I appear to be bi-vocabularish. I wonder if there's a Facebook gender assignment for that....
And boys -- let's watch the swearing.
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Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Jun 21, 2014 6:01:41 am PDT #428 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Amy - Jun 21, 2014 6:05:43 am PDT #429 of 30000
Because books.
My whole takeaway from that is, "Taffetta, darling."
Hil R. - Jun 21, 2014 6:08:27 am PDT #430 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I know all of the words on the women's list, and most of the ones on the men's list. And the ones on the men's list where I don't know the actual definition, I do know the vague category, like "it's some kind of weapon." (Except solenoid. Had to look that one up.)
tommyrot - Jun 21, 2014 6:12:42 am PDT #431 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Of the women's terms I didn't know bottlebrush, mascarpone and wisteria.
I know all the men's terms except I was a unsure what a paladin was (but I knew it was some kind of soldier).
Theodosia - Jun 21, 2014 6:20:19 am PDT #432 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I know what a solenoid is -- it's the smallest particle of sole, silly.
brenda m - Jun 21, 2014 6:22:12 am PDT #433 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I know all of those. It's a bit disappointing to see some of the words on the men's list. They're not all things I would expect to be gendered.
tommyrot - Jun 21, 2014 6:31:53 am PDT #434 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, I was surprised that Bolshevism was on the list.
Kat - Jun 21, 2014 7:17:29 am PDT #435 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm surprised that grosgrain isn't on the women's list as I have heard that is a gendered word previously.
beekaytee - Jun 21, 2014 7:43:23 am PDT #436 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Blessed Solstice, y'all. May your summer be mild, fun and vaguely coconut scented.
I knew all the words on both lists but have to say that several of the 'boy' words are known to me specifically because I read science fiction...and used to be married to a vet/cop. "Grosgrain" is a good one, Kat! If I did not learn to sew from a woman born in the 20s, I'd never know that one.
The cat pee smell is a huge issue in the pet care business. I am firmly convinced that many cat people's homes smell much more than their acclimated olfactory acuity lets them know on a regular basis. Then, they go out of town for x number of days and then come home to accuse us of not maintaining their boxes properly. Our policy is to carry out everything we scoop every time. My sense is that the scent lingers, long past the scoop by date.
§ ita § - Jun 21, 2014 8:13:21 am PDT #437 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think grosgrain is only on the very special girls list.
I wonder how much is "know", I can describe a solenoid, draw one, but not tell you what function it performs in a circuit. I don't know what a bottlebrush is unless it's a brush for cleaning bottles, but why couldn't a guy work that out?
Surprised by:
- golem
- Bolshevism
- flounc(y/ing)
I am not sure I know what colour taupe is, but I know it's a colour, so some point. And I couldn't tell a wisteria from a peony, though I think I'd be a good guesser.
Thanks for your suggestion, Pix! Almost finished the email interview with Jenna.