Nitpicking... - 10/14/05 11:49 AM
If an eponym is a word taken from a person's name, then does vulcanian really qualify, since Vulcan was a mythical god?
Re: Nitpicking... - 10/14/05 12:37 PM
Shhh, Jackie. If you say things like that out loud, maybe lava will vent up through a crack in your back yard. Haven't you read Douglas Adams' The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul!?
Re: Nitpicking... - 10/14/05 08:10 PM
Good question. Here's what I found.
eponym
n 1: the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople" 2: a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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eponym
n 1: the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople" 2: a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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...with a fine-toothed comb - 10/15/05 12:36 AM
Nitpicking?
I think that was a lousy thing to say! And immature, too.
I think that was a lousy thing to say! And immature, too.
Re: ...with a fine-toothed comb - 10/15/05 01:12 AM
I think that was a lousy thing to say! And immature, too.
Two puns on one line. You're gonna get it now, Wofy.
Two puns on one line. You're gonna get it now, Wofy.
Re: ...with a fine-toothed comb - 10/15/05 01:22 AM
>> Two puns on one line. <<
A veritable malignancy.
A veritable malignancy.
Re: ...with a fine-toothed comb - 10/15/05 01:26 AM
hair today, goon tomorrow.
(delusions of TEd) - 10/15/05 01:44 AM
Akshully it should have been three puns in one line; might have been titled "without a fine-toothed comb." [missed-opportunity-e]
(Isn't it nice finally being able to underline!)
(Isn't it nice finally being able to underline!)
Re: Nitpicking... - 10/15/05 08:28 PM
And the eponym for nitpicking is faldagery, ain't it? [white] sorry, Faldo, couldn't resist... [/white]