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Say What? #3



Boy it's been some time since the last post in this series - last September.  Back in the days when the now defunct Humor Bloggers Dot Com was still a going concern there was a forum thread called The Humpty Dumpty Dictionary Challenge started by my fellow Canadian blogging buddy Frank Lee Mei Dear at I Don't Give A Damn.  As well, Jan at The Jannaverse does these from time to time.

The idea was to take word verifications you found in order to leave a comment on other's blogs and make up a definition for it.  One of my early favourites was...

...nachos that don't move

You see what I did there was take two words - inertia and nachos.  Clever, eh? Or maybe I just have too much time on my hands.  Nevertheless here's my latest collection from word verifications I've come across lately.  Be warned: I have a very uniquely odd sense of humour...


Before Darth Vader had his lisp corrected Hanth Tholo wath hith nemithith.


When there's less left over than originally thought
(re(si)dual)


One who has survived a roll down an obscure hill in Glastonbury, England
(go ahead, Google Tor. I did!)


It not be mine...



The best in a Dion and the Belmonts tribute band contest



Patooti's happy cousin



When the evil wizard Daedalus was looking for his son Dedil he asked "Where's Dedil at?



If the Metropolitan Opera could talk, this is how he'd introduce himself



When Yoda from Star Wars casts a spell and turns you into boat paddles



A person highly devoted to fans
(this is a very small group of devotees)



Someone who mistakenly thinks they're the smartest in a group




Comments

Nice to know I'm not the only one who wonders where these "words" come from.
Anonymous said…
Patooti's fave cousin?

Ha!

And did you know that I'm your number fandinista?

I am!

*hides mallet in the folds of her muu muu*
Donnie said…
May HBDC rest in peace. I had forgotten all about that thread. I don't use word veri, but they do have some pretty cool and interesting "words".
nonamedufus said…
Scraps: I think it's about time we start our own "word-ver" dictionary. Then we'd have a better idea of where the heck these words come from.
nonamedufus said…
Quirks: I know you're my #1 fandinista and one of my oldest - not in age, but since I started my blog. My cancer/rocknroll/blathering bloggin' buddy. I'd never forget!
nonamedufus said…
Don: Yeah, too bad about HBDC. It was a great place to hang out. I sure hope Chelle's doing okay. Those veri-words can be pretty bizarre!
00dozo said…
Heh, heh. "Tholo" - that was a good one!


(my veri: iddfi - I defy?)
RA said…
Your translation of tholo threw me to a galaxy far away! Brilliant!

There's also another way of looking at these verification words: imagine that they have something in common with the person who's blog you are visiting, and then see what they mean. As hilarious means as any to cope with those annoying controls. :)
Not to be all nit-picky, but wouldn't "inerchos" be nachos that tended to remain in motion, until friction thwarted their forward progress?

The word that you defined is "sedenchos."

By the way, my word is "gracturi," and I was trying to think of a clever one.

The best I can come up with is a urologist from Granby, CT.

Also, "tholo" is a classic.
nonamedufus said…
00dozo: "tholo" was my favourite. And you defy with a stutter - iddfi.
nonamedufus said…
RA: But, shucks, I wouldn't want to say anything bad about the people who's blogs I'm visiting. I think the impersonal approach is best. Although, I may try your little exercise in my mind. haha
nonamedufus said…
Jeremy: inertia comes from the Latin "iners" meaning idle. But you're right - the common usage is resistance to change in velocity. Man we're technical here!

You're one up on me for "gracturi". I got nothin'.
Chris said…
Good stuff. Janna does some great ones too. FYI, my word ver for this post is "saniste".

Which would be the most "normal" member of a Mariachi band.

"Yo soy saniste, senor, pero to eres mucho loco."
nonamedufus said…
Chris: Oh, I think Janna's the master.
Anonymous said…
Too bad that site went under. Sounds like it was a hoot! Those are pretty awesome definitions/ Have you ever read the book, "The Meaning of Liff?" ("LIFF", not "life" as in a Monty Python sketch) Get your hands on a copy if you can, it's hilarious! - G
nonamedufus said…
Georgina: HBDC was a great place to hang out. The Meaning of LIFF's by Douglas Adams of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy fame. A funny guy. I'll have to put Liff on my list of "to reads".
Another fandinista here, Dufus!

Love the word ver dictionary idea! (I miss HBDC, too!) Today's word verification here... "dessin"... Darth Vader with a cold, just dessin' (messin') around?
nonamedufus said…
Boom Boom: Yeah and I appreciate you being a fandinista, for sure. HBDC was a great place. Too bad it went to that big blog round-up in the sky.

Say speaking of Darth Vader, did you see that news story about the guy who robbed a bank wearing that costume. I'm not kidding, now. The headline actually said "Darth Vader Strikes Bank". I guess the poor guy went over to the dark side.
nonamedufus said…
Jeremy: inertia comes from the Latin "iners" meaning idle. But you're right - the common usage is resistance to change in velocity. Man we're technical here!

You're one up on me for "gracturi". I got nothin'.
Quirkyloon said…
Patooti's fave cousin?

Ha!

And did you know that I'm your number fandinista?

I am!

*hides mallet in the folds of her muu muu*

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