Ribh's D'Coopage

[RoyalChick]

What’s that RC? Did you mention something about retiring? You’ve kept that under the radar!

Really? I feel like I go on about it and bore everyone.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Tell me about it! Nyssa has learnt that if she shouts her head off at 5am I will come and let her out!

She is training you well!

Now there's a word that's been cropping up lately in the last couple of weeks! I mentioned how at my workplace we were doing Christmas activities; well I held a word challenge and 'discombobulate' was one of them. If anyone is interested (especially @Ribh the wordsmith), here is the list if anyone wants to improve their vocabulary.

Discombobulate
Tannoy
Squall
Hominid
Persnickety
Nebbish
Scrimp
Muliebrity
Serotinal
Spelunk
Exclave
Indefatigable
Xanadu
Mishpocha
Rapprochement
Prodigal
Prelapsarian
Beastie
Fustian
Ambisinister

Let me know how many you got (without cheating!) The best here was four out of twenty!

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I think I know 11 of them, but I would have to check to be sure.

These are great words Lozzy. Perfect for playing "Balderdash".

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Umm no, we were at work so all sober. There was a prize for the best made-up definition too.

So you were playing "Balderdash"! Did anyone fall for the fake definitions?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I won’t hog your thread but there is an Ogden Nash for every occasion!
At my retirement dinner earlier this month I read a poem as part of my speech. It is called Warning by Jenny Joseph. If you don’t know it find it on Google - I think you will be amused.
It is about aging and non conformity.

But a red hat would not suit me....which I suppose works in this context....

 

[Ribh]

I really enjoyed learning the meanings! Fustian was my favourite because you'd have to be fustian to use the word fustian

You've done it again, MJ. Utterly confused me. I thought fustian was a type of fabric but when you used it as a verb I thought I must be wrong. I just checked. We're both right.

 

[MaryJanet]

You've done it again, MJ. Utterly confused me. I thought fustian was a type of fabric but when you used it as a verb I thought I must be wrong. I just checked. We're both right.

Sorry! I don't know how to stop confusing people I would much rather not do it at all.

Maybe I should stop being whimsical.

 

[LozzyR]

Sorry! I don't know how to stop confusing people I would much rather not do it at all.

Maybe I should stop being whimsical.

Maybe you’re just discombobulating instead.

 

[RoyalChick]

You've done it again, MJ. Utterly confused me. I thought fustian was a type of fabric but when you used it as a verb I thought I must be wrong. I just checked. We're both right.

Yes you both are. And isn’t it bizarre to have two such different meanings?

 

[MaryJanet]

Yes you both are. And isn’t it bizarre to have two such different meanings?

Very.

 

[Ribh]

Yes you both are. And isn’t it bizarre to have two such different meanings?

That's English for you!