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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bedlam #189396 02/19/2010 10:37 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague The Hogarth painting of today's word leads to a movie of 1946 with Boris Karloff. (Val Lewton)Anyone ever seen it? Looks quite special. There's an image galery with detail photo's Link Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam BranShea #189405 02/19/2010 1:55 PM Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 95 Long Island, NY USA kah454 journeyman kah454 journeyman Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 95 Long Island, NY USA I remember this movie. It scared me as a kid. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam kah454 #189410 02/19/2010 5:17 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: kah454 I remember this movie. It scared me as a kid. Ditto for my part. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam LukeJavan8 #189411 02/19/2010 7:29 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague How, did your parents take you to scary movies? Till what age is a kid considered a kid? But.. the word bedlam is one of those that does not have the looks of what it means at all. I thought it was related to oorlam = a dram, a shot of liquor. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam BranShea #189416 02/19/2010 10:26 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I thought it was related to oorlam = a dram, a shot of liquor. Laugh out loud. Bedlam is from the toponym Bethlehem. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam zmjezhd #189448 02/22/2010 8:27 PM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA I thought it was derived from the name of a mental hospital in London. 19th Century? Earlier? Maybe I'm thinking of the word, "parliament." Last edited by beck123; 02/22/2010 8:29 PM. "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam beck123 #189449 02/22/2010 8:37 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand I thought it was derived from the name of a mental hospital in London. Yes the name of the institution was 'Bethlehem' Though parliament falls in to Bedlam quite often. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: bedlam olly #189451 02/22/2010 9:01 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague http://wordsmith.org/words/bedlam.html Here are the details; I always read the Word of the Day with attention. It is a toponym, but a bit of a lame word it seems to me. Bedlamite is synonymous to insane person. 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