abraxaszugzwang has looked up 58 words, created 78 lists, listed 3530 words, written 701 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 12 words.
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"abraxaszugzwang has created 78 lists, listed 3,530 words, written 701 comments, and added 0 tags, 39 favorites, and 4 pronunciations."
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Abraxas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A_Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How I have missed you!!!!!!!!
Welcome back. Hope to see you around more often! If I can ever find time to hang out here, that is. Grr. -
Chained is still here, AZ, but now with the added bonus of a cub. So my guess is that she's pretty busy, mostly. :-)
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Pretty please...?
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Please pronounce you're something of a hotdog, aren't you.
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Thanks, guys. I'm going to try to check in more regularly now. Glad you're all still around. And Chained_Bear?
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Welcome back, AZ. :-)
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You're back! Missed you, dude!
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Hey, how delightful to see you again!
Ran across Pahdon me; I fahted. the other day and laughed out loud—made me miss New England. -
*checks pockets*
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*would sing this for money*
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*would pay money to see the Bear sing this*
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*singing* Ding dong, the AbraxasZugzwang is back!! Which AbraxasZugzwang? The nice AbraxasZugzwang! Ding dong, the AbraxasZugzwang is baaaaaack...
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AZ! You're back! Welcome home! What have you been up to? :-D
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A_Z! Is it really you? You are sorely missed.
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Just visiting....
Kind of quiet and dusty around here....
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Why, yes, I am--well, not exactly 'from' the North Shore, because I have lived in so many places that I am not from anywhere really, but I lived--yes, in Lynn!--for five years, and New England and the Boston area in particular is more home than any other place has been so far. I see you have a New England wordlist: wicked awesome! :D The names of places and things in those parts are terribly fascinating.
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Fascinating. Funny how I get all excited thinking I'm interacting with exotic people from foreign lands and no, you're a bloody Yank. ;-)
And I figured that was a Korean name or something. Color me ign'ant. I'm a walking stupid American stereotype. Although the name actually has an increased coolness factor for me, now that I know it's got cool obscure meanings and isn't just "Joe" or "Bill" in another language. -
If I tell you that I'm an American English major teaching English in S. Korea, can I still keep the compliment?
Abraxas is the name of a gnostic god. Zugzwang is a chess move where you force your opponent to make an unfavorable move. There are a number of pronunciations, but I believe the correct way is toosktsväng. -
I've got to ask: how do you pronounce your name? I keep thinking it's "abe racks iss zugs wang" but I've probably butchered it with my typical American naïveté. Is that your actual name or a pseudonym? I'm incredibly unaware of Korean names, spellings, and accents. I should compliment you on your excellent English skills as well; is it a second language for you?
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Thanks najp!
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Your list titles are priceless!
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user chained_bear
Heya C_B! Congrats on the cub! I'll try to check in more often if you'll do the same.
Dec 17, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user chained_bear
Hellooooooo.
Dec 10, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user john
Thanks, John, and thanks for keeping the site going. It looks great!
Dec 10, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user uselessness
Oh man, pronunciations! This'll get me hooked again. Well, Excuuuuuuuse me, princess!
Dec 10, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user reesetee
Hey. Thanks for the comment. It's nice to be remembered. I'm happy to see you're still here!
Dec 10, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user abraxaszugzwang
Thanks, guys. I'm going to try to check in more regularly now. Glad you're all still around. And Chained_Bear?
Dec 10, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list stuffie-and-the-green-grass-grows-all-around
Oh, a priest used to sing this song to us all the time when I was a kid. And the green grass grew all around, all around . . .
Nov 29, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user uselessness
Hey mate. I just reactivated my account, too. Good to see your name here.
Nov 29, 2009
abraxaszugzwang commented on the user chained_bear
C_B! Hi! Thanks for the comment. I've been gone so long, I felt sure no one would remember me. Not sure why I go in such fits and spurts. I need to think about making a new list and getting back into the swing of things. Probably loads of people to meet too. Anyhoo, how're you doing?
Dec 3, 2008
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cocksmanship
"Why is it that a woman always thinks the most savage thing she can say to a man is to impugn his cocksmanship?"
"Well, I’m sorry I impugned your cocksmanship."
Nov 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word sharity
"Who is Bellybongo? - Bellybongo is more than 1.000.000 yrs old! The runner of things is Magnus, I have no age at all! I am devoted to fleamarkets, but I search everywhere for that odd LP that bump me into some sort of change. I share mostly obscure stuff. Some scored cheap around my area (center of Sweden), others bought on eBay. I have recently grown tired of Exotica which was my obsession for several yrs and have sold off many records. the one I share today has Exotica touches, but is a record I never will part with. Besides running this great website, I am proud to have coined the term SHARITY which now is so common for vinyl shares. I wonder if SHARITY even will make it into English dictionaries?"
I've been using this term in google searches for a while and, while I've been aware of bellybongo.com for probably 5 years, I never knew Magnus coined it.
Oct 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word everlasting bubble
this is something kids at my school would claim to have to protect themselves from being jinxed. I never knew if it existed outside of my elementary school, and a google search turn up nada.
Oct 28, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word nosebuds
"I can't smell anything. I've killed all my nosebuds."
Oct 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word doodley-squat
also used in Vonnegut's "Breakfast of Champions."
