Were you looking for weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy jello-wrestling at the south pole or weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole?
I remember it too, dontcry. In fact, I just watched that episode last week. :-) (I received the big fat fancy-ass DVD M*A*S*H collection as a gift a few years ago.)
Ptero: I just had the same problem with removing tags from two of my entries, both of which include apostrophes. Now that I see your post about "Hawai'i," I'm wondering whether the apostrophe is somehow the problem.
Sionnach, funny you should mention the general's corpse. It was exhumed and re-buried twice, but I doubt that had anything to do with ersatz coffee, or my predilection for writing zombie Civil War novels.
blafferty, you simply must bracket "something more serious than a fart."
Actually, this wasn't my first--it should probably be Bad Guys, officially. (See my comment on your list page.)
Back in the mists of Wordie-time, my first list was simply a catch-all of my favorite words. That list grew too big, so I divided it (several times), until it morphed into the "'Cause I Like Them" alphabet lists. "B" now looks like it was first because it had the most words when I divided, so it was easiest to keep where it was rather than delete and start from scratch.
*wonders whether that makes any sense at all in the new Wordnik world*
My first list with any kind of "theme" was Bad Guys, although like sionnach, my actual first list was a catch-all of favorite words. It's been changed many times since then so it doesn't actually exist anymore.
Can't even begin to figure out what my first word here was.
Interesting. I'm just now working on a book about a Confederate general, and his corps is on its way to Gettysburg in search of shoes. I'll let you know whether they also find ersatz coffee.
Since this list doesn't appear to be open anymore (*sigh*), may I suggest this fabulous acronym for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination: PANCE? It's just pants! :-)
No worries, hernesheir. I've been (guiltily) stealing every one of the Scottish bird names you've been listing. (Well, almost every one; a few are already on my "nicknames" list.) It's a delight seeing them scroll by. :-)
As for the birdwatching--I'm insanely jealous! I don't think any of the birds you mentioned have made it to my life list yet, except Canada Goose, mallard, and Red-Tail. How lucky! You must live in an avian wonderland.
Well, I'm new at this, but wouldn't you have to forget not to decide not to read a completely different Wisława Szymborska poem next weekend, seeing as how you've already read this particular Wisława Szymborska poem?
Chicago style, of which I am an adherent, places the period immediately after the last word and then adds ellipses: "Then bilby got his ears caught in the frivolous blades of the Wordnik copter....The ears were never seen again."
Just read an article in Slate that argues for the British style of outside punctuation (which it calls "logical") vs. the presumably illogical American style. While I see the merits, I still can't bring myself to change after eons of being an American editor. :-)
An 1823 Bible that takes its nickname from a misprint in Genesis 24:61. The correct reading is "And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way." The Camels Bible instead reads, "And Rebekah arose, and her camels...."
In the 1551 edition of Becke’s revision of the Thomas Matthew Bible, Psalm 91:5 reads, "So that thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for any bugges at night," using "bugges" in place of "terror," which appears in the King James and later translations.
Congrats, all! And Possible, I join you in shame--before all was said and done, I changed four or five that turned out to be correct after all. Eeesh.
As for protean, I was attempting a riff on the What Is a Reesetee, Anyhow? goofiness. :-) (Also, it's printed on the t-shirt I was wearing when I emailed gangerh.)
Mr. Boggy: I swear by the avian gods that I typed all those lame guesses myself. Not a bird's claw in sight. Can I help it if cats' paws are too fluffy for keyboards?
It was a little easier to do certain things on Wordie--but there are lots of functions here that I'd have wished for there too. If you want to suggest something, we generally post questions/suggestions/bitching/complaining/all-purpose-comments at feedback.
Yes, it has! I actually intended it to be a list of goofy holidays, so I probably didn't add either of those. Some people take them mighty seriously.
If it helps, I've tagged all the entries on this list with the day, date, week, month, etc. If you look at the tag pages for any of those, you'll see the names of the corresponding holidays listed. :-)
Published in 1793. Leviticus Ch. 3's heading in this Bible reads "bees" for "beeves" (plural of "beef"): "How the pacifique hosts peace offerings must be of bees, sheep, lambs and goats."
According to A.W.A.D., "To fly close to the ground. From the allusion to a plane flying so low as to flatten a hat on someone's head. Earliest documented use: 1940."
First printed in 1815, the so-called Debased Bible used the Catholic Rheims New Testament text but was a Protestant edition. In Philippians 2:7, it reports that Christ "debased himself" rather than "emptied himself."
Maybe it means that people will love the banner so much that they'll all scramble to take it for themselves, and then they'll start tussling with one another, and that will cause them to tear apart the banner into separate letters. So, you know, it's the individual letters speaking.
But isn't this the weekend when certain believers are busy celebrating a certain holiday that shall remain nameless? And won't those people be otherwise engaged for a few days?
That's right, sionnach; all my psittacine friends must weigh in on Wordnik before partaking of their daily birdie chow. I've taught them how to hunt and...er, peck...on the keyboard. You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get those seed hulls out of the tiny little spaces between keys.
However, they refuse to speak in public, no matter how many sprigs of millet I offer, no matter how much chattering they do in private. They abhor the paparazzi, you see.
From A.W.A.D.: "From Tamil paraiyar, plural of paraiyan (drummer), from parai (drum, to tell). Because the drum players were considered among the lowest in the former caste system of India, the word took on the general meaning of an outcast. Earliest documented use: 1613."
But it's so simple, sionnach. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: Are you the sort of man who would put the word onto your own list or your enemy's?
Chained would point out, I am certain, that Warwick the Kingmaker was killed in battle on this day in 1471. Also, in 1944, an explosion in the harbor of Bombay killed 700 people.
Yes, airports will be far less colorful, yarb. I don't like the "imminent" idea either--sounds as though something is coming at you at great speed and you need to duck immediately.
Say goodbye to color-coded terror alerts and hello to warnings and Facebook and Twitter. As part of their overhauled advisory system, the Department of Homeland Security is introducing two levels of warning—elevated and imminent—that may occasionally be distributed via social media, reports the Washington Post. The two warnings will both come with an expiration date instead of the vague rainbow colors of anxiety that the system instituted in 2001. The new alert system, which is intended to be more specific and useful, will be in place by April 27. The details emerged for a Homeland Security report dated April 1 obtained by AP.
— The Slatest Edition, "@AmericanPeople terror risk #elevated. Have a nice day!!"
Thanks, rutemple! No, I still haven't managed to give it a try. Every time I see a course available locally, it ends up conflicting with some other part of life. (See "Life" discussion on my profile.)
Sure, easy for you dress-wearers (Erin and chained), but what about pants-people? Must we wear tuxedo pants every time an error pops up? And what about cummerbunds?
Ohhhhh, I see how it goes. Leave this place for a little vacation, and return to discover that ruzuzu has absconded with my umbrage and planted herself atop a stick....
Happy national cold cuts day, everyone! I'll be without a computer for the next couple weeks...see you all when I'm back online. And please: Go easy on the fufluns. :-)
Also called the mil; defined as 1/1,000 of an inch (25.4 µm), frequently used to measure the thickness of very thin materials such as film and plastic sheeting.
In 1631, the King's printers, Barker and Lucas, published a Bible with a small error: The word "not" was missing from the Seventh Commandment in Exodus 20:14. The commandment read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." Barker and Lucas, henceforth known as the printers of the Wicked Bible, were forced to pay a fine for the error, the cost of which (£300) effectively put them out of business.
An 1810 King James version of the Bible replaces the w in "wife" with an l: "If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother . . . yea, and his own wife also...." (It should read "and his own life also.")
In an 1823 edition of the King James Bible, Genesis 24:61 reads, "And Rebecca arose, and her camels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebecca and went his way." (The first "camels" should read "damsels.")
A 1927 edition of the King James Bible includes a table of family affinities in which appears the admonition "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
In the 1990s, an American Bible publisher produced a new "red letter" leatherbound edition (the red letters signifying the words of Jesus). In the Book of Timothy, the film plate containing the red letter text was omitted, so thousands of copies of the "monochrome" text had to be discarded.
This book implies that the stews are "brothel-houses," presumably somewhere (or in many places) in England--the book is titled The Church History of Britain.
In several editions of the King James Bible, Luke 23:32 reads, "And there were also two other malefactors crucified with Jesus." It should read, "And there were also two other, malefactors."
In this 1641 King James Bible, Revelation 21:1 reads, "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was more sea" rather than "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was no more sea."
