russj41

Perfect. Madra has always suspected that Adam is actually Irish, and Adam
is certainly full of bull (blarney).

Anyway, very clever of you to seek the answer outside of scs, Dr. Jenkins.
We've all learned a new term.


MacHamish Mór

josiah jenkins

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:02:17 +0000, I read these words from Richard
Kaulfuss <not@chance.com> :

Richard, did you see the reply from Donna Richoux (trio@euronet.nl) ?


Any comment ?

-- The Despicable Stewart
-- Perfidious Alban
-- http://www.ian-stewart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/informer.htm

rick

I'm none of the above and, besides, it' not my native language! <VBG> ~(:-0

josiah jenkins

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:20:49 GMT, I read these words from
russj41@concentric.net (MacHamish) :


Confucious, he say : When seeking advice, wise man not bury head in
sand like ostrich and get ass kicked by every passer-by, he find where
smart people hang out and discuss matter, then he ask.

-- Josiah J Jenkins

elainefromdrake

I believe you! Because I kind of 'hedged' when I wrote: "It certainly
comes closer than pun or spoonerism".


The example in my dictionary is "a shrewd awakening".

I'm reminded of an 'angst-laden' play put on my our local theatre group
many years ago. The heroine kept going on about the 'tempetuous'
situation. (A cross between tempestuous and impetuous). I cringed
whenever she said it, because it was definitely NOT part of the script.
Surely there is a name for that, but it escapes me. What's it called
when two words are combined, making a third with a similar meaning?


When I was a kid, my whole family was big on Spoonerisms. I recall a
recipe they circulated for "Fut Nudge", and one aunt composed an entire
poem in Spoonerisms devoted to the aftermath of one of my tap dance recitals!

Don't know. When you don't need them, they're thick on the ground!

Elaine

murchadh

Not at all - it's an Irish bull, accordng to a thread lower down.

murchadh

Sorry, I thought I was having an American conversation.

elainefromdrake

I don't think it's a 'play on words'. It's more a play on
cir***stances. I agree that it should have a unique name.


I like it. As we've been unable to pin down an exact definition, we can
sling it around as indiscriminately as we like. Nobody will be able to
criticize us for misuse.

Elaine

séimí mac liam

That follows.

--
Saint Séimí mac Liam
Carriagemaker to the court of Queen Maeve
Prophet of The Great Tagger
Canonized December '99

elainefromdrake

Here's a bit more:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Irish%0D%0A++++++++bull

Thanks for this interesting bit of thread drift.

Elaine