Apocryphal Zenzizenzizenzic is an old Latin phrase referring to someone who has the uncanny ability to define obscure words with pinpoint accuracy.
NOT!
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Day 7: Gnomon: verb. to saturate an area with garden gnomes (small humanoid creatures, usually wearing pointy hats).
"Hey, Sally. Roger and I are gonna gnomon Bill's house tonight. You in?"
"You bet your sweet gnomon ass I am, being a hoodlum and all."
After the gnomon incident at City Hall last week, city workers have requested police escorts to their vehicles after dark.
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"You bet your sweet gnomon ass I am" - I am SO gonna' find a way to work that into a conversation soon. :)
ReplyDeleteGotta love em :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat one ~2! You got me some good chuckles, heh. ;)
ReplyDeleteGoing along with our hero's inability to properly use words, this is what he says to turn down an invitation after work.
ReplyDeleteWant to come out to the strip club?
Gnomon, my wife would kill me.
Gnomon is ever going to take you seriously, ~2!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic!
A Jamaican slang phrase which means "go on man" , when spoken in an English accent .
ReplyDelete~MICHELLE~
Gnomon -An "I dunno man" kinda like a yes man who doesn't know.
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As my Scottish father would often remark, to negate a point of discussion:
ReplyDelete"Gnomon, ya' dinna un'erstan'...."
;-)
SueH I refuse to go quietly!
*shudders at the thought of being gnomoned*
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...is an island
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KJM, That is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm out of ideas myself. Everything good's been taken! Gotta remind myself to get here earlier...