In an 1801 King James version of the Bible, Jude 16 reads, "These are murderers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage." It should read "These are murmurers. . . ."
In this 1804 King James version, 1 Kings 8:19 reads "thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" rather than "out of thy loins."
This edition has another error in Numbers 25:18: Instead of "The murderer shall surely be put to death," it reads, "The murderer shall surely be put together."
In this 1805 King James edition, Galatians 4:29 reads, "But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit to remain, even so it is now." Apparently a proofreader had written "to remain" in the margin of the proof pages as an answer to whether a comma should be deleted. The note accidentally became part of the printed text.
In this Bible printed in 1809, Zechariah 11:17 reads "Woe to the idle shepherd that leaves the flock!" rather than "the idol shepherd." (Idol here being akin to "worthless.")
Seems to me "idle" should work anyway, but what do I know?
In an 1807 Bible, Matthew 13:43 states "Who hath ears to ear?" rather than the correct "Who hath ears to hear?"
In the same edition, Hebrews 9:14 reads, "How much more shall the blood of Christ . . . purge your conscience from good works to serve the living God." (It should read "dead works.")
This is the first of the two editions of the Authorized Version of the Bible, 1611. In Ruth, rather than reading "And she went into the city," it reads "And he went into the city." Sometimes called the Male Chauvinist Bible.
An "un-nicknamed" 1923 edition of the Authorized Version includes the admonition, "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
In the third edition of this Bible, published in 1572, the printer used ornamental initial letters for several books--but the letters originally had been used to print Ovid's Metamorphosis and other non-religious books, so they did not depict religious scenes. The worst offender was the graphically pictorial letter at the beginning of Hebrews: a vivid depiction of Zeus disguised as a swan and rather amorously courting Leda.
The second edition of the Geneva Bible, published in 1562, earned this title for its conversion (in Matthew) of "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God" into "Blessed are the placemakers...."
Oops, missed your previous post about Sandhills, hernesheir. What a wonderful view you have of their migration. Was in Nebraska (a.k.a. ruzuzuland) a few years ago to see their stopover and it was glorious.
Perhaps the stay-at-home Sandhills have retired, now that the children are grown and out of the nest. ;-)
Thank you, hernesheir. Funny, I was looking at some of my older lists last night, and I realized (to my horror) that I had neglected to "complete" many of them. Back to work on Minty Fresh and others. :-)
Hernesheir, I noticed that too, and thought my monitor was broken. ;-) I'll also miss Watch Your Language, but as long as Wordnik is still around, I'll live with the change.
From verso of card: "Prepare by sewing a ring in the corner of a handkerchief. Borrow from your audience a ring. Pass a stick through it, and cover with the handkerchief. Under cover of the handkerchief, pretend to slide the ring from the stick into your hand. Let your audience feel the ring through the folds of the cambric. (Of course, they really feel the prepared ring.) Now ask two spectators to hold the ends of the stick; whip away handkerchief, and the ring is on the stick."
From verso of card: "Ask your audience to draw a card from a pack which you hold. Secretly slip a rubber band over the pack, but not over the three or four top cards. Take back the chosen card, without looking at it, and press it down with the pack, gripping the pack as soon as the card is in position. By releasing the grip the chosen card will now shoot up into the air."
From verso of card: "Ask a member of your audience to pick a card from the pack, remember it, and place it on top of the pack without letting you see the face. Tell somebody else to cut the pack--this should bring the bottom card of the pack on top of the chosen card. You have noted what card lies at the bottom of the pack, so it is easy to locate the card. The next card below this will be the one chosen."
From verso of card: "You need a tumbler half-full of water, a silk handkerchief, a coin, and (concealed from the audience) a circular glass disc the same size as the coin. Cover the coin with the handkerchief and let your audience feel it through the fold--you contrive that they feel the glass disc, and not the coin, which remains concealed under your hand. Under cover of the handkerchief drop the glass disc into the water. Your audience will think the coin dropped, but the glass disc inside will be invisible. The coin has vanished!"
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reesetee commented on the word prussia
No, but Rupssia may be. ;-)
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swine
Well, now that you put it that way....
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word barefaced liar
Whatever do you mean? It's only one sentence.
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cang
Heehee.
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mackerel
You bet. Nifty list!
June 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word weyant jelly shoes for cats who enjoy jello-wrestling at the south pole
Were you looking for weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy jello-wrestling at the south pole or weyant jelly shoes for cat who enjoy Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pornithology
Haha! Great advice. :-)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cang
Yes! It happens every time I poke my nose into the OED. There are worse addictions, I suppose.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word high dudgeon
I've often wondered what good low dudgeon would do anyone.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pickle switch
Methinks we need oroboros' input.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word coquette
Hummingbirds have some of the best names ever.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word comfortable
I might, but I'm not comfterbull saying.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rump and coke
I think I know a grump and coke.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pornithology
Bilby is also the creator of the hilarious Porn Birds list. (I'd link to it, but his account either doesn't exist or isn't public.)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national doughnut day
*hands dontcry a stale doughnut and a box of bandages*
Sorry, ruzuzu. If it's any consolation, I appear to have left myself off the mailing list too.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list mackerel
You may want to include this fish on your list (look under "Senate Chamber" subhead).
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cang
Foolish; silly. (Obsolete)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word candid
OED Online does list "white" as a definition, but with a caveat:
"White. (Usually with reference to other meanings, or in translation from Latin.) Obs. or arch.
1630 T. Jackson Comm. Apostles Creed viii. xxvi, in Wks. VIII. 105 Sending Him back to Pilate in a white or candid robe.
1700 Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 505 The Stones came candid forth: The Hue of Innocence.
1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 54 That candid Appearance, which‥does result from the Mixture of all Kinds of Colours.
1805 J. M. Good Lucretius i. 298 The candid milk."
Just sayin'. :-)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swine
Milk that tastes like bacon? Blecch.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
...and...ellipses....
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I dislike ampersands
You know what else? I don't like? Question marks--don't you?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jello-wrestling at the south pole
I don't know about the Winter Olympics, but it definitely belongs on Chained's "Holy Pantheon of WTF" list.
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eckle-feckle
*chortle*
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word edgar
Does Hansen eat burston?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list important-concepts-i-learned-from-watching-m-a-s-h
How about "to cut off a man's legs and steal his drawers"?
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Pontus
*wonders whether Pontus was a pilot*
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dommerer
Apparently this means "a beggar feigning to be deaf and dumb," "a madman," or "one who pretends to have had his tongue cut out, and to be dumb."
Nice WOTD, Prolagus. :-)
June 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national doughnut day
Happy National Doughnut Day (again), everyone!
For some reason, this seems to be the one food holiday I've remembered three years running. Go figure.
*munches on yet another cream-filled doughnut, but not the one from last year or the year before*
Still looking for the Spanish Inquisition mailing list, however.
June 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the list name-calling-2
Added, thanks! (On my older lists, I'm sticking with all lowercase.)
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dadge
Good idea.
*stumbles to Fattiehead*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pedum
That is one good-looking Pedum.
That just didn't sound right.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word woodpecker
*makes note not to get dontcry started*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list important-concepts-i-learned-from-watching-m-a-s-h
*checks big fat fancy-ass DVD for possible answer*
...I got nothin'.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jarhole
Ah, yes, dear old PFH.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word herald-duck
I have two: Raphael and Harold.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word habbowcraws
Crows don't scare that easily. You may need to graduate to T. Rex.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word weyant
Now it's going to trend ruthlessly.
*wonders where Ruth is*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word june is turkey lovers' month
That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
But since this is June, you could probably ask one of them.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stone-chaker
Stonechat or wheatear, I believe.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hoarsgouk
Heehee!
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bird-fish
*lurv*
Now we need a list of fish birds.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word crappit heads
Blecch. What an appropriate name.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fossple
I'd thought you were too. ;-)
Thanks for the suggestion!
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word craker
Also corn crake.
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dadge
*attempts to walk danglingly*
*falls flat on face*
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word glamour pants
The iris variety or the pants? ;-)
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-get-way-more-fun-when-you-add-a-p-to-them
If you like this plist, then check out this glist too. :-)
June 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bluther
Honestly. Everyone knows it isn't wise to raise wind-bells in water.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word black bitch
No. Really?
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ashiepattle
Aww.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word knag
A woodpecker, I believe.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word keith
At first I read that as "A bear laid across a river to prevent salmon from getting up," and I thought of chained.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word present perfect
I haven't heard that here, but they do become as wordy (not Wordie, unfortunately) as humanly possible: "At approximately 7:30 p.m. last night...."
