January 1:
palindrome (PAL-in-drohm), noun: A word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.

January 1st and a half

Microsoft Internets Explorer (MS IE) .. A really cool program .. everybody, and their mother, codes their site for it .. must be a standard

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he's officially lost it.

He lost it many a year ago... it's only now it's been made official.

Does he get a certificate?

Tourette Syndrome a condition Timmie just had a momentary case of. :oP

January 2:
objurgate (OB-juhr-gayt), verb: Express strong disapproval of; censure severely.

that word sounds funny.
i nvr heard it b4 :) lol

Hehe... my dad has Tourette syndrome. It's not too bad, but you can always tell where he is because there is a coughing sound. It's a good way to know that he didn't forget to come and see you in the school play :p

I broke our computer, so I'm using my dad's laptop to write this. Hehehe...

*Bonus word for the week*

Limaceous - having slug-like qualities

I have slug qualities.

I am slow to move most of the time (usually in the morning)

and I take my time getting anywhere (never expect me on time m'dears!)

but hopefully i wont be getting squished by a foot. :P

Tim there's just no way you're going to raise the tone of this forum ....there's a reason it's called the off topics ya know ... "cause we're all a little off !

Januaria 3:

Complex - something my thinking isn't

January 3:
tergiversation (tuhr-jiv-uhr-SAY-shun), noun: The act of practicing evasion or of being deliberately ambiguous; subterfuge; evasion. The act of abandoning a party or cause.

January 4:

telephoney: Someone who pretends to like you but then gossips about you on the phone to their friends.

Lolol, good one Sam.

Januaria 4: (hey us parallel universe folks deserve a word a day as well)

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words. Why make the word so long then?? Maybe they just wanna scare the poor people who have... HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA!!!!!!!

Annnnddddd

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia: Fear of the number 666. Also has the most x's in a single word :)

January 4:
expiate (EK-spee-ayt), verb: To make amends for; to make complete satisfaction for; to atone for.

January 5th :

punctilio (punk-TIL-ee-oh), noun:
1. A fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
2. Strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities; as, "the punctilios of a public ceremony."

January 6th:

recondite (REK-uhn-dyt), adjective:
1. Difficult to understand; abstruse.
2. Concerned with obscure subject matter.

January 7th:

poopy (POO-pee), adj
1. Depressed; ineffectual; also spelled [poopie].

Annnnnd ... my work here is done. :o)

January 5:
lassitude (LASS-uh-tood), noun: A state or feeling of languor, weariness, or listlessness.

Jan 05 12.43
anticipation:
expectation, premonition or foresight
alternatively:
the feeling that any moment, DigiCamMan will appear to end the thread
or
recipe for cookies will be next...

Ask ... and thou shalt recieve. ;o)

OATMEAL LACE COOKIES

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats



Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until well blended. Beat in flour, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir in oats. Cover and refrigerate cookie dough 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough by tablespoonfuls between palms into balls. Place dough balls on baking sheets, spacing 3 1/2 inches apart (cookies will spread during baking). Using bottom of drinking glass as aid, flatten cookies to 1 1/2-inch rounds. Bake until cookies are golden brown, about 11 minutes. Let cookies remain on sheets 1 minute. Using spatula, transfer cookies to racks and cool completely. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store cookies between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container at room temperature.)

Makes about 24 cookies.

Or enough for a very, very light snack pour moi. :o)

Add some chocolate chips & I'm your girl Les :D

Welll ... I thought we would just casually eat the chocolate chips, sip some White Russians, read some poetry together ... and make the Oatmeal Lace Cookies.

But ... I am open. :oP

and recite Big Lebowski lines (per the white russians).... lol

January 6/7

factotum(fak-TOH-tum), noun: A person employed to do all kinds of work or business.

I thought a factotum was an automated information booth at a Native American casino...

hmm, so then, would "murder on rue morgue" be about a kangaroo being run over by a careless driver? (no names, of course)

Your Honour ... this is a complex case of multiple cross-threading references.

The defendant was well-intentioned ... albeit, somewhat misguided in his efforts to entertain the membership.

Hmm? Pardon me, your Honour? ... Oh, you got it? Well ... hehehe ... yes, yes ... it is obvious now isn't it? Uhm ... I, the counsellor here, would like to plead no sense of humour and let's wrap this up shall we Boss?

*gets hit with a fine of contempt*

Pffttt!! I thought you said you had a sense of humour??

*gets the cuffs slapped on and is removed from the proceedings*

Attica !! Attica !! Atticaaaaaa!!!


Word for the day: Cockamamie. (Make up your own joke, lol.)

Polysyllabic – adjective
1. consisting of several, esp. four or more, syllables, as a word.
2. characterized by such words, as a language, piece of writing, etc.

January 8 (Coming of age day for Japan)

atrabilious (at-ruh-BIL-yuhs), adjective: Melancholic; gloomy. Irritable;ill-natured; peevish.

Uh ... Tim?

Today's the 7th. Just an f.y.i..

No, no ... don't thank me ... I'm good that way. :o)

haha oh dear.

Pssssttt!! Steph!!

I know ... I just like when Tim gets all reprimandy and riled. *teehee*

Timothy grass:
A grass relatively high in fibre, especially when cut late.
Its pollen is a common allergy.

January 9:
mellifluous(muh-LIF-loo-ushs),adjective: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly;as,a mellifluous voice.

January 10:
peregrination(pehr-uh-gruh-NAY-shun), noun: A traveling from place to place; a wandering.

January 11:
susurrus (su-SUHR-uhs), noun: The act of wispering; a whisper, a murmur; a rustling.

January 12:
canorous (kuh-NOR-us; KAN-or-uhs), adjective: Melodious; musical.

There is no question in my mind ... Tim will keep on, keeping on. And in honour of that resolve ... I offer up this word:

pertinacity [pur-tn-as-i-tee]
–noun the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.

In this persiflageous forum, that was generous to a fault.

Uh ... Cat? A lil' help here please with Kates' word.

*stares silently ... hoping it will come to him*

Hmm ... pretty sure she isn't referring to pedant ... maybe pedantic? ;o)

(That was a running gag ... those two words ... between friends of mine ... 'tis a small joke, carry on. :o) )

Hi sorry I didn't come back - work is so tedious interrupting my day!
It means dealing with subjects in a light, flippant way - regardless of the seriousness of the subject! Idle banter; frivolous talk; light mockery. (Collins dictionary).

Uhm ... what's 'tedious' mean? :oP

Definitely means you are one lucky person...

Word of le day... from me is: incarnadine (in-KAR-nuh-dyn)
adjective:
Having a fleshy pink color.

Today's word: PLUTOED

January 26: Absquatulate - To make off, decamp, or abscond.

Umm

Januaria 26: Abscond - To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself.

Absquatulate lollll, funny word :P