PANJANDRUM

[Slava]

What would the quality of being a panjandrum be called?

Panjandrumness?

Panjandrumeity?

I rather like the first as a type of royal address. "Yes, your panjandrumness, it will be done."

[saparris]

What would the quality of being a panjandrum be called?

I wouldn't know, being a mere lexiterian, but I would suggest (in all humility) pajandrumosity.

[Slava]

Good one, saparris. I like that one better than my feeble attempts.

And, speaking of gradations of posters, I'm on a Russian stamp board also, and new posters start off as "peasants."

[saparris]

Good one, saparris. I like that one better than my feeble attempts.

Thanks. It rhymes with pomposity (no offense to the GPs).

And, speaking of gradations of posters, I'm on a Russian stamp board also, and new posters start off as "peasants."

A rowdy bunch, those peasants, at least according to Gogol and Tolstoy. Just finished a short-story collection by the latter. Lots of hanky panky out behind the barns.

[LukeJavan8]

Only listen to classical,myself.

[saparris]

Only listen to classical, myself.

Classical? Tolstoy didn't make it in pop or rap.

[LukeJavan8]

You lost me.

[saparris]

I stay that way. Welcome to the Lost Club.

[Slava]

Only listen to classical,myself.

I don't get it. Perhaps this was meant in response to a different post?

[LukeJavan8]

Yes, it was mis-posted. Sorry to confuse you.

[Slava]

I'm already a Grand Panjandrum, but I wouldn't object to becoming an Arch Panjandrum.

To re-visit this idea, what about just adding a number before the Grand? As grand is already used as slang for a thousand, we would then have a 2 Grand Panjandrum, and so forth.

[saparris]

To re-visit this idea, what about just adding a number before the Grand? As grand is already used as slang for a thousand, we would then have a 2 Grand Panjandrum, and so forth.

Ah, but we need a more highfalutin term for the two-granders. I suggest Word Lord, Logo Wizard, or Alpha Under-Secretary.

[Slava]

Perhaps whoever is in the #1 spot could be titled "Logo God." Or "Alpha God." Or "Lord of the Agora."

[Dr. Goodword]

For the record: Jimmy Durante had a schnozzola (shnozz for short), not a proboscis.

[Slava]

For the record: Jimmy Durante had a schnozzola (shnozz for short), not a proboscis.

Perhaps this would be a nice word to play with in the future?

It's even related to a dog:

breed of terrier, 1923, from Ger. Schnauzer, lit. "growler," from schnauzen "to snarl, growl," from Schnauze "snout, muzzle," which is related to M.E. snute, snoute "snout" (see snout). etymonline.com