Also, no cars. Only motor vehicles.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hosterage
Excellent! No umberage-taking here.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jurr
Aww, how nice.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jorinker
Cute.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word frank burns eats worms
As do I. :-)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ingowne
And here I am thinking this was a toenail situation.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word insucken multure
Priceless.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list important-concepts-i-learned-from-watching-m-a-s-h
I remember it too, dontcry. In fact, I just watched that episode last week. :-) (I received the big fat fancy-ass DVD M*A*S*H collection as a gift a few years ago.)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word jarhole
I like it!
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hump-glutteral
Does anyone else get the feeling that language is far more boring today than in Dr. Jamieson's day?
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hubbie
There is! See here.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list pterodactyl-is-a-windbag
Likewise. :-)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list dr--jamiesons-birds
*snicker*
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hiving-sough
*snort*
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hoarsgouk
If these are all red herrings, then hernesheir is the consummate red-herringist. Also, I'd have to delete them all from my bird nicknames list. ;-)
Bilby, you've created a very bizarre earworm. *sigh*
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dun-diver
Also see herald-duck.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word herald-duck
Dun-diver is itself a nickname for the merganser or Ruddy Duck.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pea coffee
Poor Cubans.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination
:-D
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word habbowcraws
Must...have...this.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word golk
Also see gowk.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Better Squidness Bureau
Oh, joy! You've reminded me of plethora's delightful squid list. Thanks, r!
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gorby
Wonder whether this came from the name of the raven genus (Corvus).
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list columniation
Nifty list! Favorited.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word columniation
Better than calumniation, I'd wager. :-)
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word goldspink
Is too.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Ptero: I just had the same problem with removing tags from two of my entries, both of which include apostrophes. Now that I see your post about "Hawai'i," I'm wondering whether the apostrophe is somehow the problem.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list how-to-make-a-facebook-game--part-2
Perfect.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list how-to-make-a-facebook-game
lampbane: Yes, precisely!
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
National bilby day duly added. *orders pin*
Au contraire, my good fox. There is indeed a Fox Day, albeit local.
June 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
Well...no, I don't think so. Purple seems to be the predominant color of many varieties. But this site might help.
Sionnach, if you're looking for even more fun with flowers, may I suggest these lists?
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names I by Yours Truly
Tulip Names II: You Know My Name by YT
A Dalliance of Dahlias by YT
I'm sure I've missed some, but mollusque is the only other wordienik I know who shares this obsession. Please post here if you know of others. :-)
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
Thank you for bracketing ecclesiastical haberdashery.
So it's red socks for the fox, eh?
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
You'd be great at that. But I can't see you in a little red hat.
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the list a-myriad-of-irii
My dream is to get a job naming flowers. ;-)
May 31, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pea coffee
*spits out mouthful of coffee*
Sionnach, funny you should mention the general's corpse. It was exhumed and re-buried twice, but I doubt that had anything to do with ersatz coffee, or my predilection for writing zombie Civil War novels.
blafferty, you simply must bracket "something more serious than a fart."
May 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national wine day
I hope everyone has recovered by now.
May 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list it-has-a-name
Ooh, nice! Thanks!
May 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Just 'cause I like 'em, B
Actually, this wasn't my first--it should probably be Bad Guys, officially. (See my comment on your list page.)
Back in the mists of Wordie-time, my first list was simply a catch-all of my favorite words. That list grew too big, so I divided it (several times), until it morphed into the "'Cause I Like Them" alphabet lists. "B" now looks like it was first because it had the most words when I divided, so it was easiest to keep where it was rather than delete and start from scratch.
*wonders whether that makes any sense at all in the new Wordnik world*
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list first-lists
My first list with any kind of "theme" was Bad Guys, although like sionnach, my actual first list was a catch-all of favorite words. It's been changed many times since then so it doesn't actually exist anymore.
Can't even begin to figure out what my first word here was.
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list how-to-make-a-facebook-game
I'd suggest another list in which you add "World" in Step #2, but I haven't done much research on it. :-)
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Hmm. Maybe The Powers would let us start it up again....
*looks around to see who's listening*
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pea coffee
*spits out mouthful of coffee*
Interesting. I'm just now working on a book about a Confederate general, and his corps is on its way to Gettysburg in search of shoes. I'll let you know whether they also find ersatz coffee.
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Pro: True. I'm yoinking from your wotd list like crazy. Also, I have intended to start my own for...oh, two months now....
I've noticed no comments too on emailed wotd lists, but I thought that was the lister's choice, no?
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordiepants
Since this list doesn't appear to be open anymore (*sigh*), may I suggest this fabulous acronym for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination: PANCE? It's just pants! :-)
May 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word craftivism
Seen here.
May 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word yarnbombing
Seen here.
May 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
No worries, hernesheir. I've been (guiltily) stealing every one of the Scottish bird names you've been listing. (Well, almost every one; a few are already on my "nicknames" list.) It's a delight seeing them scroll by. :-)
As for the birdwatching--I'm insanely jealous! I don't think any of the birds you mentioned have made it to my life list yet, except Canada Goose, mallard, and Red-Tail. How lucky! You must live in an avian wonderland.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
That sounds like far too much work. I'd rather forget to read every poem ever written, then remember later a few poems at a time.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Well, as you can see, the current stock is limited to two designs.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word can you id this wordnik
*pulls thorn out of arm*
Uh...No! Absolutely not!
*scratches arm*
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word can you id this wordnik
Ha! I was waiting to see who'd say that!
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word every potential wordie list is an existing wordie list
And...well, here.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquois
I'm being told to wear numerous nightgowns. I don't think this is working properly today.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
Apparently a wodge of porch is now missing.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
I thought we were talking about forgetting. Or possibly I read that I'd forgotten that I hadn't not read a poem.
I don't remember.
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Yes, and on zazzle too. But see here, blafferty--the remnants of the original Wordie shop! (I used my crappuccino mug just this morning.)
May 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user Wordplayer
Congratulations, Word! :-) Ah, I remember the fun days of spelling bees...I believe I managed as far as fourth in the state in my day as well.
Don't ask how long ago it was. ;-)
I have the same question as PossU: what was the winning word?
May 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
*hands rolig a glass of water*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word guffaw
*bares teeth while laughing*
*chokes*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word proctofoam
Well, at least it has emollient properties.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word is the new black
As is the referred article for snowclone. :-)
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
*searches in vain for cub's name*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
And my niece! Happy Birthday to sionnach-sister as well. :-)
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
Well, I'm new at this, but wouldn't you have to forget not to decide not to read a completely different Wisława Szymborska poem next weekend, seeing as how you've already read this particular Wisława Szymborska poem?
I'm just guessing here.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
Chicago style, of which I am an adherent, places the period immediately after the last word and then adds ellipses: "Then bilby got his ears caught in the frivolous blades of the Wordnik copter....The ears were never seen again."
Inverted commas: "Blecch."
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word deciding not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem
So you forgot not to decide not to read that Wisława Szymborska poem?
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
Congrats on the new cub! :-D
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word proctofoam
Happy Proctofoam, chained!
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
Just read an article in Slate that argues for the British style of outside punctuation (which it calls "logical") vs. the presumably illogical American style. While I see the merits, I still can't bring myself to change after eons of being an American editor. :-)
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word clishpen
Judging by the Google results, it's apparently gypsy-speak.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word postholith
*crosses legs*
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
What's left of it, you mean.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fargin
I agree. Fargin brilliant, and far better than firkin.
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
I thought you were only in for a smidge? That wodge is likely to collapse the porch.
*crashbangthudaaaaaaah!
Uh oh.
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whilst
And she's doing it whilst preferring a smidge of pie!
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national apple pie day
Dontcry, in my family we'd call that a sliver.
*enjoys being imprudent*
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word nun
Also a nickname for the smew (which is also called white nun).
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the word black-head
Powit-gull is also a nickname; the bird's common name is Black-Headed Gull. :-)
May 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lithophilia
Good to know. I've been yoinking like crazy these days.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national apple pie day
Of course! Let me just...
*rolls in enormous pie on forklift*
...okay, here you go.
*serves up wodge of pie to blafferty*
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spraint
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not going near that question.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spraints
Because you were busy typing paraskevidekatriaphobia into the search box. ;->
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word paraskevidekatriaphobia
*types*
You're right! Spooky!
