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on crunchwave, uselessness said:
"Mwa ha ha." more...
on panpipes, uselessness said:
"I'll take two!" more...
on crunchwave, uselessness said:
"Erm. So I am. Maybe." more...
on crunchwave, uselessness said:
"I don't think I have to explain crunchwaves to people who read Wired. They already know that when you chew something too hard, the..." more...
on bacontarian, uselessness said:
As seen on Metafilter...
"I showed this to my friend, who's a bacontarian. Yes, bacontarian, as in, will never eat any meat at all including fish, but will totally eat bacon...." more...
on vo-tech, uselessness said:
"I'm rather surprised it wasn't already listed. It's shameful, really. ;-)" more...
on derstood, uselessness said:
"*smirk*" more...
on beverly and jean-luc, uselessness said:
"Oh come on, they were loveylovey since the very first episode! Were it not for Federation protocol they would've been all over each other..." more...
on somnichanter, uselessness said:
"Great neologism, with the added plus of sounding really cool when spoken (presumably with a French accent)." more...
on hoigle and moigle, uselessness said:
"Who, me? ;-) Maybe they can't quite claim the notoriety expected for a list like this, but Floigan Bros. was a great little game and it..." more...
on race music, uselessness said:
"Races are a funny thing. Supposedly we all came from one race and evolved into the races we know today based on climate and so forth as we migrated..." more...
on race music, uselessness said:
"I've heard it described as "black music," which is probably worse, but this term is new to me." more...
on crick and watson, uselessness said:
"Jeesh you guys, I'm back already! I just haven't been interested enough in the topics at hand to join in, mostly. I'm reading it, anyway. Talk about..." more...
on crick and watson, uselessness said:
"I've always heard the order reversed, not that either is "proper." Just sayin'." more...
on kedotherapy, uselessness said:
"Got a big test coming up? Didn't study? Have no fear -- someday you're going to die. Maybe it'll be today!" more...
on features, uselessness said:
"Yes, the comments are even faster now than they were before my hiatus. I'm getting nauseous!" more...
on parody, uselessness said:
"Hmm, as it turns out, there are also a Part 3, <a..." more...
on parody, uselessness said:
"Who, me? I have been rather absent lately, haven't I? And it comes with this frustrating sort of guilt, that I've missed too much..." more...
on parody, uselessness said:
"The sequel is pretty great too. ;-)" more...
on guyliner, uselessness said:
"Razor blades." more...
on guyliner, uselessness said:
"Preferred by nine out of ten emo kids!" more...
on phantom time hypothesis, uselessness said:
"Heribert Illig thinks the years AD 614-911 never actually happened. Fascinating stuff, if a little odd. Check out the Wikipedia link." more...
on typography, uselessness said:
"So I finally just watched Helvetica, and it was great. I laughed, I cried... who would have thought a movie about a font could be so..." more...
on question, uselessness said:
"Are there Latin prefixes we can use for any of these? Particularly Quiznos? I need a word for that." more...
on palindrome, uselessness said:
"Oh, chiasmus. That's like the word racecar, isn't it? ;-)" more...
on dime, uselessness said:
"'Twas deliberate.
I've never made a mistake
(And I never will)." more...
on gallopavonian, uselessness said:
"Haha! Somebody needs to wash their fowl mouths (er, beaks?) with soap!" more...
on sealing wax, uselessness said:
"It's a good thing to talk about, especially with shoes, ships, cabbages, and kings." more...
on phosphenes, uselessness said:
"I just love that my villainous ways are slowly taking over Wordie like a virus. A really, really awesome virus." more...
on druseless, uselessness said:
"*insert appalled and offended remark here*" more...
on joob, uselessness said:
"I thought this was just an early form of beatboxing." more...
on pixy stix, uselessness said:
"Now that's just stupid. (But I've got to wonder if it was even remotely "effective.")" more...
on features, uselessness said:
"Can I be actively indifferent? It's decided: I am staunchly, ardently, 100% opposed to having an opinion on the matter." more...
on Asativum's profile, uselessness said:
"Another hilarious misunderstanding!" more...
on palindrome, uselessness said:
"I think a lot of people around here are confused about what a palindrome is, and some are confused about what it is not. (See, I made one right..." more...
on dime, uselessness said:
"Hold on there, reesetee.
