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>he IS that smart!
And how do you know this, Jackie?
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Jackie has been imbued with the wisdom of the ages. 
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tsuwm is a veritable lexical tsunami  (try saying that aloud)
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I think it a bit naughty to revive posts like this without making an addition to justify re-opening it.
With regards to tsuwm's being a lexical tsunami, I agree he is our most proficient practitioner of lexical prowess. But since many tsunamis result from underwater earthquakes, was the designator wishing tsuwm
a deep,deep six?
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>wishing tsuwm a deep,deep six?
while there may be many here who do not suffer fools gladly, I seem to be suffered reluctantly because I know 37 words for fool.
-joe footler
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*remplissage*
And there's the devil in that lake.
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While at university my household 'borrowed' a word from Blackadder and made certain logical extrapolations:
wibble: to talk nonsense/BS/pad something out (can be applied to everyday life or essays)
wibbling: to be in a state of talking nonsense/etc
to get wibbled: to induce a state of talking nonsense/etc (alternative translation: to put oneself under the influence of alcohol)
to be wibbled: one is drunk
sorry, think I've jumped threads here - wasn't I meant to be in inebriety/sobriety???
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> words originate from the names of those who first demonstrate the practice of them. Wibble I don't remember - which Series? It brought me to 'to womble' though, the verb that accompanies 'The Wombles' in their making good use of things that they find. Here's a site dedicated to the love-erly, errrr, chaps: http://www.tidybag.co.uk/
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Oh Lordy - I can't remember - I was a student at the time and I think I killed off those brain cells! It's more than conceivable that I've remembered it wrong and it wasn't even Blackadder, although back in the depths of my mind I'm sure it is.
I quite agree though, 'wombling' is an excellent ethos/past-time and one which more of the world should be encouraged to take up.
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