BTW, I love the definition of this - "being two more than forty", why not say "Being forty-one more than one" or "being twenty two more than twenty"? :)
2 add 2 makes 42 acorns. They weren't pineapples. These days they are referred to as pineapples but when they were crafted in England in the 15th and 16th centuries pineapples weren't invented so to get round the problem designers modelled them on acorns.
Haha! Yes, bilby, I cannot comment, for fear of what might happen to Wordie. (Never invite me over, John, for safety's sake— All would be well, until I'm gnawing on the cables or something)
Mmm. Just read your post, exactly 42 minutes after you logged it, logos. So let's heal. Welcome back. Hope your understanding of the wonderful world of Wordie continues to grow, and please you.
Why not slide over to The Verbal Arms and buy us all a drink? Mine would be a grammartini.
My apologies to all concerning the late unpleasantness I caused over this number. I appreciate all the nice sentiments. I love this site too much to ever leave it!
I remember reading two Douglas Adams books when I was about 10 and being charmed by the silliness. But when I went back to try re-reading them at age 17, I was completely nauseated. Clearly I'm a pretentious snob, 'cause while I'd admit that there's some pretty hilarious jokes and ideas in HHGTTG, the writing style--the art of it--may possibily be one of the worst I can think of.
Logos, no-one has asked you to 'go along with something', or censored you, or demanded you to shut up, other than to point out that one of your comments was (considered) nasty. All multi-user forums require a certain amount of civility; it is this that is requested of you. There are plenty of serious conversations around here, notably offset by the goofy ones. If you are needing something less silly by all means start off a conversation with an insightful comment and see where it goes. You jumped into 42 with a sledgehammer when others were pretty obviously enjoying the banter, so the reaction doesn't surprise me. I don't particularly want to see you go. People use Wordie in different ways and it can take some time to work what it is (and what it isn't). Please don't take offence ... in the end this site is more about love of words than egos, so perhaps keep that in mind. Cheers.
You guys win ! I am leaving the site. I may log on to increase my vocabulary. You folks are way too touchy and thin-skinned. I thought I had a 1st Amendment right to say what I believed but if you guys believe in rose-colored thinking and censoring, be my guest. I have never felt compelled to go along with something I thought was silly and ridiculous. After all we are strangers here. I am never offended by what a stranger thinks.
As I said, it looks like something that started light-hearted and which he proceeded to get touchy over. I've been known to get shirty, especially over the internet, over things that I shouldn't have, and once I cooled down and apologised everything was fine. But contumely tends towards aggravation rather than amelioration. All I'm sayin'.
People were trying to be reasonable & civil, but logos wasn't listening, Milos. Logos lists words like snargle then trashes someone else's listing as being stupid. Give me a break.
Zmays! Here's something that's gotten all out of hand! Let's all cool a bit, somewhere to the level of a Bose-Einstein condensate. I'm sure logos realises he was out of line, so let's not get anthropoctonous about this. If we all consider the matter with sagacity and not fractiousness, there will be no need for Schadenfreude to be added to my list
Let us neither traduce one another nor palliate the offense. Logos, I would urge you to apologise...you've used heavy words for just a spot of silliness (and silliness is quite common to this place). But some of you others also came down really hard on him, when you could have gone about this whole business with civility instead of ignivomoushistrionics and fescenninehadeharia. At any rate, I shall be quite lugubrious if anyone has to leave over this.
Logos, I agree that we should be able to express our distaste for a word — but, in keeping with the spirit of Wordie, it's reasonable to expect we do this tactfully, without stooping to personal insults. (And, while I can't speak for the lists, it's worth noting that the bulk of these comments have nothing to do with 42.)
Frankly, I don't understand why you need to be so nasty. But I guess it's a big world, and Wordie welcomes all types...so have fun. I sure hope you don't run into any more stupidity here.
And I will read and write what I please. And you do not have to read what I write, either, my friend. Your love affair with 42 is one of the stupider items on this site, thank you.
Logos, if you don't like our comments, you really don't have to read them. You also don't have to be insulting. I'd greatly appreciate if you could be a bit more considerate, as we've tried to be with you. Thanks.
