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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Discombobulate #180660 12/03/2008 1:54 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando This is one of those words (like Skidadle) that I remember as a part of growing up. My father used these words and I assumed he invented them! I think it almost qualifies as an onemonepia. It makes an old man feel young (for a moment) to be reminded of childhood in this way. "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Discombobulate ParkinT #180671 12/04/2008 10:00 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania I remember it as discomboobulate. Or is it discombubulate? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Discombobulate The Pook #180672 12/04/2008 12:01 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 No doubt you will find variations in different dialects. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Discombobulate Faldage #180675 12/04/2008 1:34 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh different dialects The Pook doesn't speak a dialect; he speaks the Queen's Strine. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Discombobulate zmjezhd #180689 12/05/2008 1:13 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Well, then. Discomboobulate must is the SWE form. All other versions are inferior substitutes; Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Discombobulate zmjezhd #180693 12/05/2008 3:53 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Originally Posted By: zmjezhd different dialects The Pook doesn't speak a dialect; he speaks the Queen's Strine. Too roit moit! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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