tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post3703314710105348301..comments2023-06-19T05:05:15.594-04:00Comments on Little Teaboys Everywhere: Words I Do and Do Not LikeScott Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01034212655361602680noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-3398026606738459312012-01-04T09:47:51.819-05:002012-01-04T09:47:51.819-05:00I hope you've seen the new Muppet Movie, Scott...I hope you've seen the new Muppet Movie, Scott... not only will your girls love it, but there's a fabulous use of Beaker's "Mememe" contained within.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715847968897584231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-33628630218785537512011-10-09T04:14:50.529-04:002011-10-09T04:14:50.529-04:00A delicious and entertaining post. I like your lis...A delicious and entertaining post. I like your lists of chosen words.Scholar Spartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460902703091521151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-8044375147553770662011-03-01T22:35:44.506-05:002011-03-01T22:35:44.506-05:00:):)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-18087549196942168742010-12-16T14:30:23.418-05:002010-12-16T14:30:23.418-05:00Scott, liked this post, as a foreigner (I am from ...Scott, liked this post, as a foreigner (I am from Argentina) I am always looking for interesting new words, and there is no shortage here, I also looooved Foofaraw... wow! wish you had added the pronunciation and the meaning... wonder if I can use it in a yoga blog? <br /><br />Will add you to my blog roll to keep an eye on the new postsClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609779915009954933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-11882014359322045842010-09-15T02:49:53.363-04:002010-09-15T02:49:53.363-04:00I enjoyed the fact that your list of "don'...I enjoyed the fact that your list of "don't likes" comprises mostly words that are 'buerospeak', or legal-contract/business jargon. I take it you have a general disfavor with language that is distinctional and dehumanizing. I found the most pleasure, however, in your dislike of 'epic' and 'fail'. Yet, this leads me into a stressful lament of the widespread normalization of internet/social networking lingo, which almost leaves me feeling quite alright about words like epic ('fail', however, is never OK).Joshua Lorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411500982194304684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-78511444238704180362010-09-14T11:09:27.182-04:002010-09-14T11:09:27.182-04:00Nothing in the world is wrong with Beaker, Jen--it...Nothing in the world is wrong with Beaker, Jen--it's just that the mental image of him consistently hijacks the intended meaning of the word. Follow the link and you'll see what I mean.Scott Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034212655361602680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-89910487299713731952010-09-14T10:26:51.333-04:002010-09-14T10:26:51.333-04:00Wait a minute...what's wrong with Beaker from ...Wait a minute...what's wrong with Beaker from the Muppet Show?Jenniferhttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/jjhackettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-74843307220368641142010-09-13T23:29:39.667-04:002010-09-13T23:29:39.667-04:00I like fraught, debacle, and gravitas as well. I&#...I like fraught, debacle, and gravitas as well. I'm never able to separate sanguine from its bloody roots - when I read the word, my first thought is always humours and ruddy complexions, despite my brain stepping in and saying "ah, that means hopeful". A certain band director we both know is also a fan of egregious, but he uses it so liberally I feel certain he can't always use it correctly... <br /><br />I must admit that I am enough of a child of the internet era that I am guilty of using "fail" in the manner described above - its ignorant tenor just seems befitting of some occurrences.Abbinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-9721060164023536402010-09-13T22:12:18.125-04:002010-09-13T22:12:18.125-04:00I agree with you on quite a few of these. I want ...I agree with you on quite a few of these. I want to be there the day you comment snarkily on an egregious bounder inciting a foofaraw among the piquant masses that turns a well-planned event into a monumentous debacle. That cataract of gravitas would be anything but quotidian!Claudzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542346274913740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593735498783507566.post-37825548684529524172010-09-13T21:47:18.029-04:002010-09-13T21:47:18.029-04:00I'm now desperately trying to remember if you&...I'm now desperately trying to remember if you've ever called me piquant.Jenniferhttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/jjhackettnoreply@blogger.com