day may have all the flash, but let's not forget this holiday.
June 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word strangely orange snack appreciation day
Yum. *drinks Tang*
June 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Strangely Orange Snack Appreciation Day
See strangely orange snack appreciation day.
June 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Why, thank you! Happy Strangely Orange Snack Appreciation Day to you too!
*offers Cheez-Its, Doritos, and cheese curls all around*
By the way, it's also naked hiking day. I do not advise celebrating both at the same time.
June 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Reeth
Yeth, but nothing thpecial.
June 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
I was just coming here to plead for the same thing, marky (albeit in slightly different words). A great portion of my time on Wordnik is spent furiously adding words to my lists. I'm paralyzed.
As for the new interface in general, admittedly I need to spend more time using it, but I do agree with fellow Wordieniks about feeling blindsided by the change while the list of requests on this page seemingly went ignored. I managed to roll with previous overhauls, but this one, visually pleasing as it is, seems functionally clunky and confusing to me thus far.
Off to play with it a little more....
June 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-make-me-happy--1
Thanks for the list, ruzuzu, and for including me in it. Thanks for the poem, sionnach.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bees
Math bee.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bookazine
Then there's bookiodical.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word barometz
I don't want to know, anyhow.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list dying-arts
Very nice list!
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Never heard that one before--but duly added. Thanks.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mola making
I brought a mola piece home from a Panama Canal cruise a few months ago. Beautiful work.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word flintknapping
I first read this as "nitflapping" and I wondered what those nits were up to now.
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
Love the font on Comments! The one used for comments below links is a bit hard on the eyes, though. I think someone else mentioned that it would be great if the Comments section were higher up on the page rather then relegated to the bottom half. :-)
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
And the previous comment, which I posted a few seconds ago, has time-traveled and was apparently posted 15 hours ago. *scratches head*
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new interface
Wow. That's what I get for being away for a week or so. Need to go figure this out now....
June 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bird-wirds-nicknames
Thanks, m.
June 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word We must restore the dignity of this vegetable!
But good grief; who could sheathe that?
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word We must restore the dignity of this vegetable!
Yes. But there's no time for that now.
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
Agreed on both counts, m. Well put. :-)
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Plinth
Well, I wouldn't do it too often. You can imagine what people would think.
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word plinth
It's a serious word?
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word We must restore the dignity of this vegetable!
The kohlrabi? That rotund little Santa Claus of a vegetable? Surely you jest, sionnach.
Besides, beets don't blush. They're ruddy because they're the picture of health. Health and dignity.
*stuffs fistfuls of phony umbrage into a pot to steam*
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word We must restore the dignity of this vegetable!
I'd vote for the beet. Quite a dignified vegetable, and never involved in any scandalous E. coli scares.
June 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word insomnia
That is a good book. :-)
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-good-egg
Thanks! Just added a bunch more.
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word insomnia
Maybe a nice comic book instead.... ;-)
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cornball
And here I was thinking "Silent Cornballs."
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word We must restore the dignity of this vegetable!
No. Seriously?
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Plinth
Blaff, you need to check plinth (lowercase). Although you do have a point--uppercase Plinths are even more stately.
Plinth.
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordie commandments
As we all have, blafferty. As we all have.
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list italian--2
Welcome, juliefa! You'll have fun here. :-)
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word melittologist
*snort*
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word nutmeg
Oh dear.
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
*wishes anything were called smokos here*
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word moro reflex
Dontcry, it appears that sentence requires brackets by popular acclaim.
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list extended-ipa-letters
You said a mouthful, Pro.
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Ha! That makes two of us. (Or more.)
June 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word moro reflex
It is, sionnach. Truly it is. As bilby so aply put it, "Sometimes you can sort of explain Wordie to your friends. And sometimes ... "
June 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
So that's what I like about ampersands. Thanks, sionnach--I hadn't made the connection before!
June 8, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
Did you like that fuflun, dontcry? That was an exceptionally moist batch of ampersands.
