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“Thanks for opening it!

n.b. diphtheria is the spelling you want.” more...
“I think a complementary boys' names list is in order. :-)” more...
on well hung, yarb said:
“Jolting and swinging are of course perennial annoyances for the well hung.” more...
on casu marzu, reesetee said:
“Either way, we'd better hand hernesheir a tissue. :-)” more...
on well hung, yarb said:
“Considering the tax we pay for turnpikes, the roads of this county constitute a most intolerable grievance. Between Newark and Weatherby, I have...” more...
“Ghosted: T.H.R.U.S.H. must finally have done them in.” more...
on strake, reesetee said:
“Hmph. And they made him president? In all my born days....” more...
on strake, chained_bear said:
“It was about Woodrow Wilson, who, I understand, was not particularly adept at gluppiting strangles, whether prawling or no.” more...
“This is fun - would you mind making it an open list?

And where did I read a very similar idea in a book recently?” more...
“In all his born reading, I mean.” more...
“... do you mean reesetee?” more...
“Thanks, chained_bear for introducing me to casu marzu and the lists it appears on.

For...” more...
on strake, yarb said:
“That's what can happen when you fail to gluppit the prawling strangles properly.” more...
on strake, reesetee said:
“What, did it slap him upside the head?” more...
“Oh.

*slinks away*” more...
on dunbird, reesetee said:
“Oh, don't sell yourself short--you've reminded me of a slew of terms that were missing from my "bird nicknames" list. I certainly didn't intend to...” more...
on strake, chained_bear said:
“Seen in editing: "A week later, a strake leaves him largely incapacitated.” more...
“In his reading, I mean.” more...
on bearwood, reesetee said:
“*watches fellow Wordies back away from page*” more...
“Okay. Guess I didn't read it carefully enough then.

*goes to read the whole stupid thing*

Well, I agree it's a stupid neologism because it...” more...
on hat-rack, reesetee said:
“Ever the optimist, c_b.” more...
on dunbird, hernesheir said:
“To call the sole reference for dunbird I used "general" would probably be quite kind. Your knowledge of the term's usage, ...” more...
on prepface, reesetee said:
“Exix? Seriously? But we must adopt that as a madeupical word!” more...
“*senses a setup*” more...
on pissalat, reesetee said:
“You do indeed. Funny, that.

Hernesheir, let me introduce you to casu marzu.” more...
“Ha ha. My son has a very thick woolen jumper which for some reason I can't help calling a "sheepskin" jumper.” more...
“But it wasn't a medical study. They didn't address the question of whether cigarette-smoke residue is detrimental to health (and if so, how...” more...
on samisen, reesetee said:
“Thanks, hernesheir!” more...
on miaoed, Prolagus said:
“Are you sure?” more...
on dundiver, reesetee said:
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on smartphone, kewpid said:
“My cordless phone has many buttons of which I don't know what they do.” more...
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on stifftail, reesetee said:
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on spinetail, reesetee said:
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on hardhead, reesetee said:
“Also a nickname for the Ruddy Duck. (See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.)” more...
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on fool duck, reesetee said:
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on dunair, reesetee said:
“See dumpling duck, dunker, or dun-curre.” more...
on the list my fav words, quinn said:
“as you can clearly see from the list, i am a 13 yr old boy. "she said vag and chafe. giggle giggle.” more...
on dunker, reesetee said:
“Nickname for the Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis). Other nicknames include dumpling duck, dun-curre, dunair, fool duck, [sleepy...” more...
on dun-curre, reesetee said:
“Nickname for the Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis). Other nicknames include dumpling duck, dunker, dunair, fool duck, sleepy duck,...” more...
on bulbul, hernesheir said:
“Choice quote for bulbul, wolfnotes. Another reduplicative word for a (fictional) avian is...” more...
“Nickname for the Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis). Other nicknames include dun-curre, dunker, dunair, fool duck, sleepy duck,...” more...
on the list Double Trouble, hernesheir said:
“this, that (and the other thing); tom-tom, rub-a-dub-dub; cha-cha; Lewis Carroll's jubjub bird, vorpal blade went snicker snack; bling-bling;...” more...
on dunbird, reesetee said:
“Sure, that makes sense. All I'm saying, though, is that I've never heard dunbird used to refer specifically to female pochards.

No matter--it's on...” more...
“Perhaps because "dun" also means brown or dull-colored, and females are often less brightly colored than males?

*notes that this is not true of...” more...
“Oh dear. I have just the list for this.” more...
on pipkin, chained_bear said:
“Reminds me of that song in the video of Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester, which recalls very fond memories of watching it with young...” more...
on dunbird, reesetee said:
“Just the female? I've only ever heard it as a general nickname for the pochard or Ruddy Duck (male and female).” more...
“*grrr*” more...
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