Comments on: Word Porn: Reader Challenge http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/ Writing and Creative Success Through Righteous, Rockin' Rebellion Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:57:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Elizabeth McQuern http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2461 Elizabeth McQuern Sat, 03 May 2008 00:41:26 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2461 I'll never forget the day I said "gnarly" in a conversation with two co-workers, one of whom was Irish and one of whom was a teenage girl. My Irish friend said "What's gnarly mean?" And the teenage girl said "It's sort of an old way of saying 'cool,' I guess." The slang of my youth is now OLD. I’ll never forget the day I said “gnarly” in a conversation with two co-workers, one of whom was Irish and one of whom was a teenage girl. My Irish friend said “What’s gnarly mean?” And the teenage girl said “It’s sort of an old way of saying ‘cool,’ I guess.” The slang of my youth is now OLD.

]]> By: Amy http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2467 Amy Sat, 03 May 2008 03:20:20 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2467 @Elizabeth Oh man. That's painful. I love "gnarly," and recall vividly the inspired usage of the term in that quintessential classic of the 80s, "Goonies." Oh Corey Feldman, before you were scary and weird. @Elizabeth Oh man. That’s painful. I love “gnarly,” and recall vividly the inspired usage of the term in that quintessential classic of the 80s, “Goonies.” Oh Corey Feldman, before you were scary and weird.

]]> By: Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2508 Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing Sat, 03 May 2008 17:46:23 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2508 Okay, you got me. Sublime is definitely on the cool list - refined, mysterious, and awesome to boot. Yes, I know I just used one of the words we're trying to get away from, but if Webster can cross-define words, why can't I? Same goes for august and winsome. I can't imagine myself being able to pull off mellifluous in an unprepped sentence - knowing the way my mouth works, I'd stutter or slur and then look like a real ass for a) trying to use a big word and b) totally botching it. Sweat is also quite resplendent. Quick story: teenage coworkers have a knack for knicknaming each other, and I followed that tradition proudly. One guy got named Beefcake and liked it. In fact, he liked it so much that he used a Sharpie to write it on his favorite hat that he wore all the time. It took him a few days to recognize that we started to change the pronounciation of his nickname to Be-af-cake. Finally someone pointed out to him that he misspelled beef on his hat. Plastered, on his favored hat, for the rest of the summer, was BEAFCAKE. His reply: "I was thinking meat...and I did it when I was tired...(effers!...)" August post, Amy. I'll do some researching for alternatives to add to the list... Okay, you got me. Sublime is definitely on the cool list - refined, mysterious, and awesome to boot. Yes, I know I just used one of the words we’re trying to get away from, but if Webster can cross-define words, why can’t I?

Same goes for august and winsome. I can’t imagine myself being able to pull off mellifluous in an unprepped sentence - knowing the way my mouth works, I’d stutter or slur and then look like a real ass for a) trying to use a big word and b) totally botching it.

Sweat is also quite resplendent. Quick story: teenage coworkers have a knack for knicknaming each other, and I followed that tradition proudly. One guy got named Beefcake and liked it. In fact, he liked it so much that he used a Sharpie to write it on his favorite hat that he wore all the time. It took him a few days to recognize that we started to change the pronounciation of his nickname to Be-af-cake. Finally someone pointed out to him that he misspelled beef on his hat. Plastered, on his favored hat, for the rest of the summer, was BEAFCAKE. His reply: “I was thinking meat…and I did it when I was tired…(effers!…)”

August post, Amy. I’ll do some researching for alternatives to add to the list…

]]> By: Amy http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2636 Amy Mon, 05 May 2008 17:41:12 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2636 @Charlie - Yay, the challenger dug it! @Charlie - Yay, the challenger dug it!

]]> By: Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2644 Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing Mon, 05 May 2008 19:16:40 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/#comment-2644 You've not written anything that I haven't dug, FWIW. But I also dug this one, too :p. You’ve not written anything that I haven’t dug, FWIW. But I also dug this one, too :p.

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