42 also refers to an incredibly stupid and overrated word (number? who knows--I am blinded, at this stage, by the brilliance of the contributors to this list who go on and on ad nauseam) on Wordie that is being perpetuated by folks who really do have better words, ideas, and thoughts to add. I could scream, from boredom, at "42." Better idea--I shall get Edvard Munch to do a visual depiction of myself screaming at 42.
I hate to say it, bilby, but that's not entirely accurate. 42 is, in fact, six times water squid divided by the square root of voraciousness, with pineapple sauce. However, if you haven't taken into account the turn before the gate and the fact that your feet touched the white tape, then I'm afraid the horse bubbles will never rise to the surface.
I've got it! 42 is six times water squid divided by the square root of voraciousness, with pineapple sauce. You know it's ready when Dara rings the bell and small horse bubbles rise to the surface.
1. Dara Torres is 41. 2. Horses have to jump over water. 3. Gates are tricky. 4. You can't build up momentum. 5. Water is 13.75 feet across. 6. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. 7. You still can't build up momentum. 8. Six or seven strides make you turn 42. 9. If you turn on a gate, you'll be in trouble. 10. Never let your feet touch water. 11. You are not building up momentum. 12. Plinth.
When she turns 42, she's going to have a lot of trouble building momentum. Especially if there's a gate involved, because it's the same deduction no matter where her feet fall in the water.
Skipvia, we've been having a lot of fun with the Olympics commentators (and using DVR to get through the HOURS of ENDLESS interviews with the SAME PEOPLE over and over) by stealing their conversation.
Today, for example, we're asking everyone we know if they were aware that when horses have to jump over water, it's tricky gate placement to have a turn before it. There's no way to build up momentum. They only have six or seven strides to build up momentum and get over that water, which is 13.75 feet across. Did you know they have trouble building momentum when there's a turn before that gate? Also, did you know if their feet touch the water OR the white tape, it's the same deduction? It's unfortunate because they really have trouble building momentum before that water jump when there's a turn right before it. That's tricky placement, before a water gate, to put a turn there.
Only if you have a lot of trouble building momentum.
Did I miss the Dara Torres Closing Ceremony?
Ha!
I love this ad:
Dara Torres
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BTW, I love the definition of this - "being two more than forty", why not say "Being forty-one more than one" or "being twenty two more than twenty"? :)
quarante-deux in French
Possibly 'What's the meaning of this?'.
It took seven and a half million years to come up with the answer. You can't just expect me to know the question off the top of my head!
Paris Hilton Returned by Aliens.
But plethora, you are the Mistress-Oracle of Eternal Questions!
But what exactly is the question?
Isn't this the answer to life, the universe and everything?
Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order.
2 add 2 makes 42 acorns. They weren't pineapples. These days they are referred to as pineapples but when they were crafted in England in the 15th and 16th centuries pineapples weren't invented so to get round the problem designers modelled them on acorns.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Dara Torres was conceived 42 years ago.
And don't forget Dara Torres will be 42 next year.
In fact, there are 42 letters in the top ten most wordied! (Take that statement how you want.)
Of course!
42! Yeta, 'scaramouche' thus zaebos; papa wrbl - "national cupcake day". Mace capuchon?
At this moment in commented mostest solely, though.
Haha! Yes, bilby, I cannot comment, for fear of what might happen to Wordie. (Never invite me over, John, for safety's sake— All would be well, until I'm gnawing on the cables or something)
Thank you, I love a cool beverage in the heat of summer.
Mmm. Just read your post, exactly 42 minutes after you logged it, logos. So let's heal. Welcome back. Hope your understanding of the wonderful world of Wordie continues to grow, and please you.
Why not slide over to The Verbal Arms and buy us all a drink? Mine would be a grammartini.
My apologies to all concerning the late unpleasantness I caused over this number. I appreciate all the nice sentiments. I love this site too much to ever leave it!
