tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post118894737328918480..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.057-04:00Comments on Word-Whores: Why Am I a Word Whore?K.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-87161049508264552422011-01-07T11:27:20.509-05:002011-01-07T11:27:20.509-05:00obstreperous
But that's a *great* word for th...<i>obstreperous</i><br /><br />But that's a *great* word for the game, no? Twelve letters of "holy cow, where'd she come up with that one"?<br /><br />I learned a lot of vocabulary by context, which meant that pronunciation, rather than spelling, was often the problem. For example, I'd already read about Confucius by the time I encountered him in a sixth grade history course, and so I thought nothing of just saying the name the way I'd sounded it out in my head, much to the tittering of my classmates. (Thank heavens I was one of the good kids, and my teacher didn't think I'd mispronounced it on purpose!)alanajolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987179031266452035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-6616220233751030712011-01-05T10:38:48.992-05:002011-01-05T10:38:48.992-05:00Danica - It is amazing how those little tiles can ...Danica - It is amazing how those little tiles can sting. We used to have a travel version until Dad had to pull the car over. Doh!<br /><br />Allison - Ooo, you should totally rock any kind of word game since you know all those scientific terms. My grandfather was a chemist. I fully accept that there is a huge segment of the English language that I will never know (much less know how to spell).<br /><br />Laura & Tez - I've the Costco-size bottle of Nyquil. Will that work? ~ducks~<br /><br />Kerry - I live for brightening someone's day. I'll remember to have shields hung on the walls of Word Whore parlor, just to protect Scrabble players when Danica, Allison, and you get bored and turn tiles into projectiles. (rimshot)K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-47671133488849357542011-01-04T23:02:51.468-05:002011-01-04T23:02:51.468-05:00Tez, thanks for the tip! I will go look her up on ...Tez, thanks for the tip! I will go look her up on Twitter right now...Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-29143261431928655132011-01-04T22:41:51.278-05:002011-01-04T22:41:51.278-05:00KAK - this post cracked me up. I went off to work ...KAK - this post cracked me up. I went off to work laughing but didn't have time to comment.<br /><br />Allison, no worries. I sort of suck at Scrabble too. I will always choose the really cool word over the strategic move, every time.Kerry Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821175497518362926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-52464413665464059512011-01-04T19:23:22.684-05:002011-01-04T19:23:22.684-05:00If you want absinthe, author Skyler White has some...If you want absinthe, author Skyler White has some good connections - she had absinthe at her book launch! ;-)Tez Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399027286593758485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-25706136011533603162011-01-04T18:54:37.058-05:002011-01-04T18:54:37.058-05:00Yes, we definitely need a WW parlor! And I'm d...Yes, we definitely need a WW parlor! And I'm down with the absinthe fountain. As long as we get the good stuff. Last time I had cheap absinthe, I got a headache.Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-36928894883600264462011-01-04T18:01:44.937-05:002011-01-04T18:01:44.937-05:00Hey gals, come back! Don't run...
I love the ...Hey gals, come back! Don't run...<br /><br />I love the concept of the Word Whore parlor!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-69487656001507587512011-01-04T15:16:16.878-05:002011-01-04T15:16:16.878-05:00I actually sorta suck at Scrabble. I should get ex...I actually sorta suck at Scrabble. I should get extra points for using parsec as a word though. Just sayin'. <br /><br />I would totally play Probe. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810952821295312008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-27343407303350634912011-01-04T14:37:16.938-05:002011-01-04T14:37:16.938-05:00We stopped playing Scrabble in our house when the ...We stopped playing Scrabble in our house when the games became violent. There was cheating, name-calling, and vicious pouting...all from my mom and her brother. We stick to trivia games now, or cards, or we just don't play while the older generation are around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-80432155331827968372011-01-04T13:28:20.294-05:002011-01-04T13:28:20.294-05:00Tez - Constant sniggering during my pubescent year...Tez - Constant sniggering during my pubescent years might have contributed to the banishment. Might. Mebbe. Okay, definitely. <br /><br />Jeffe - Some people just can't focus once the lube appears. ~brow waggle~<br /><br />Laura - Three cheers for Perverts' Scrabble! I'm in...as long as I can use the Dirty Dictionary; otherwise, "Lubricant" might end up resembling "Lugubrious."<br /><br />Danielle - I say we take Laura's suggestion and make it Perverts' Probe. Heck, Vivid Entertainment might even sponsor it. (Hey, money matters, right?) <br /><br />Linda - RUN! Jeffe's coming!<br /><br />Marcella - If I start drinking from the fountain, stop me before I'm labeled the "easy word whore." (insert hyphens where desired)K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-9852379378298216492011-01-04T12:25:57.843-05:002011-01-04T12:25:57.843-05:00Not fair. By the time I was ten, no one would play...Not fair. By the time I was ten, no one would play word games with me anymore. So here's what I want in our word-whore parlor: a table with an absinthe fountain and a Scrabble board. The table should be surrounded by comfy arm chairs. Maybe the house should work up a discount structure for customers who can best their chosen word-whore? ;)Marcella Burnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061631584953668058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-18454034075211359662011-01-04T12:20:28.586-05:002011-01-04T12:20:28.586-05:00I'd never heard of probe either but I want one...I'd never heard of probe either but I want one. The game, I mean. Not whatever Jeffe's warming up.Linda Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452743850118017500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-78858729797223099342011-01-04T12:09:17.958-05:002011-01-04T12:09:17.958-05:00OMG! I have never heard of Probe (dirty :-p), but ...OMG! I have never heard of Probe (dirty :-p), but it sounds freakin' fantastic!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800222769769244038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-20511542097917980992011-01-04T12:05:57.599-05:002011-01-04T12:05:57.599-05:00LMAO. It's Scrabble in our house, when I'm...LMAO. It's Scrabble in our house, when I'm feeling scrappy. But we play filthy Scrabble. You have to play a perverse word, and if it's not obviously perverse, you must use it in a perverted way in a sentence.Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-62599228221407046442011-01-04T11:11:33.958-05:002011-01-04T11:11:33.958-05:00Got my lube! What did you say after that?Got my lube! What did you say after that?Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-59104869679713302372011-01-04T08:06:55.177-05:002011-01-04T08:06:55.177-05:00I don't think I could encounter a game of Prob...I don't think I could encounter a game of Probe without giggling like a schoolkid at its name ;-)Tez Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399027286593758485noreply@blogger.com