oroboros has looked up 4538 words, created 107 lists, listed 5180 words, written 4537 comments, added 1948 tags, and loved 57 words.
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@shari. I simply have wordnik.com/community bookmarked and have no problem accessing the site. I note that your profile is private so I was unable to comment there directly. I don't know if that adds any complication to your access or not. Anyway, good luck and enjoy our Wordie community.
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Thank you kindly for Futility Closet!
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fracteur = mining gelignite
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There were some other funny ones, too. I think Possible Underscore had a list of them.
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I haven't tried creating any new recordings for some time now--and yes, I'm missing the old ones, too. The page for the word "feedback" doesn't get much traffic these days, but I've had some luck with the Feedback thingee on the left. (I see you've already used it to make a report--you're something of a hotdog, aren't you?) :-)
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The comment box is still here--you just hafta scroll down halfway until you see the orange "Comments for..." section.
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I can't get behind the supposed spelling of cincinate. Happy to be proven wrong, however!
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You cannot escape the charge that you have previously engaged in the amazing pastime that is IDENTIFY THE WORDIE.
You are therefore prime target material for inviting to IDENTIFY THE WORDIENIK.
The whole of the bit of Wordnik that joins in on this would be truly honoured should you participate this time round.
Easily find the right page right now because it is currently the most commented on list shown on the Community page. -
Thanks much! Listening to them now.
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Hi oroboros, you might find something useful in the works of Scott Kim. He's invented lots of ways of making letters read more than one way.
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T: Send aviation-related blog fun to Vlad.~T.
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Thanks, T. I used it. Much appreciated.
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Thanks for the vuvuzela toot! I'm glad you're here. :-)
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"oroboros has added 103 lists containing 4,911 words, 4,125 comments, 1,904 tags, 106 favorites, and 10 pronunciations."
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T: I'm confused about these watches. Kindly explain.~T.
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Hyperacoustic musicotherapy counteractingly psychostimulates milquetoasty subpersonality.
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Thanks for the Eckler sentence, oroboros. I wonder if it's possible to construct a six word sentence with euryvocalics. I nominate psychostimulate as the verb.
Can I pitch pitch for your Autantonyms lists? -
T: My turtle-balls are working just fine; they just don't like you!~T.
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Hi, oroboros, yes, I meant "demo" (demolish) as "tear down" versus "demo" (demonstrate, promote) as "build up". The fanfeel is mutual. I've mined quite a few of your lists.
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Thanks, Tom.
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O: Thought you might enjoy this. Worst airline ad ever! link
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Not from Ojai or Santa Barbara, but I've spent some quality time there.
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Thanks again for your help today (re: malware warning)!!!
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Hi oroboros, I hope you'll contribute your nicknames-of-places to this open list that you inspired!
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I've seen two references to ipn-iee in your comments. What is that?
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Thanks for the comics crossword puzzle, oroboros. I forwarded it to a couple of cartoonist friends.
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For you, maybe--never seems to work when I try it. ;-P
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Man! Post something on reesetee's profile, and....wham! You're thick in the blizzard of Wordieness! Yeah! Moughty fine! ;o)
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It might be time to come about...
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I think you're all Liszting to starboard a bit. ;-)
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It was the Liszt they could do!
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The Liszt goes on and on!
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And Liszt, too!
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Babar and Paradise Lost? Now there's something for all the family.
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Best thing to do on a rainy Friday in a lagomorph's (therefore, humble) opinion: a visit to the Morgan Library and Museum*, to see an exhibition on Babar and the manuscript of Paradise lost**.
*Where I am right now.
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Thanks, O! I'll check out your Flickr site. Something to look forward to on a rainy Friday. :-)
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Oroboros, your facebook link is broken, and your blog can be added to your "also on" list (blogger). See faq...
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Yes, I know about grawlixes. I use them sparingly --mostly because I haven't created a unique grawlix combo that appeals to me.
Because there are fewer restrictions about which words are "taboo" in the comics, many cartoonists don't need to use them as often. I think grawlixes work best when a cartoonist wants a reader to use his or her imagination (about what a character is saying) instead of just masking a "bad word".
I've only seen Mort Walker once, but I distinctly remember that he didn't have any grawlixes following him around. -
Thank you! Having done all those citations I'll be gentle with what I add ;)
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Hi O: Check fracteur again. I may have uncovered a clue for you. :-)
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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!
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I can't say as I've heard dinkum oil more than once or twice in my life. I would take it to mean the lowdown, the inside story, the nitty gritty, something like that. Probably along the lines of oil as in essential oil; dinkum means genuine.
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Thanks for catching my mispelling the word opsimath. What could be compelling, when preaching the need to learn, then to mispell the key word. Thankfully, I was not instructing bungee jumping or snake charming
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Thanks for catching the error in my tag for cheerlessness, oroboros. I generally don't list words like cheerlessnesses. They're correctly formed, and sometimes listed in dictionaries (in this case MW3), but no one actually uses them. Although I do have a list for words created in dictionaries...
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Love with hickbonics. Each one on the list made me smile and smile.
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Thanks! You've made several lists I was thinking of making and I'm enjoying prowling through them. I've linked your Phonetic Alphabet to my Letters list.
oroboros commented on the word cloud computing
Using your laptop in an airplane? http://assets.amuniversal.com/756cbcf0abbd0130d87a001dd8b71c47 (Wiley's Dictionary)
Jun 11, 2013
oroboros commented on the user willf
Thanks for your suggestion on my autoantonym list. Added.
Jun 3, 2013
oroboros commented on the user danama
Thanks for your suggestion on my autoantonym list. I added it.
Jun 3, 2013
oroboros commented on the user Gonyon
See discussion under imperience.