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quiet
Oh! Sorry. I couldn't hear you.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national dance like a chicken day
I hope everyone has his/her chicken suit ready. The dancing begins tomorrow.
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national apple pie day
Come and get it!
*serves up giant wedges of apple pie*
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quiet
WHAT??
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lithophilia
Nifty! I'm yoinking a few for my No Ap-ology list. :-)
May 13, 2011
reesetee commented on the word FOIAing
Seen here.
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy-dominoes
Pro: Haha!
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cat
Sionnach's kitties at the keyboard again.
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
PossU, just move the date and make it your very own Eat What You Want Day!
*serves up a heaping dish of chocolate ice cream and sauerkraut*
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word googled
I'd say it's okay lowercased. Unless, of course, you're trying to MacGyver something. ;-)
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word subitize
Take a subitizing test.
May 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
Here you go.
*hands over grape riffles with ketchup*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word courage-bag
Was I looking for courage bag? Absolutely not. I wasn't even looking for courage-bag.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list daydream-believer
That's our uselessness.... ;-)
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list all-about-shoes
Brackets around yoinkage, please.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word feather
That is one odd-looking horse.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word coalhood
Black-capped chickadee? Or another black-cap?
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bull-of-the-bog
Not surprising. Also see thunder-pumper for a host of other bittern nicknames.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bullfit
*wonders whether it's related to the fitmouse*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sad
I say we record all of our comments and send them to you in a file, so you can listen on your iPod whenever you want.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
And for that "easy" one, chained, I thank you. From the bottom of my almost-in-last-place Wordienik heart.
*flings fuflun-decorated tiaras at fellow contestants*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the user hernesheir
H, I'm loving all these bird names you're posting. Hope you don't mind if I shamelessly nab them. Would it help if you could access my list? :-)
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caloo
FYI, oldsquaw is no longer used in ornithology because "squaw" is considered pejorative. :-)
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Draculamya
Good idea. And stay out of dark...uh...sea caves.
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eat what you want day
Happy Day!
*munches on fufluns topped with anchovies, whipped cream, and salsa*
May 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Draculamya
Yikes. Do you know any of these guys, mollusque?
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bouk
To cleanse it?
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list i-love-these-phrases
Nice list, utarcher. :-)
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the word boucht-curd
Who would possibly have decided that we needed a word for this?
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the user trivet
You bet. Glad to see you here after so long!
May 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
*changes date on tag*
May 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list over-dale
Trivet! Holy cow, you're here! Good to read you again! :-)
May 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word arsecockle
Oh dear.
May 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list thank-you-reestee
Hey! For me? Gosh, thank you, ruzuzu!
May 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the list honorary-wordniks
Oh, Samuel Johnson--of course!
May 7, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Denial Bible
A 1792 Bible printed in Oxford, England, which substitutes Philip for Peter as the disciple who denied Jesus in Luke 22:34.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Camels Bible
An 1823 Bible that takes its nickname from a misprint in Genesis 24:61. The correct reading is "And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way." The Camels Bible instead reads, "And Rebekah arose, and her camels...."
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bugge Bible
In the 1551 edition of Becke’s revision of the Thomas Matthew Bible, Psalm 91:5 reads, "So that thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for any bugges at night," using "bugges" in place of "terror," which appears in the King James and later translations.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Breeches Bible
The Geneva Bible of 1560, so called because Genesis 3:7 refers to Adam and Eve clothing themselves in "breeches" made from fig leaves.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list honorary-wordniks
Would you like to be stuck in an elevator with them too? :-)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rabbit dressage
Seen here. (Thanks, chained.)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word writer's block
*double snort*
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word writer's block
It would behoove all of you to stop joking about this.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word smopple
Somehow, pyecrust sounds tastier than piecrust.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word seaworthy ship that looks like a wreck
Though I still haven't figured out why its creator calls it Love-love.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word don't make me unlock my word-hoard on you
Yeah. That's right.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word loblolly
Blecch.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Indeed! Say, you really are getting the hang of this addiction. :-)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word smopple
Smop the hoople?
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word seaworthy ship that looks like a wreck
Seen here.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stepped on a little frog
*thud*
Ouch.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word smopple
I'm a little piecrust, short and crisp.
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the word woodcock-soil
Well, you just can't get more specific than that. ;-)
May 6, 2011
reesetee commented on the list pennsylvania-dutch-of-stolid-country-cookery
Oooh, they're delicious. Is this recipe similar to the one in your cookbook, dontcry?
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word padded face hole
*hands over fresh towel*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word padded face hole
I would offer a blow dry, but....
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swang
Swing, swang, swung.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word swad
So, you wouldn't be able to call a wodge swad, then? No such thing as a swad wodge?
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lace
Love the list. I especially enjoy lists about trades, skills, and such. :-)
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hirundinous
Hernesheir, you find the best stuff. :-)
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
But...sometimes he is a marsupial, isn't he?
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sips Kopi Luwak coffee from crappucino mug
Ah, well. To each his/her own.
*sips*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word glory hole
Incorporated into the logo for the Corning Museum of Glass (which, by the way, is a glorious museum).
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word padded face hole
Oh no, that's on the glassblowing list.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poops
*speechless*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pollrumptious
Ooh, I like this one. I'm feeling a bit pollrumptious today anyway.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national raisin week
*flings raisins like confetti in celebration*
Happy National Raisin Week!
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word you're cellophane
I ♥ Cole Porter.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poleyne
Frog, I think Chained has a list of these types of words somewhere, if you want to browse....
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word attend pubs that keep the shorter oxford dictionary
Word-happy hour is all the time, of course. :-)
*taps a few freshly brewed adverbs for the crowd*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the word crotch-tail
Nickname for kite (the avian kind). Bilby: Alert!
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
I'm guessing the bird--I've seen it in some older birding books. Thanks, h.
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Congrats, all! And Possible, I join you in shame--before all was said and done, I changed four or five that turned out to be correct after all. Eeesh.
As for protean, I was attempting a riff on the What Is a Reesetee, Anyhow? goofiness. :-) (Also, it's printed on the t-shirt I was wearing when I emailed gangerh.)
*indiscriminately flings fufluns*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-taste-better-than-they-smell
But beer smells great! *is beginning to worry about olfactory problems*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
True about espresso; I'll grant you that. :-)
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
*chimes in with everyone else*
Welcome, blafferty!
*sips Kopi Luwak coffee from crappucino mug*
May 5, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Yeeeesss, yesss. This, my friend, is the other normal. Mmmwwwaaaaahahaha.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
*hork*
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word American Zoot Shooters Association
See here and/or here.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
I think coffee tastes as good as it smells most of the time.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*sigh* I just wasn't up for it this year....
Congrats to the winners! Good luck sharing the prize. :-)
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-the-holy-pantheon-of-wtf
I thought of this list the moment I started reading this.
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Dontcry, are you okay? You're something of a hydrangea-face, aren't you?
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blipper
I would never
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blipper
If you didn't
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blipper
I always forg
May 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word country frolics
*craves an old-time beverage sipped through a slender straw of drying grass*
May 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the word colepixy
Gracious.
May 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Mr. Boggy: I swear by the avian gods that I typed all those lame guesses myself. Not a bird's claw in sight. Can I help it if cats' paws are too fluffy for keyboards?
Signed,
R.T. Distingue
May 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tewfet
*yoink--again*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word lugubrious
Chained, did you know that Prolagus has an English cocker spaniel who, though not lugubrious, deserves two or more comments?
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word compound
So Pro, you were confounded by compound?
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*playfully accepts dontcry's mediæval coupon and hands her a balsamaceous panda-shaped wodge*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word dream-holes
Lovely!
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gill-houter
*yoink*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*delivers basket of cupcakes, fufluns, and slop to sionnach*
*continues peddling slop while wearing distingue harlequin costume*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I thought about doing that, but if I start second-guessing myself, I'll go even more insane than I already have.
*offers slop to dontcry at a reasonable rate*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list contents-of-the-may-day-basket-i-received-earlier-today
You got a Frankenstein plastic top? Nuts. I only got Dracula.
Lovely list. :-)
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
I dunno; that always looked like green paint to me.
*spins head*
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Hey, thanks bilby!
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the illustrious omnibus of superpowers
Superingestion is pretty good too.
May 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user rolig
It was a little easier to do certain things on Wordie--but there are lots of functions here that I'd have wished for there too. If you want to suggest something, we generally post questions/suggestions/bitching/complaining/all-purpose-comments at feedback.