June 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word doorbitch
"Of course you cannot escape the fact that gatekeeping is about excluding work that is deemed not to be good enough. No wonder this makes many people (not only rejected authors) strongly dislike editors. But nature abhors a vacuum of opinion, particularly on the internet, and someone is always going to make quality assessments. Publishers back their judgment by investing in development (i.e. editing), production and promotion. They are thus better placed to be doorbitches than most other candidates." —Mandy Brett, "Why the World Needs Editors, Even If It Doesn't Need Books"
June 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
I must confess: I do like ampersands. And pampersands, too.
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mackerel
Any time, r.
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list 2011-spelling-bee-bingo
Somehow I missed the entire bingo. :-(
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list collection-o-collocations
I concur with the advice about concurring with rolig.
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sleeve
I'd wager that we can't do much about it, though, since the man died in 2000. :-/
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mackerel
Ooh, just rediscovered this article (also cited on the mackerel page).
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mackerel
Thanks! Now I have to run off and tell ruzuzu about it. :-)
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pistanbul
Did you know that Pistanbul was Pconstantinople?
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pampersands
Pellipses too, I'm sure.
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-get-way-more-fun-when-you-add-a-p-to-them
Good grief! My sincerest apologies, Mr. Fox. Consider my comment duly edited.
And while I'm at it, I take umbrage at the implication that I am a shapeshifting eco-terrorist. Umbrage, I say!
Signed,
Ignis Fatuus
June 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-get-way-more-fun-when-you-add-a-p-to-them
Great minds, sionnach. I think we added "plottery" at the same time.
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word prussia
Now we're cookin'.
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-red-ink-ran-dry
Oh, I just can't add to this list. I'd be here for a week. Most of my citations, however, would be from careless authors whom I've caught while editing. ;->
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
Yes! Automatic fake ellipses. How hideous.
*tops fufluns with one ampersand each, except for a special ampersand-free one for frogapplause*
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pinternal prevenue pservice
I've taken to calling it the Infernal Revenue Service. But that doesn't fit the list. :-)
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word prussia
No, but Rupssia may be. ;-)
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swine
Well, now that you put it that way....
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word barefaced liar
Whatever do you mean? It's only one sentence.
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cang
Heehee.
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mackerel
You bet. Nifty list!
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word weyant jelly shoes for cats who enjoy jello-wrestling at the south pole
Were you looking for weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy jello-wrestling at the south pole or weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pornithology
Haha! Great advice. :-)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cang
Yes! It happens every time I poke my nose into the OED. There are worse addictions, I suppose.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word high dudgeon
I've often wondered what good low dudgeon would do anyone.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pickle switch
Methinks we need oroboros' input.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word coquette
Hummingbirds have some of the best names ever.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word comfortable
I might, but I'm not comfterbull saying.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rump and coke
I think I know a grump and coke.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pornithology
Bilby is also the creator of the hilarious Porn Birds list. (I'd link to it, but his account either doesn't exist or isn't public.)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national doughnut day
*hands dontcry a stale doughnut and a box of bandages*
Sorry, ruzuzu. If it's any consolation, I appear to have left myself off the mailing list too.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mackerel
You may want to include this fish on your list (look under "Senate Chamber" subhead).
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cang
Foolish; silly. (Obsolete)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word candid
OED Online does list "white" as a definition, but with a caveat:
"White. (Usually with reference to other meanings, or in translation from Latin.) Obs. or arch.
1630 T. Jackson Comm. Apostles Creed viii. xxvi, in Wks. VIII. 105 Sending Him back to Pilate in a white or candid robe.
1700 Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 505 The Stones came candid forth: The Hue of Innocence.
1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 54 That candid Appearance, which‥does result from the Mixture of all Kinds of Colours.
1805 J. M. Good Lucretius i. 298 The candid milk."
Just sayin'. :-)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swine
Milk that tastes like bacon? Blecch.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
...and...ellipses....
