I’m stealing. And I’m not afraid to admit it.
The Ignorant Historian has a great regular post where she asks her readers to submit a word into her comments and she’ll make it into a post.
I’m going to go one better (because I’m competitive like that). I’m going to ask you to choose a word, or phrase, that you’d like me to get into a post. It can be anything you like (although I reserve the right to delete anything I don’t like*)
Give me a chance to have a think and then sometime next week, I’ll get something up for you.
You’d better comment otherwise I’ll be so depressed that I’ll resort to making up fake accounts and looking through the dictionary. And it won’t be pretty.
So c’mon. Thinking caps on 
alwight, here you go.
“Floccinaucinihilipilification” – I’d be more impressed if you didn’t look it up first.
Well that’s just unfair – I know I’m a brainy cow but I haven’t got the whole dictionary stashed in this brain of mine (only A – D so far).
Thanks for your contribution
PS For those of you who aren’t sure – this is a great explanation: http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-flo2.htm
I keep getting the nagging feeling that while my word is lengthy, its not difficult to compose something with it. The effort is probably not making your brain work as hard as it should.
You’re right, of course. Your word was one of the first I managed to slot in.
I’m nearly done. Once the initial story is written, it’ll be crafted and refined, ready for publication on Thursday.
Ooh….so glad you’re doing this! It can definitely be challenging though, so I hope you’re up for it.
My phrase, ” smack your lips.” Have fun!
Great phrase, thank you. (and thank you for lending me the idea)
I’ve already got both words in a sentence in my head so now I just have to craft the story around it.
Going along the complicated words route how about “Antidisestablishmentarianism?” Looking forward to that one!
Ah, good ol’ antidisestablishmentarianism. Trust you to bring politics into it.
(note: antidis… etc is a political position describing supporters of retaining an established church)
You’ve just reminded me of one of my favourite blogs (other than this one of course) which requires readers to submit a title, upon which the blog authors must compose a tale of no more than 100 words. Some of the final products are sublime. ->http://www.nameyourtale.com/.
My word for you to ponder upon is “mondegreen”.
HC – what a lovely word “mondegreen” is.
I think the best thing about this challenge is going to be discovering new words.
Thanks also for the link – I’ll have a butchers.
That’s a good challenge. How about – “I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met.”
I’m pretty sure that came from the Wedding Date film.
Good luck!
Thanks Deborah – a good quote which fits in nicely with the story I’ve got developing in my mind.
Oh, I had a tutor who had us do that in essay once. So in his honour: “Caesar was pants.”
Yes, I remember our geography teacher, on a field trip, made us sit down by the camp fire and we all had to come up with adjectives. These were then inserted into a pre-written story he had come up with. Very funny stuff.
Caesar was pants. Super.
ooo another one (although I really should be getting on with my work) – “your enemies are not always wrong”.
Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Old Sol.
I’m not sure anything can be done with that but that’s what popped into my head.
I am thinking of very colloquial phrases from my home state of Pennsylvania – most of which my Dad is famous for saying:
“I’m always getting hosed.” (said in reference to the government taxing too much, a car pulling out in front of him, rain during a camping trip … you get the picture.)
and
“You’re not going anywhere until you redd up your room.” (the term “redd up” is very Pittsburgh in origin!)
Unfortunately I am no help in these sorts of situations. Under pressure, my brain bubbles up stuff like : “She admired his dirty flange” or “Mazel Tov!” See? Useless!
(BTW : there appears to be a blog belonging to a Nutty Cow on Blogger (but for invited readers only) – is that you or is it some dratted imposter basking in your limelight … ?)
Excellent phrases! I will use both of them. I plan to draft the story tonight so any more phrases have to be added today.
Hmmm – what’s the address for the blogger thing? It’s probably an imposter.
The address is : parlezvousmoo.blogspot.com/.
(Do you want me to go sort ‘em out??)
Hmmm…. I think that’s my old one. Please don’t beat me up
Ok I wont (but only cos I need to see how you’re going to incorporate : “She admired his dirty flange”)
This is because you’re a cruel and evil woman.