'Perhaps to some degree it may lie in the altumal simplicity of our diet, a diet produced by no effort of our own, and served up at stated intervals; whereas on land is a frequent subject of consideration, and the gastric juices are therefore perpetually solicited: but no doubt a more important factor on shore is the presence of an entirely different sex, of the excitation of other appetites, and the appearance of of a whole new set of social and even moral values.'
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stoweboyd commented on the word altumal
'Perhaps to some degree it may lie in the altumal simplicity of our diet, a diet produced by no effort of our own, and served up at stated intervals; whereas on land is a frequent subject of consideration, and the gastric juices are therefore perpetually solicited: but no doubt a more important factor on shore is the presence of an entirely different sex, of the excitation of other appetites, and the appearance of of a whole new set of social and even moral values.'
-- Patrick O'Brian, The Surgeon's Mate
January 27, 2009
stoweboyd commented on the word callypgian
Rounded buttocks, the kind you could put a drink on at a cocktail party.
June 30, 2008
stoweboyd commented on the word edgling
I coined this a few years ago
June 30, 2008