Hope you stick around. :-)
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Neat! Thanks for spinning your head!
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Thank you, reesetee.
No, no. Thank you, ruzuzu.
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruzuzus-big-ass-list
*bursting with pride for ruzuzu*
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user rolig
Nice to see you stopping by, rolig. :-)
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
You're something of a non-pronouncer, aren't you?
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Thank you, blafferty.
...What am I thanking you for again?
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word assiduous
Really? I always thought it sounded like the taste of lemons.
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruzuzus-big-ass-list
Wait. Is this a big-ass list or a big ass-list?
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Bilby: I too. Allegedly.
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stoicking
Ha!
May 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*offers bandages to trees*
April 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the word march fracture
Eep! Guess I should have mentioned that I was joking. All is fine, ruzuzu. But thanks for worrying. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*offers bandages*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Ah, well. Here's a fuflun.
Hey, hold onto the....!!
*sigh*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
Mr. Limpet. Loved that guy. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
*quietly begins singing*
Just what makes that little old blafferty....
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word march fracture
I don't know about March, but I did collect a few fractures in April.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Go on, punch out the shelf talker!
Well, if they'd just be quiet for a minute....
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*flees*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list gel-2011-words
So presumably more will follow. Looking forward to it. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
Oh, but this is Wordnik. If Wordieniks can't invent a madeupical word, no one can.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
But don't let me discourage you. I'm sure you'll get to the top tomorrow. :-)
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chinquapin
Also chinkapin.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chinkapin
Also see chinquapin.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list aw-nuts
So I do. Thanks, bilby. Adding it here too.
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pinholo
Wow, that's amazing. I'd have eaten the pine nut before I finished the camera.
Pro, do you realize we just missed Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day? Gaaaah!
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word worldwide pinhole photography day
*eats pine nut*
April 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the list lost-for-word
How about petrophile? "In biology, thriving on rocks or in rocky habitats." Sure, it describes plants, but can't we all share the love?
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list gel-2011-words
Heehee! Menfauxpause is my favorite.
Oh, wait: and kaleidopause.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word anagram
Wow. I hear that you also can't pass go or collect $200.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word anagram
Haha! I was just thinking that skipvia had a list similar to yours, but it must have been this page. Not to worry--you're hardly stealing. :-)
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Didn't skipvia have a list like this at one time? *tries to remember*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word national raisin week
*purchases large qauntities of raisins*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Yes, it has! I actually intended it to be a list of goofy holidays, so I probably didn't add either of those. Some people take them mighty seriously.
If it helps, I've tagged all the entries on this list with the day, date, week, month, etc. If you look at the tag pages for any of those, you'll see the names of the corresponding holidays listed. :-)
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word algae fur pops
Eeeew.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Well, but then you'd probably end up with a hole in your pocket and the pebble would drop out and roll back down the hill.
Just sayin'.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Maybe a lighter stone?
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word lily walker
Nickname for the jacana.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
Nuts. And you were so close....
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*flees, with fufluns*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*flings fufluns at giggling sound*
Possible, you didn't tell me this place was haunted!
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tang whaup
And tangy, too.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*spins around*
Whatwasthat?
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*LA LA LA LA LA LA!*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*plugs ears*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Hey, what the....
That fuflun is attacking me!
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user blafferty
I hardly think blafferty has time, Possible. She appears to be rolling a stone uphill at the moment.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*follows Possible into ruzuzu's profile*
*helps self to fufluns*
*plops down in nearest chair*
Man, this place was hard to find!
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Tooti
*refuses to follow ruzuzu's links*
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tang whaup
Nickname for the whimbrel. Also spelled tangwaup.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word little whaup
Nickname for the whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word may whaup
Nickname for the whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stock whaup
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whaap
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word great whaup
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word whaup
Also a nickname for the whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word awp
Nickname for European curlew or whimbrel.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Will do--much appreciated, as always.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I feel birdie.
April 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Clever! :-)
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word iroquoisyness
See iroquoisy.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list do-daaah--do-daaah
Such serendipity.
Oh wait. I meant iroquoisyness.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list do-daaah--do-daaah
Ha! Love it.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list go-to-jail--go-directly-to-jail
Mel! Of course! Excuse me; I have a list to add him to.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list go-to-jail--go-directly-to-jail
*buys a railroad*
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--going-down
I believe Noam has the distinction of being the only person on both elevator lists. :-)
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ameba
*snort*
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hellbender
And heckbender. ;->
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word perp walk
*shoos chickens off the page*
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Good ones. :-)
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Make it Wednesday, not today
Doo daah!
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-that-rhyme-with-chicken-noodle-soup
Clever! If you're interested, elgiad007, I have a list inspired pretty much by a similarly mundane occasion--it's not so much rhyme as rhythm, though.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word hidradenitis
That doesn't sound at all comfortable.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
No thanks, mollusque. I've had dessert.
Oh, wait....
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word sponge
Those are ostioles and oscules, you know.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word enigmatology
Here it is.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word enigmatology
I'm game! *scurries off*
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word skeuophylax
Here's one, but it's labeled with a different formation of the word. Anyone know whether they're interchangeable?
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the list herring
Heehee! Saw that setup coming, but I still didn't figure it out. :-)
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
As I recall, we had a three-way tie the first time around. We got some lovely parting gift comments on our profiles. :-)
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word running rampant
1) There's a delightful rhythm to that headline.
2) The thought of "wild packs of chickens" tearing through a neighborhood makes me giggle.
Thanks for the lift, marky. :-)
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word enigmatology
Ooh, that's a great idea! Anyone?
*waits*
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word frankfurter
The words "meat" and "slurry" should never come within 20 feet of one another.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word earthy depths
See eructation.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word erumpent blast
See eructation.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
You guys only have six fingers on each hand?
Wow.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word surströmming
That's weird, because I walked by a storm drain the other day whose smell could kill a herd of rampaging buffalo.
April 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Manchester Bible
Published in 1793. Leviticus Ch. 3's heading in this Bible reads "bees" for "beeves" (plural of "beef"): "How the pacifique hosts peace offerings must be of bees, sheep, lambs and goats."
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word flathat
According to A.W.A.D., "To fly close to the ground. From the allusion to a plane flying so low as to flatten a hat on someone's head. Earliest documented use: 1940."
Oroboros, are you familiar with this one?
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Debased Bible
First printed in 1815, the so-called Debased Bible used the Catholic Rheims New Testament text but was a Protestant edition. In Philippians 2:7, it reports that Christ "debased himself" rather than "emptied himself."
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word decorative ootheca
Classic.
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I Can't Believe They're Not Easter Eggs
Ha!
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wife-ridden
*groan*
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word eructation
I also like "earthy depths" (same definition).
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
No, no; I'm the slopseller? See my list?
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thanks, hernesheir!
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bunniculastriation
So good, I want to add it to my "It Has a Name??" list. I bow to your fakery skills.
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Love Will Tear Us Apart party banner
Maybe it means that people will love the banner so much that they'll all scramble to take it for themselves, and then they'll start tussling with one another, and that will cause them to tear apart the banner into separate letters. So, you know, it's the individual letters speaking.
Or maybe it makes no sense at all.
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the user sionnach
Congrats on the 10,000!
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Here are my guesses:
bilby: ascian
blafferty: prodigal
chained_bear: wodge
dontcry: tear-resistant
erinmckean: calepinerienne
fbharjo: heartstringsplucker
frindley: mediæval
frogapplause: lunette
gangerh: emordnilap
hernesheir: chrestomathic
mollusque: sinistral
oroboros: harlequin
PossibleUnderscore: slopseller
Prolagus: aaaaaaargh!
pterodactyl: playful
reesetee: queasy
ruzuzu: balsamaceous
seanahan: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophile
sionnach: distingue
Wordnicolina: greenhorn
Wordplayer: systematic
yarb: mortsafe
I dunno...some seemed too obvious and others...*scratches head*
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
I just re-read the marathon of phony umbrage taking page and laughed my ass off.
Thanks. I needed that. :-)
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wait--some of you guys have actual spreadsheets? I was kidding! *worries*
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-what-s-on-em-your-em-work-desk
Heehee! Might as well be. :-)
April 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Yay!
*scurries off to set up Excel chart*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bone-eating snot flower
*gag*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Yes, yes, Spring Sphere Day or some such. But more important is the natal day of R Herself!
*hands out special batch of Ruzuzu-day cupcakes with candles*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Happy Bearthday!
