The Mozzling Thread - Page 18

Taylor514ce · 09-20-2008, 05:23 PM

That is a beautiful clock. Harrison is one of my heroes.

badgoodDeb · 09-22-2008, 02:21 PM

Ooo, that's a great clock! He could make money with smaller versions, with the grasshopper driving it as with this one, but regular hands (or at least, lights that are correct all the time). It would go great in lots of living rooms!

NatCh · 09-23-2008, 03:44 PM

I've been trying to find the ultimate word for insulting others.

I wanted something that would carry no existing connotations (a blank slate, so to speak), but have a solid phonetic impact, a word that wouldn't sound silly being yelled in anger, if you will.

At the same time, ideally, I wanted something with a tie to some real word, but not one one that would be instantly recognizable -- people tend to get more insulted when they aren't quite sure what they're being called you understand.

I believe I have finally settled on a word that fits the bill, and I'm turning to my faithful comrades here to help me get it into general use.

The word is: derog -- "de" rhymes with "see" and has the accent, "rog" rhymes with "log."

Say it with me: "derog." See how nice and staccato that sounds? Very insulting.

It's (sorta) the root of "derogatory" and "derogate" so it theoretically has a connection to the idea of belittling or holding in contempt, which is a bonus.

So, simply put, a "derog" is "someone I hold in contempt or wish to insult."

How's that for a first foray into the world of mozzling?

zelda_pinwheel · 09-23-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

I've been trying to find the ultimate word for insulting others.

I wanted something that would carry no existing connotations (a blank slate, so to speak), but have a solid phonetic impact, a word that wouldn't sound silly being yelled in anger, if you will.

At the same time, ideally, I wanted something with a tie to some real word, but not one one that would be instantly recognizable -- people tend to get more insulted when they aren't quite sure what they're being called you understand.

I believe I have finally settled on a word that fits the bill, and I'm turning to my faithful comrades here to help me get it into general use.

The word is: derog -- "de" rhymes with "see" and has the accent, "rog" rhymes with "log."

Say it with me: "derog." See how nice and staccato that sounds? Very insulting.

It's (sorta) the root of "derogatory" and "derogate" so it theoretically has a connection to the idea of belittling or holding in contempt, which is a bonus.

So, simply put, a "derog" is "someone I hold in contempt or wish to insult."

How's that for a first foray into the world of mozzling?

i like it. it's got good vowels you can draw out contemptuously, and a nice hard ending like a smack. "i derog the incompetent design team who made my stupid lg phone". yep. i approve.

first mozzle ??? really ? well nicely done.

NatCh · 09-23-2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

"i derog the incompetent design team who made my stupid lg phone".

I was thinking more along the lines of "The design team who made my stupid lg phone are a bunch of incompetent derogs"
but I can see the advantages of flexible application here.

Taylor514ce · 09-23-2008, 04:16 PM

Where is moz, anyway? I liked him.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-23-2008, 04:18 PM

i'm pretty sure he's still around, somewhere... i *still* like him.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-23-2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

I was thinking more along the lines of "The design team who made my stupid lg phone are a bunch of incompetent derogs"
but I can see the advantages of flexible application here.

oh right, how silly of me, i don't know what i was thinking. it sounds better as a noun anyway.

NatCh · 09-23-2008, 04:30 PM

And it's modifier-enabled that way, incompetent derog, filthy derog, stinkin' weasel -- I mean, derog, etc.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-23-2008, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

And it's modifier-enabled that way, incompetent derog, filthy derog, stinkin' weasel -- I mean, derog, etc.

yes, even better !! the design team who made my stupid lg phone are a bunch of incompetent, stinkin', worthless derogs !!!

NatCh · 09-23-2008, 04:49 PM

Now you've got the idea!

pshrynk · 09-24-2008, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

I've been trying to find the ultimate word for insulting others.

I wanted something that would carry no existing connotations (a blank slate, so to speak), but have a solid phonetic impact, a word that wouldn't sound silly being yelled in anger, if you will.

At the same time, ideally, I wanted something with a tie to some real word, but not one one that would be instantly recognizable -- people tend to get more insulted when they aren't quite sure what they're being called you understand.