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
You know what else? I don't like? Question marks--don't you?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jello-wrestling at the south pole
I don't know about the Winter Olympics, but it definitely belongs on Chained's "Holy Pantheon of WTF" list.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eckle-feckle
*chortle*
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word edgar
Does Hansen eat burston?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list important-concepts-i-learned-from-watching-m-a-s-h
How about "to cut off a man's legs and steal his drawers"?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Pontus
*wonders whether Pontus was a pilot*
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dommerer
Apparently this means "a beggar feigning to be deaf and dumb," "a madman," or "one who pretends to have had his tongue cut out, and to be dumb."
Nice WOTD, Prolagus. :-)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national doughnut day
Happy National Doughnut Day (again), everyone!
For some reason, this seems to be the one food holiday I've remembered three years running. Go figure.
*munches on yet another cream-filled doughnut, but not the one from last year or the year before*
Still looking for the Spanish Inquisition mailing list, however.
June 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the list name-calling-2
Added, thanks! (On my older lists, I'm sticking with all lowercase.)
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dadge
Good idea.
*stumbles to Fattiehead*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pedum
That is one good-looking Pedum.
That just didn't sound right.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word woodpecker
*makes note not to get dontcry started*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list important-concepts-i-learned-from-watching-m-a-s-h
*checks big fat fancy-ass DVD for possible answer*
...I got nothin'.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jarhole
Ah, yes, dear old PFH.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word herald-duck
I have two: Raphael and Harold.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word habbowcraws
Crows don't scare that easily. You may need to graduate to T. Rex.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word weyant
Now it's going to trend ruthlessly.
*wonders where Ruth is*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word june is turkey lovers' month
That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
But since this is June, you could probably ask one of them.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stone-chaker
Stonechat or wheatear, I believe.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hoarsgouk
Heehee!
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bird-fish
*lurv*
Now we need a list of fish birds.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word crappit heads
Blecch. What an appropriate name.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fossple
I'd thought you were too. ;-)
Thanks for the suggestion!
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word craker
Also corn crake.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dadge
*attempts to walk danglingly*
*falls flat on face*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word glamour pants
The iris variety or the pants? ;-)
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-get-way-more-fun-when-you-add-a-p-to-them
If you like this plist, then check out this glist too. :-)
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bluther
Honestly. Everyone knows it isn't wise to raise wind-bells in water.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word black bitch
No. Really?
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ashiepattle
Aww.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word knag
A woodpecker, I believe.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word keith
At first I read that as "A bear laid across a river to prevent salmon from getting up," and I thought of chained.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word present perfect
I haven't heard that here, but they do become as wordy (not Wordie, unfortunately) as humanly possible: "At approximately 7:30 p.m. last night...."
Also, no cars. Only motor vehicles.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hosterage
Excellent! No umberage-taking here.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jurr
Aww, how nice.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jorinker
Cute.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word frank burns eats worms
As do I. :-)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ingowne
And here I am thinking this was a toenail situation.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word insucken multure
Priceless.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list important-concepts-i-learned-from-watching-m-a-s-h
I remember it too, dontcry. In fact, I just watched that episode last week. :-) (I received the big fat fancy-ass DVD M*A*S*H collection as a gift a few years ago.)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jarhole
I like it!
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hump-glutteral
Does anyone else get the feeling that language is far more boring today than in Dr. Jamieson's day?
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hubbie
There is! See here.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list pterodactyl-is-a-windbag
Likewise. :-)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list dr--jamiesons-birds
*snicker*
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hiving-sough
*snort*
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hoarsgouk
If these are all red herrings, then hernesheir is the consummate red-herringist. Also, I'd have to delete them all from my bird nicknames list. ;-)
Bilby, you've created a very bizarre earworm. *sigh*
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dun-diver
Also see herald-duck.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word herald-duck
Dun-diver is itself a nickname for the merganser or Ruddy Duck.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pea coffee
Poor Cubans.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination
:-D
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word habbowcraws
Must...have...this.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word golk
Also see gowk.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Better Squidness Bureau
Oh, joy! You've reminded me of plethora's delightful squid list. Thanks, r!
