I was expecting a friendly thread to do with the alphabet (I don't know what, it is clearly a lame idea) and instead I am confronted by my worst fear - I demand a warning on the title of the thread so I never click on it again.
quote:Originally posted by Astromariner: I like to use words indiscriminately without having any idea what they mean.
My girlfriend does this, also. On saturday she made a comment about "reams of blood". I was doubled up laughing at her, as she lay there, bleeding to death in the road.
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Me too. Works a treat until you start going out with someone in possesion of a larger vocabulary than you. From then on you have to set up a mental check-point, appraising words on the fly, to stop yourself appearing foolish.
I try and stick to words of two syllables or less these days. I find it works well.
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Astromariner
Going the right way for a smacked bottom
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I got into all kinds of trouble as an eleven year old when I believed that the word "phallic" referred to french and italian cookery.
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I try and stick to words of two syllables or less these days. I find it works well.
I know. Gerunds, past participles, participle, vocative - Mrs Stefanos has thrown them all at me in the past. Gimme a bloke with a large shield and a spear trying to take my face off and I will happily face him.
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When very young, I thought "getting pissed" meant wetting yourself. Now I'm old, of course, it does.
Now amy's here, perhaps you could imagine I've slotted in just before her? Only that would make the above comment even more irrelevant than it already is
quote:Soon to be posted by scrawny: Edit, When, or I'll send the huns after you. I think the idea now is to post a word posted by another poster which follows the sequence established above, which would be an alphabetical one, running from A to Z
Righto, I'll edit. What letter are we on now? I'm confused.
I might go down to the bottom of this thread and try again.
[ 16 June 2003: Message edited by: Doctor Agamemnon When ]
scrawny
One Mojito, two Gin and Tonics, Three Bacardi Lime Sodas, and a couple of pints of Stella please.
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Edit, When, or I'll send the huns after you. I think the idea now is to post a word posted by another poster which follows the sequence established above, which would be an alphabetical one, running from A to Z, as it were, and they feasted on the lambs, and the sloths, and the anchovies, and the breakfast cereals...
quote: Originally posted by I am not...: Gratuitous
Good point Carter. Easily remedied.
[ 16 June 2003: Message edited by: scrawny ]
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