thtownse has looked up 697 words, created 19 lists, listed 364 words, written 280 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 41 words.
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I just saw "Them!" - talk about creepy bugs!
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I too think bugs are creepy, and creeps really bug me.
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Thanks Frog - that was a great interview (I got to hear the first few minutes before my boss scowled at me. Love that theme song too - that is exactly the kind of fiddle I aspire to play.
I like your comic style too - very eccentric and literate. Are you doing that full-time? -
TT: I know you're a fan. Have you heard this interview?
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Glad you liked meatloaf.
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Instruments I already know: piano, recorder and organ.
Other two: harp and harmonica
(and then follow all the other instruments like violins, pan flutes and drums etc... which I want to play.) -
I am talking about the stringed instrument harp. I love stringed instruments and the harp has got the most strings so it pleases me much of a muchness.
PossibleUnderscore, you said "if there were two 'other' instruments" - so what is the other other instrument? And what instrument/s do you already know? -
Before you decide, maybe you should consult the pan flute flow chart. It was around here somewhere....
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Good idea, maybe it will be!
Actually, I was thinking harmonica. -
Well, what would be the other??? No, no... let me guess: the pan flute?
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Do you really have a harp??
That's fantastic! If there were two other instruments I could learn, one would be the harp. : ) -
I'll never think about passwords the same way again. Thanks. ;)
edit: I had to take the apostrophe out of "passwords". Just couldn't take it! -
And what do you have against ticky boxes? Ticky boxes make the world go 'round. Does this mean I have to hand in my writer card?
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And not a bad list yourself. I'm guilty of using the evil marketing words at work. I can't help it! The suits make me do it!
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I am leaving a comment about myself!
thtownse commented on the word a ways to go
I am beginning to warm up to this one.
Jul 27, 2012
thtownse commented on the list dumbisms
I am listening to a series of lectures-on-CD by linguist John McWhorter, and am starting to think I am too hard on the peculiarities of spoken language. Most of the items on this list annoy me because they are dumb, but some are legitimate verbal English. But in revisiting these, almost every one of them makes me cringe.
Jul 27, 2012
thtownse commented on the list b-adjectival-arcana-a
Wow - this is a truly astounding list. However did you go about compiling it? It looks like the work of several years of eschewing the company of humanity as you spend each waking hour typing...typing...
Jul 27, 2012
thtownse commented on the word 0xB16B00B5
It seems obvious who are the big boobs here.
Jul 20, 2012
thtownse commented on the word chamfer
Often found in National and State forests. More common in summer. Variable number of sleeping accommodations.
Jul 20, 2012
thtownse commented on the word cheeses of Nazareth
While I think it reasonable that cheese may be older than Jesus, I would not think that Nazareth is a big cheese area - too dry.
Dec 7, 2010
thtownse commented on the word rubicon
I do notice that a Wordnik denizen has chosen "rubicon" as a user identity, so I apologize if any offense is taken.
Dec 7, 2010
thtownse commented on the word rubicon
I don't know what the deal is, but in Bloomington Indiana, wherein I doth make my humble abode, the term "Rubicon" is suddenly all over the place - there are businesses, an office park, a recurrent event - I think there is also a Jeep called this. I can only assume this is a fad word and I make it a point to automatically reject fads.
Dec 7, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Bits Of Skylab
Love this one
Dec 6, 2010
thtownse commented on the list funny-fun-to-say
Wow - how can I say I have lived without knowing of this wonderful list! Every entry is an extravaganza of verbal vim!
Dec 2, 2010
thtownse commented on the list inky
Such a list! Wordnik paydirt!
Nov 30, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Hinky Dinky
See also the song Hinky Dinky Dee here - http://www.amazon.com/Bottle-Let-Me-Down-Songs/dp/B000066JE8
Nov 30, 2010
thtownse commented on the word to itch his own
sorry - had to do it.
Nov 30, 2010
thtownse commented on the word love the feeling you get when you see a word or phrase listed on wordie for the first time
I live for this feeling!
Nov 23, 2010
thtownse commented on the word butte
Mesas are only found in Spain, whereas buttes are found in France and possibly Canada.
Nov 12, 2010
thtownse commented on the list eleven-eleven
11 has long been my favorite number.
