OT: Lame Words

[Daath Fader]

Ironically "ailment" and "trouser" are EXCELLENT.

Spatchcock I've never heard of. Does it come up in conversation in other parts of the world? Because that could qualify then if it did. If not then it techncially doesn't "officially" but it is certainly a FUNNY word, especially the way you describe what it sounds like to you!

It also sounds like an "S" patch on the goin. Ooooh! GROIN! Have we said this one yet? This is in the high 90s. Crotch is also bad (in the 80s).

Oh, to those that think "lame" is a lame word. It IS a little bit. Not terribly though IMO. Probably low 40s. But, to describe what we're talking about there aren't that many words that do the trick really. You can call them "bad" words because of course bad words are (reference George Carlin here ) and "lame" is sort of California slang that I'm used to (ie. "Dude that's lame"). But, anyway, it could even be appropriate that lame itself qualifies. I don't know. Any thoughts on that? My and my friend own lamewords.com and as a small hobby we're going to make the full list of words and voting available to whoever also derives some humor out of it.

You want to hear something else odd? Me and some of the esoundz guys created a board game based on words (more complex than just coming up with lame ones though). Some day I will share it with you all. It's really hard to play though but fun (and if you're at all wasted you can forget it because it involves memory and having your wits at full attention)

No, spatchcock is never heard in daily conversation, I think it's quite an old-fashioned word.

As far as lame words go, my favourites are often words which are funny for no apparent reason, like 'porridge'. It could be because of the sound they make, or perhaps because they are suggestive in some way. (Or both.) Old-fashioned or quaint words can also be funny, like 'napkin'. Revolting words like 'polyp' and all the various medical terms are not funny to me, though they're certainly lame in a different kind of way.

[Chugga Chugga]

The word cleave makes me think of a madman with an axe.
I challenge you to use cleavage in a sentence without sounding lame.

"Her sweaty cleavage glistened in the moonlight."

See what I mean?

Absolutely nothing wrong with a sweaty cleavage...



I sound lame at the best of times but I don't care.. Cleavage is cool... Nuff said.

As for Mad Axe Murderers, I try to stay away from them so as not to disturb my thoughts on cleavages...

[Squids]

conundrum
zealot

(I got these from a couple KVR posts in another thread. Thanks!!! Good stuff!)


hairlip

[Squids]

I like the word candyfloss. I first heard it in a Yes tune on Tormato. I was wondering "what's that?" but it's cotton candy right? Technically it could be a lame word. Floss as in floss your teeth? But, it is sort of fun when said by a little kid so... cute. (no clowns... I wonder if ANYONE at all knows the song I am talking about)

I remember it well. "Circus from Heaven" or something like that. I believe there was also a reference to "toffee apples."

I'm still waiting for System of a Down to do the definitive version of that song.

YES! No clowns. You saw the other thread then? I can't wait.

[Frunobulax]

I like the word candyfloss. I first heard it in a Yes tune on Tormato. I was wondering "what's that?" but it's cotton candy right? Technically it could be a lame word. Floss as in floss your teeth? But, it is sort of fun when said by a little kid so... cute. (no clowns... I wonder if ANYONE at all knows the song I am talking about)

I remember it well. "Circus from Heaven" or something like that. I believe there was also a reference to "toffee apples."

I'm still waiting for System of a Down to do the definitive version of that song.

YES! No clowns. You saw the other thread then? I can't wait.

Perhaps you ought to do that song at the NAMM all-star revue you're putting together.

You might have to do the little boy's part though.

[Cabinfever]

this is getting a bit ot in a ot thread, but anyway....

a couple of years ago i did some it contract work for a big production company. one day, in slow day, i just trawled through all the users passwords into their network.

i found three interesting things:

- the weirdos and malcontents often had passwords which were slight mispellings of obscene words
- the typical male employees used sporting teams or car names
- many young women passwords were famous brands of chocolates