word usage on the watch

[sgt.null]

do a search on any word you like and post how many times it has been used on the watch. i will start us...

Quisling : 49


17 times by me and it seems we have a watch member named quisling who last posted Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 for a total of 13 posts. i believe that quisling may have been another watch member's fake id. but i can't prove this.

though quisling did post this -

The Quisling believes that Hile Troy was chosen for a specific purpose - to demonstrate the folly of uncertainty, as opposed to unbelief. In this context, Quisling believes it is irrelevant whether he was chosen by the Creator or by the Author.


Furthermore, Quisling suggests that the distinction between the Creator and the Author is not a precise one.

[ussusimiel]

roynish : 172

A few times between you and I, null.

Also a poster called roynish.

My favourite use on the Watch so far:

I know I'm pretty roynish first thing in the morning

[stonemaybe]

Widdershins: 10

Godammit! I thought I had dibs on this word but apparently I've only used it 50% of those

[Savor Dam]

curmudgeon: 12

A quick scan of occurences of the word "curmudgeon" reveals it has been used (in an original context) twelve times on the Watch. Five of these were by matrixman, once each by A Gunslinger, aliantha, Brasidas, Brother Charn, danlo, Dread Poet Jethro and myself.

Stone: without looking, I would have to guess Hyperception was one of those who used your word. He is one of the very few people I have ever actually known to use that word...and to his credit, he used it properly.

[sgt.null]

theocratic

28 times total.

once back in 2005 when i went by dennisrwood is my only use.

[stonemaybe]

I predict before searching that 'ayup's usage has shot up recently

[sgt.null]

I predict before searching that 'ayup's usage has shot up recently

ayup

Search found 64 matches

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[stonemaybe]

plucky : 22

Cail is the most frequent user

[Vraith]

curmudgeon: 12

A quick scan of occurences of the word "curmudgeon" reveals it has been used (in an original context) twelve times on the Watch. Five of these were by matrixman, once each by A Gunslinger, aliantha, Brasidas, Brother Charn, danlo, Dread Poet Jethro and myself.

Stone: without looking, I would have to guess Hyperception was one of those who used your word. He is one of the very few people I have ever actually known to use that word...and to his credit, he used it properly.

I thought that had to be wrong, cuz was sure I used it. As it turns out,
there are 14 uses of "curmudgeonLY"
one of which was mine [MM tied for lead on this variation, with 3 uses].

So, I did COHERE
9 uses by 9 different people including myself.
then the related COHERENCE
52
I had 6 uses, Avatar too, neck and neck with a crowd right behind us.

[sgt.null]

travertine

17 times
once by me

[stonemaybe]

Tinkle : 11

Sarge tinkled twice, which is twice as often as anyone else.

[Vraith]

Tinkle : 11

Sarge tinkled twice, which is twice as often as anyone else.

That cracked me up, funny as hell...
OTOH, I don't recall "tinkle" being on the list at "Stephen R. Donaldson Ate My Dictionary."

[ussusimiel]

conniption : 7

for the conniptionist (love that!)

My favourite post being this one by Lady Revel:

I went to Sunday School once in my entire life, and all I can remember was coloring a picture of Jesus. When my father found out, he had a conniption, heh.)

[sgt.null]

strewth

4 times (me, seareach, finn, deewilldo)

[stonemaybe]

conniption : 7

for the conniptionist (love that!)

My favourite post being this one by Lady Revel:

I went to Sunday School once in my entire life, and all I can remember was coloring a picture of Jesus. When my father found out, he had a conniption, heh.)

(Thanks u! )Conniptions run in our family, though in a good sense (when we're excited). Funny stories get told regularly about those good folk who marry into our family first seeing their child (or partner, though they're not usually as funny) having one.

Here's a surprising one...

bint : 27

...until I realised that nearly all uses are in reply to CovJr's single use of 'dozy bint' in 2008.

[ussusimiel]

bint : 27

...until I realised that nearly all uses are in reply to CovJr's single use of 'dozy bint'

I love this word! First time I heard it was in this clip:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8bqQ-C1PSE

This is hilarious:

I mean if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

'lobbed a scimitar'




adjure : 13

Surprisingly few uses, although it is a bit archaic.

One use by myself recently.

Most come from quoted passages from The Illearth War and mostly in relation to Amok.

[stonemaybe]

parodic : 2

But no-one has used it since 2004

[sgt.null]

gabardine

6 - i have the only usage not quoting paul simon.

lucimay - 3
cail - 1
taraswizard - 1

[Harbinger]

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[sgt.null]

xenomorph

4 times (me - twice, orlion, atomic)