Carp
I'm not sure I knew about this alternative definition - as compared to the fish. Oh, that reminds me, if you wanna have fun, use a random picture of some fish - a carp would be grand! - for your monitor background at work. Fun for you, stupefying for your friends and colleagues! (And isn't that what life is all about?)
Anyway, back to carp, you know what word I really like? Harp. Not the instrument - tho I've nothing against it - I mean, as in "harp on / upon," which I thought a complete synonym of carp, but evidently not. But I think the main reason I like harp so much is because "harpie" makes me so happy.* Ironically, until I read the defs** I realized I had been using harpie incorrectly; I've always thought it was more like a flunkie - which is another word I totally dig! AAHH! And until I read that def, I had totally forgotten about "toady"!! That's an even better word!
Hmmm, I see an adjective for toady is "untoadying." Yikes! Try to use that at your next cocktail party! Oh wait, I found it used in an official publication!
A co-worker*** was assigning us all rapper names just now. I told her I wanted to Todie Harpie, but they said no; they're using an online generator. That made me sad. I can't remember now what they said it was, but I think if I do become a rapper, which could happen (you never know), I'm gonna go the L.L. Cool J. route with the abbreviations and call myself Ice Cream F.O.T.M.
*I know it -y and not -ie, but -ie just warms the cockles, as it were.
** defs - lookit me being all cool and making up my own slang. I think that makes me sort of rock or something, right?
***My contract is up on Tuesday - yes, I NEED A JOB!!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Rash
Rash
"Act Rash - Get a Rash!" Copyright, Briedank Enterprises, LLC, Inc., Corp., ELCA, AFL-CIO
I normally don't copyright anything I write here (please), but when that popped into my head I realized I could make a killing leasing it out to some abstinence-only group.
Picture it: a group of teen guys hanging out in someone’s basement talking about girls and what they do with them when the coolest-looking of them all says "I would never have sex with a girl before marriage! You act rash, you get a rash!" The others nod in a thoughtful, knowing manner. It practically writes itself!*
To me, constantly stressing to teens that they should not have sex until marriage, is like on The Simpsons when Police Chief Wiggum asks Ralphie: "What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mysteries?"
Cripes.
My favorite story of rashness, tho, is back when I was working for a Fortune 500 company. They sent out a letter to all their clients with a wrong number on it. While sending out a letter without checking over phone numbers may not be rash (just stupid), the really rash part was them sending out a company-wide email saying that it happened and telling us "Do NOT call the number!" Seriously? Do not call the forbidden phone number of mystery? Well, obviously people did, and it got around quickly that it was for phone sex. OOPS!
*Of course if it's the same girl, he'll get said rash either now or later, but the demographic for which the message is targeted will undoubtedly not put that much thought into it.
"Act Rash - Get a Rash!" Copyright, Briedank Enterprises, LLC, Inc., Corp., ELCA, AFL-CIO
I normally don't copyright anything I write here (please), but when that popped into my head I realized I could make a killing leasing it out to some abstinence-only group.
Picture it: a group of teen guys hanging out in someone’s basement talking about girls and what they do with them when the coolest-looking of them all says "I would never have sex with a girl before marriage! You act rash, you get a rash!" The others nod in a thoughtful, knowing manner. It practically writes itself!*
To me, constantly stressing to teens that they should not have sex until marriage, is like on The Simpsons when Police Chief Wiggum asks Ralphie: "What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mysteries?"
Cripes.
My favorite story of rashness, tho, is back when I was working for a Fortune 500 company. They sent out a letter to all their clients with a wrong number on it. While sending out a letter without checking over phone numbers may not be rash (just stupid), the really rash part was them sending out a company-wide email saying that it happened and telling us "Do NOT call the number!" Seriously? Do not call the forbidden phone number of mystery? Well, obviously people did, and it got around quickly that it was for phone sex. OOPS!
*Of course if it's the same girl, he'll get said rash either now or later, but the demographic for which the message is targeted will undoubtedly not put that much thought into it.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
incunabulum
Incunabulum
I don't need or want a lot of things out of life, but an incunabulum would certainly add a ray of sunshine, I must say! Is that so wrong? I don't think so. Oh, and I want a Faberge Egg.* Oh, and a couple of these. and this. Such little wishes for me!**
Speaking of incunabulum, The One I Heart and I were at the Getty a few years ago which at the time was highlighting an incredible display of illuminated manuscripts. Our reverie of awe was shattered when we overheard the following:
She: "Wow, these books are so beautiful!"
He: "Well they were monks - they didn't have anything else to do!"
oh my.
*A real one that had been given the Tsar and his family - no repros, please!
**Fine, what I really want is...but I'm trying to be realistic here.
I don't need or want a lot of things out of life, but an incunabulum would certainly add a ray of sunshine, I must say! Is that so wrong? I don't think so. Oh, and I want a Faberge Egg.* Oh, and a couple of these. and this. Such little wishes for me!**
Speaking of incunabulum, The One I Heart and I were at the Getty a few years ago which at the time was highlighting an incredible display of illuminated manuscripts. Our reverie of awe was shattered when we overheard the following:
She: "Wow, these books are so beautiful!"
He: "Well they were monks - they didn't have anything else to do!"
oh my.
*A real one that had been given the Tsar and his family - no repros, please!
**Fine, what I really want is...but I'm trying to be realistic here.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Grok
Grok
From the WotD: "'Grok' was quickly adopted by the youth culture of America and has since peppered the vernacular of those who grok it."
I'd never heard the word before today. Ouch. Does that mean I was never part of the Youth Culture, or just never part of the truly trendy? Of course I'll readily admit that I've never been very trendy. I have bought a few shirts that could be worn for just a couple years, but overall I'm way too cheap. And poor. And spend all my money on DVDs and CDs.
