Words of the day and "truth truth lie"
The first word of the day is callipygian. I kept coming across it when I was reading gossip items about Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel. In case you didn't know, Cameron doesn't heart Jessica, who is now dating Cameron's ex-boyfriend, the redoubtable Justin Timberlake. Now that a few brain cells have been killed, I kept coming across the phrase "the callipygian starlet" in reference to Jessica Biel. Realizing that if I don't understand all the words in a gossip column, something is wrong, I promptly looked it up.
It means having a nice butt.
Didn't that enhance your day?
The other word of the day is anvilicious. I found this word nestled over at Lisa's blog, but couldn't find it on www.dictionary.com. I've been too lazy to crack open the bricks-and-mortar dictionary, so Lisa will have to tell us.
Now it's time for "truth truth lie", borrowed from Ms. L.
Eight items about me - pick which one is false.
1. I used to bite people on Friday the 13th.
2. I've only lived in three states in my life: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
3. I once had a roommate whose "stage" name was Patty Rocks. We didn't know specifically what she did; we were too afraid to ask.
4. Last Tango in Paris freaked me out when I saw it in college.
5. The first R-rated movie I saw was Child's Play (featuring the evil doll, Chucky).
6. I was once pulled over by a cop when driving, but didn't know what I did wrong.
7. I have never stayed at a job longer than a year and ten months.
8. I've been living in New York for 10 years.
Update: #8 is false. Amy solved the puzzle. Thanks to all who played :)
It means having a nice butt.
Didn't that enhance your day?
The other word of the day is anvilicious. I found this word nestled over at Lisa's blog, but couldn't find it on www.dictionary.com. I've been too lazy to crack open the bricks-and-mortar dictionary, so Lisa will have to tell us.
Now it's time for "truth truth lie", borrowed from Ms. L.
Eight items about me - pick which one is false.
1. I used to bite people on Friday the 13th.
2. I've only lived in three states in my life: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
3. I once had a roommate whose "stage" name was Patty Rocks. We didn't know specifically what she did; we were too afraid to ask.
4. Last Tango in Paris freaked me out when I saw it in college.
5. The first R-rated movie I saw was Child's Play (featuring the evil doll, Chucky).
6. I was once pulled over by a cop when driving, but didn't know what I did wrong.
7. I have never stayed at a job longer than a year and ten months.
8. I've been living in New York for 10 years.
Update: #8 is false. Amy solved the puzzle. Thanks to all who played :)
Comments
And anvilicious is a made up word. I think I stole it from Television Without Pity. It means that an author (or tv show or other such thing) is being decidedly unsubtle or beleaguering a point (aka, dropping hints as heavily as an anvil over the head).
Re the lie...I will see what the others say and then reveal it.
Amy - you got it! I've only been living in NYC for 8 years.
Lisa & Rox - it's true, the longest I've been at a job was a year and 10 months (when I worked at an insurance company in Massachusetts - I know how to pick out the boring jobs, don't I?) and I did bite two people on Friday the 13th when I was elementary school age.
Patty Rocks an biting people are too good to be true, and I think everyone has been pulled over by cops without knowing why. Or at least, telling the cop they didn't know why.
I knew #8 was the lie. :)
Must try again.
And he shouldn't have given you a ticket so close to your birthday.
Hmm...#7?
Liz - i do too!
caro - don't worry ;)
KB - good guess, but #8 is the false one...amy got it.