Also the plan with the hippos is a very silly plan.
I have been writing "craxy" thinking that makes it OK but it bugs me when Dan Savage uses "leotarded" as a cutesy alternative to "retarded" so now I'm not so sure.
Angel's lame. His hair goes straight up, and he's bloody stupid!
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Laga - Jul 12, 2011 5:37:59 am PDT #4234 of 8625
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Jesse - Jul 12, 2011 6:32:42 am PDT #4235 of 8625
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wack-a-doo?
Laga - Jul 12, 2011 6:35:12 am PDT #4236 of 8625
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Whacky comes from british slang and probably refers to someone who has been hit on the head a lot.
billytea - Jul 12, 2011 6:52:56 am PDT #4237 of 8625
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
(It's spelt 'wacky'. Don't know the etymology.)
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2011 7:10:56 am PDT #4238 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wordnik says "Variant of whacky, probably from the phrase out of whack; see whack". However, etymology of whacky as imitative doesn't clear up "out of whack" very well.
Vortex - Jul 12, 2011 3:17:09 pm PDT #4239 of 8625
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I get why crazy could be bad, but like debetesse, I have trouble thinking of alternatives, especially when you are saying things like "crazy in love" or "crazy busy".
ridiculous?
Lee - Jul 12, 2011 3:21:59 pm PDT #4240 of 8625
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
ridiculous in love?
I'm ridiculous over you?
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2011 3:40:50 pm PDT #4241 of 8625
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I do use "ridiculous" a lot anyway, so I've tried using it more when it fits. I've found that "super" also works, but "super busy" doesn't really convey the same hecticness that "crazy busy" does. And I can't really find a good substitute in phrases like "I told you that I'm crazy for these cupcakes, cousin."
I think the popular usage of "crazy" and its ilk carries connotations that synonyms like "ridiculous" and "absurd" don't. And I really can't fault people for using the word as it is defined in the dictionary. Of course, I understand that some of those connotations are negative for a certain portion of the population.
Dana - Jul 13, 2011 6:20:43 pm PDT #4242 of 8625
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is it bad when something on Better Off Ted exactly reflects something that's going on in my workplace?
le nubian - Jul 13, 2011 6:24:09 pm PDT #4243 of 8625
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
YES.