words

  • Fauxlogism: a false word, usage, or expression. Best one so far -- Michael Bayesian Filters:
    1. a series of computer based filters, trained over time through an artificial intelligence process, which allow computer controlled motion picture cameras to automatically record high budget action sequences in the style of producer/director Michael Bay.

    2. a method of filtering email spam that relies on producer/director Michael Bay to manually read and sort all incoming messages.
    (1) #
    1/21/2008
  • "Podcast" might be the Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year, but what about "squick"? (thx, mb) (6) #
    12/8/2005

that that that that that

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace says in The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus:

It so happens that you can occupy a bright child for most of a very quiet morning by challenging her to use that five times in a row in a single coherent sentence...

(Bold emphasis mine.) I consider a "bright child" in DFW's world to be an adult with above-average intelligence in my world, so why don't you all give it a shot? You may want to think of your answer before looking at any comments.

I'll update with the answer in a day or two.

Update: Here's the solution.

Thu, 10/20/2005 - 7:05pm
  • Camel Toads. Is this real? Not sure, but it is funny. You know, in that low-brow sort of way. Update: Snopes says that the column, printed in a Kansas newspaper, is legit. (2) #
    10/14/2005
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