tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post8655568839670498190..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Whist, muslin, and bumble-puppyGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-86438722335738404732012-04-05T13:22:24.797-07:002012-04-05T13:22:24.797-07:00I have spent my entire life, thus far, being unbep...I have spent my entire life, thus far, being unbepissed. I hope that trend continues.Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-39844245340847955552012-04-05T12:27:53.536-07:002012-04-05T12:27:53.536-07:00That is absolutely amazing!That is absolutely amazing!Gordon Bonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-84417157015858841552012-04-05T12:19:04.881-07:002012-04-05T12:19:04.881-07:0059 million words!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_n...59 million words!<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7654511.stmHontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-76553343622260549842012-04-05T08:07:25.005-07:002012-04-05T08:07:25.005-07:00You're right, of course, I was just lamely att...You're right, of course, I was just lamely attempting to be funny. Your story of Dwg and Mwg is brilliant, by the way, espcially read aloud, because "w" is pronounced "oo," so they would be Doog and Moog.Gordon Bonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-50126621880947157362012-04-05T05:39:31.780-07:002012-04-05T05:39:31.780-07:00We don't know that it isn't from French. T...We don't know that it isn't from French. That's what "unknown" means. What's French for fiddle-dee-dee?<br /><br />"W" is a vowel to the Welsh. In historical times, there wasn't much to do in Wales during the winter (now they have the internet), and, you know, w is a fun letter to draw, and it's got a nice round sound to it (in Welsh), so during those dark winter days they would sit around the rough-hewn table coming up with new w-words. "Cwm," grandfather would mutter. "That's yonder valley. Don't care to call 'em valleys no more. That's a sissy word. Cwm, now, that's got heft."<br /><br />"Aye," says his daughter-in-law, Mwg. "And that little round boat of Dwg's, figger we need a special word for that. Guess we can call it a cwrwgl. That's <i>two</i> w's, very nice."<br /><br />Dwg looks up from repairing a hole in his fishing net. "...wgl?" he says, doubtfully.<br /><br />"Don't argue with me," she warns, "or you can sleep out in the barn with the cwws."<br /><br />"Cwrwgl," Dwg says. "I like it."Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-50513591950158501382012-04-05T03:44:47.556-07:002012-04-05T03:44:47.556-07:00"meringue" isn't from French?!?! My ..."meringue" isn't from French?!?! My world is undone.E. Phantzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812948199658356521noreply@blogger.com