I sure didn't get it wrong.
I've always said "reesetee." more...
on cinnamon bear, uselessness said:
"You crack me up, Asativum!" more...
on noxema, uselessness said:
"Curses! A million curses on your refusal to simply let orphans starve in the streets! And on yarb's oh-so-philanthropic agency!!" more...
on palindrome, uselessness said:
"Oh come on, oroboros, that's not a palindrome!" more...
on griefer, uselessness said:
"I've been seeing this word a lot the past couple days. Apparently it refers to someone who makes life miserable for others online in a variety of..." more...
on necropolis, uselessness said:
"Hey everybody! Who wants to live in a cemetery?" more...
on pods, uselessness said:
"Wait... podpeeple made Wordie?!? Eeeek!" more...
on typography, uselessness said:
"Yes! I've heard great things about this one but didn't know it was available free online. Thanks for the link, I'm downloading it now to watch after..." more...
on pods, uselessness said:
"I say, fight 'em over there, so we don't have to fight 'em over here! Mangy pods. Who's with me?" more...
on thit, uselessness said:
"What are you trying to thay?" more...
on infodump, uselessness said:
"See also: How I Explained Infodumps and Saved Humanity." more...
on self-reference, uselessness said:
"See also: This Is Not the Title of This Essay.
You might also be interested in <a..." more...
on truth, uselessness said:
"Although this sentence begins with the word because, it is false."
-Douglas Hofstadter" more...
on thit, uselessness said:
"Thit sentence is not self-referential because 'thit' is not a word."
-Douglas Hofstadter" more...
on uselessness's profile, uselessness said:
"Glad to be of service, Darth Treeseed. ;-)" more...
on palindrome, uselessness said:
"Are you thinking of "to be or not to be?" That's a definite palindrome. That Shakespeare sure knew his stuff." more...
on noxema, uselessness said:
"Come along, Treeseed, I've been yearning for an apprentice. Together the world shall be ours. Bwahahahaha!" more...
on tootsie roll, uselessness said:
"Tell her she can just rock, if rolling's too much trouble." more...
on newspeak, uselessness said:
"Too true. Humans would be a lot better off without human nature, wouldn't they?" more...
on toll house morsel, uselessness said:
"Holy Deliciousness, Batman! That sounds incredible!! Alas, I have very little experience with homemade foodstuffs..." more...
on tootsie roll, uselessness said:
"Come on, reesetee, let me see your tootsie roll! ;-)" more...
on noxema, uselessness said:
"Remove this word from your list, and add the right one in its place. A word can never be deleted entirely, just orphaned. But allow me to heartily..." more...
on newspeak, uselessness said:
"George Orwell is a hero of mine. I'm always baffled by how everyone seems to know his work, and agree that it's a valuable warning for the future,..." more...
on toll house morsel, uselessness said:
"I used to eat these by the fistful. I'm also a fan of butterscotch morsels." more...
on nigger baby, uselessness said:
"How ridiculously offensive. And yet, I would love to try them. ;-)" more...
on tootsie roll, uselessness said:
"I don't know what you've been told
It ain't the butterfly it's the tootsie roll
A brand new dance so
Grab a partner get on the dance flo'
To the..." more...
on coffee nip, uselessness said:
"Dutch Chocolate Vodka? I never knew such wonders existed! *needs to get out more*" more...
on noxema, uselessness said:
"Typo?" more...
on palindrome, uselessness said:
"Ooh, I know a good palindrome too!
Never let a kiss fool you, or a fool kiss you." more...
on isaac, uselessness said:
"Years ago my church youth group went to see a Christian improv group called Isaac. I guess it was a fitting name. They were actually pretty good,..." more...
on triumph, uselessness said:
"This is a nice page. FOR ME TO POOP ON!!" more...
on exeunt, uselessness said:
"I like the word, but the spelling always makes me think of fleur-de-lis." more...
on dime, uselessness said:
"It's drugs and Wordie;
They go together like, um...
