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• 18 days ago, ruzuzu said: Thank you, jennarenn!
• about 1 year, 1 month ago, bilby said: Must be time for a new tag soon. Uhh, when you're ready ;-)
• about 1 year, 4 months ago, bilby said: Hi. Would you like to be on Identify the Wordie #2? You'll need to email identifythewordie@yours.com with your Wordie nick and the single word that best describes you. Cheers!
• about 1 year, 4 months ago, shevek said: Reading "more about jennarenn" just about made my day. Is it by any change from this competition?
• about 1 year, 4 months ago, bilby said: You're getting the hang of tagging, jenn :-)
  
  I have more words than citations. But only because I can't help myself madeupicalising!
• about 1 year, 4 months ago, jennarenn said: Two tags! I'm now up to two tags!!!
  
  edit: I just noticed that I have more citations than words. What really surprises me is that most people have more words than citations.
• about 1 year, 4 months ago, bilby said: Good call on the geology! Would never have found it otherwise :-) I can has faultline? Whahahaha!
• about 1 year, 4 months ago, bilby said: I have to move house soon. I'm not sure I have room for everything at the new place. I'd like to leave one suitcase of stuff here for a few months.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• about 1 year, 5 months ago, Prolagus said: "jennarenn has added 1050 words, 42 lists, 1407 comments, and 1 tag."
  I found that "one tag" amazing.
• about 1 year, 9 months ago, jennarenn said: I have 999 words. I'd like to add another couple of lists, but I find myself reluctant to get into the quadruple digits. Maybe I can find something to prune first....
• about 1 year, 10 months ago, nicseow said: This might come a little late, but:
  
  why, thank you!
• about 1 year, 10 months ago, treeseed said: I put a description of Blue Moon on the wordie page for blue moon.
• about 1 year, 10 months ago, treeseed said: Oh, no...sorry...they're just icecream flavors that are common around here in Wisconsin where I live.
• about 1 year, 10 months ago, bedraggled said: Thanks a million for your comment! Let's all get draggled ;)
  
  (I'm using English as a second language so the level of creativity with English still needs polishing...)
• about 2 years ago, mikeropology said: It is, indeed, the study of mike :)
• about 2 years ago, jumary said: The Terrible Towel became a thing during the 1970's when sportscaster Myron Cope talked about the Steeler fans waving towels in the stands during games. Since then, Terrible Towels have been made in the team's black and gold colors and you see tens of thousands of them at Steeler games. Fan twirl them in circles over their heads. Lots of fans twilr towels, but I think it origininated in Pittsburgh.
  
  
• about 2 years ago, papageno said: Hey! That's kind of neat -- my day has been made. I'll thoroughly enjoy the blurb throughout the day, taking a sip of it every time I feel a little glum.
• about 2 years, 2 months ago, notahappyman said: Late response: I'm happy until someone uses the word useful in an entirely arbitrary manner when simply expressing their approval of something; "Ooh, that dress is useful!"
  
  The rage!
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, jennarenn said: Mmmm, I teach 2nd. I'll have to take a peek. Thanks for the heads-up!
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, oroboros said: J.: for 3rd grade on, my brother (a retired teacher) says. Get it for your own library, it's inexpensive and there's plenty of info on it at amazon.com. I learned about it on an NPR interview with the authors.
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, jennarenn said: Oooo! What ages is it written for?
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, oroboros said: Jennarenn, I just noticed your comment on the frass page about teaching a "cricket unit" in September (and I'm assuming you weren't just kidding) and I wondered if you knew about the newly released book "The Songs of Insects" by Lang Elliott and Wil Hershberger. I just received my copy and it's a stunner--complete with CD of cricket and cicada songs for each entry. Photography is amazing too. Highly recommended, especially if you're really going to teach a cricket unit!
  
  O.
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, uselessness said: For what it's worth, I found the mentions page behind the "wordie in the news" link at the bottom of every page. There are a couple new links down there that my attention was drawn to, but this one is particularly mysterious because of its URL. :-)
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, jennarenn said: Where has this cool little page been hiding? What else don't I know about?
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, uselessness said: Correction: looks like it's just showing my first list, which isn't nearly as interesting.
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, reesetee said: Odd. I haven't seen that happen myself....
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, uselessness said: I'm confused too. But seeing the words I've last added is kind of handy. Handy for what, I'm not sure.
• about 2 years, 5 months ago, jennarenn said: I am so confused, and it is way past my bedtime. When you click on add, it goes to the words you've recently added. If you're not signed in, it goes to the main page. My poor little brain can't take it.
  
  http://www.wordie.org/words/add
  
  
• about 2 years, 6 months ago, jennarenn said: No worries. We love the site, quirks and all. And yes, that is a *fabulous* first sentence. I wish I knew which one was the grand-prize winner.
• about 2 years, 6 months ago, john said: That's the best worst first sentence I've seen in a long time.
• about 2 years, 6 months ago, john said: I think the way you're doing it is the only way, at the moment. It's a great suggestion, I'll add it to the 'to-do' list, though it's behind fixing commenting and adding paging in a few spots where it's desperately needed. I'm batty with other things lately, poor Wordie has to stay in the back seat a while longer.
• about 2 years, 6 months ago, jennarenn said: Anybody know how to change the order of your lists once you've made them? The only way I've found is to create a new list and transfer the words one...at...a...time.
• about 2 years, 9 months ago, jennarenn said: The part of a snare drum that has several small strings or catgut threads strung tightly across it. The snare head is not struck but makes a distinctive resonant sound, the timbre of which can be changed by tightening or loosening the snares.
  
  Usages:
  "Their drums...received several small shot in the batter heads, which they went through, but immediately struck out again by the Rims, and touch'd not the snare heads." (1704, E. SMITH, _Athenian Oracle_ III. 423, cited in OED)
  
  "‘Snares’...consist of a number of gut or wire strings stretched across the lower skin or ‘snare head.’" (A. C. BAINES, _Musical Instruments_ xiv. 335, 1961, cited in OED)
• about 2 years, 9 months ago, reesetee said: Oh, rats! I missed the whole thing! Sorry...been away from the computer for a while. Maybe next time! Congrats--nice-looking trophy you have there.
  
  Suddenly I've come up with lots of things to keep in a backpack. ;-)
• about 2 years, 9 months ago, wordplay said: You have emerged victorious from Compendium: Round 1. We are humbled by your aptitude, awed by your proficiency! Make sure to come back for the next game so you can retain your title, champion.
  
  This comment is your trophy. Display it with love for all the world to see.