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by wurdpurrson
Tue Jan 05, 2016 4:23 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Pogonophilia
Replies: 13
Views: 17606

Re: Pogonophilia

I believe it was our beloved Pogo who coined the famous quote: "We have met the enemy and he is us." It applies just as much today as it did in the 1950s. I always admired his Everyman's (Everypossum's?) viewpoint on events and politics.
by wurdpurrson
Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:19 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Virtual
Replies: 7
Views: 9519

Re: Virtual

I've observed that some equate "virtual"with "actual"or "literal". Perhaps the word to them is associated with "verity" or "verisimilitude"? Any connection there?
by wurdpurrson
Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:13 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Tom Swifty
Replies: 1
Views: 3575

Re: Tom Swifty

Back in the 60s and 70s our group of goofy friends played with an antidote to Tom Swiftys by devising what we called George Slowlys. I don't recall many of them now, but the gist of it went something like: "ARRRgh!, she cooed" - you get the idea. Dumb party games, but some people were pret...
by wurdpurrson
Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:21 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Obnubilate
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: Obnubilate

GOOD one! Astute editor.
by wurdpurrson
Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:27 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Paronomasia
Replies: 8
Views: 10005

Re: Paronomasia

I'd think the wives' names would be spelled "Rae", the more common feminine form of the name. Did they perhaps also raise Cain as they met at that central room (those naughty Raes)?
by wurdpurrson
Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:26 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Paronomasia
Replies: 8
Views: 10005

Re: Paronomasia

I first heard the paronomasia about the Focus Ranch (also called, perhaps erroneously, the Solar Apex Ranch) in 1961, but it was presented as a triple example, adding "the place where the sons raze meat". It obviously wasn't referring to a dairy operation.
by wurdpurrson
Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:35 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Eidolon
Replies: 6
Views: 9855

Re: Eidolon

Most excellent idea! Go for it!
by wurdpurrson
Sun Sep 06, 2015 3:37 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Eidolon
Replies: 6
Views: 9855

Re: Eidolon

When I was about 7, my older brother was determined to have an eidetic memory. I asked my mother how to spell it, looked it up, and in the process of searching the dictionary found this wonderful word. I was quite taken with the sound of it and named my then imaginary friend Eidolon, replacing the m...
by wurdpurrson
Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:35 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Sperate
Replies: 2
Views: 4194

Re: Sperate

I am sperate that someday I, too, can post such a gawdawfully fine phrase as "the Bedside Manor on Rue Barbe Pye...". Persevere, persevere!
by wurdpurrson
Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:34 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Good Words Five Days a Week
Replies: 22
Views: 40278

Re: Good Words Five Days a Week

Dr. Goodword is one of the few inbox messages that I actually look forward to receiving. Much of what I'm sure we all get can easily be deleted or relegated to spam without bothering to open and read it. But anything from Doc and alphadictionary.com is eagerly awaited, read and often shared. Thanks ...
by wurdpurrson
Wed Jul 22, 2015 1:08 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Good Words Five Days a Week
Replies: 22
Views: 40278

Re: Good Words Five Days a Week

I saw THAT one coming a long way ahead...
by wurdpurrson
Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:23 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Good Words Five Days a Week
Replies: 22
Views: 40278

Re: Good Words Five Days a Week

Take a break, Doc - even if you love what you do and are so good at it, burn-out is real and needs attending to. Weekend repeats are fine for those of us whose attentions can be fragmented elsewhere occasionally. They just help to cement a word in distracted brains. Go for it! If NPR's Car Talk can ...
by wurdpurrson
Sun May 17, 2015 5:17 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Hootenanny
Replies: 14
Views: 17314

Re: Hootenanny

Thanks. I do that dance all during the growing season as I glean lovely greens from my little potager garden outside my back door. It's so satisfying to just step out and gather dinner.
by wurdpurrson
Sun May 17, 2015 1:59 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Hootenanny
Replies: 14
Views: 17314

Re: Hootenanny

Makes sense. I've known many who danced down the rows tending to their gardens. Nip some weeds there, deepen a moat around a plant here, stomp down some disturbed dirt at the end of a row, bend to tuck protective hills around an emerging potato, stretch and search for hidden beans or peas or tomatoe...
by wurdpurrson
Sat May 16, 2015 8:29 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Hootenanny
Replies: 14
Views: 17314

Re: Hootenanny

I also vote for the third meaning. My little 0017 Martin guitar and I participated in many a hootenanny in the 60s and 70s, along with players of guitar, mandolin, banjo (both 4-string and 5-string long-neck), fiddle (!), dulcimer, lute, recorder, autoharp (Mother Maybelle style, of course), gut buc...

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