Odd or Unusual words you like, but rarely get a chance to use.

[sg1008]

fickle

[DirtDawg]

Obdurate.

Everyone uses variations of the meaning in synonym, but using this word is rare and I love it!

[Gopher Gary]

Quit being so obdurate, DirtDawg. 

[Minister Of Silly Walks]

Blatherskite: a person who talks at great length without making much sense.

Great word. Not that I know anyone like that

[Minister Of Silly Walks]

Cereology: the study of crop circles

[sg1008]

Obtuse.

I was called obtuse once when I pointed out to a coworker that it was ironic she shared her birthday with Earth day, because she never recycles. At the time (about 8 or 9 years ago), I thought it was a perfectly valid observation, made with no maliciousness. Now, I can finally see that it might have been insensitive to point out on the persons birthday, on their facebook. When I was called obtuse by her boyfriend, I looked up the word and liked the word, but felt embarassed that it was applied to me. I honestly thought she would find the shared day as ironic as well.

[DirtDawg]

Ironically, I sort of cultivated an air of obtusity while I was at work, to keep meaningless conversations at a minimum.

The irony became apparent when I actually DID interact with some of these people and they discovered that I was actually the smartest one there by many measures.
 

[sg1008]

Ironically, I sort of cultivated an air of obtusity while I was at work, to keep meaningless conversations at a minimum.

The irony became apparent when I actually DID interact with some of these people and they discovered that I was actually the smartest one there by many measures.
 

Lol, That's some intuitive leadership right there.

[Jack]

miasma.

That one always reminds me of someone.

Here?? 

No, Sand from WP. Recalling he used the word in a poem, mental miasma was the phrase. It just stuck for some reason. Think he's dead now.

Seriously??  I liked Sand!   

He was awesome. It's an assumption, really. Last time looking at wp, he hadn't posted in a long while, and he was already in his 80's when I was there 10 years ago.

Found myself thinking of Sand today, which also made me think of Scrap.

https://siivola.org/jan/Image%20Gallery/index.html
https://www.poemhunter.com/jan-sand/poems/

[DirtDawg]

Necrobump much?

Wow. This was started when Nomaken and Peter were still around.

[Jack]

Necrobump much?

Seemed the most appropriate place to put it. Besides, have the impression Scrap likes a good necrobump.

[Walkie]

Necrobump much?

Seemed the most appropriate place to put it. Besides, have the impression Scrap likes a good necrobump.

I dunno.  Frankly,  it looked to me like  most of Scrap's  necrobumps have been just to make it easier for himself to repeatedly necroneg absent members. Oooh! have i invented a whole new word? necroneg?    and does the world have much use for that word?    thankfully, probably not 

[DirtDawg]

Necrobump much?

Seemed the most appropriate place to put it. Besides, have the impression Scrap likes a good necrobump.

I like the birds a lot. Poetry feels jumpy at times, but most of us have toiled with press fitting a thought into rhythm, rhyme and/or meter.
I did not know he was dead.


Yours create a comforting distance from the typical Scrapheap necrobump, thankfully. The depilated models, nearing apogee, he usually posts must serve him in some odd way.
 

[Walkie]

I didn't know Sand, and now i'm sad that I  missed my chance to know him.

I  checked out the artwork and loved it. I'm saving the poetry for later. because if it's as good as the artwork , I can see it absorbing rather too much of my attention.

Thanks for those links, Jack  (doubly virtual ofc)

[Jack]

Thinking I recall him once saying he was an artist by career. The poetry came up by accident because he had an interesting way with words and I joked he must write amazing poetry, so he posted a link to a collection of his writing.