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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Osteopornosis #137681 01/22/2005 5:19 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA There are made-up words and, then again, there are made-up words. A few -- a precious few -- are worth keeping, I think. A chum just sent me this one, which she claimed was from a contest conducted by the Washington Post: Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Osteopornosis #137682 01/22/2005 12:43 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. I once coined the term "pornucopia" to describe a sleezy section of Manhattan near Times Square*, Father Steve. I'm sure I wasn't the first to come up with "pornucopia". I see there is even a book entitled "Pornucopia". Some books want to be judged by their covers. "Pornucopia is a picaresque black comedy that transgresses all bounds of everyday good taste." * That whole area has been depornified in recent years, quite remarkably. Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon Extract: Sagalyn explodes five myths about the 42DP: (1) it was an overnight success, (2) Disney led the way, (3) Mayor Guiliani deserved the credit, (4) minimal public investment was needed, and (5) the private sector could have done it alone. First, the rejuvenation of Times Square may appear to be an overnight success, but it was the result of decades of hard work by New York's politicians and public officials. Second, "Disney got to the party just in time for the first dance". http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-2696258_ITM&referid=2090 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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