lol, just watched an episode of Survivor where someone was called a "bandy-legged troll" last night
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Friday, 7 May 2021 12:34 (two years ago) link
fun thread, btw!
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Friday, 7 May 2021 12:39 (two years ago) link
For a second I considered that "wreak" was only used with "havoc." On reconsidering I think you can also wreak vengeance.
― Triumph of the Willa Cather (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 7 May 2021 12:44 (two years ago) link
"And that's Bent Coppers."
― the pinefox, Friday, 7 May 2021 13:00 (two years ago) link
"score" in the numerical sense is pretty rare outside of "Four score and seven years ago" but occasionally I guess you see people writing "scores of ___."
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 7 May 2021 15:27 (two years ago) link
I think "wrought" is only used in two phrases, each with a somewhat different sense of "wrought" -- "What hath god wrought" and "wrought iron"
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 7 May 2021 15:30 (two years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_Wrought_Urn
― the pinefox, Friday, 7 May 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link
all that glisters is not gold
― sharpening the contraindications (Aimless), Friday, 7 May 2021 16:43 (two years ago) link
Been a long time since I heard "doth" without "protest too much."
― Triumph of the Willa Cather (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 7 May 2021 16:52 (two years ago) link
Figgy
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 7 May 2021 16:53 (two years ago) link
would "overwrought" count for "wrought" ?
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
the wrought’s set in
― One Of The Bad Guys (Tracer Hand), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
wrought you like a hurricane
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 7 May 2021 17:46 (two years ago) link
seems like the only time anyone is wroth anymore, it's that they've been waxing wroth
― sharpening the contraindications (Aimless), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
This is a story of Johnny Wroughten
― Triumph of the Willa Cather (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:49 (two years ago) link
Xp
Nook and cranny. Nooks can exist on their own but there's never a cranny without a nook.
― BrianB, Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:27 (two years ago) link
A tempest can seemingly only exist in a teapot.
― henry s, Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
cranny is a great one... i feel like tempests are a bit more prominent thanks to Shakespeare, the arcade game, tempestuous feelings, etc.
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 13 May 2021 16:09 (two years ago) link
There is no Bob Dylan album titled "Cranny", as of May 13th, 2021.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 May 2021 16:19 (two years ago) link
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3032992-Cranny
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 May 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link
Handbasket
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Monday, 19 July 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
yes, in famous saying "a stitch in time saves handbasket"
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Monday, 19 July 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
“de-exhuming”, as used in the phrase “Can We Try De-Exhuming McCarthy, US Politics July 2021”
― tean mean poleand cheaseang theas means hamseak feasts (breastcrawl), Monday, 19 July 2021 22:15 (two years ago) link
'Weft' would be nothing without 'warp'
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 19 July 2021 22:27 (two years ago) link
"soulwinner"
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Monday, 19 July 2021 22:37 (two years ago) link
Are there any hangars other than aircraft hangars?
― Des Weerelds Dool-om-berg ont-doold op Dool-in-bergh (Tom D.), Friday, 5 November 2021 13:50 (two years ago) link
bike hangars
i.e. https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/cycle-parking-guide/
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 5 November 2021 14:03 (two years ago) link
Ah, never heard of those.
― Des Weerelds Dool-om-berg ont-doold op Dool-in-bergh (Tom D.), Friday, 5 November 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link
coat ?
― Chicks and Ducks and Geese better scurry (Ste), Friday, 5 November 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link
oh hangAr
i will indeed fetch mine
hangar steak
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 November 2021 14:33 (two years ago) link
lol brainfart, that's spelled hanger
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 November 2021 14:34 (two years ago) link
Hackles, as in To raise one’s…
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Friday, 5 November 2021 16:14 (two years ago) link
(things I learned today...)
the hairs on the back of the neck of cats, dogs, and some other animals that stick up when they are angry
― Kim Kimberly, Friday, 5 November 2021 16:27 (two years ago) link
Is "petting" always heavy?
― Kim Kimberly, Saturday, 13 November 2021 03:24 (two years ago) link
it seems so? “petting” is such a strange word in that context, it feels zoological almost
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 13 November 2021 09:10 (two years ago) link
Petting zoo
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Saturday, 13 November 2021 09:46 (two years ago) link
Is pent always up?
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Saturday, 13 November 2021 09:47 (two years ago) link
Dictionary says it's hypenated: pent-up.
― Kim Kimberly, Saturday, 13 November 2021 11:42 (two years ago) link
Ah but it can be non-hypenated.
― Kim Kimberly, Saturday, 13 November 2021 11:46 (two years ago) link
Love me some moderately-weighted petting
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 13 November 2021 13:58 (two years ago) link
betwixt
inclement
― Lee626, Saturday, 13 November 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
Light petting is a thing!!! You do it over the shirt.
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 14 November 2021 02:09 (two years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0AC3kUXQAAuju7.jpg
― emil.y, Sunday, 14 November 2021 15:45 (two years ago) link
surprised will patrons kept going to that pool tbh
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Sunday, 14 November 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
lol
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 14 November 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
Bill stickers is innocent!
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Sunday, 14 November 2021 18:52 (two years ago) link
lest we forget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Fz8Ze7v74
― it isn't even a Fraktion (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 November 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link