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gorby
Wonder whether this came from the name of the raven genus (Corvus).
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list columniation
Nifty list! Favorited.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word columniation
Better than calumniation, I'd wager. :-)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word goldspink
Is too.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Ptero: I just had the same problem with removing tags from two of my entries, both of which include apostrophes. Now that I see your post about "Hawai'i," I'm wondering whether the apostrophe is somehow the problem.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list how-to-make-a-facebook-game--part-2
Perfect.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list how-to-make-a-facebook-game
lampbane: Yes, precisely!
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
National bilby day duly added. *orders pin*
Au contraire, my good fox. There is indeed a Fox Day, albeit local.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
Well...no, I don't think so. Purple seems to be the predominant color of many varieties. But this site might help.
Sionnach, if you're looking for even more fun with flowers, may I suggest these lists?
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names I by Yours Truly
Tulip Names II: You Know My Name by YT
A Dalliance of Dahlias by YT
I'm sure I've missed some, but mollusque is the only other wordienik I know who shares this obsession. Please post here if you know of others. :-)
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
Thank you for bracketing ecclesiastical haberdashery.
So it's red socks for the fox, eh?
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
You'd be great at that. But I can't see you in a little red hat.
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
My dream is to get a job naming flowers. ;-)
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pea coffee
*spits out mouthful of coffee*
Sionnach, funny you should mention the general's corpse. It was exhumed and re-buried twice, but I doubt that had anything to do with ersatz coffee, or my predilection for writing zombie Civil War novels.
blafferty, you simply must bracket "something more serious than a fart."
May 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national wine day
I hope everyone has recovered by now.
May 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list it-has-a-name
Ooh, nice! Thanks!
May 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Just 'cause I like 'em, B
Actually, this wasn't my first--it should probably be Bad Guys, officially. (See my comment on your list page.)
Back in the mists of Wordie-time, my first list was simply a catch-all of my favorite words. That list grew too big, so I divided it (several times), until it morphed into the "'Cause I Like Them" alphabet lists. "B" now looks like it was first because it had the most words when I divided, so it was easiest to keep where it was rather than delete and start from scratch.
*wonders whether that makes any sense at all in the new Wordnik world*
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list first-lists
My first list with any kind of "theme" was Bad Guys, although like sionnach, my actual first list was a catch-all of favorite words. It's been changed many times since then so it doesn't actually exist anymore.
Can't even begin to figure out what my first word here was.
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list how-to-make-a-facebook-game
I'd suggest another list in which you add "World" in Step #2, but I haven't done much research on it. :-)
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Hmm. Maybe The Powers would let us start it up again....
*looks around to see who's listening*
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pea coffee
*spits out mouthful of coffee*
Interesting. I'm just now working on a book about a Confederate general, and his corps is on its way to Gettysburg in search of shoes. I'll let you know whether they also find ersatz coffee.
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Pro: True. I'm yoinking from your wotd list like crazy. Also, I have intended to start my own for...oh, two months now....
I've noticed no comments too on emailed wotd lists, but I thought that was the lister's choice, no?
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordiepants
Since this list doesn't appear to be open anymore (*sigh*), may I suggest this fabulous acronym for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination: PANCE? It's just pants! :-)
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word craftivism
Seen here.
May 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word yarnbombing
Seen here.
May 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
No worries, hernesheir. I've been (guiltily) stealing every one of the Scottish bird names you've been listing. (Well, almost every one; a few are already on my "nicknames" list.) It's a delight seeing them scroll by. :-)
As for the birdwatching--I'm insanely jealous! I don't think any of the birds you mentioned have made it to my life list yet, except Canada Goose, mallard, and Red-Tail. How lucky! You must live in an avian wonderland.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
That sounds like far too much work. I'd rather forget to read every poem ever written, then remember later a few poems at a time.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Well, as you can see, the current stock is limited to two designs.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word can you id this wordnik
*pulls thorn out of arm*
Uh...No! Absolutely not!
