Word Of The Month
Thursday, 15. October 2009, 18:40:08
Words are an integral part of our lives. We use them to communicate with others, and do to this, we need to learn.
Whether we splatter our words across someones face in weather-forecast glory, smash our heads into our keyboards with unbound typed fury or use safer, saner methods of conversation, expanding one's vocabulary is something I think we should all aim to do, so we may convey our emotions and describe things to others more fluidly.
I have taken it upon myself to teach you. It is your decision to learn, and yours only.
Are you sitting comfortably?
No?
What do you want, princess, a gilded cushion for your dainty chapped cheeks? Fucking tough!!
Anyway, I'll begin.
Okay, so what's the word? Bumblesquat.
How do you pronounce it? Bum-bull-sk-wott.
What does it mean? Well, this is where it gets interesting. "Bumblesquat" is actually a mispronunciation of the word, "Bumbasquat", a word invented by a comedy tv show as an alternative to the word of its origin, "Bumbaclat," which is your basic exclamation word, as you would use "shit!", "geez!", "argh!" et cetera. I use the mispronunciation of the made-up version because I modify all possible swears for Grum-friendly use.
In what context do you use it? Well, I pretty much explained it, but mainly I actually use it as a form of insult, ie:
"What did you do that for, you bumblesquat?"
"I told him to leave it but he just wouldn't listen. I know, he's such a bumblesquat!"
But it's more commonly used as an exclamation.
So, next time you're around swear-sensitive peoples and you stub a toe or drive a clawhammer through your eye by accident, you may find yourself with a new word to your "safe-swear" vocabulary.
Or not.
Bumblesquat.
(Hey, that rhymes)
Go away now.
Whether we splatter our words across someones face in weather-forecast glory, smash our heads into our keyboards with unbound typed fury or use safer, saner methods of conversation, expanding one's vocabulary is something I think we should all aim to do, so we may convey our emotions and describe things to others more fluidly.
I have taken it upon myself to teach you. It is your decision to learn, and yours only.
Are you sitting comfortably?
No?
What do you want, princess, a gilded cushion for your dainty chapped cheeks? Fucking tough!!
Anyway, I'll begin.
Okay, so what's the word? Bumblesquat.
How do you pronounce it? Bum-bull-sk-wott.
What does it mean? Well, this is where it gets interesting. "Bumblesquat" is actually a mispronunciation of the word, "Bumbasquat", a word invented by a comedy tv show as an alternative to the word of its origin, "Bumbaclat," which is your basic exclamation word, as you would use "shit!", "geez!", "argh!" et cetera. I use the mispronunciation of the made-up version because I modify all possible swears for Grum-friendly use.
In what context do you use it? Well, I pretty much explained it, but mainly I actually use it as a form of insult, ie:
"What did you do that for, you bumblesquat?"
"I told him to leave it but he just wouldn't listen. I know, he's such a bumblesquat!"
But it's more commonly used as an exclamation.
So, next time you're around swear-sensitive peoples and you stub a toe or drive a clawhammer through your eye by accident, you may find yourself with a new word to your "safe-swear" vocabulary.
Or not.
Bumblesquat.
(Hey, that rhymes)
Go away now.









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garlingmatthews # 15. October 2009, 18:46
Zaphira # 15. October 2009, 18:47
rose-marie # 15. October 2009, 19:25
Spaggyj # 15. October 2009, 19:38
Kitty - good. I like to teach you new words to use on people. It amuses me greatly when I see it
Rose - I have always tried to abstain from swearing in front of her. A lot of my family are Mormon, so it's more second-nature now. I do swear a lot though, so I add new words whenever I can think of some to use
Zaphira # 15. October 2009, 19:48
Spaggyj # 15. October 2009, 19:49
rose-marie # 15. October 2009, 19:50
Spaggyj # 15. October 2009, 19:59
rose-marie # 15. October 2009, 20:13
gdare # 15. October 2009, 21:14
clean # 15. October 2009, 22:32
You just know I'm gonna do it, too, don't you?
Buying stuff at the supermarket, the person on the register tells me the amount. "Bumblesquat", I say as I hand over the change, a big smile on my face.
Standing at the lights, waiting for the signal to change so I can cross. Heedless of the people around me waiting for the same thing, I start muttering, "Bumblesquat, bumblesquat, bumblesquat".