*plays clarinet*
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user sionnach
I'm with bilby. I miss those faketymologies.
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
But isn't this the weekend when certain believers are busy celebrating a certain holiday that shall remain nameless? And won't those people be otherwise engaged for a few days?
Just sayin'.
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Busted.
That's right, sionnach; all my psittacine friends must weigh in on Wordnik before partaking of their daily birdie chow. I've taught them how to hunt and...er, peck...on the keyboard. You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get those seed hulls out of the tiny little spaces between keys.
However, they refuse to speak in public, no matter how many sprigs of millet I offer, no matter how much chattering they do in private. They abhor the paparazzi, you see.
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Madu
Cute!
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cleanse
The witch is dead?
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user chained_bear
Happy National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day!
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cleanse
Dung is a...
a verb??
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
Another nifty calendar!
April 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word portrait pizza
God Save the Food.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list areas-of-responsibility-vis-a-vis-our-progeny
Well, that makes sense. Come back in twenty years, when you've gotten some rest.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
Nifty calendar, ruzuzu!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fetch
Easy mistake. That's the finches' fetch.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gasometer
Ooh! I know that kind of French!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Mjöllner
If you named your cub this, would he have to wear these pants?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word how to say ghostbusters upon cue of who you gonna call
*waits*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Link
Get it? Chained? Link?
*slinks away*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
How could I have missed Broccolino? Fixed!
Avoid cross-pollination, you ask, but I did borrow several priceless names from this list. Hope you don't mind. :-)
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordnikstack
Give a dog a bone.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word baconalia
Let's make sure chained_bear stays away from Denny's for the next few weeks....
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word heaven
Haha!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word a sort of a Reese's peanut butter cup mixture of the sacred and the profane
Hey! That's my peanut butter cup!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fetch
My fetch is a saxophone.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gasometer
*wanders in several hours late*
Hey, do you have to speak French to go to the barbarism party?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bacon Coliseum epic mealtime
Where are the tiny Christians?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word typosquatters
At least it isn't an unauthorized Babarism. I don't think he'd fit on this page.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*tosses be-licked cupcakes; makes new batch*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Easter eggs
All better.
Signed,
Was Too Lazy to Post a Link Until Chained Forced Me To
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Easter eggs
Indeed! See my spanking-new list: New and Improved Names for Easter Eggs. :-)
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list areas-of-responsibility-vis-a-vis-our-progeny
And I'm wondering now, since the Cub is a year or so older and Cub Sequel is imminent, whether you'll be adjusting this list.
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
*hands umbrage back to Chained*
Hey, thanks!
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Gouda Timberfolk
Chained, how could you have missed this one on FB?
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list open-list--what-to-name-chained-bears-newest-cub
Hey! I wanted to add Zucchina!
Damn new mothers....
*grabs massive fistfuls of fake umbrage*
April 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word typosquatters
Good question. Also a good question is what merits an entry on Wordnik. Far worse has been perpetrated here. ;->
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*hugs all and sundry*
Oh, and chained: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list •open-list-what-s-on-em-your-em-work-desk
Thanks for the additions, r. :-)
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-kindest-cut
*snort*
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pariah
From A.W.A.D.: "From Tamil paraiyar, plural of paraiyan (drummer), from parai (drum, to tell). Because the drum players were considered among the lowest in the former caste system of India, the word took on the general meaning of an outcast. Earliest documented use: 1613."
April 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
But it's so simple, sionnach. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: Are you the sort of man who would put the word onto your own list or your enemy's?
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word brilliant
Ooh, wait, I have a gem cut list somewhere....
*rummaging*
Yes, here it is. :-)
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*hands over a dozen cupcakes*
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word new car interior
Unless said gasoline is actually in new car interior.
April 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word as useful as an accordion on the battlefield
Agreed. People just don't understand the Power of the Accordion.
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
*fiddles with cupcake*
Here you go. Enjoy.
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
*unclenches hand and gives Possible unclenched cupcake*
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thanks, everyone! Actually, it's rather belated no matter where you are, but that just makes it last longer. :-)
April 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Why, what a thoughtful gift!
*places it next to comment no. 159*
Thanks, all.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruination-day
Well, some people might disagree....But thank you.
*rubs toe shyly in the dirt*
Oh, and you may want to bracket "celebratory iroquoisyness." You know, just in case.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
*hands over another unclenched cupcake*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*relaxes*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word platypus
Pro, perhaps you'd enjoy a poem.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word lumbriciform
I love lombrichi tossed with watermarks. :-)
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word part-time urine monitor
*speechless*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word unprepared for ID the Wordienik
You haven't started the calisthenics yet? *is horrified*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word remarkable link
Here I wonder aloud whether thtownse ever found those pinking shears.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list ruination-day
*sigh* My poor birthday....
Chained would point out, I am certain, that Warwick the Kingmaker was killed in battle on this day in 1471. Also, in 1944, an explosion in the harbor of Bombay killed 700 people.
*sigh*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word birds
*leaps for joy*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word A child sitting in a wheelbarrow with her doll, ax sharpener, rake, basket and watering can nearby
Those old photo captions were so vague.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list hecko-reesetee
*looks for "Like" button under ruzuzu's comment*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word rakehellonian
Don't be such a heckion.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Unclench, unclench! Or you'll never be able to ID the Wordieniks!
*hands dontcry an unclenched cupcake*
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pwdr sêr
I prefer to call it star jelly, thank you.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pwdr sêr
Shameful.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word star shot
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word star rot
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word astral jelly
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word astromyxin
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word star jelly
Also see pwdr sêr.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pwdr sêr
Also called star jelly, astromyxin, astral jelly, star rot, or star shot. A gelatinous substance, which, according to folklore, is deposited on the earth during meteor showers. See Wikipedia's star jelly entry for more.
Thanks, bilby.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the list those-aren-t-cats-and-dogs
That's...highly descriptive, bilby. Thanks.
April 16, 2011
reesetee commented on the word record store day
Enjoy Record Store Day, everyone!
April 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
You mean, the way I did on List #2? ;-)
April 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Oh, and happy Reach As High As You Can Day, everyone. :-)
April 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vague rainbow colors of anxiety
That is one fabulous airport carpet website.
April 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list it-has-a-name
Wow, those are great ones! Thanks, PossU.
April 14, 2011
reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound
I agree, sionnach. Probably a list-owner error. Good catch! :-)
April 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound
Eew x 2. Added, thanks.
April 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vague rainbow colors of anxiety
Yes, airports will be far less colorful, yarb. I don't like the "imminent" idea either--sounds as though something is coming at you at great speed and you need to duck immediately.
April 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vague rainbow colors of anxiety
Say goodbye to color-coded terror alerts and hello to warnings and Facebook and Twitter. As part of their overhauled advisory system, the Department of Homeland Security is introducing two levels of warning—elevated and imminent—that may occasionally be distributed via social media, reports the Washington Post. The two warnings will both come with an expiration date instead of the vague rainbow colors of anxiety that the system instituted in 2001. The new alert system, which is intended to be more specific and useful, will be in place by April 27. The details emerged for a Homeland Security report dated April 1 obtained by AP.
— The Slatest Edition, "@AmericanPeople terror risk #elevated. Have a nice day!!"
April 10, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-voice-of-the-shuttle
Thanks, rutemple! No, I still haven't managed to give it a try. Every time I see a course available locally, it ends up conflicting with some other part of life. (See "Life" discussion on my profile.)
Have you ever tried it?
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list plurale-tantum
Thanks, bilby!
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
No, no, I insist on doing Wordnik. Others insist that I do this life thing. Maddening, I tell you.
R: I was offering you some cashews. Nuts?
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Nuts! Why does life always interfere with Wordnik time?
*sigh*
April 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the word egotism
Rock it, man.
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Harvey and Zukoff 2011 PLoS ONE
Best illustration ever.
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fishplate
*plays ████████ in celebration of ruzuzu's squeaky cleanness*
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list words-ive-seen-on-t-shirts-worn-by-wordniks
There's a wordnik t-shirt? Do tell!
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word manroot
I'll never tell.
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word international sweet tooth fairy day
See gangerh. Tell him ReeseTee sent you. :-)
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Done! ISTFD will be duly listed, with directions to your place. :-)
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the list story-of-a-missing-s
Ah, yes. What a spectaculatory list it is. :-)
April 4, 2011
reesetee commented on the word quotes
HA!
March 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
Happy National Something on a Stick Day!