*scratches arm*
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word can you id this wordnik
Ha! I was waiting to see who'd say that!
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word every potential wordie list is an existing wordie list
And...well, here.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquois
I'm being told to wear numerous nightgowns. I don't think this is working properly today.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
Apparently a wodge of porch is now missing.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
I thought we were talking about forgetting. Or possibly I read that I'd forgotten that I hadn't not read a poem.
I don't remember.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Yes, and on zazzle too. But see here, blafferty--the remnants of the original Wordie shop! (I used my crappuccino mug just this morning.)
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user Wordplayer
Congratulations, Word! :-) Ah, I remember the fun days of spelling bees...I believe I managed as far as fourth in the state in my day as well.
Don't ask how long ago it was. ;-)
I have the same question as PossU: what was the winning word?
May 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
*hands rolig a glass of water*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word guffaw
*bares teeth while laughing*
*chokes*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word proctofoam
Well, at least it has emollient properties.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word is the new black
As is the referred article for snowclone. :-)
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
*searches in vain for cub's name*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
And my niece! Happy Birthday to sionnach-sister as well. :-)
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
Well, I'm new at this, but wouldn't you have to forget not to decide not to read a completely different Wisława Szymborska poem next weekend, seeing as how you've already read this particular Wisława Szymborska poem?
I'm just guessing here.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
Chicago style, of which I am an adherent, places the period immediately after the last word and then adds ellipses: "Then bilby got his ears caught in the frivolous blades of the Wordnik copter....The ears were never seen again."
Inverted commas: "Blecch."
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
So you forgot not to decide not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem?
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
Congrats on the new cub! :-D
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word proctofoam
Happy Proctofoam, chained!
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
Just read an article in Slate that argues for the British style of outside punctuation (which it calls "logical") vs. the presumably illogical American style. While I see the merits, I still can't bring myself to change after eons of being an American editor. :-)
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word clishpen
Judging by the Google results, it's apparently gypsy-speak.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word postholith
*crosses legs*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
What's left of it, you mean.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fargin
I agree. Fargin brilliant, and far better than firkin.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
I thought you were only in for a smidge? That wodge is likely to collapse the porch.
*crashbangthudaaaaaaah!
Uh oh.
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
And she's doing it whilst preferring a smidge of pie!
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national apple pie day
Dontcry, in my family we'd call that a sliver.
*enjoys being imprudent*
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word nun
Also a nickname for the smew (which is also called white nun).
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word black-head
Powit-gull is also a nickname; the bird's common name is Black-Headed Gull. :-)
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lithophilia
Good to know. I've been yoinking like crazy these days.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national apple pie day
Of course! Let me just...
*rolls in enormous pie on forklift*
...okay, here you go.
*serves up wodge of pie to blafferty*
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spraint
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not going near that question.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spraints
Because you were busy typing paraskevidekatriaphobia into the search box. ;->
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word paraskevidekatriaphobia
*types*
You're right! Spooky!
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quiet
Oh! Sorry. I couldn't hear you.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national dance like a chicken day
I hope everyone has his/her chicken suit ready. The dancing begins tomorrow.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national apple pie day
Come and get it!
*serves up giant wedges of apple pie*
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quiet
WHAT??
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lithophilia
Nifty! I'm yoinking a few for my No Ap-ology list. :-)
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word FOIAing
Seen here.
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy-dominoes
Pro: Haha!
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cat
Sionnach's kitties at the keyboard again.
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
PossU, just move the date and make it your very own Eat What You Want Day!
*serves up a heaping dish of chocolate ice cream and sauerkraut*
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word googled
I'd say it's okay lowercased. Unless, of course, you're trying to MacGyver something. ;-)
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word subitize
Take a subitizing test.
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
Here you go.
*hands over grape riffles with ketchup*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word courage-bag
Was I looking for courage bag? Absolutely not. I wasn't even looking for courage-bag.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list daydream-believer
That's our uselessness.... ;-)
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list all-about-shoes
Brackets around yoinkage, please.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word feather
That is one odd-looking horse.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word coalhood
Black-capped chickadee? Or another black-cap?
