Wandering off thread

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Wow, 'dolichocephalic'- what a grand word, especially when you throw in a spare 'ce' just for good measure.
Imagine holding a conversation with DtheP- either you wait ages while he looks up all these grand words and tries to make a coherent sentence out of them or- God forbid, he doesn't need to look them up so talks like that all the time!
Either way must be seriously boring.

Well showing off a bit I know what it means but don't feel the need to broadcast it by throwing it and its fellows in to a conversation unless it's really called for in the subject matter under discussion (and believe me that might be a discourse that would lull one to sleep very easily!).

To round this off, let's go for sesquipedalian (literally "a foot and a half long"):

Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words: Our dinner guest was so sesquipedalian that no one could understand what he said.

(Sound familiar?)
Synonyms: bombastic, grandiloquent, long-winded, florid, prolix

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Wow, 'dolichocephalic'- what a grand word, especially when you throw in a spare 'ce' just for good measure.
Imagine holding a conversation with DtheP- either you wait ages while he looks up all these grand words and tries to make a coherent sentence out of them or- God forbid, he doesn't need to look them up so talks like that all the time!
Either way must be seriously boring.

Or maybe self-aggrandisement? Like Susie, I am enjoying this thread. I suspect it's all a gentle wind-up on DtheP's part. After all, it's in the Anything Goes section.

[Gordon Booth]

Originally Posted by susie123

To round this off, let's go for sesquipedalian (literally "a foot and a half long"):

Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words: Our dinner guest was so sesquipedalian that no one could understand what he said.

(Sound familiar?)
Synonyms: bombastic, grandiloquent, long-winded, florid, prolix

Originally Posted by Michael1954

Or maybe self-aggrandisement? Like Susie, I am enjoying this thread. I suspect it's all a gentle wind-up on DtheP's part. After all, it's in the Anything Goes section.

You may be right, Michael1954. I have wondered if he's trolling. After all, no one could be all those grand words you and Susie mention in real life.
Could they?

[Margaret Pilkington]

Michael...do you mean to tell me that in 'anything goes' anything goes?...well, I never(OK - I might have done, but only the once)

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by susie123

Well showing off a bit I know what it means but don't feel the need to broadcast it by throwing it and its fellows in to a conversation unless it's really called for in the subject matter under discussion (and believe me that might be a discourse that would lull one to sleep very easily!).

To round this off, let's go for sesquipedalian (literally "a foot and a half long"):

Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words: Our dinner guest was so sesquipedalian that no one could understand what he said.

(Sound familiar?)
Synonyms: bombastic, grandiloquent, long-winded, florid, prolix

I now know what it means - I had to look it up!

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Michael...do you mean to tell me that in 'anything goes' anything goes?...well, I never(OK - I might have done, but only the once)

You've got me humming the song now.

[Gordon Booth]

Originally Posted by susie123

To round this off, let's go for sesquipedalian (literally "a foot and a half long"):

Originally Posted by Michael1954

I now know what it means - I had to look it up!

I thought it was a five wheeled bike 'til Sue explained.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Michael1954

Or maybe self-aggrandisement? Like Susie, I am enjoying this thread. I suspect it's all a gentle wind-up on DtheP's part. After all, it's in the Anything Goes section.

I also think the same Michael.



** Flipping heck, I am starting to type in a cod lanky accent like Mr C, I know we went to the same school but I for one enjoyed my English lessons. Mammy Archer will be spinning in her grave Stephen.
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[/QUOTE]See what happened at school, The rabble started the year after you genius type,Mammy Archer had me puzzled fer a short while....Then i remembered, us rabble ungraciously called her Fat Alice.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Michael1954

You've got me humming the song now.

Yes...it's annoying, isn't it?

[Margaret Pilkington]

He needs to be told that his worm isn't long enough

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Yes...it's annoying, isn't it?

If you want another annoying song, apposite to this thread...



Have posted it before, but I like it!

[Less]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

Well yes alcohol was involved Mr C, I'd been to the Forts Christmas Quiz and JBE's questions on Christmas smells were ****e sh one t

Must have seemed an awful long time for those having to put up with you.

Their one time out, looking forward to a good time...

and you turn up.

[cashman]

Right DtheP47, i have now sussed who yeh are 95% certain. In fact yer younger brother would be in my class at the Tech n was a great cross country runner? Can i ask yeh who this Stephen is yeh mentioned? cos it sure as hell aint me. as many on here who actually do know me will be aware. But never mind, if thats what yeh reckon, then its gives me the edge.

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

So your carers gone off to look after another window licker has he ?

Listen carefully for the doorbell

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Wow, 'dolichocephalic'- what a grand word, especially when you throw in a spare 'ce' just for good measure.
Imagine holding a conversation with DtheP- either you wait ages while he looks up all these grand words and tries to make a coherent sentence out of them or- God forbid, he doesn't need to look them up so talks like that all the time!
Either way must be seriously boring.

Sounds like he escaped from the "Dunciad".