dimã©lion has looked up 6 words, created 3 lists, listed 128 words, written 100 comments, added 5 tags, and loved 4 words.
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I just looked it up. Tom kha talay is a Thai dish (seafood in coconut milk).
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Stuffed grape leaves are called dolmeh in Persian. I have about two dozen in my fridge right now. I made them yesterday. Some people eat them hot. I prefer my dolmeh cold (after they've been sitting in a little olive oil and lemon juice for a day or two).
dimã©lion commented on the word termagant
"fascinating" is right, Milosrdenstvi! what a journey.
Jun 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word aitch
transliteral spelling of the letter H.
Jun 20, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word gossypiboma
very scary!
Jun 18, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word singulative
this does look simply like a bastardisation of suffixes, at first glance. thank you! i'm glad you're furthering my education. no sarcasm intended.
Jun 18, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word house
oddly, i don't often pronounce the "s" like a "z" in the plural. in fact, i've never actually thought about it until i read your comment, qroqqa; though i was mildly aware of it. and i've never pronounced the "th" like /dh/ in the plural of "baths", either. strange.
Jun 18, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word swineherd
is the definition meant to be "a herder _of_ swine"?
Jun 18, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word flaysome
for some reason this conjures up the image of a zombie, for me. but i'm adding this to my vocabulary because it sounds truly archaic.
May 22, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word curses make the fox fat
beautiful, beautiful tangent, but i must intervene: that does this mean?
oops.
Apr 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word ennui
not sure if this is common knowledge in Wordie World, but "ennui" is derived from the same phrase "annoyed" is derived from; which is to say, "mihi in odio est" (Latin: "it is hateful to me").
Apr 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word soc'
/s�?sh/: not officially, but i've heard "Social Security Number" abbreviated to this horrible spit of a word. not a fan.
Apr 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word pitomiti se
interesting metaphor. *eyes sparkle*
Apr 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word oid
i remember being under the assumption that this was just a cheap sci-fi term. of course i know better now, but...
Apr 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the list crayola-crayon-colors-circa-1998
amasing. this really brings back memories... although there are certainly a few i truly don't recognise: "manatee", and "torch red" to name two. cerulean was my favorite in the Crayola heydays.
Apr 27, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word cartouche
drawing of magic rope for the purpose of preserving memory.
Apr 22, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word ize
"on the pattern of _ism_"?
Apr 22, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word somancer
one who uses corpses for divination.
Jan 30, 2009
dimã©lion commented on the word naiebelp
iollop ioh?
Dec 3, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word godism
that's quite a thoughtful.
Dec 3, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word honour
ouch. that one hurt.
Nov 28, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word eidolon
beautiful word!
Nov 28, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word vapid
helpful word.
Nov 28, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word fugue
i'll have to keep this in mind.
Nov 28, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word stay
someone forgot "assuage (hunger) for a short time".
Nov 25, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word kumquat
are you all serious? i've ne'er had the pleasure of this kumquat... i'll have to locate one.
Nov 25, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word dead meat v toast v history
i'd say "never was" (as a noun, is it?) sort of goes beyond history, and of course these other two. makes history the middle man.
Nov 25, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word cake vs pie
pie! pie, without a doubt.
Nov 25, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word dead meat v toast v history
RE c_b, second comment: perhaps it implies the speaker doesn't care for history, but not necessarily that history is irrelevant? at any rate, i don't in any way believe that myth.
Nov 24, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word clawsy
tending to use claws often and/or fiercely.
Nov 24, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word pretzeled
YAY!
Nov 24, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word keep true
RE sarra: i wasn't able to find citations either, and i did look for a while. so i understand your frustration. i KNOW i've heard it in a movie in this sense, but it totally escapes me. RE telofy: yes indeed, true has a plethora of connotations. my favourite meaning is the original one, "steadfast, loyal", from "treowe" -- i hadn't heard the reference to "tree", but that is very, very interesting. obviously i'll have to visit this Heritage site. also, is "thesaurus" a verb? of course, if thesaurus doesn't have a verb form then i'd say it's up for grabs but i haven't heard it used as one.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word conflagration
this word has always reminded me of trumpets and royal celebrations.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word keep true
i think anything can be uncomplicated if one wants it to be. i love the word "empirical", by the way. very helpful word.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word sesquipedalian
it's a conspiracy! boycott this word!
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the user frogapplause
you must try it sometime. it's also made with chicken (more usually, if i'm correct), if you have adversity with seafood.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word keep true
i was referring to your construction, actually. on your note, i believe just having that feeling is a good sign. i hold fast to the phrase "hope springs eternal in the human breast". self-trust is a complicated and uncomplicated concept for discussion, but i try to conquer downwardly spiraling ideas with idyllic hope. if that means anything.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word subjugate
the mere sound of this word is commanding, no?
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word dead meat v toast v history
my vote goes to "history". perhaps the most dramatic of the three.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word keep true
i believe that does work. strange construction executed well is the makings of truly excellent poetry. oh, and thanks for the welcome!
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the user frogapplause
dolmeh, that's good to know. i'll put that in the wordbank. personally i like them hot as well as cold. definitely one of my favorite words ever. tangentially, do you know what "tom kha talay" is? THAT is my favorite.
Nov 23, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word rook
"Like many other members of the Corvidae family, the rook features prominently in folklore. Traditionally, rooks are said to be able to forecast weather and to sense the approach of death. If a rookery — the colonial nesting area of rooks — were abandoned, it was said to bring bad fortune for the family that owned the land. Another folk-tale holds that rooks are responsible for escorting the souls of the virtuous dead to heaven. William Butler Yeats may be making reference to the latter tale in his poem The Cold Heaven."
-Wikipedia.
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the user dontcry
i love yogurt sauce! are stuffed grape leaves included in Iranian cooking as well, or is that from somewhere else?
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word keep true
telofy, i know this isn't at all pertinent to your question, so i apologise for the irrelevant quote, but i haven't yet come across a "go straight" reference. though i have heard that, perhaps once or twice.
"keep true to the dreams of thy youth."
- Friedrich von Schiller
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word ha'penny'll
ah, thankee. just for that, i won't charge interest.
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word ginnungagap
"To contemplate the entirety of all worlds and transcend them to peer out across the infinite nothingness of Ginnungagap awakens existential power."
-Wikipedia
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word ha'penny'll
take out a ha'penny loan?
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word webinar
totally agree. i put "y'all" in mine, but i couldn't really call that my "least" favorite.
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word wednesday
good question. maybe because he's basically malevolent?
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word alcoholism
i didn't know this word could be used metaphorically.
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word compendium
good freakin' word.
Nov 22, 2008
dimã©lion commented on the word starry-eyed
i always like to look at words containing "unrealistic" or "unrealistically" in their definitions with optimism, like "dreamer" or "romantic". someone should make a list of Words for the Self-Proclaimed Naïve.
Nov 22, 2008