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Arm Writing 1

Professor_Zoom's picture

So I'm starting a small series where, each day, I'll pick a word from something that happens during the day and write it one my arm. I'll write up several each day. Then, I'll tell you about the origin of said words.
So.

Merimbula- Came from a conversation with Usagi. A place in southeast Australia, right on the coast. I think it's in a bay.

Hobo Gloves- My friend Zak was given some neat hobo gloves today by another friend. They were red and black striped. We had a nice conversation where we yelled "Hobo gloves" back and forth at each other.

Shed- I was working at the Lincoln Library today, bring boxes of books into the shed out the back. It was then that I realized that "shed" is a funny-sounding word.

Gruntled- This came from a conversation about how if you have the word "disgruntled", you should be able to use "gruntled" to mean happy and cheerful. sadly, it doesn't sound too cheery. But, it does sound REALLY funny.

Yurt- My german teacher had mentioned how he had lived in a yurt during part of our vacation. I started up a conversation based around the phrase "So you went yurting?" We said "yurt" many times during that class.

Forever- I was reading "To Kill a Mockingbird", and was reminded of the movie "The Sandlot" as they talked about this backyard where, if a baseball was hit into it, you'd never get it back. Kind of like the backyard of Mr. Myrtle in "The Sandlot". Coincidence? I think so. Anyways, this reminded me of one of my favorite quotes from the movie, where this kid keeps repeating the word "Forever". I think you can see how my brain works.

And by the way, "The Sandlot" is the best baseball movie ever. Speaking of baseball, the season starts soon.

GO SOX!

rebel_angel's picture

ahmmm

ahha I tend to do that.
Except I get quizzical looks when asked what my words mean and I give their definitions..and I take classes in yurts...

starmo93's picture

this is really funnny, but i

this is really funnny, but i have to disagree with the "go sox!" comment. sorry, but this is Yankee's year

Professor_Zoom's picture

no way. We're gonna win it

no way.
We're gonna win it all.
Again.

starmo93's picture

may i remind you that you

may i remind you that you have chosen to take 76 year interval breaks from winning? its not going to be any different this year. It's time for our come-back! We will win!

Usagi's picture

I love this

I love this, Zoom. My architecture class was watching a video about a woman who build a yurt in the middle of a desert, and the narrator must've loved using the word because he said it about twice a sentence. So that was the yurt class for me.

Professor_Zoom's picture

Awesome. yurt yurt yurt. If

Awesome.

yurt yurt yurt.

If I'm able, I'll do more for each day of this week until saturday.
It's quite fun.

Usagi's picture

That's a

That's a great idea. I'm looking forward to reading them.

...yurt...

Professor_Zoom's picture

It's almost as good a word

It's almost as good a word as "smock".
but i won't get into that.

yes i will.

Hobbes- "Don't knock my smock, or I'll clean your clock!"

Usagi's picture

"Actually,

"Actually, I just like to say smock."

"See, just knead it like so, and then it can be modeled."

"Smock smock smock smock smock smock."

"WHAT ON EARTH IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

Professor_Zoom's picture

^^

Ah...
Calvin and Hobbes is, I believe, the best comic ever.

Usagi's picture

I've read

I've read about every strip there is--all ten years' worth.

Why did they have to stop?

I suppose its better the creator ended in when they were so good, instead of letting them decline.

Professor_Zoom's picture

Ditto.

Ditto.

I'm pretty sure that's it.
The guy was just a genius, the strip was as close to perfect as any strip has ever gotten.
The best one today is "Get Fuzzy".
I think you'd like it.

Oh, and I'm going to go now.
Get some reading done.
'Night everyone.

Usagi's picture

All right.

All right.

'Night, Zoom.

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