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on abattoir, mikepurvis said:
"Film critic Paul Arendt described Kill Bill Vol. 1 as "a barely watchable mess, a tangled montage of fashion gloss streaked in gore, a cocktail party..." more...
on doxy, mikepurvis said:
"Like many great words, brought to my attention through the fine writing of Mr. Whedon. "I'll not be anyone's doxy," insists Saffron, in the Firefly..." more...
on catharsis, mikepurvis said:
Arrested Development
"Michael appointed his son manager of the Banana Stand, but they later burned it down in an act of catharsis." more...
on sustenance, mikepurvis said:
"I love in Legally Blonde when Reese bounces into the library with that big picnic basket, and announces to Viv and Warner's study group that she..." more...
on kibitzing, mikepurvis said:
"Generally this refers to chess matches, but I remember in Scorched Earth, there was a "No Kibitzing!" dialog that would appear when you pressed K...." more...
on brevity, mikepurvis said:
"... is the soul of wit." more...
on anemic, mikepurvis said:
"This is one of those great ones that really evokes its meaning... almost borders on an onomatopoeia. Doesn't it just sound like the flattest word..." more...
on tryst, mikepurvis said:
"Having a single-syllable word for affair is great, especially for colouring otherwise bland narratives: "The design firm spent a year courting..." more...
on in the wild, mikepurvis said:
"I had a math teacher in high school who used this one to discuss how we might one day encounter the topics outside of academia. ("When you encounter..." more...
on basically, mikepurvis said:
"I just love the comedic value of this one what you tack it onto some other adjective. The meal wasn't just inedible, it was *basically* inedible:..." more...
on buffet, mikepurvis said:
"My favourite thing about this word is applying it in wildly inappropriate metaphors. It's great for how it can evoke that image of a table where..." more...
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