Nov 12, 2010
thtownse commented on the word fenugreek
*chortle*
Nov 12, 2010
thtownse commented on the word fenugreek
Does it actually work?
Nov 12, 2010
thtownse commented on the list pretentious-words-i-have-used-or-hope-to-use-when-discussing-operas
Now why must these legitimate music terms be called pretentious? I suppose opera fans are perceived as pretentious and perhaps rightly so in some cases, but I don't think of myself as pretentious simply because I take tremendous delight in the splendid pulchritudinous virtuosity of coloratura ornamentation?
Nov 11, 2010
thtownse commented on the word fo reals
Take that, jwjarvis!
Nov 10, 2010
thtownse commented on the word The First Pancake
Enjoy your fennel, ruzuzu! HAHAHAHA!
Nov 10, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Team Building
This one is particularly horrid. Heard it the office, spoken in all seriousness. Had to leave the room.
Nov 10, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Hottentottenpotentatentantenattentat
Thanks, ruzuzu but can we have Elephant Ears instead?
Nov 5, 2010
thtownse commented on the word The First Pancake
*fires fuflun-loaded trebuchet*
Nov 5, 2010
thtownse commented on the word The First Pancake
ruzuzu - no, Rush did a series of atheist/libertarian rants propounding the virtues of Godless science and white dogs fighting with mythical whatsits (spoiler: the doggie, personified by a bitchin' wah guitar solo, wins).
Nov 5, 2010
thtownse commented on the word diet of worms
This is a very funny unintentionally funny phrase.
Nov 4, 2010
thtownse commented on the word The First Pancake
Hmm - interesting combination of paprika and fennel. Asked for dionysus, and was redirected to a Rush album.
Nov 4, 2010
thtownse commented on the word The First Pancake
What is a fuflun, pray tell?
Nov 1, 2010
thtownse commented on the word The First Pancake
Do what I do - don't make the first; just start with the second.
Oct 29, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Punitive Vomit
Graphic!
Oct 29, 2010
thtownse commented on the word advertorial
These are insidious web advertisements disguised as commentaries or articles.
Oct 25, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Recently viewed
I Recently viewed this.
Oct 25, 2010
thtownse commented on the word I Can Haz Rok Grup
Love it. For a good laugh, look up LOLMetal on the webs if you haven't already.
Oct 24, 2010
thtownse commented on the word On board, I'm the captain
ruzuzu - sure I guess. I mostly just like the awesome drum solo after the gamelan break.
Oct 23, 2010
thtownse commented on the word homosexuality
Thanks a lot, century dictionary. Why don't you go discriminate against someone your own size!
Oct 23, 2010
thtownse commented on the word trucker bomb
Most of my lists are bombs, Bil.
Oct 23, 2010
thtownse commented on the word On board, I'm the captain
I love this Rush song!
Oct 21, 2010
thtownse commented on the list most-favorite-words
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD BAND NAME
Oct 21, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Ronald Reagan
Perhaps the funniest of the US presidents. The ones I tend to agree with politically are all so serious.
Oct 21, 2010
thtownse commented on the word ghosts of departed quantities
Wait - that guy looks just like Punky Meadows!
Oct 20, 2010
thtownse commented on the word cockshy
not what I thought it meant...
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the word philophile
totally meta dude
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the word Fagony
Love this one - it will play well at the bowling alley gigs.
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the word xanadu
You will join my band. You will play the doubleneck guitar and you will enjoy the plethora of Rush songs - RUSH SONGS R U S H S O N G S!
I'm thinking a Rush cover band, called "Hurry" or something. You in?
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the user thtownse
I just saw "Them!" - talk about creepy bugs!
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the list pop-latin
vice versa? I'm scared to add this until someone smart tells me it is Latin.
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the list pop-latin
Great list!
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the word subset
Bilby, I hope you get over your code.
Oct 19, 2010
thtownse commented on the word fin de siecle
I know a fiddle tune from Missouri called the "Findy Sickle Two-Step". I am guessing the title refers to 1899 and not 1999.
Oct 18, 2010
thtownse commented on the word woo woo
Yes! - from The amazing Randi?
Oct 18, 2010