What this really got me thinking about, though, is slang. Oh my god! I found the book I want for my birthday!* Ah crap, my birthday was a couple weeks ago. Oh well, if the Человек, которого я люблю is reading this, he can put on the list for next Christmas.
Anyhows, I was thinking about the history of slang and the kids of J S Bach popped into my head:
"Hey Pop, you need to get up with the times! Your music is so...Baroque!"
"'Barock'? Was ist mit diesem 'Barock'? Meine Musik ist derzeit religiösen ... es ist nicht 'Barock. "
"Oh, Pop...!"
And thus the generation gap is born!! Who knew it all happened because musical taste was changing between the time of Bach and his kids?**
*Ever get the feeling that I make these entries up as I go along?
**Disclaimer: the generation gap probably did not happen because of Bach, his kids, and the changing tastes in music. Although J.S. did undoubtedly put his hands over his ears "Was ist it all das für ein Lärm?" (On the other hand, I said it before and I'll say it again - if Bach was alive today he would definitely approve of the circular movement of Trance. The которого я люблю tends to not side with me on this.)
From the WotD: "'Grok' was quickly adopted by the youth culture of America and has since peppered the vernacular of those who grok it."
I'd never heard the word before today. Ouch. Does that mean I was never part of the Youth Culture, or just never part of the truly trendy? Of course I'll readily admit that I've never been very trendy. I have bought a few shirts that could be worn for just a couple years, but overall I'm way too cheap. And poor. And spend all my money on DVDs and CDs.
What this really got me thinking about, though, is slang. Oh my god! I found the book I want for my birthday!* Ah crap, my birthday was a couple weeks ago. Oh well, if the Человек, которого я люблю is reading this, he can put on the list for next Christmas.
Anyhows, I was thinking about the history of slang and the kids of J S Bach popped into my head:
"Hey Pop, you need to get up with the times! Your music is so...Baroque!"
"'Barock'? Was ist mit diesem 'Barock'? Meine Musik ist derzeit religiösen ... es ist nicht 'Barock. "
"Oh, Pop...!"
And thus the generation gap is born!! Who knew it all happened because musical taste was changing between the time of Bach and his kids?**
*Ever get the feeling that I make these entries up as I go along?
**Disclaimer: the generation gap probably did not happen because of Bach, his kids, and the changing tastes in music. Although J.S. did undoubtedly put his hands over his ears "Was ist it all das für ein Lärm?" (On the other hand, I said it before and I'll say it again - if Bach was alive today he would definitely approve of the circular movement of Trance. The которого я люблю tends to not side with me on this.)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Unicameral
Unicameral
Oh myne god!! A post on a Sunday! AND it's not a word of the day!!
I came across unicameral this week and instantly loved it!* Another word I really get into is Amalgamated. I was trying to figure out why I liked them so much - I just really dig how they bounce around in the mouth. I realized that unicameral is trouchee and amalgamated is iambic. Obviously there are multitudes of such words in the English language, but the combination of the n/m with the c/g just makes me so happy!
I used to every-one-in-a-while tell people that one of the most famous quotes from my generation's Saturday morning cartoons was dactyl,** but no one was ever impressed (see how they are). Anyway, for those of you who haven't guessed it already, I'm talking the line from Scooby Doo: "I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!" I'll admit, it's been years since I've seen it, but my recollection is that the phrase was said by every villain in every episode. (Try jumpin' up and down to it - now that's what I call fun!)
Speaking of poetry. Did you know you can sing "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost to the tune of "Hernando's Hideaway"? You can! Impress your friends! Amaze your family! Try it at your next cocktail party/happy hour/shower/reception/bar mitzvah/reunion/holiday gathering/public transport ride/slow airport security line/assemblage of the General UN!
*Does anyone else think it odd when people they "fall in love" with things? To me you can only "fall" in love with people. Why? You may query. Because to fall means to possibly get hurt; yer takin a chance. Falling in love with some inanimate object - or even animate, like a pet - is not taking a chance. It's, well...weird.
**I never used the word dactyl, though, as I could never remember it. Maybe they woulda been more impressed if I had.
Oh myne god!! A post on a Sunday! AND it's not a word of the day!!
I came across unicameral this week and instantly loved it!* Another word I really get into is Amalgamated. I was trying to figure out why I liked them so much - I just really dig how they bounce around in the mouth. I realized that unicameral is trouchee and amalgamated is iambic. Obviously there are multitudes of such words in the English language, but the combination of the n/m with the c/g just makes me so happy!
I used to every-one-in-a-while tell people that one of the most famous quotes from my generation's Saturday morning cartoons was dactyl,** but no one was ever impressed (see how they are). Anyway, for those of you who haven't guessed it already, I'm talking the line from Scooby Doo: "I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!" I'll admit, it's been years since I've seen it, but my recollection is that the phrase was said by every villain in every episode. (Try jumpin' up and down to it - now that's what I call fun!)
Speaking of poetry. Did you know you can sing "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost to the tune of "Hernando's Hideaway"? You can! Impress your friends! Amaze your family! Try it at your next cocktail party/happy hour/shower/reception/bar mitzvah/reunion/holiday gathering/public transport ride/slow airport security line/assemblage of the General UN!
*Does anyone else think it odd when people they "fall in love" with things? To me you can only "fall" in love with people. Why? You may query. Because to fall means to possibly get hurt; yer takin a chance. Falling in love with some inanimate object - or even animate, like a pet - is not taking a chance. It's, well...weird.
**I never used the word dactyl, though, as I could never remember it. Maybe they woulda been more impressed if I had.
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