I go to my front door and yell, "Bumblesquat" to passers-by!
This is gonna be great if I ever get stuck in an elevator with some people ...
Spaggyj # 15. October 2009, 22:38
Dark - that's really bizarre
David - damn you I almost choked on my hot chocolate
H82typ # 15. October 2009, 22:44
Dacotah # 16. October 2009, 04:25
Going away now.
gdare # 16. October 2009, 05:07
Originally posted by Spaggyj:
No, but I am not sure you would get it, I can translate but it would mean nothing to you
Diabolical # 16. October 2009, 06:49
theoddbod # 16. October 2009, 06:49
rose-marie # 16. October 2009, 06:57
Originally posted by Darko:
I think you stole that from Hungarian...Originally posted by Spaggyj:
Woohoo! What a great way to start the soon-weekendAnd likewise!
gdare # 16. October 2009, 08:15
rose-marie # 16. October 2009, 08:47
Spaggyj # 16. October 2009, 09:51
Carol - okeydokey
Dark - it would mean nothing?
Clint - nor my aunt - thanks to you
Mart - poppycock
Rosie -
Furie # 16. October 2009, 10:05
With my vocabulary it's a pain visiting Kim's Gran. It doesn't help that she's got a cat that's out to kill me and I'm not allowed to swear when in pain.
Stomyr # 16. October 2009, 10:22
gdare # 16. October 2009, 11:05
clean # 16. October 2009, 11:34
You used to get characters like Hawkeye substituting 'motherloving' for 'motherfucking'. The Thing would occasionally have need to blurt out 'crud' as opposed to 'shit'.* And there were quite a few times when long-time tough guy Luke Cage would let loose with 'Sweet Christmas' (as opposed to what, though, I'm not sure). The last one was cleverly addressed in an issue of Thunderstrike, when the aforementioned character asked him about it, to which he replied, "What? Every black man has to have a guttermouth?"
As the 90s came in and ate away at the code, we had comics like those produced by Image showing how 'edgy' they could be with characters spitting out '@$$hole' here and there (though I'm not sure what that was replacing
And now we have your average, everyday comics like Mighty Avengers, an issue of which featured Hank Pym and Reed Richards having a difference of opinion:
Hank: "Reed?"
Reed: "Yes, Henry?"
Hank: "It's on, bitch".
* There was an issue of Swamp Thing once where Dr Fate replaced 'shit' and 'crud' with *ahem* 'dromedary soil'.
Spaggyj # 16. October 2009, 12:12
Furie # 16. October 2009, 13:10
garlingmatthews # 16. October 2009, 13:36
Dacotah # 16. October 2009, 15:28
Zaphira # 16. October 2009, 17:41
Originally posted by Mik:
Muahahaha!
garlingmatthews # 16. October 2009, 17:47
Spaggyj # 16. October 2009, 18:43
garlingmatthews # 16. October 2009, 19:15
Spaggyj # 16. October 2009, 19:19
garlingmatthews # 16. October 2009, 20:02
Spaggyj # 16. October 2009, 21:00
clean # 16. October 2009, 21:32
Originally posted by garlingmatthews:
I remember drokk! Ahh ... grud!
H82typ # 17. October 2009, 00:20
Originally posted by clean:
Furie # 17. October 2009, 01:53
clean # 17. October 2009, 03:51
H82typ # 17. October 2009, 06:45
garlingmatthews # 17. October 2009, 07:12
Yes, it's actually a very small camera, but it works as a webcam. It takes AAA batteries, but I have a couple of rechargables that you can have. Do you have a charger?
I post pics when I have loaded AA batteries.
If you have the cable...
Spaggyj # 17. October 2009, 08:15
Gavin - I love my battery charger - I'm yet to buy a table lamp so I charge batteries so I can read in bed with a torch
I was browsing around forums yesterday and I noticed that 12MP cameras are now as low as £70
garlingmatthews # 17. October 2009, 08:20
garlingmatthews # 17. October 2009, 08:24
Spaggyj # 17. October 2009, 08:27
Furie # 17. October 2009, 08:27
garlingmatthews # 17. October 2009, 08:36
Doesn't everybody? They'd get all lonely otherwise
Furie # 17. October 2009, 08:41
garlingmatthews # 17. October 2009, 08:47
Besides, I'm sure that there are women around here somewhere