1. beau
2. pomade
3. flummox (I spelled it wrong)
Lovely evening with the Robert. Hot cider in the lounge. I taught a guy that Seatac is a portmanteau of Seattle and Tacoma, which he had never realized. Someone had to spell OHMAGODITS cabotage. When I spelled flummox, I had a picture of the ‘m’ taking up a lot of space, but I couldn’t figure out if that was because it was an important part of the word, or because there were 2 m’s. I chose poorly.
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November 23, 2010
Geek the Library is a site meant to promote libraries, to emphasize that they need our support, and continued funding. I liked the concept instantly, so I decided my thing is “I geek word origins.” I wrote up a little explanation and submitted it, but then I read other entries… and then all talk about their geekery and then how the libraries are vital for supporting their continued geekery. What a foolish panda. Anyway, it seems like a good site, and I haven’t done anything for the site or libraries recently, but I think it’s a good angle to try to attack the problem.
I don’t know how I heard about this site, but it initially reminded me of “It’s a Sickness” which has lovely Alan Cumming as its MC, which makes it extra wonderful.
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November 10, 20101. marginal
2. flack / flak
3. nightingale
4. dynamitard
5. deasil (i spelled it wrong)
6. bagatelle (i spelled it wrong)
7. apparatchik
8. iambelegus (i spelled it wrong)
9. kobold (i spelled it wrong)
I got 3rd again. I am so good at almost getting prizes. Also, Mike visited the bee. Hi, Mike!
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November 9, 2010
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November 8, 20101. pension
2. abundance
3. ebullience
4. epiphytic
5. gangue (I spelled it wrong)
6. deshabillle (I spelled it wrong)
7. ziggurat
8. dizen (I spelled it wrong)
Robert won. Good job Robert.
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November 2, 20101. column
2. stratum
3. fluorescent / gestalt (I was the last to spell in the round, I could have had either)
4. breccia (I spelled it wrong)
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October 26, 20101. pressure
2. proportional
3. heifer
4. bouillabaisse
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October 19, 20101. grieve
2. retch
3. poussin
I gave up before the bee started, so I laid on the grenade for the newcomers.
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October 12, 20101. vicious
2. independence
3. echidna
4. kittel (spelled it wrong)
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October 5, 2010
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September 27, 2010