Like desktops and mud?" more...
on haiku, uselessness said:
"Especially if
You're unusually fond
Of steroidal dimes." more...
on puke bowl, uselessness said:
"Is it sad that my childhood puke bowl, when I needed one, was also the large family popcorn bowl we shared on movie nights?" more...
on dowsing rods, uselessness said:
"They'd make an interesting addition to your desktop adornment list, anyway." more...
on dime, uselessness said:
"Say, Asativum,
That Wikipedia link
Made a great haiku." more...
on the list Public List: Still Hungry?, uselessness said:
"It's a mystery to me why the food processing industry even EXISTS. :-P" more...
on gastroporn, uselessness said:
"Or on boxes of frozen food, marked with the "suggested serving" disclaimer because they know there's absolutely no way the stuff will look like that..." more...
on the list Public List: Still Hungry?, uselessness said:
"Yum. Reminds me of my list The Sensuous Mystique of Gourmet Cuisine. ;-)" more...
on noisy cricket, uselessness said:
"Best gun in the history of film? I think yes. :-P" more...
on stridulation, uselessness said:
"Sounds like something from the Bulwer-Lytton contest!" more...
on 16-channel audio mixer, uselessness said:
"Um. I have no idea how big one of those is. But the mixer was about four feet wide, maybe, and a foot and a half deep. Lots of tantalizing buttons to..." more...
on macca, uselessness said:
"The place to which all loyal Mac users must eventually make their pilgrimage, also known as the NYC Apple Store. As heard in the <a..." more...
on dowsing rods, uselessness said:
"I could use some dowsing rods at my desk; beats always hiking over to the water cooler, anyway. ;-) See also: <a..." more...
on dime, uselessness said:
"A dime is so small
A nickel is much bigger
Money is a joke" more...
on powder-puff, uselessness said:
"Yikes, looks like seanahan's account has been hacked by WeirdNet!!" more...
on fo'c'sle, uselessness said:
"I really don't get this one. Is it pronounced "fo-shizzle?" more...
on hootenanny, uselessness said:
"That makes sense. I guess I was equating it more with "party animal" or just "fun guy." :-P" more...
on the list What's On Your Work Desk?, uselessness said:
"I'm amused/bemused by the abundance of human body parts (and so-themed paraphernalia)." more...
on generic happy meal toy from ..., uselessness said:
"It was sort of a big communal desk. I sat at it, and so did my coworker. The toy was in the divider section, the no man's land, if you will. ;-)" more...
on mountebank, uselessness said:
"I have to say, that is my favorite SNL moment of all time." more...
on dime, uselessness said:
"What a special coin.
I can see why it was dear.
I wish mine did drugs." more...
on generic happy meal toy from ..., uselessness said:
"It wasn't mine, it was my co-worker's. I never heard an explanation for it." more...
on 16-channel audio mixer, uselessness said:
"Once upon a time, I was the assistant producer of a talk radio program. Considering the line of work, this isn't such a weird thing to have on one's..." more...
on hootenanny, uselessness said:
"I wonder if this is the root behind the phrase "that guy is a hoot!"?" more...
on bermuda shorts, uselessness said:
"The best part about Bermuda shorts is that they're worn with a suit coat and tie..." more...
on intelligence explosion, uselessness said:
"See technological singularity." more...
on technological singularity, uselessness said:
"Fascinating. As an official computer/technology guy, I'm both edge-of-my-seat excited and head-in-the-sand terrified. I want Asimov and Star Trek,..." more...
on awkward starfish, uselessness said:
"I can't keep up with this stuff. My hand signs are still limited to thumbs up and hang ten." more...
on stop sign, uselessness said:
"" more...
on 0.7734, uselessness said:
"Back when I was in high school I made multi-word messages; the word changed whenever you hit the equals key until a sentence had been spelled out. It..." more...
on freer, uselessness said:
"More free. See freest." more...
on mother hubbard, uselessness said:
"Penguin!*

*Penguin?" more...
on come-hither, uselessness said:
"As opposed to the go-thither look my face seems to display all the time." more...
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