Oct 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shifgrethor
Wow, first check-in in a while and I see "A_Z" on the front page. I gotta get back here more often!
c_b! sniff sniff. You have been missed.
Oct 7, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word kitty-cornered
Yes! I completely agree.
Sep 21, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word kitty-cornered
Had a disagreement at work today over whether it's catty or kitty-cornered. He argues that since definition sites come up on google when catty-cornered is entered, catty must be correct. But I pointed out that kitty-cornered has 100,000 some odd more results, meaning it's more popular. He tried pulling argumentum ad populum saying that a lot of people using a word doesn't make it a word. He cited the OED as an authority on language.
Language evolves. Numbers matter. Condesceding prick.
Sep 20, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word nut ball
Dude, he was going all nut ball and shit.
Aug 9, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word lucky bummer
a co-worker of mine said this today and I realized I hadn't heard it in approx. 15 years.
Aug 6, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word varelse
Varelse (pronounced var-ELSS-uh) are strangers from another species who are not able to communicate with us. They are true aliens, completely incapable of common ground with humanity.
Aug 3, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ramen
Ramen (singular raman) are strangers from another species who are capable of communication and peaceful coexistence with humanity, even if they do not pursue the latter. We are able to exchange ideas with "ramen", but would have little or no common ground with them, at least not initially.
Aug 3, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word framling
Framlings are strangers who are of one's own species but who are from another world or culture. This is a person who is substantially similar, but significantly different from ourselves. For example, if one met another human who lived on Mars, this person would be a framling
Aug 3, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word utlanning
Utlannings are strangers of one's own species and one's own world (i.e. community or culture). An utlanning is a person who shares our own cultural identity. For example, if one were to meet a stranger who lived in another city, state, or province, this person would be considered utlanning.
Aug 3, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shifgrethor
Hey guys! Yep, I'm still bazillions of time zones away. I check in here from time to time, but haven't commented much lately I spose. I notice C_B has been M.I.A. as well; where'd she go?
slumry, where did you blast out from? 4,000 some odd words? How long have I been away? Anyhoo, pleased to meet you!
u, *nod*
Jul 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word shifgrethor
Prestige, face, place, the pride-relationship the untranslatable and all-important principle of social authority on Karhide and all of Gethen.
Jul 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word ice tea
tell that to Ice-T
Jun 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
Well, to be fair, the author did say it was an "ill-gotten confession." I simply don't believe it ever happened. But, yes, that would definitely defeat the purpose.
May 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
I realize that internet friends are not always quite the same as in-person friends. So let me just say that some of my best friends are bla . . I mean Christian. But let me share this one other thing with you. I was reading a book called "Christ Plays in 10,000 Places" and this author was relating a childhood tale wherein he got his ass whooped for being a "Jesus Pansy." Well one day he snaps and attacks the kid telling him to "say uncle!" The bully refuses and then the author's Christianity kicks in. He tells the bully, "Say 'I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior!" The author claims he said it. I found that such a laughable and disgusting lie I had to put the book down.
I think I'd get some reverse Grinch action going if someone tried to force me to say anything even remotely close to that. The strength of ten men! "NEEEEVAAAAHHH!"
May 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
At least the Jesus Freak would find joy in being humiliated "IN JESUS NAME!"
May 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
One could make that argument, but then one would be a Jesus Freak and be beat up.
May 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
no, because Jesus in Jesus Freaks acts as an adjective. Not the same as, say, Hell's Angels where the angels belong to hell :)
May 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
oh reesetee, I was annoyed by much more than the pronunciation.
uselessness, we know it's not all of you. I watched the doc with an ex-Jehovah's Witness, a guy from Kentucky, and a gal from Kansas. We were all thoroughly disgusted and scared.
But it was a pretty good documentary. I like that they tossed the radio guy in there so that it didn't become a promotion for brainwashing.
May 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list artificial-intelligence
Don't forget Deep Thought.
May 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word jesus's
Just watched the documentary "Jesus Camp." It really bothers me when people say "In Jesus name." Now, I don't care where you put the apostrophe; it can be "Jesus'" or "Jesus's" for all I care, but the possessive must be sounded out!
May 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word footnote
5% Dixie. Need help digging out of the snow?
I love the "tonic" one. Answer: Massachusetts!
May 15, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word schadenfreude
Quit being all indie snob, U!
May 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word maroon
"What a ma-roooooon"
Apr 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word glory
One of the most empty words I know.
Apr 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list american-regional-nicknames
hoi-toider
Apr 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word mings
Your baby mings.
Apr 22, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
Itnal! You should list that.
Apr 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word gynobibliophobia
is this just dislike or "fear of"?
Apr 15, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pita
I had a cat by that name.
Apr 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pita
pain in the ass?
Apr 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word opportunivore
One who eats whatever is available.
Apr 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list chinese-words
Thanks. That's my favorite too. I need to go back and get the tones right though.
Apr 10, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word méi gu�?n xi
It doesn't matter. It's ok.
Apr 10, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word gu�?n xì
To be in. Have connections.
Apr 10, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list exclamations-i-don-t-think-people-actually-use-in-real-conversations
By mom says criminy, my dad says by george, and I say hogwarsh.
Apr 10, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list words-japanese-people-cannot-pronounce
Oh man, I have to hear them try parallelogram!
Apr 10, 2007