A list of 27 words by uselessness.
- stein appears on 15 other lists
- boulder appears on 11 other lists
- cranium appears on 19 other lists
- blasphemy appears on 56 other lists
- crusher appears on 3 other lists
- sarcophagus appears on 41 other lists
- vengeance appears on 35 other lists
- banshee appears on 70 other lists
- pumice appears on 13 other lists
- crucible appears on 58 other lists
- purgatory appears on 37 other lists
- menace appears on 30 other lists
- firepower appears on 8 other lists
- crackdown appears on 8 other lists
- succubus appears on 65 other lists
- smackdown appears on 5 other lists
- brogue appears on 31 other lists
- rumble appears on 36 other lists
- streptococcus appears on 4 other lists
- gravel appears on 32 other lists
- pulp appears on 26 other lists
- bombard appears on 15 other lists
- onslaught appears on 33 other lists
- riot appears on 25 other lists
- vendetta appears on 55 other lists
- rickshaw appears on 14 other lists
- pulverize appears on 24 other lists
widdershins For me, rickshaw will never be a perp word, because I can't help thinking of the cute little yellow bubbles that hare around the streets of India (what would be called tuk tuks in Thailand).
Jan 3, 2008
reesetee Golly--I DID use profanity! Sadly, I didn't even notice...too focused on the saliva launching, I suppose. ;-) Apr 10, 2007
uselessness Thanks for those, though I'll omit slang and profanity from the list, because those are just too obvious. :-)
I just assumed you were submitting streptococcus because that was the punchline to one of Jim Carrey's movie jokes (from Fun with Dick and Jane), said in a fairly threatening manner. I've never heard the word anywhere else, actually, but I ought to know better than to jump to conclusions. Apr 10, 2007
trivet I avoid Jim Carrey whenever possible, me - how 'bout vendetta and stiletto? Apr 10, 2007
reesetee Gravel, pulp, bastard, pummel, onslaught! And let's not forget bombard!
*hitches up pants by the belt and swaggers away* Apr 10, 2007
uselessness Nice ones! And streptococcus, eh... Sounds like somebody's been watching Jim Carrey. Though it's not nearly as tough as it could be when it comes from him. ;-) Apr 10, 2007
trivet I've always been leery of smackdown... Also brogue, rumble, streptococcus? Apr 10, 2007
uselessness I meekly cave to the pressure. Though I have yet to hear any alternatives from the peanut gallery. Apr 10, 2007
abraxaszugzwang Agreed. placid is weeeeeeak. In fact, I daresay anything that calls Ogden Nash to mind is hardly menacing . . . . though full of formic acid is pretty cool. Apr 10, 2007
seanahan I like that poem Trivet. Apr 10, 2007
trivet It rhymes with flaccid. There is no oomph and a decided lack of spittle when trivets utter this word. Does remind me of an Ogden Nash poem:
The ant has made himself illustrious
Through constant industry industrious.
So what?
Would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid?
Apr 9, 2007
uselessness You have to say it right. Nice and plosive. Say it loud. Say it like you mean it. Launch some saliva. See? Apr 9, 2007
trivet I don't find placid very formidable... Apr 9, 2007