Mr. Logos
I remember reading two Douglas Adams books when I was about 10 and being charmed by the silliness. But when I went back to try re-reading them at age 17, I was completely nauseated. Clearly I'm a pretentious snob, 'cause while I'd admit that there's some pretty hilarious jokes and ideas in HHGTTG, the writing style--the art of it--may possibily be one of the worst I can think of.
Dodged a bullet on that o--- no! ouch!
Must be the shine of all those gold medals. I am going to go compose an ode in elegiac couplets.
I never liked 42 before, but I'm starting to take a shine to it.
Plinth.
No, it was 41. He'll win 42 next year.
Logos, no-one has asked you to 'go along with something', or censored you, or demanded you to shut up, other than to point out that one of your comments was (considered) nasty. All multi-user forums require a certain amount of civility; it is this that is requested of you. There are plenty of serious conversations around here, notably offset by the goofy ones. If you are needing something less silly by all means start off a conversation with an insightful comment and see where it goes. You jumped into 42 with a sledgehammer when others were pretty obviously enjoying the banter, so the reaction doesn't surprise me. I don't particularly want to see you go. People use Wordie in different ways and it can take some time to work what it is (and what it isn't). Please don't take offence ... in the end this site is more about love of words than egos, so perhaps keep that in mind. Cheers.
See also 7457.
Yellow.
HA HA HA HA!!! Reesetee, you're a stitch!
Did you all hear that Michael Phelps won 42 gold medals? That's such a weird coincidence, isn't it?
You guys win ! I am leaving the site. I may log on to increase my vocabulary. You folks are way too touchy and thin-skinned. I thought I had a 1st Amendment right to say what I believed but if you guys believe in rose-colored thinking and censoring, be my guest. I have never felt compelled to go along with something I thought was silly and ridiculous. After all we are strangers here. I am never offended by what a stranger thinks.
I just want everyone to know that I like pineapples.
bilby,
I hope she doesn't since she is apparently a fan of Wordie...
She, thanks for posting that! I noticed it too. Tee hee!
She, do you often destroy that which you admire?
I liked your perspective and attitude Milos - my hat's off to you (& she also)!
Well, maybe we'll pass it again on the way back down.
I've ruined it now, but:
Yeah, Prolagus, I just heard about that.
When Dara Torres turns 42 next year, she's going to have a lot of trouble building momentum.
I tend to go off the deep-end too Milos. Your points are generally well-taken.
As I said, it looks like something that started light-hearted and which he proceeded to get touchy over. I've been known to get shirty, especially over the internet, over things that I shouldn't have, and once I cooled down and apologised everything was fine. But contumely tends towards aggravation rather than amelioration. All I'm sayin'.
People were trying to be reasonable & civil, but logos wasn't listening, Milos. Logos lists words like snargle then trashes someone else's listing as being stupid. Give me a break.
By the way, Dara Torres will be 42 next year. Isn't that a coincidence?
Thanks Milos. Speaking of the bose-einstein condensate, I've managed to cool most of my bosons. By the way, absolute zero is one of my favorite habitats.
Zmays! Here's something that's gotten all out of hand! Let's all cool a bit, somewhere to the level of a Bose-Einstein condensate. I'm sure logos realises he was out of line, so let's not get anthropoctonous about this. If we all consider the matter with sagacity and not fractiousness, there will be no need for Schadenfreude to be added to my list
Let us neither traduce one another nor palliate the offense. Logos, I would urge you to apologise...you've used heavy words for just a spot of silliness (and silliness is quite common to this place). But some of you others also came down really hard on him, when you could have gone about this whole business with civility instead of ignivomous histrionics and fescennine hadeharia. At any rate, I shall be quite lugubrious if anyone has to leave over this.
Not dead yet. Logos, quit being a douchebag or I'll delete your account.
Logos, I agree that we should be able to express our distaste for a word — but, in keeping with the spirit of Wordie, it's reasonable to expect we do this tactfully, without stooping to personal insults. (And, while I can't speak for the lists, it's worth noting that the bulk of these comments have nothing to do with 42.)
Hey logos, who died & made you the f.....g editor/owner of this site?