I believe I have finally settled on a word that fits the bill, and I'm turning to my faithful comrades here to help me get it into general use.

The word is: derog -- "de" rhymes with "see" and has the accent, "rog" rhymes with "log."

Say it with me: "derog." See how nice and staccato that sounds? Very insulting.

It's (sorta) the root of "derogatory" and "derogate" so it theoretically has a connection to the idea of belittling or holding in contempt, which is a bonus.

So, simply put, a "derog" is "someone I hold in contempt or wish to insult."

How's that for a first foray into the world of mozzling?

Now we need a word to insult the Belgians.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-27-2008, 09:22 PM

geodyschronicity : to be consciously in the same place as someone else, but not at the same time. opposite of geosynchronicity (to be in the same place at the same time) (and i totally do not care that the word "geosynchronous" already exists and refers to satellites having an orbit corresponding to one sidereal day, or geostationary orbit, and will add that i did not know that at the time of the mozzle).

can be used to describe, for instance, visiting a place someone else has previously visited, like if i were to go on a (purely hypothetical

) pilgrimage to all the places Tom Waits mentions in his songs, and know that he has previously been in the exact place i am, but is not there at the same moment.

mozzled by zelda on 22 september 2008

James Bryant · 09-28-2008, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Now we need a word to insult the Belgians.

How about "Dutch"?

Or "French"?

James - who lived in Belgium (Hasselt) for a couple of years

zelda_pinwheel · 09-28-2008, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Now we need a word to insult the Belgians.

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Bryant

How about "Dutch"?

Or "French"?

James - who lived in Belgium (Hasselt) for a couple of years

HEY !!!!!

(you know, around here "belgian" is kind of an insult itself. you know all the blonde jokes you have in english ? in french they're jokes about belgians.)

09-23-2008, 03:44 PM	#258
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	My first mozzling. I've been trying to find the ultimate word for insulting others. I wanted something that would carry no existing connotations (a blank slate, so to speak), but have a solid phonetic impact, a word that wouldn't sound silly being yelled in anger, if you will. At the same time, ideally, I wanted something with a tie to some real word, but not one one that would be instantly recognizable -- people tend to get more insulted when they aren't quite sure what they're being called you understand. I believe I have finally settled on a word that fits the bill, and I'm turning to my faithful comrades here to help me get it into general use. The word is: derog -- "de" rhymes with "see" and has the accent, "rog" rhymes with "log." Say it with me: "derog." See how nice and staccato that sounds? Very insulting. It's (sorta) the root of "derogatory" and "derogate" so it theoretically has a connection to the idea of belittling or holding in contempt, which is a bonus. So, simply put, a "derog" is "someone I hold in contempt or wish to insult." How's that for a first foray into the world of mozzling?

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09-20-2008, 05:23 PM	#256
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	That is a beautiful clock. Harrison is one of my heroes.

09-22-2008, 02:21 PM	#257
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ooo, that's a great clock! He could make money with smaller versions, with the grasshopper driving it as with this one, but regular hands (or at least, lights that are correct all the time). It would go great in lots of living rooms!

09-23-2008, 04:16 PM	#261
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Where is moz, anyway? I liked him.

09-23-2008, 04:18 PM	#262
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i'm pretty sure he's still around, somewhere... i still like him.

09-23-2008, 04:30 PM	#264
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	And it's modifier-enabled that way, incompetent derog, filthy derog, stinkin' weasel -- I mean, derog, etc.

09-23-2008, 04:49 PM	#266
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Now you've got the idea!

09-27-2008, 09:22 PM	#268
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	geodyschronicity : to be consciously in the same place as someone else, but not at the same time. opposite of geosynchronicity (to be in the same place at the same time) (and i totally do not care that the word "geosynchronous" already exists and refers to satellites having an orbit corresponding to one sidereal day, or geostationary orbit, and will add that i did not know that at the time of the mozzle). can be used to describe, for instance, visiting a place someone else has previously visited, like if i were to go on a (purely hypothetical ) pilgrimage to all the places Tom Waits mentions in his songs, and know that he has previously been in the exact place i am, but is not there at the same moment. mozzled by zelda on 22 september 2008