Let’s see… someone came up with boobered.
We have the great pleasure of learning about Watergate in our history classes.
Well, now it appears that we have a new one to deal with. Boobgate.
WTF!?!? Stupid media.
Boobgate. ‘More on Boobgate Fallout’ … uhh huh… They have to invent words to make their stories sound better. Now that is just sadtastic.
Being raised a country-boy, and having relatives that were about as country as you could possibly be without being named Hatfield or McCoy, I heard some interesting things growing up.
One such thing was the phrase / term pizzle-sprung. It was typically used to describe someone suffering from physical exhaustion. “I tell you what, that boy is just pizzle-sprung. I can’t get a lick of work outta him now.” Eeeeesssshhh. I got the shivers just remembering the thick drawl and horrible pronunciation of every word.
Anyway, I doubt any of you have ever heard the term used before, but it gets better.
The word pizzle can be defined as: 1) The penis of an animal, especially a bull. 2) A whip made from a bull’s penis.
You read that right. A whip made from a bull’s penis. Don’t believe me? OK, here is one.
Wow… I bet you could buy two of those whips and have a sword fight with them… I’ve heard of ‘penis fencing’ but that would be getting a little too literal for my comfort.
Yeah, go look THAT up. See, Latin is one of those cool languages that makes you look really smart, even if you are being a complete ass.
That is why I HAVE to get this book. I even added it to my wish list (which is conveniently linked on the right side of the page for your benefit *wink* *nudge* *hint*).
Here’s an article/preview of it as well.
That is some funny stercus!
Great. Today one of my clients called me fastidious, and she meant it as a good thing. I was familiar with the definition of “Difficult to please; exacting.”
Hearing yourself called fastidious in a sweet old lady’s Yorkshire accent makes it difficult to take offense. I therefore had to look it up…
1) Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.
2) Difficult to please; exacting.
3) Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste or propriety.
I figure I should add my own definition:
4) Anal retentive; Perfectionist; Complete pain in the ass.
Yeah, that pretty much sums up my work.
The Word of the Day entry today just came to me. It was imparted as a gift from the heavens. I could almost see the clouds parting and a ray of light shining down upon me when I heard the f-bomb being dropped.
Pissiculata (Pis” eh Kul’ ah tah’) n.
The rage that overcomes a person, typically of the female gender, when the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers is ripped or broken. See broken nail.
Origin: [From Piss Off + Unguiculata.
Piss Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin *pissiAre, of imitative origin.
NL, fr. L. Unguiculus a finger nail.]
Usage: Her pissiculata was directed at the world when the light switch reached out and grabbed her fingernail.
Any resemblance between this sample usage and real people or events is purely coincidental.
I’m cheating on this entry. I found a site that claims to have held votes for the 2003 Word of the Year. Amongst the winners… metrosexual… cliterati… and more. My work has been done!
This isn’t really a WotD entry. It is more of an English lesson.
I was raised as a country boy. OK, I was raised as a hick. It is NOT just a Texas thing either. I’ve met hicks that live in NY, VT etc. It seems that one common thread amongst those living in Hickville is the ‘extra R’. Even when an extra ‘r’ isn’t added, the existing one seems to get a huge promotion. Here’s what I mean:
WASH is not pronounced Warsh.
TIRE is not pronounced Tar.
IDEA is not pronounced Idear.
YOUR can not be used as YOU ARE. You mean to be using something called a contraction. Look it up. The word you are looking for is YOU’RE. Proper usage example: Your usage of the English language is appalling. At least you’re qualified to be an online journalist.
Now students, have you been paying attention to the WotD entries in the past? Have you been honing your etymological skills? I hope so for your sake… it’s time for a test.
The nefarious professor scored 98%. Even I am not perfect, but pretty close to it 
Then, if you are a real sadist you can head over here and try over and over. You get ten new questions every time!
Today’s Word of the Day is…. aureole.
Uhhh… huh.. huh… he said areola.
No, I didn’t, so quit thinking about it. I said AUREOLE.
Oh, like the bird?
No, not like the bird. Sheezz… pay attention.
aureole n. (Au”re*ole)
1) The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.Note: Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a nimbus; when it envelops the whole body, an aureola.
2) In Astronomy it is a corona, or A faintly colored luminous ring appearing to surround a celestial body visible through a haze or thin cloud, especially such a ring around the moon or sun, caused by diffraction of light from suspended matter in the intervening medium.
3) A halo, actual or figurative.
From: [Middle English, from Late Latin (corOna) aureola, golden (crown), feminine of Latin aureolus, golden, from aureus, from aurum, gold.]
Usage: When my wife suggested we have four women join us in the bedroom, I swore I saw her surrounded by a warm aureole. It turns out I was actually thinking about areolas and fell right in to her deceit-filled trap.
