I checked with myself before I made a choice in the poll. Turns out I use both . . . either? . . . one at a time in different contexts. I think when I speak of the fruit it is ahr___, and of the color it is oar___
I think that calling cavemen "Oog" is as old as the hills, but I'm seeing the first Invite entry quoting Mr. Oog as this one from 2009, for diary entries from the past:
10,000 B.C.: The interim program review went well. I asked the tribe to leverage synergies in order to take it to that next level of excellence. Tomorrow we execute my master plan for the mammoth hunt. -- Oog the Caveman (Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn)
"...those folks support Trump’s efforts to blow the established order to smithereens. It’s totally fucked them over so why not? Where’s the downside, to them?"
Well, maybe the fact that he has never been shy about his intention to replace the established order with one that favors only himself (and possibly a few others who can be of use to him)
There are a couple of seasons of the year in which I mainline throat lozenges. Obviously, it is some sort of allergic reaction that makes my throat itchy or raw. I also quite recently learned the twist opening trick. Furthermore, you can then insert the wrapper in your mouth and draw it out between your teeth to eject the contents.
The reason I hadn't previously discovered this is probably that until recently I had been using the original lozenges (a generic Walmart version of Hall's honey-lemon), which had sugar. One time I could find only sugarless, which I expected to be ghastly but in fact were quite acceptable, so I have continued buying them. The unexpected bonus is that they don't become glued to the wrapper when carried around in my purse for a time (which made it necessary sometimes to peel the wrapper off in small, sticky fragments).
Burn, baby, burn.
I'll put you in touch with Craig.
It’s a quality piece of work, done of a subject that will never grace my walls.
I was hoping you'd choose that option
Wasn’t even close.
Loved the results today! I always get a little stab of bitterness when I see I didn’t ink, but then I read the results and go, “Oh.”
We had more than 800 entries!
Wow! Respect! When I see the inkers I understand why I didn’t!
Michael Stein's BONES IN MY ASHES is the one that made me choke
Presumably it wasn't the crematee speaking.
IDK I kinda thought it was...
I checked with myself before I made a choice in the poll. Turns out I use both . . . either? . . . one at a time in different contexts. I think when I speak of the fruit it is ahr___, and of the color it is oar___
same here!
Oog the caveman makes another appearance.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/7Wmf_E7dgZMDv6g8kmYXcTQ0PwaXryyFLMweOJlyo9_IP3NOIJNor-TmrnIH1oO9mD3ZL8CLs40hohhveHcZE_DVSs087qi6vuXrTsfpR6SIxgbujI9OO64r7-4
I think this is our fourth Oog the Caveman inking entry.
WAIT. WAS THE FIRST ONE PRIOR TO APRIL 5, 2006??
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2006/04/16/e-i-e-i-oh-no-span-classbankheadwhen-good-childrens-songwriters-go-badspan/a5b1e63e-b4c1-422c-b504-11913740829c/
I think that calling cavemen "Oog" is as old as the hills, but I'm seeing the first Invite entry quoting Mr. Oog as this one from 2009, for diary entries from the past:
10,000 B.C.: The interim program review went well. I asked the tribe to leverage synergies in order to take it to that next level of excellence. Tomorrow we execute my master plan for the mammoth hunt. -- Oog the Caveman (Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn)
Fifth by my count.
One of my faves
Faves included ACHIES, NINE DOLLARS, WUNCE, and EXTIME.
"Orange" is s one-syllable word. The a is silent: (ORNJ).
And Tom the Butcher, who is from The Land of the Lost Syllables, pronounces "mirror' as "meer." You are both tragically wrong.
MW3 supports the one-syllable ORNJ pronunciation, particularly in rapid speech.
The noted linguist Eminem has the last word on "orange."
https://youtu.be/WgQI655FqtM
Okay, for a moment forgot where I was... the sixth to last word.
That lamp... it's a major award!
It must be frahjilay!!!
It's fancier than our typical novel earrings or socks, but it's about as big as your hand.
“That’s really dumn.” Reminds me of the time someone on the internet told me I was wrong (I was right) then added “Trust me. I knwo.”
It's especially useful when referring to a column someone wrote.
I think I invented dumn.
I'm short, I always use the lever to raise the seat. Still need a pillow to sit on. The bane of my existence, tall valets.
SUXE has real-world utility.
Agreed -- great neologism.
I have a limerick somewhere that rhymed orange with both door hinge and whore minge but never shared it because I knew it didn't really rhyme.
"...those folks support Trump’s efforts to blow the established order to smithereens. It’s totally fucked them over so why not? Where’s the downside, to them?"
Well, maybe the fact that he has never been shy about his intention to replace the established order with one that favors only himself (and possibly a few others who can be of use to him)
Hardbitten journalist? Are you bitten often? Hard? Should it be hyphenated?
Merriam-Webster does hyphenate it. It defines "hard-bitten" as "seasoned or steeled by difficult experience :tough."
There are a couple of seasons of the year in which I mainline throat lozenges. Obviously, it is some sort of allergic reaction that makes my throat itchy or raw. I also quite recently learned the twist opening trick. Furthermore, you can then insert the wrapper in your mouth and draw it out between your teeth to eject the contents.
The reason I hadn't previously discovered this is probably that until recently I had been using the original lozenges (a generic Walmart version of Hall's honey-lemon), which had sugar. One time I could find only sugarless, which I expected to be ghastly but in fact were quite acceptable, so I have continued buying them. The unexpected bonus is that they don't become glued to the wrapper when carried around in my purse for a time (which made it necessary sometimes to peel the wrapper off in small, sticky fragments).