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May 10, 2013
whangdoodle
whangdoodle whang·doo·dle [hwang-dood-l, wang-] noun Slang.
a fanciful creature of undefined nature.
That sounds a little naughty and I suppose it could be if you wanted it to be, especially if used as a verb.
Labels: words
May 9, 2013
May 8, 2013
logomachy
logomachy lo·gom·a·chy [loh-gom-uh-kee] noun, plural lo·gom·a·chies.
1. a dispute about or concerning words.
2. an argument or debate marked by the reckless or incorrect use of words; meaningless battle of words.
3. a game played with cards, each bearing one letter, with which words are formed.
I see the first definition all the time. Someone will make a spelling mistake or misuse a word in a post about a controversial subject and someone else will ridicule them for it, then someone else will defend the original poster and ridicule the ridiculer and others will chime in on one side or the other and sometimes the person who made the mistake will reply, either slamming the critics or laughing it off and the original contention will be forgotten.
Another argument I saw not long ago was in regards to the second definition. It was in a political forum and someone said "They just tow the party line." and a reply said it was "toe". The first person came back and said no, it was "tow", as in pull behind them. That went on for several dozen posts with both leaving links "proving" the other was wrong.
Ah, such is the Internet, huh? One big logomachy.
I Know Judo & Karate
And quite a few other dangerous words.
This won't mean much to anyone but my old MSN Groups friends, but I was familiar with Capoeira because "Topher", the one-time manager of the help group Community Feedback was a devotee of that particular martial art. After he mentioned it in a post, I researched and read about it. After Groups went belly-up, I ran across the word again somewhere and did a combination search for that and Tophers real first name, Christopher, and found several profiles of him. That's been a couple of computers ago and several years, so I don't remember the particulars. Other than his penchant for sucking up to "AC" and "KT", he was a pretty good guy. He never banned me, so that's my criteria for "pretty good". -grin-
You Are Capoeira |
You are lively, fun, and open to new experiences. You love to travel and discover new things. You are joyous and prone to celebrate. You are the type of person who likes to work hard and play even harder. In life, you are intuitive and street smart. You understand others well and are able to predict their next moves. And while you can see what others are up to, few know what your plans are. You like to play it coy. In a battle, you try to outsmart your opponent before you get outsmarted first. It's all about trickery and listening to your gut. You like to have a worthy opponent. It's fun to battle if someone comes close to matching you in wits, cunning, and strategy. |
This won't mean much to anyone but my old MSN Groups friends, but I was familiar with Capoeira because "Topher", the one-time manager of the help group Community Feedback was a devotee of that particular martial art. After he mentioned it in a post, I researched and read about it. After Groups went belly-up, I ran across the word again somewhere and did a combination search for that and Tophers real first name, Christopher, and found several profiles of him. That's been a couple of computers ago and several years, so I don't remember the particulars. Other than his penchant for sucking up to "AC" and "KT", he was a pretty good guy. He never banned me, so that's my criteria for "pretty good". -grin-
Labels: MSN Groups, quizzes
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