May 25, 2013
oroboros commented on the word beg the question
Circular reasoning: http://www.arcamax.com/newspics/72/7285/728560.gif
May 25, 2013
oroboros commented on the word DBEYR
Texting shortcut for "don't believe everything you read".
May 24, 2013
oroboros commented on the word dbeyr
Texting shortcut for "don't believe everything you read".
May 24, 2013
oroboros commented on the word taradiddle
Hanky panky at the old ancestral home?
May 18, 2013
oroboros commented on the word nisgul
The smallest and least healthy bird in the nest (according to NPR's *Says You*).
May 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word tege
A sheep that's never been sheared.(according to NPR's *Says You*).
May 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word flourit
Birth and death dates of a life, say on a gravestone (according to NPR's *Says You*)
May 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word frontier
Clever crossword clue "back to front?" for "ier" entry.
May 1, 2013
oroboros commented on the word circular palindrome
Nice analysis, ry. Above and beyond the call of duty; good work.
Apr 30, 2013
oroboros commented on the word trailblazer
Formal junglewear (from Wiley's Dictionary - B.C. Comics)
Apr 30, 2013
oroboros commented on the word circular palindrome
See sensuousnesses.
Apr 30, 2013
oroboros commented on the word sensuousnesses
A circular palindrome. Image and explanation at this website: http://www.futilitycloset.com/2013/04/27/roundabout/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FutilityCloset+%28Futility+Closet%29
Apr 30, 2013
oroboros commented on the user oroboros
@shari. I simply have wordnik.com/community bookmarked and have no problem accessing the site. I note that your profile is private so I was unable to comment there directly. I don't know if that adds any complication to your access or not. Anyway, good luck and enjoy our Wordie community.
Apr 20, 2013
oroboros commented on the word icicle
Eavesdropper? (crossword puzzle clue/answer)
Apr 20, 2013
oroboros commented on the word oxoboxo
@fbharjo: Also a river.
Apr 17, 2013
oroboros commented on the user madmouth
Pleased to introduce you to Futility Closet. A ton of interesting stuff there that I imagine you're discovering on your own. Cheerio!
Apr 16, 2013
oroboros commented on the word puppylust
Attributed to P.J. Casteel here.
Apr 16, 2013
oroboros commented on the word apocatastasis
Attributed to Allen Ginsberg here.
Apr 16, 2013
oroboros commented on the word zoomie
Nickname for a USAF Academy graduate. Also, if I remember correctly, the term for a U.S. Coast Guard pilot.
Apr 16, 2013
oroboros commented on the word zoombie
Attributed to Shiela Heldenbrand here.
Apr 15, 2013
oroboros commented on the word cosmicpolitan
Attributed to Morty Sklar here.
Apr 15, 2013
oroboros commented on the word underwhere
Attributed to Carol DeLugach here.
Apr 15, 2013
oroboros commented on the word cerealism
Attributed to Fletcher Copp here.
Apr 15, 2013
oroboros commented on the word borken
"Broken" broken? (attributed to: Keith Abbott here. Also see bork)
Apr 15, 2013
oroboros commented on the user dfw2008
Hey! Congrats on your Gravity's Rainbow list mention. Pinchon: an amazing wordsmith. Now go to work on David Foster Wallace. :o)
Apr 10, 2013
oroboros commented on the word pumpkin head
Connecticut kids were called pumpkin heads because cut pumpkins were used as a guide for cutting hair; the original "bowl cut" (heard on NPR's Says You)
Mar 30, 2013
oroboros commented on the word pulvanar
A cushioned bleacher seat (according to NPR's Says You)
Mar 9, 2013
oroboros commented on the word natkins
A foul aroma (according to NPR's Says You)
Mar 9, 2013
oroboros commented on the word guest
See comment under host.
Mar 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word host
Host is the Czech word for guest according to futilitycloset.com.
Mar 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word tzot
Guatemalan head covering. (according to Says You)
Mar 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word khaki
What you use to start the car in Boston? (thanks to NPR's Says You)
Feb 23, 2013
oroboros commented on the list trees
Some of the pines in my area: Sugar pine (a 5-needle pine holding largest cone title - by length. Also my favorite pine), Coulter pine ("big cone pine" holding title of largest cone by mass), Digger pine (named for the "Digger" indians who harvested its large seeds)
Feb 9, 2013
oroboros commented on the word broadcast
An all female theatre production. (from Wiley's Dictionary, B.C. Comic)
Feb 9, 2013
oroboros commented on the list quandary
Neat list, trivet! How 'bout puzzlement? If I remember correctly, Yul Brenner used it in a new way in The King and I.
Feb 8, 2013
oroboros commented on the word ombrophobous
How about umbrellaphilic?
Feb 5, 2013
oroboros commented on the word seigniorage
I wonder if this word has anything in common with agio?
Feb 5, 2013
oroboros commented on the list word-chemistry
Good work, Tank. T(h)anks! :o)
Feb 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word alone
Al - O - Ne (aluminum, oxygen, neon)
Feb 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word barbie
Ba - Rb - I - E (barium, rubidium, iodine, einsteinium)
Feb 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word waste
W - As - Te (tungsten, arsenic, tellurium)
Feb 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word harp
H - Ar - P (hydrogen, argon, phosphorus).
Feb 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word knife
K - Ni - Fe (potassium, nickel, iron)
Feb 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word cabotin
A medical quack. (according to NPR's Says You)
Feb 2, 2013
oroboros commented on the word engagement
An autantonym: Military battle vs. marital accord.
Jan 26, 2013
oroboros commented on the word jerque
To examine the papers of a ship to discover a smuggling operation. (according to NPR's Says You)
Jan 26, 2013