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Bluffing Game - Surculigerous
October 06, 2004, 04:55
CaterwaullerBluffing Game - Surculigerous
The new word is
SURCULIGEROUSI'll post the definitions Sunday, so get 'em in!
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
October 06, 2004, 08:52
joI'm PM-ing mine now.
October 06, 2004, 13:21
haberdasherMine's in, also by PM.
SURCULIGEROUS, eh? Good thing you didn't use that for the JUMBLAYA forum
October 06, 2004, 19:14
KHCLook for my email!
October 10, 2004, 09:27
Caterwauller SURCULIGEROUSDefinitions:
1. people whose appetite is never satisfied; they never experience the feeling of being "full". This often spills over into a need to take things which do not belong to them, in order to satisfy their cravings.
2. a humerous word coined from the words secular (surcular in dialect) and religious. It was originally used to describe a holiday, such as Christmas, that is both a secular and a religious holiday. Now days it is often applied to people who profess to be religious but whose actions indicate otherwise: "He's a right surculigerous cuss." (Right in this sense means "very," and is commonly used in Southern U.S. dialect, often pronounced "rat.") Some etymologists think surculigerous is a corruption of sacrilegious.
3. Relating to one who is grumpy; a curmudgeon.
4. A habit where sexually mature dogs lick their reproductive organs.
5. Given to mounting a woman from the rear.
6. Producing suckers.
7. Carrying upon the hindquarters.
8. a theological term refering to arguments which encompass philosophical tenets from other religions used to support a particular theory or article of faith.
9. obsolete medical term, meaning "above the anus"; once used to refer to the inflammation near the coccyx now referred to as a "pilonidal cyst"
OK everyone! I sure hope I got them all! I almost forgot to slip the real one in there! Vote by the end of Friday!
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
October 10, 2004, 10:34
joI'll go for #6
Shoshana
October 10, 2004, 11:05
<Asa Lovejoy>Being a curmudgeon and one who views religion as humbug, I see precious little difference between 3, 6, and 8. So, I'll flip a coin: Heads, 3; tails; 8, and if it stays on its rim, 6. FLIP>>>>
The two-bits has spoken: 8.
October 10, 2004, 11:25
arnieI went for 3 last time and was wrong. I expect it's still wrong, but I might as well stick to my guns.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
October 10, 2004, 11:30
haberdasherI'll take 6, too
(though I'd feel more secure if the word had been "epaxillary" or eqauivalent...)October 10, 2004, 12:22
tinmanI'll go with 8.
Tinman
October 10, 2004, 13:35
jerry thomasI can't handle
surculigerous.For this round, please count me .... out.
October 10, 2004, 19:10
KallehJerry???? Awww, come on!
Number 8 (I know that I should take 3 because arnie chose it, but I had already decided on # 8).
October 10, 2004, 19:49
KHCI vote for #3!
October 14, 2004, 02:18
CaterwaullerI think Cat is the only one left to vote! Then I'll post the scores.
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
October 14, 2004, 15:59
CatWell the "sur cul" part would suggest both 7 and 9; 6 sounds like it could be a trick as "surcu" sounds a bit like "sucker"; I want it to be 2 but the defintion's a bit long, and 8 also alludes to the fact that the word sounds a bit like 'religious'.
None of which are really reasons for them to be wrong, so as I really have no idea I'll go for...
6, and join the other suckers
October 14, 2004, 17:41
Caterwauller1. people whose appetite is never satisfied; they never experience the feeling of being "full". This often spills over into a need to take things which do not belong to them, in order to satisfy their cravings.
Submitted by KHC
2. a humerous word coined from the words secular (surcular in dialect) and religious. It was originally used to describe a holiday, such as Christmas, that is both a secular and a religious holiday. Now days it is often applied to people who profess to be religious but whose actions indicate otherwise: "He's a right surculigerous cuss." (Right in this sense means "very," and is commonly used in Southern U.S. dialect, often pronounced "rat.") Some etymologists think surculigerous is a corruption of sacrilegious.
Submitted by Tinman
3. Relating to one who is grumpy; a curmudgeon.
Submitted by Cat
Guessed by KHC and Arnie
4. A habit where sexually mature dogs lick their reproductive organs.
Submitted by Kalleh
5. Given to mounting a woman from the rear.
Submitted by Asa
6. Producing suckers.
The real answer!
Guessed by Jo, Hab and Cat . . . and Kudos to Jerry for knowing it!
7. Carrying upon the hindquarters.
Submitted by Arnie
8. a theological term refering to arguments which encompass philosophical tenets from other religions used to support a particular theory or article of faith.
Submitted by Jo
Guessed by Tinman, Asa and Kalleh
9. obsolete medical term, meaning "above the anus"; once used to refer to the inflammation near the coccyx now referred to as a "pilonidal cyst"
Submitted by Hab
I leave this up to Kalleh to score, but it sounds like we don't need to keep track formally. Who will do the next word??? This was fun!
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
October 14, 2004, 18:29
<Asa Lovejoy>Good job, CW!!!
I've got a word I'd like to try out on arnie
- and the rest of you - if I may.
October 15, 2004, 01:04
tinmanFine by me.
Tinman
October 15, 2004, 13:15
CatI fooled arnie! I fooled arnie!! Hoooray!!!
October 15, 2004, 14:02
KallehYes, Cat, I fooled arnie last time, and it really feels good, doesn't it?
He is probably just humoring us, but we need it!
You are right that we are not keeping score anymore, CW.
Asa, go to it!
October 15, 2004, 20:16
<Asa Lovejoy>quote:
Asa, go to it!
OK, I'll post another anon!