No, it's not something you do with a potato. Here's yesterday's GWoTD: • contubernal • Pronunciation: kên- tu -bêr-nêl • Hear it! Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun Meaning: 1. Sharing the same tent. 2. Living together with someone or sharing a companionship or, as a noun, a member of such a companions...

Today's GWoTD didn't make it to the Agora. Here it is, for your delectation: • insipid • Pronunciation: in- si -pid • Hear it! Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: 1. Lacking flavor or taste, flat. 2. Lacking substance, dull, boring, uninteresting. Notes: The noun for today's word is insipidity unless...

One of my favorite words. It sounds so comfy. I wasn't aware of the opposite meanings, though. I've always thought of it in the fluffy armchair sense.

Excellent word, AikidoLizard. This means that etymologists are also glottogonists. Now if one of our wittier members can come up with some pithy quip pairing erogenous with glottogonous.

Welcome to the Agora. Hope you like it here. Post away.

Thus a furuncle is an aberrant, tumescent protuberance.

If there is a temporary new boss on the subway/metro, is that a Transient Authority?

I don't suppose I should dignify that with a response, but I can be condescending and lower myself. Good Dog!

Probably because I'm wit-less.

I thought it a kind thing ... I've always felt it had rather pejorative connotations. See sardith's query: http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4485 and Bailey's much older post: http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2922 By the by, this is yet another great word that the L...

Oh no! I've been reduced to an ilk.

No, but if I ever fly again, I'll be taking a dozen freshly sharpened pencils with me so I can tell any hijacker, "Eat Lead, Dirtbag."

Shouldn't that be graphite?

I wonder what level of disdain has led to deign not getting onto our word list? It's been suggested, but the Dr. has not deigned to take it up as yet.

Let's hope that is soon remedied.

Han Somme - a Hack

A good-looking one, at that.

I once saw a definition i liked, in an electronics magazine, I think:

BOOK: Bound Optimally Organized Knowledge.

I once saw such an acronym for PENCIL, too, but have never been able to find it again. Care to take a stab at it?

Joining the "Hans" group:

Hans Opp - he surrenders quite easily.
Hans Downe - everyone's favorite, Hans Downe.
Han Sonne - well-experienced.