Pere Ubu
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5 times by me and once by stonemaybe talking with me.
word usage on the watch
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you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Most often in the Pantheon Forum.
Once by me as a wordplay on Effy's name
There is a thread called Chimera started by Menolly on Fri Jul 27, 2007 in The Loresraat.
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=508153&highlight=chimera#508153
No one replied. I may do as it's such a lovely word.
Most often in the Pantheon Forum.
Once by me as a wordplay on Effy's name
There is a thread called Chimera started by Menolly on Fri Jul 27, 2007 in The Loresraat.
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=508153&highlight=chimera#508153
No one replied. I may do as it's such a lovely word.
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Mostly in The Galley.
My favourite was a quote from The New York Times in an article about Sarah Palin:
Mostly in The Galley.
My favourite was a quote from The New York Times in an article about Sarah Palin:
No eye could be astringent enough when being cast on Ms. Palin. Shhhhh! Don't tell Cail I said that.And four months ago, a Wasilla blogger, Sherry Whitstine, who chronicles the governor’s career with an astringent eye, answered her phone to hear an assistant to the governor on the line
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That word is a weird one. In my line of work it means something lovely and cooling that you put on your skin, like witch hazel or calamine lotion, for sunburn or an angry rash of some sort - that'll immediately make you go 'aaahhhhhhhh' in relief. Doesn't seem to fit with it's adjectival use.ussusimiel wrote:astringent : 8
Mostly in The Galley.
My favourite was a quote from The New York Times in an article about Sarah Palin:
No eye could be astringent enough when being cast on Ms. Palin. Shhhhh! Don't tell Cail I said that.And four months ago, a Wasilla blogger, Sherry Whitstine, who chronicles the governor’s career with an astringent eye, answered her phone to hear an assistant to the governor on the line
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I looked it up. It comes from the Latin 'stringere' which means to draw together. Can be used for a cosmetic lotion for toning the skin. The meaning may have migrated onto the lotions you are talking about but which have exactly the opposite effect. Strange, but it happens.Stonemaybe wrote:That word is a weird one. In my line of work it means something lovely and cooling that you put on your skin, like witch hazel or calamine lotion, for sunburn or an angry rash of some sort - that'll immediately make you go 'aaahhhhhhhh' in relief. Doesn't seem to fit with it's adjectival use.
Atavistic: 18
Two uses by Avatar, which I would have guessed as it is a partial anagram: Atavar. In both cases he used the phrase 'atavistic urge'. The actual meaning is 'the return of the ancestor', but it is most commonly used to refer to a return to a more primitive way of feeling or behaving.
Also checked 'atavism' and 'atavist'. One use each in the same post by Holsety.
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Well, at least some things [witch hazel being one, IIRC from my herbal friends] DO "pull togther" [tone] the skin while still giving an instant feeling of coolness. For men they probably feel it most commonly if they use aftershaves. Almost every single contains astringent. If they sting a bit at first it's probably the alcohol in tiny cuts. I don't know about all astringents, but for many of them either they themselves, or things they're mixed with [often alcohol again] evaporate quickly...which I would guess is at least part of the cooling feeling.ussusimiel wrote:I looked it up. It comes from the Latin 'stringere' which means to draw together. Can be used for a cosmetic lotion for toning the skin. The meaning may have migrated onto the lotions you are talking about but which have exactly the opposite effect. Strange, but it happens.Stonemaybe wrote:That word is a weird one. In my line of work it means something lovely and cooling that you put on your skin, like witch hazel or calamine lotion, for sunburn or an angry rash of some sort - that'll immediately make you go 'aaahhhhhhhh' in relief. Doesn't seem to fit with it's adjectival use.
I'm fairly sure all of that is true...but won't promise.
SALUBRIOUS:
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Every use by people I have never read a single post by! That's just weird.
[spoiler]Sig-man, Libtard, Stupid piece of shit. change your text color to brown. Mr. Reliable, bullshit-slinging liarFucker-user.[/spoiler]
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
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Weirdly, mostly in Vespers and mostly in relation to a prog rock band I'd never heard of: 'King Crimson'. I've seen some hilarious prog rock videos on the net (e.g. Focus) that make 'Spinal Tap' look restrained.
A couple of mentions in the Galley, as well.
None in the Tank which surprised me as that is where I expected to find it. I always thought aspic was like amber because of the phrase, 'caught in aspic'. I live and learn
Weirdly, mostly in Vespers and mostly in relation to a prog rock band I'd never heard of: 'King Crimson'. I've seen some hilarious prog rock videos on the net (e.g. Focus) that make 'Spinal Tap' look restrained.
A couple of mentions in the Galley, as well.
None in the Tank which surprised me as that is where I expected to find it. I always thought aspic was like amber because of the phrase, 'caught in aspic'. I live and learn
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Would you say that is a plethora of uses?
[spoiler]Sig-man, Libtard, Stupid piece of shit. change your text color to brown. Mr. Reliable, bullshit-slinging liarFucker-user.[/spoiler]
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.