Am I going MAD, or did the word “think” escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass. My Human is obsessed with this cult classic, as you readers no doubt know. “Since I’M your reader, than yes i can agree with you. Since meeting you Eliza Leigh I’ve looked are the…
Tag Archive: Word
Word of the Week: Jackanapes
Jackanapes “Cheeky or impertinent.” Go to World Wide Words (yes, my human is obsessed with this site) to learn about William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk who was supposedly first connected with this term. “eL being the most recent character known as one.” Yawn, oh sorry were you talking? “Jackanapes.”
Quote of the Week: Agatha Christie
“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”
Word of the Week: Mulligrubs
MULLIGRUBS Ooh, I know this one. It’s like doldrums. “Depression or low spirits.” That’s it! That’s all you have to say? “I’m feeling very mulligrubs today. My baby plants are not obeying me and growing.” Maybe it’s because you keep overdosing them on plant food. Back to mulligrubs, in the 16th century the term megrims…
Quote of the Week: Agatha Christie
“Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he’s in love with her.”
Word of the Week: Mundungus
MUNDUNGUS I’m beginning to notice a theme for this month. That being said I think Mundungus is slang like Redunkulous. “Didn’t the pigeons say that over & over again in Bolt? Plus, a check out girl said that at the store yesterday, pretty funny. But no, it’s not, that’s mundungus. You see the Dung in…
Quote of the Week: Agatha Christie
Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.
Word of the Week: Macilent
MACILENT I have no idea about this one. Why can’t you find normal words for Word of the Week? “What would be the fun in apple, banana, cilantro…” Is that a clue? Or are you hungry? “Sort of both. Macilent means to be lean, extremely skinny, shrivelled. Check out the Macilent entry on World Wide…
Quote of the Week
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie
Word of the Week: Machicolation
MACHICOLATION Does this have something to do with chewing? Because I swear it was not me eating those Luigi Apple Sours. “Wow, how did you find those? I just bought it last night. It’s not Luigi, but a 1up mushroom from Mario Brothers.” Pardon me, I stand corrected. Human, why are you just sitting there…
