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Topic Options #125594 - 03/21/04 08:41 AM laputan wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Date: Mon Sep 28 00:01:39 EDT 1998 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--laputan Laputan (luh-PYOOT-n) adjective Absurdly impractical or visionary, especially to the neglect of more useful activity. [After the flying island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where absurd projects are pursued and useful pursuits neglected.] Top #125595 - 03/21/04 12:18 PM Re: laputan Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont Laputa is the name of the Castle in the Sky in this wonderful film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092067/ I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Hayao Miyazaki's films, though I have not seen them all. yet. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #125596 - 03/21/04 02:41 PM Re: laputan Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Hayao Miyazaki's films, though I have not seen them all. yet. I know I should resist this, Eta, but how well did you enjoy the ones you haven't seen? Top #125597 - 03/21/04 04:15 PM Re: laputan Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont hahaha! I knew there was something wrong with that sentence... _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #125598 - 03/21/04 05:10 PM Re: laputan wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 I have enjoyed not seeing many films. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8424 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209772 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 44 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 88 jenny jenny 61 wofahulicodoc 54 endymion6 48 Rhubarb Commando 35 BranShea 34 Buffalo Shrdlu 16 zmjezhd 13 Jackie 12 Faldage 12 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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