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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread agathokakological #17925 02/01/2001 5:18 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered tsuwm has outdone himself today.... what a magnificent word!! of course, M-W couldn't make heads or tails of it (they inexplicably wanted it to be "echocardiographic"), so i googled it and came up with the most amazing word list (so amazing, in fact, that i wasted my entire morning on it and have precious little time left to AWADize before i must be on my merry way to the mall). it's a aptly self-described "list o' nifty words", complete with definitions. here's the link, but make sure you have some time on your hands (unless, of course, you are tsuwm, in which case it'll read like a primer): http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/skb_dict.html bridget=) Ipsa scientia potestas est ~Bacon Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: agathokakological #17926 02/01/2001 5:27 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass ol' skb (steve baum) and I are on intimate terms (as these things go). his list is absurd. actually®, one of his major sources is _Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Obscure, Unusual and Preposterous Words_ of which I have an actual hard copy. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806504986/qid=981052278/sr=1-1/ref=sc_b_1/107-8715971-6468564 p.s. - one of steve's current projects is to find *on-line citations for all of the words in his list. good luck to him on that!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: agathokakological #17927 02/01/2001 8:25 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory What a great list! I love "a verbis ad verbera" (from words to blows). "Abscotchalater" is equally cool. It sounds like it could describe one who has absconded with a bottle of scotch, but in fact means "one in hiding from the police." It is also a funny sounding word, perhaps because of the several hard consonants. It's like something that might come out of the mouth of one of those hard-nosed but very well-spoken British criminals in a Guy Ritchie film. Thanks for the link; I've bookmarked it for further enjoyment. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: agathokakological #17928 02/01/2001 9:40 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA Hyla addict Hyla addict Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA Reminds me of a word one might use to describe our new administration in Washington: kakistocracy - government by the worst people. [deeply sorry to have possibly started another political debate but had to say it emoticon] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: agathokakological #17929 02/01/2001 10:04 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia Marty enthusiast Marty enthusiast Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia Is she a friend of yours, AnnaStrophic? When will we see the first posting by Agatha Kakological, I wonder? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: agathokakological #17930 02/01/2001 10:45 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered BTW, just in case there's anyone here with whom i've interacted that still remains unconvinced that i'm a hopeless nerd, this outta do it: I've printed out that entire word list and plan to commit them all to memory whilst i bask in the Jamaican sun next week. [dorky smile emoticon] bridget=) Ipsa scientia potestas est ~Bacon Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mrs. Byrne #17931 02/02/2001 3:22 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass an interesting aside to the eponymous Mrs. Byrne -- her full name is Josefa Heifetz Byrne, the daughter of violinist Jascha Heifetz. according to her book's dustjacket blurb, she "allowed her hobby of collecting odd words to sidetrack her career as a concert pianist and composer." imagine that.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mrs. Byrne #17932 02/02/2001 12:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Tsuwm--your redoubtable Mrs. Byrne is Heifitz' daughter?? Ohmygosh, no wonder it's so good! Can I get her dictionary at the bookstore? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mrs. Byrne #17933 02/02/2001 2:13 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >she "allowed her hobby of collecting odd words to sidetrack her career ..." Yes, I see what you mean. It sounds spookily familiar ... 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. 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