Wordie: Lees: Comments

Comment by reesetee, 9 months ago

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:07:00 +0000

I will, I promise. As soon as you stop asking me to. ;->

Comment by uselessness, 9 months ago

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:15:07 +0000

Oh, good. Forget I ever said anything, then.

No really. Forget I ever said anything.

Comment by reesetee, 9 months ago

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:28:04 +0000

Hey, thanks for the tip of the hat up there! And thanks also for not including smegma. Uselessness? Eeew.

Comment by mollusque, 9 months ago

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:08:03 +0000

Thanks for all the comments! I'm collecting names for things that are byproducts with little or no value. "Scree" fits, but "smegma" and "lagan" don't. Smegma might be gross, but it has a biological function, like mucus or sweat. (I specifically excluded synonyms of excrement, which could be fertile grounds for another list, although dreck and feculence snuck onto this one.)

Lagan might fit on Valse's Leftovers , which includes things that might be of value. (Of course some of the things on my list might prove to be valuable as raw materials for producing biofuels.)

Comment by bilby, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:33:42 +0000

See also lagan. My understanding is that the olde English meaning of lagan included anything valuable that had sunk to the bottom of the sea and was therefore deemed to belong to the Crown.

Comment by oroboros, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:38:02 +0000

I don't see scree. That's a good one.

Comment by uselessness, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:10:14 +0000

Gross. Can I anonymously suggest smegma? I can't? Crap.

Comment by chained_bear, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:53:20 +0000

Yeah, really. Eeew! Cool list!

Comment by reesetee, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:59:03 +0000

What a great list! Who knew there were so many terms for dreck? :-)