This WotD is not going to follow the normal formal (but apparently is is going to rhyme) format.
You know when you see or hear something far or near, that gives you the creeps and makes it hard to sleep? (ok, I’m ditching the rhyming… it’s annoying the ever-living-crap (that would be gross if you think about it) out of me)
I’m talking about the HeeBeeGeeBees. I’m not sure why this slang term came to mind, but it prompted me to do a little research. While I was unable to find a formal definition anywhere it really isn’t needed. The word speaks for itself. Now you may think that the spelling I chose is incorrect. Well, I thought so too, but it is the de facto standard. This conclusion was drawn from the following numbers of Google hits:
heebeegeebee - 2370
hebegebe - 286
hebe jebe - 264
heebeejeebee - 105
he-be-je-be - 70
hebejebe - 65
Yeah, there were other versions, but Google doesn’t really do well with hyphenated words. In any case there was a decisive winner.
What really give me the heebeegeebees is that I just wasted ten minutes of my life with this stupid post.
I always thought that the Word of the Day for today was great. I hope you enjoy seeing it’s application as much as I did.
Fisticuffs (Fist” ih kuffs’) pl.n.
1) A fistfight.
2) The activity of fighting with the fists.
[From fisty cuffs : fisty, with the fists (from fist) + cuff.]
Usage: If you are a complete imbecile you can pay someone to involve you in surprise fisticuffs.
The worst part is they are getting bids. Hell, I’ll give any of you an ass-beating for free
EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately eBay took the auction down. It basically had a couple of scary looking guys in ski-masks offering to fly in and beat your ass. They promised not to use weapons, or hurt you too badly… unless you fought back, then all bets were off.
Today qualifies for a double feature. Why? Because my wife just laughed herself to the point of streaming tears. I fear that we shall require that steam cleaning services for her chair as well.
lachrymosely cachinnate
Let’s break it down:
lachrymosely (Lak” reh mOhs’ lee) adv. - Performed with or causing tears and weeping.
[Latin lacrimsus, from lacrima, tear.]
cachinnate (Kak” eh nAte’) intr. v. - To laugh hard, loudly, or convulsively; guffaw.
[Latin cachinnare, cachinnat-, of imitative origin.]
The combined definitions would obviously be:
lachrymosely cachinnate (Lak” reh mOhs’ lee Kak” eh nAte’) -
1) To laugh oneself to the point of tears and possibly soiling your pants.
2) See ROTFLMAO.
Usage: I caught my wife lachrymosely cachinnating this morning over fake ‘Real American Heroes’ Bud-Light sound bites.
eximious (eg-ZIM-ee-uhs) adj. - Select; choice; distinguished; hence, extraordinary, excellent.
[From Latin eximius (select, choice), from eximere (to take out, remove).]
Example: I hereby request that you visit all of the eximious blogs listed within my blogroll.
Example 2: My brain is not fully functioning this evening so I can not come up with another sample sentance for the obsolete word eximious; I suggest you make your own! 
I’ve been thinking about entering a post in my blog since 07:00 this morning. Shortly after 07:00 I went back to bed. I got up again at 08:15. You see, my hour back in bed was intended to inspire me to write something brilliant. It wasn’t there.
I took a shower. I was not inspired.
I called the bank and asked them why I couldn’t use my check card.
ME: WTF? (ok, that’s paraphrased)
THEM: We put a freeze on it when you went negative last week.
ME: But it was no longer negative as of Friday.
THEM: You have to notify us that you want the card reactivated.
ME: …
THEM: Can we help you with anything else?
ME: …
THEM: Sir?
ME: Yeah…. I would love for you to help me with something else, however, that would require that you helped me with something.
OK.. I’m really not feeling very inspired at this point.
Next up: A trip to the car rental place to pick up a large vehicle to pick up all of the obscene amounts of gifts the kids will receive on Christmas morning. (I’m not exaggerating… it really is disgusting).
THEM: I’m sorry sir, the vehicle you requested is not available. Can you come back in an hour?
Well, the day continued on in this heading. I was afraid it was going to run aground somewhere along the way. It never happened. Therefore I had no inspiration.
Who cares? Not me. It just means we have a double feature on the WotD.
Word 1:
pococurante (Po`co*cu*ran te’) -
n. Careless, Indifferent; apathetic.
adj. One who does not care.
Source: Italian : poco, little; see poco + curante, present participle of curare, to care for
Word 2:
lassitude(Lass’ ih tood) -
n. A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness.
Source: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lassitd, from lassus, weary.
Yeah, that’s me today. Me, and my blog.
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The spell checker is going to LOVE that.