March 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the list things-weve-seen-moved-by-ants
Pants dancing.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-blasphemous-comma-and-other-interesting-bible-errata
Heehee.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word fun to say
You've been doing that too?:-)
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word uteriñata
I love Regretsy.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word et tu, dawg
*facepalm*
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word twinkie defense
He was first acquitted of first-degree murder before the voluntary manslaughter conviction. For the latter, he served just five years.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Last Man Club
I read this as "Last Man Cub" and wondered what happened to Mowgli.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word luncheon
Ptero, I just read the entire page again and laughed so hard I woke up a flock of sleeping birds. In the house, that is.
I hope you've recovered from the choking episode. :-)
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word prickarious
Heehee!
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Ooh, I'm for a WOTD Digest email too!
Erin: Fine. I'll wear my cummerbund on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but don't expect me to wear the ruffled shirt.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Gangerh, does this mean I'll need to list International Sweet Tooth Fairy Day on my "One Person's Holiday" list?
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word egotism
Wow! The Century Dictionary as daily horoscope!
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word snazzy
I do feel flashily stylish.
Wait...flashily?
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list remarkable-wikipedia-categories
I truly believe that golf is an incomplete sport.
March 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word foley
At least it isn't a catheter.
March 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
*re-yoinks*
March 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bouleverse
From French bouleverser; to upset, overturn.
March 25, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I think to myself
What a bilby-ful world.
March 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Haha!
March 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
*adds Rabelais to 22-page, single-spaced reading list*
Thanks, yarb. *sigh*
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Oh, this one's just a weekend. Believe me, I'd rather be home catching up on Wordnik.
*spends inordinate amount of time searching for spelling mistake*
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Sure, easy for you dress-wearers (Erin and chained), but what about pants-people? Must we wear tuxedo pants every time an error pops up? And what about cummerbunds?
Nice front page of wordshowers. :-)
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Agreed! Good to welcome old Wordieniks back!
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Did I miss it?
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
Ohhhhh, I see how it goes. Leave this place for a little vacation, and return to discover that ruzuzu has absconded with my umbrage and planted herself atop a stick....
*yoinks umbrage away from ruzuzu*
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Right! I knew I'd forgotten something before I went away. I'll get right on that...right after this next trip....
March 17, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
Hey! Gimme back my lumpy umbrage!
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
I don't think so. It's kind of hard and lumpy.
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-nose-knows
Thanks for the plug, bilby. Erin, this is great!
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Happy national cold cuts day, everyone! I'll be without a computer for the next couple weeks...see you all when I'm back online. And please: Go easy on the fufluns. :-)
March 3, 2011
reesetee commented on the user feedback
Uh oh. Is anyone else now having problems adding words to their lists?
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word homosexuality
Sadly, it's not all that surprising.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I want a pair of laser tits, damnit
See (not surprisingly) laser tits.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word laser tits
Blaaahahaha!
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list one-person-s-holiday-is-another-s
Oh, how could we? What else could we have been thinking? But yes, it appears it was on Feb. 22nd.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chocolate-dipped, crushed-peanut-rolled, angel-huffed ruzuzu on-a-stick
Much better. *harrumphs*
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word universal human beings week
Happy Universal Human Beings Week, everyone.
Every human, that is.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word laser tits
Bracket "I want a pair of laser tits, damnit" please.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Affinity Bible
No, no. That's the Temporal Bible.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list bring--brang--brung
This list makes me giggle. I would have guggled earlier, but I was gaggling at something else.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word vaginofixation
Holy mother of pearl.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word brang
It sounds better than Prii, anyway.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word 'cause
Just 'cause.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word oldsquaw
Beautiful bird. Thanks, Pro. :-)
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word endbrain
Love this word. It reminds me of one of my favorites, eyeball.
Don't ask why.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list trout-mask-replica
Wow. Skipvia needs to see this. :-)
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word clbuttic
I think I'll pbutt on this word.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word professor von schmartzenpanz
*silently trips over alarm*
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Ooh, yes! Thanks for the suggestion, h. I wish my car were named after a raptor.... ;-)
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word scaramouche
I lerve the Muppets version of that song.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pallacorda
Fascinating! What a rascal, that Caravaggio.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word succulent karoo
And here I thought it was a form of cold virus.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word base treachery
Or an exceptionally nasty guitar.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poophile
Gosh. That sounds uncomfortable.
Ohhhh, undersnorter....
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chocolate-dipped, crushed-peanut-rolled, angel-huffed ruzuzu on-a-stick
Still no sprinkles!
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the list remarkable-wikipedia-categories
I see Wordplayer suggested Lists of unusual units of measurement. Might I also suggest List of humorous units of measurement?
They crack me up.
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ruzuzu on-a-stick
What about the little sprinkles, then? She doesn't rate little sprinkles?
Well, I never. *grabs fistfuls of umbrage*
March 2, 2011
reesetee commented on the word mil
See thou.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word thou
Also called the mil; defined as 1/1,000 of an inch (25.4 µm), frequently used to measure the thickness of very thin materials such as film and plastic sheeting.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word oatmeal
Maybe they're gummy bears who have stayed too long in the sun.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list remarkable-wikipedia-categories
*favorited*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word santorum
He's back, you know. He's been muttering about running for President.
May God have mercy on our souls.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word toilet gloves
I should not have clicked on this page.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word I should not have clicked on this page.
See i should not have clicked on this page.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word a coordinated amphibian attack
It's moments like this that make it worthwhile to be an editor; right, chained?
*sigh*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word laser tits
Gosh, those sunglasses are nice.
*whistles*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wicked Bible
That's a rather wicked smile on your angelic face, bilby.
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wife-Hater Bible
Odd that no one takes issue with hating one's father and mother....
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Camels upon camels upon camels!
:-)
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word temporal
*suddenly has an unreasonable urge to scream "Exterminate! Exterminate!*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the list logophile--words-with--phil
Great list! I seem to recall someone else compiling a similar one. Anyone recall?
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Affinity Bible
*wants to read yarb's bible*
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word happy hour
Heehee!
March 1, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Prii
The official plural of Prius.
February 28, 2011
reesetee commented on the word poophile
I'd snort at that comment, hernesheir, but it's way funnier than snort-funny.
February 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the list not-quite-as-awful-as-they-sound
It does! Added, thanks.
February 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word america saves week
See?
February 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Adulterous Bible
See the Wicked Bible.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Adulterer's Bible
See the Wicked Bible.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wicked Bible
In 1631, the King's printers, Barker and Lucas, published a Bible with a small error: The word "not" was missing from the Seventh Commandment in Exodus 20:14. The commandment read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." Barker and Lucas, henceforth known as the printers of the Wicked Bible, were forced to pay a fine for the error, the cost of which (£300) effectively put them out of business.
Eleven copies of this book--also known as the Adulterer's Bible, Adulterous Bible, or Sinner's Bible--are known to exist today.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Sinner's Bible
See Wicked Bible.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Wife-Hater Bible
An 1810 King James version of the Bible replaces the w in "wife" with an l: "If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother . . . yea, and his own wife also...." (It should read "and his own life also.")
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Rebecca's Camels Bible
In an 1823 edition of the King James Bible, Genesis 24:61 reads, "And Rebecca arose, and her camels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebecca and went his way." (The first "camels" should read "damsels.")
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Affinity Bible
A 1927 edition of the King James Bible includes a table of family affinities in which appears the admonition "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Monochrome Bible
In the 1990s, an American Bible publisher produced a new "red letter" leatherbound edition (the red letters signifying the words of Jesus). In the Book of Timothy, the film plate containing the red letter text was omitted, so thousands of copies of the "monochrome" text had to be discarded.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word nonversation
Very much like life with the hard-of-hearing. :-)
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
Earworm alert!
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
*disappears into imaginary self*
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Aw, shucks. :-)
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
Oh, great. Now I'm imagining dontcry imagining bobbing for imaginary apples.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caramel
Blecch.
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caramel apple
*watches dontcry hungrily*
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stiver
*wonders whether John's sorry he asked*
;-)
February 23, 2011
reesetee commented on the list flights-of-fancy
Thanks, chrissykp--this is an open list, so feel free to add these (maybe with your descriptions repeated on the word pages). :-)
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stiver
This book implies that the stews are "brothel-houses," presumably somewhere (or in many places) in England--the book is titled The Church History of Britain.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bobbing for apples
What if Bob's your uncle? Does that count?
