April 2011
3 posts
Tautology
needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.” an instance of such repetition. Logic . a. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.” b. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.” 1579, from L.L. tautologia...
Ninny.
I have, for a long time now, abandoned my love relationship with words. We’ve become acquaintances, at best. Hoping to rekindle our long lost passion, we will start slowly with an enjoyable word of the day:
Ninny.
definition: fool or simpleton.
Origin: 1585–95; perhaps generic use of pet form of Innocent proper name —Related forms nin·ny·ish, adjective I enjoy that this word has...
October 2010
2 posts
Your favorite thing about October?
September 2010
1 post
August 2010
1 post
July 2010
3 posts
June 2010
1 post
May 2010
9 posts
WOW. Just..WOW.
So, I JUST learned that the lyrics to Beck’s song is Heeey, my cyanide girl, as opposed to what I’ve been singing for years: Heeeey, my summer girl. thanks lyricsmode.com
April 2010
4 posts
WatchI don’t know why this amuses me so.
March 2010
5 posts
Harvest of Hope Friday Pass
notlikethecheese:
jagator:
just purchased
i’ll be there all weekend. i’ll also be working the beer tent on saturday afternoon… holla!
Hoping that my scarifice of HOH for painting/moving will increase karmic chances for bonnaroo
February 2010
11 posts
Ninfeo di Villa Litta | Lainate, Italy | Atlas... →
Added to The List.
Flesh it out.
notlikethecheese:
The phrase is flesh it out. Not flush it out. You’re giving an idea substance—not putting it down the toilet.
…then again, maybe you are.
That is realllly funny. I said flesh it out today and thought it was wrong.
WatchMy favorite SuperBowl Ad so far…
“Too much change is not a good thing. Ask the climate.”
– Michael Scott.
Jake, the dog we want to get from Pug Rescue of... →
December 2009
7 posts
Weird-ism or Sign?
At what point does a coincidence have deeper meaning?
For the past few days, the phrase “Mack the Knife” has come up often in conversation. While at my grandmother’s house, Joe perused her cds and saw a few he would like to burn. Being the nice guy he is, he didn’t want to take any of her cds at the time. When we got home, I called my mom to ask her to bring the cd...
Would you rather...?
Would you rather lick the floor or Whiskey Lous or have blood taken?
Would you rather be a marine biologist or a baseball player?
In discussing the sometimes silly challenges of this or that, some more serious questions came to mind…(but not to mouth).
Would you rather live a safe comfortable life or a more challenging but adventurous one?
Would you rather have a blissful, loving, and...
November 2009
2 posts
Wanna get away? →
October 2009
4 posts
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