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bull-of-the-bog
Not surprising. Also see thunder-pumper for a host of other bittern nicknames.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bullfit
*wonders whether it's related to the fitmouse*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sad
I say we record all of our comments and send them to you in a file, so you can listen on your iPod whenever you want.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
And for that "easy" one, chained, I thank you. From the bottom of my almost-in-last-place Wordienik heart.
*flings fuflun-decorated tiaras at fellow contestants*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
H, I'm loving all these bird names you're posting. Hope you don't mind if I shamelessly nab them. Would it help if you could access my list? :-)
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caloo
FYI, oldsquaw is no longer used in ornithology because "squaw" is considered pejorative. :-)
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Draculamya
Good idea. And stay out of dark...uh...sea caves.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
Happy Day!
*munches on fufluns topped with anchovies, whipped cream, and salsa*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Draculamya
Yikes. Do you know any of these guys, mollusque?
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bouk
To cleanse it?
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list i-love-these-phrases
Nice list, utarcher. :-)
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word boucht-curd
Who would possibly have decided that we needed a word for this?
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the user trivet
You bet. Glad to see you here after so long!
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
*changes date on tag*
May 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list over-dale
Trivet! Holy cow, you're here! Good to read you again! :-)
May 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word arsecockle
Oh dear.
May 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list thank-you-reestee
Hey! For me? Gosh, thank you, ruzuzu!
May 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list honorary-wordniks
Oh, Samuel Johnson--of course!
May 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Denial Bible
A 1792 Bible printed in Oxford, England, which substitutes Philip for Peter as the disciple who denied Jesus in Luke 22:34.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Camels Bible
An 1823 Bible that takes its nickname from a misprint in Genesis 24:61. The correct reading is "And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way." The Camels Bible instead reads, "And Rebekah arose, and her camels...."
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bugge Bible
In the 1551 edition of Becke’s revision of the Thomas Matthew Bible, Psalm 91:5 reads, "So that thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for any bugges at night," using "bugges" in place of "terror," which appears in the King James and later translations.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Breeches Bible
The Geneva Bible of 1560, so called because Genesis 3:7 refers to Adam and Eve clothing themselves in "breeches" made from fig leaves.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list honorary-wordniks
Would you like to be stuck in an elevator with them too? :-)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rabbit dressage
Seen here. (Thanks, chained.)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word writer's block
*double snort*
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word writer's block
It would behoove all of you to stop joking about this.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word smopple
Somehow, pyecrust sounds tastier than piecrust.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word seaworthy ship that looks like a wreck
Though I still haven't figured out why its creator calls it Love-love.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word don't make me unlock my word-hoard on you
Yeah. That's right.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word loblolly
Blecch.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Indeed! Say, you really are getting the hang of this addiction. :-)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word smopple
Smop the hoople?
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word seaworthy ship that looks like a wreck
Seen here.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stepped on a little frog
*thud*
Ouch.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word smopple
I'm a little piecrust, short and crisp.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word woodcock-soil
Well, you just can't get more specific than that. ;-)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list pennsylvania-dutch-of-stolid-country-cookery
Oooh, they're delicious. Is this recipe similar to the one in your cookbook, dontcry?
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word padded face hole
*hands over fresh towel*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word padded face hole
I would offer a blow dry, but....
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swang
Swing, swang, swung.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swad
So, you wouldn't be able to call a wodge swad, then? No such thing as a swad wodge?
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lace
Love the list. I especially enjoy lists about trades, skills, and such. :-)
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hirundinous
Hernesheir, you find the best stuff. :-)
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
But...sometimes he is a marsupial, isn't he?
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sips Kopi Luwak coffee from crappucino mug
Ah, well. To each his/her own.
*sips*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word glory hole
Incorporated into the logo for the Corning Museum of Glass (which, by the way, is a glorious museum).
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word padded face hole
Oh no, that's on the glassblowing list.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poops
*speechless*
May 5, 2011
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