God, you're omnimpotent. Logof, logos, and don't logon again 'til you've developed some understanding.
Frankly, I don't understand why you need to be so nasty. But I guess it's a big world, and Wordie welcomes all types...so have fun. I sure hope you don't run into any more stupidity here.
My new name will be, perhaps, "not_42."
And I will read and write what I please. And you do not have to read what I write, either, my friend. Your love affair with 42 is one of the stupider items on this site, thank you.
Logos, if you don't like our comments, you really don't have to read them. You also don't have to be insulting. I'd greatly appreciate if you could be a bit more considerate, as we've tried to be with you. Thanks.
:::-<(88oox23456789}ugh bop boop 42.
Down with 42 !!
42 also refers to an incredibly stupid and overrated word (number? who knows--I am blinded, at this stage, by the brilliance of the contributors to this list who go on and on ad nauseam) on Wordie that is being perpetuated by folks who really do have better words, ideas, and thoughts to add. I could scream, from boredom, at "42." Better idea--I shall get Edvard Munch to do a visual depiction of myself screaming at 42.
Ask skipvia.
Who's this Torres anyway?
That must have been it. Hey, it happens.
But did you know that Darra Torres will be 42 next year?
Damn! I might have left the gate open.
I hate to say it, bilby, but that's not entirely accurate. 42 is, in fact, six times water squid divided by the square root of voraciousness, with pineapple sauce. However, if you haven't taken into account the turn before the gate and the fact that your feet touched the white tape, then I'm afraid the horse bubbles will never rise to the surface.
So close, though....
Bilby By George, she's got it! By George, she's got it!
Now, once again where does it rain?
I've got it! 42 is six times water squid divided by the square root of voraciousness, with pineapple sauce. You know it's ready when Dara rings the bell and small horse bubbles rise to the surface.
Really? That's tricky.
Hey, did anyone know that Dara Torres is 41 years old?!
oh, well, sure… *beats a hasty retreat* **retreat whimpers quietly**
Why, the bell next to the gate, of course. Over the pineapple.
awright, now I'm confused. What bell?
Thank you. Clear as a bell, bilby; see?
No pineapples until they're 41.
*sigh* Chained_bear?
But ... where do pineapples come into it?
Okay, let's take it slowly.
1. Dara Torres is 41.
2. Horses have to jump over water.
3. Gates are tricky.
4. You can't build up momentum.
5. Water is 13.75 feet across.
6. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
7. You still can't build up momentum.
8. Six or seven strides make you turn 42.
9. If you turn on a gate, you'll be in trouble.
10. Never let your feet touch water.
11. You are not building up momentum.
12. Plinth.
That should clear it up.
What's that about horses having 13 feet? I'm getting lost here.
Especially if there's a gate involved.
And there's a turn right before it.
Right. Because she only has six or seven strides to build up momentum and get over that age.
When she turns 42, she's going to have a lot of trouble building momentum. Especially if there's a gate involved, because it's the same deduction no matter where her feet fall in the water.
Boy, that's tricky placement.
Did you know that Dara Torres is 41?
Skipvia, we've been having a lot of fun with the Olympics commentators (and using DVR to get through the HOURS of ENDLESS interviews with the SAME PEOPLE over and over) by stealing their conversation.
Today, for example, we're asking everyone we know if they were aware that when horses have to jump over water, it's tricky gate placement to have a turn before it. There's no way to build up momentum. They only have six or seven strides to build up momentum and get over that water, which is 13.75 feet across. Did you know they have trouble building momentum when there's a turn before that gate? Also, did you know if their feet touch the water OR the white tape, it's the same deduction? It's unfortunate because they really have trouble building momentum before that water jump when there's a turn right before it. That's tricky placement, before a water gate, to put a turn there.
They have trouble building momentum.
(Etc.)
In other news, What?! She's 41?!
How old Dara Torres will be next year! I can hardly wait!
Were you aware that she's 41 now??!!
I knew there was something fundementally wrong with the universe. ;-)
What do you get when you multiply nine by six?
Not a strictly word, more of a visual representation of a concept. Now... what was the definition of word again? ;-)