Broats (pl. n.) – A pair of trousers with a career behind them. Broats are most commonly seen on elderly retired army officers. Originally the broats were part of their best suit back in the thirties; then in the fifties they were demoted and used for gardening. Recently, pensions not being what [...]
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Word of the Day
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Word of the Day
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Brithdir (n.) – (Old Norse) The first day of the winter on which your breath condenses in the air.
Word of the Day
Posted in Word of the Day on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Brisbane (n.) – A perfectly reasonable explanation. (Such as one offered by a person with a gurgling cough which has nothing to do with the fact that they smoke fifty cigarettes a day.)
Also: The perfectly reasonable explanation that knitters give themselves when buying more yarn despite the fact they have a big enough [...]
Holy Stash Batman!
Posted in Knitting Adventures on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I just spent the better part of my day taking pictures of and documenting my yarn stash. It wasn’t as scary as I thought. That may be because of the fact that I’m not actually finished yet. Yikes!I am sure that there are many others out there in knit land that have [...]
Word of the Day
Posted in Word of the Day on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Brindle (vb.) – To remember suddenly where it is you’re meant to be going after you’ve already been driving for ten minutes.
Holy Ravelry Batman!
Posted in Knitting Adventures on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe it. I got my invite to Ravelry! I thought for sure it would be Christmas before it happened. I’m so excited I don’t know what to do with myself. Maybe it is just as well that I am too exhausted to do anything but go to bed.But tomorrow [...]
Word of the Day
Posted in Word of the Day on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Breckles (n.) – A disease of artificial plants.
Word of the Day
Posted in Word of the Day on October 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bradworthy (n.) – One who is skilled in the art of naming loaves.
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Posted in Word of the Day on October 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bradford (n.) – A schoolteacher’s old hairy jacket, now severely discoloured by chalk dust, ink, egg and the precipitations of unedifying chemical reactions.(“The Deeper Meaning of Liff” by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd)
Word of the Day
Posted in Word of the Day on October 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Botusfleming (n.) – (Medical) A small, long-handled steel trowel used by surgeons to remove the contents of a patient’s nostrils prior to a sinus operation.
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