Grosgrain is a good one. I'm not sure what a bottlebrush is?
Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don't care where you're going? Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
'Serenity'
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.
meara - Jun 21, 2014 8:13:42 am PDT #438 of 30000
Amy - Jun 21, 2014 8:14:56 am PDT #439 of 30000
Because books.
Bottlebrush is either the kind of brush you use to clean baby (and other, I guess) bottles with, or it's a plant. I think.
The pronunciation of "grosgrain" stymied me as a kid.
Theodosia - Jun 21, 2014 9:22:48 am PDT #440 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"
My days of sewing prepared me well for many of those girl-y terms, as well as reading history and historical fiction. (Quick: what's a cicisbeo?) And SF gave me a bunch of the boy words.
Here's a cool one: how do you pronounce forecastle?
flea - Jun 21, 2014 9:28:56 am PDT #441 of 30000
information libertarian
I know both what a cicisbeo is and how to pronounce forecastle. I also know all the words of both genders.
Calli - Jun 21, 2014 9:30:49 am PDT #442 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Quick: what's a cicisbeo
I believe it's a close gentleman friend of an older lady. Maybe I'll get one eventually.
And forecastle is pronounced foc'sle, I believe.
amyth - Jun 21, 2014 9:46:40 am PDT #443 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I knew everything up until those last two. Learning from Buffistas!
Jesse - Jun 21, 2014 9:51:13 am PDT #444 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Went to see my father, and man, he is going downhill fast. He's not walking or feeding himself. I really wonder how long he'll last now. So now I'm taking a break in between errands and yardwork to cry a little.
Amy - Jun 21, 2014 9:54:58 am PDT #445 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, Jesse, I'm so sorry. That's so hard.
Sue - Jun 21, 2014 9:55:22 am PDT #446 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Jesse, that's so tough. Take care.
tommyrot - Jun 21, 2014 9:57:05 am PDT #447 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.
I'm sorry, Jesse.