July 2009
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the paradox of the present
you are now the oldest you have ever been and the youngest you will ever be.
(this is my attempt at coining an epigram, though i’m sure that some jerkwad poet probably said something similar 400 years ago when he was trying to seduce an earl’s chambermaid (or whatever)).
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to all aspiring porn bloggers:
“Lusty” means “brimming with vigor and good health” or “enthusiastic.” Don’t confuse it with “lustful,” which means “filled with sexual desire.”
“Sensual” usually relates to physical desires and experiences, and often means “sexy.” “Sensuous” is more often used for esthetic pleasures, like “sensuous music.”
Crevices are by definition tiny. A huge crack in a glacier is given the French...
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the linen anniversary
as today marks my 4 (four...
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some grose f-words
i suppose that it was inevitable that i would eventually turn to cap’n grose’s dictionary of the vulgar tongue for some ribald f-words. i first came across this lexicon of “buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence” back in the seventh grade when i found it on the top shelf (read: most private) of my uncle’s bookcase. needless to say, i spent the...
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overheard at au bon pan
“…i’m not familiar with that argument, i’m gonna have to google scholar that.”
the verbification of google scholar has begun!
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the new york times book review best sellers in...
MIND STRETCH, by Pamela McLaughlin. (Warner, $24.95.) Trang Martinez suspects her Pilates instructor may also be a vicious serial killer.
SAGEKNIGHTS OF DARKHORN, by Gerry Banion. (Morrow, $26.95.) Astrid Soulblighter attempts to reclaim the throne from the wicked Scarkrig clan. The fifteenth volume of the “Bloodrealms” series.
THE BALTHAZAR TABLET, by Tim Drew. (Doubleday, $24.95)...
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some couples do dinner and a movie
from an email that i just received (achtung: the word vagina is used):
But overall, life is great. I’m on my OB/Gyn rotation right now. [My girlfriend] and I are actually on the rotation together, which is quite comical at times. For our first time together in the operating room, we had to shave a woman’s vagina in preparation for surgery. Let me tell you - that was the worst date...
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words wholly related
eucalyptus & apocalypse
both derive from the greek word καλυπτειν (to cover). eucalyptus is a tree that covers well and the apocalypse is the ultimate uncovering (or revelation).
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sound advice
this week’s f-words come from charles harrington elster’s big book of beastly mispronunciations (1999). while my own strong opinions about orthoepy vacillate between yes! and who-cares?, i have found this book to be (if nothing else) 1—a valuable bet settler and 2—a great way to show your barbarous buddies how much a pedant you can be.
feral: FEER-ul. this pronunciation is favored by...
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show & tell
in the last twenty-four (24 (xxiv)) hours, i have received three (3 (iii)) very delightful emails from readers of the ragbag all with marvelous ideas for future posts. because of this, tomorrow will be ragbag reader show & tell day (a.k.a. raynor has exhausted all of his ideas day). if you have something to show or something to tell that you think other readers of the ragbag might enjoy, you...
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a pinch and a punch
another peculiar ganan tradition: the first ganan sibling to realise that it’s the first of the month says to the other sibling, “a pinch and a punch, it’s the first of the month” (and then gets to both pinch and punch that sibling). to which the other sibling responds, “a pinch and a kick, gosh you’re quick.”
this would invariably depreciate to the point...