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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A newbee's fave phrase . . . #68199 04/30/2002 3:04 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4 Southern California Oortboy stranger Oortboy stranger Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4 Southern California Talltale's post brought this to mind . . . several months ago I coined (or so I think) the phrase "Mama mia, 'atsa lotta onomatopoeia!" It just allows me to indulge in the word I love all that much more, and its a fun, unpretentious, way to turn others on to it. Whaddaya thinka? Here's another I coined, "Just say no to perfunctory ammenities", I've only marched it out a handful of times in the fifteen years since its inception because it can come off as insouciant when really I just find relief in its healthy aversion to convention. Oh okay, one last one . . . "crimes against inanity"; this is a play on "crimes against humanity" and I made it up to describe anyone who is disciplined or persecuted for outgrowing an underchallenging environment. Its kind of a sleeper, but in some ways its my favorite. Exciting to associate with you all. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A newbee's fave phrase . . . #68200 04/30/2002 4:12 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia hev addict hev addict Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia Hello Oortboy (does your name have any special meaning, it's interesting) and WELCOME aBoard! I like your phrases, and I'm wandering off to my little dictionary as we speak to look up some of them big words you used! Don't forget to read the FAQ in Information & Announcements - there's a lot of handy stuff in there for 'newbees'. [sic] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A newbee's fave phrase . . . #68201 04/30/2002 4:47 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Oortboy? Isn't that what the French call an oboe? Why go insane when you can save your "s" and just go inane? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Oortboy defined . . . #68202 04/30/2002 5:34 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4 Southern California Oortboy stranger Oortboy stranger Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4 Southern California It popped into to my mind that I should explain my user name while making that previous (my first) post, but I forgot to by the time I ended the post. (And -- but of course -- of my first two responses you both ask about it.) Long story short: the "Oort belt" is a belt of asteroids way out in our galaxy, and if I'm not mistaken I think I read or heard once that its where most comets are thought to come from. It just means I can be pretty 'far out' sometimes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oortboy defined . . . #68203 04/30/2002 3:59 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Oortboy: I think you may be a bit "far out". It seems to me that the Oort cloud is made up of smaller objects than those called asteroids. Here's a URL about it: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/kboc.html 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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