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word tip-in
Also (in bookbinding) tipped in.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word cancel leaf
Also canceled leaf.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word half-title
Also half title.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Solander case
Also see solander.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word blind stamping
Also blindstamping.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-blasphemous-comma-and-other-interesting-bible-errata
Thanks! I'm enjoying it--takes me back to my days working with rare & antique books.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word disenchantment
Must be Disenchantment Bay.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word caramel apple
Agreed.
*is now hungry for an apple slathered in any form of candy except licorice*
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Lions Bible
Lego Murderers: The next new set.
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Ears to Ear Bible
Indeed, you dooth!
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Blasphemous Comma
In several editions of the King James Bible, Luke 23:32 reads, "And there were also two other malefactors crucified with Jesus." It should read, "And there were also two other, malefactors."
February 22, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Judas Bible
In this 1611 King James Bible, Judas--not Jesus--says "Sit ye here while I go yonder and pray" in Matthew 26:36.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word More Sea Bible
In this 1641 King James Bible, Revelation 21:1 reads, "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was more sea" rather than "the first heaven and the first earth were died and there was no more sea."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Sin On Bible
A 1716 King James Bible reads, at John 8:11, "Go and sin on more" rather than "Go and sin no more."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Murderer's Bible
In an 1801 King James version of the Bible, Jude 16 reads, "These are murderers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage." It should read "These are murmurers. . . ."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Lions Bible
In this 1804 King James version, 1 Kings 8:19 reads "thy son that shall come forth out of thy lions" rather than "out of thy loins."
This edition has another error in Numbers 25:18: Instead of "The murderer shall surely be put to death," it reads, "The murderer shall surely be put together."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word To-Remain Bible
In this 1805 King James edition, Galatians 4:29 reads, "But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit to remain, even so it is now." Apparently a proofreader had written "to remain" in the margin of the proof pages as an answer to whether a comma should be deleted. The note accidentally became part of the printed text.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Idle Shepherd Bible
In this Bible printed in 1809, Zechariah 11:17 reads "Woe to the idle shepherd that leaves the flock!" rather than "the idol shepherd." (Idol here being akin to "worthless.")
Seems to me "idle" should work anyway, but what do I know?
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Ears to Ear Bible
In an 1807 Bible, Matthew 13:43 states "Who hath ears to ear?" rather than the correct "Who hath ears to hear?"
In the same edition, Hebrews 9:14 reads, "How much more shall the blood of Christ . . . purge your conscience from good works to serve the living God." (It should read "dead works.")
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word He Bible
This is the first of the two editions of the Authorized Version of the Bible, 1611. In Ruth, rather than reading "And she went into the city," it reads "And he went into the city." Sometimes called the Male Chauvinist Bible.
An "un-nicknamed" 1923 edition of the Authorized Version includes the admonition, "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Male Chauvinist Bible
More commonly called the He Bible.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bishops' Bible
In the third edition of this Bible, published in 1572, the printer used ornamental initial letters for several books--but the letters originally had been used to print Ovid's Metamorphosis and other non-religious books, so they did not depict religious scenes. The worst offender was the graphically pictorial letter at the beginning of Hebrews: a vivid depiction of Zeus disguised as a swan and rather amorously courting Leda.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Placemaker's Bible
The second edition of the Geneva Bible, published in 1562, earned this title for its conversion (in Matthew) of "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God" into "Blessed are the placemakers...."
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*applauds wildly*
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user ruzuzu
*munches popcorn nervously while watching word count*
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordhole
Thanks for reposting. :-)
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
Excellent.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list name-suggestions-for-even-bigger-suvs-and-trucks
Warhead? Ha!
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bag mark
More (not about Ruth Buzzi) at bag marks.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word planchet
Also planchlet.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
Shhhhh! It's pumpkin juice.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordniks-who-proudly-contribute-worthless-stuff--a-lot-of-dumb-comments--and-useless-words-to-the-zeitgeist-page
Fish? Where?
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word ok
SoG! You're here! I was wondering whether to post that here on your behalf. :-)
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Sionnach, that explains a lot about life here lately. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm being vacuumed back into my wordhole.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word wordhole
See Zeitgeist, and mind the floating logonauts.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gold digger
Holy mother of pearl.
February 21, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Oops, missed your previous post about Sandhills, hernesheir. What a wonderful view you have of their migration. Was in Nebraska (a.k.a. ruzuzuland) a few years ago to see their stopover and it was glorious.
Perhaps the stay-at-home Sandhills have retired, now that the children are grown and out of the nest. ;-)
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the list wordniks-who-proudly-contribute-worthless-stuff--a-lot-of-dumb-comments--and-useless-words-to-the-zeitgeist-page
Hey! Stop duct-taping my tea cups!
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the user reesetee
Thank you, hernesheir. Funny, I was looking at some of my older lists last night, and I realized (to my horror) that I had neglected to "complete" many of them. Back to work on Minty Fresh and others. :-)
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Nice thought, ptero. I sure hope you're right, or we're out of here on our padded face holes. :-)
February 20, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
Ooh, I forgot that one! Thanks, Erin.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Zeitgeist
Hernesheir, I noticed that too, and thought my monitor was broken. ;-) I'll also miss Watch Your Language, but as long as Wordnik is still around, I'll live with the change.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
Yum. Say, you could have dipped those free pineapples in chocolate, you know. ;-)
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list the-blasphemous-comma-and-other-interesting-bible-errata
Thanks, W. Still working on this list (just started it last night). Already have the Owl Bible.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the list vending
You bet. Fun list. :-)
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word millirobot
Seen here.
February 19, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the wandering ring
From verso of card: "Prepare by sewing a ring in the corner of a handkerchief. Borrow from your audience a ring. Pass a stick through it, and cover with the handkerchief. Under cover of the handkerchief, pretend to slide the ring from the stick into your hand. Let your audience feel the ring through the folds of the cambric. (Of course, they really feel the prepared ring.) Now ask two spectators to hold the ends of the stick; whip away handkerchief, and the ring is on the stick."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word the jumping card
From verso of card: "Ask your audience to draw a card from a pack which you hold. Secretly slip a rubber band over the pack, but not over the three or four top cards. Take back the chosen card, without looking at it, and press it down with the pack, gripping the pack as soon as the card is in position. By releasing the grip the chosen card will now shoot up into the air."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word spotting the card
From verso of card: "Ask a member of your audience to pick a card from the pack, remember it, and place it on top of the pack without letting you see the face. Tell somebody else to cut the pack--this should bring the bottom card of the pack on top of the chosen card. You have noted what card lies at the bottom of the pack, so it is easy to locate the card. The next card below this will be the one chosen."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word where's the coin
From verso of card: "You need a tumbler half-full of water, a silk handkerchief, a coin, and (concealed from the audience) a circular glass disc the same size as the coin. Cover the coin with the handkerchief and let your audience feel it through the fold--you contrive that they feel the glass disc, and not the coin, which remains concealed under your hand. Under cover of the handkerchief drop the glass disc into the water. Your audience will think the coin dropped, but the glass disc inside will be invisible. The coin has vanished!"
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
Perhaps it needs punctuation, then:
Refresh yourself?
Refresh, yourself.
Refresh! Yourself!
Refresh: yourself.
Refresh? Yourself!
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
Ptero's right.
*swan dives into chocolate refreshment dispenser*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word monocled raconteur
Oh, sorry. There you go. :-)
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bessie
It's a start....
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word monocled raconteur
Somewhere on Wordnik there's a better explanation for this phrase. I can't find it with my eye squinched around this monocle.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Bessie
Well, you did say "a bit."
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word birds
Aha. I must have been thinking about the prime weeks when all the tourists arrive. Thanks, r.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word camel charge
I like it--but I hope that doesn't mean I'll be expected to foment a revolution.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word water fountain
*monocled raconteur ambles in*
*retrieves ruzuzu's monocle from champagne glass by drinking the champagne*
*cleans monocle and hands it to ruzuzu*
*departs*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word airplane breakfast
That can't possibly be a Croissanwich. It's too fresh-looking.
Also, I had no idea one could find refreshment in a tiny, foil-lined pouch.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word conference breakfast
No decent tea on Mount Everest?
*cancels expedition*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Girl Famous for Having Hiccups Charged with Murder
Oh dear. Hasn't she had enough trouble?
*eyeroll*
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gay-you
Nay, not I-you.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word travel insurance
See #13 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word bikinis
See #15 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word farm-fresh eggs
See #18 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word chilled bananas
See #23 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
reesetee commented on the word yacht trips
See #25 on this slideshow.
February 18, 2011
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