Do You Have a Favorite Word?
Well, I have two!
I think I am officially ready to declare my second-favorite word to be “shenanigans”.
Hee. I love the way it rolls off one’s tongue. Just saying it amuses me.
And I love all that it implies. To me, “shenanigans” indicates definite trickery. And up-to-no-good-ness. But nothing truly untoward or distressing in a larger sense. We’re not talking “foul play” or even “waywardness”. Just “shenanigans”.
And of course I love engaging in shenanigans. I’ve even become enamored of the idea of introducing myself in group settings by saying, “Hi. I’m OleNelson. And my second-favorite word is ‘shenanigans’.” Also good would be throwing a party someday whose tagline was “Anticipate Shenanigans”.
Oh, and in case these was any doubt, my first-favorite word is, for now and for all time, “strategery”.
I think I am officially ready to declare my second-favorite word to be “shenanigans”.
Hee. I love the way it rolls off one’s tongue. Just saying it amuses me.
And I love all that it implies. To me, “shenanigans” indicates definite trickery. And up-to-no-good-ness. But nothing truly untoward or distressing in a larger sense. We’re not talking “foul play” or even “waywardness”. Just “shenanigans”.
And of course I love engaging in shenanigans. I’ve even become enamored of the idea of introducing myself in group settings by saying, “Hi. I’m OleNelson. And my second-favorite word is ‘shenanigans’.” Also good would be throwing a party someday whose tagline was “Anticipate Shenanigans”.
Oh, and in case these was any doubt, my first-favorite word is, for now and for all time, “strategery”.
posted by OleNelson at 11:01 PM
7 Comments:
shenanigans? really? I thought your favorite word was "hee."
Along the same lines, I am particularly fond of "tomfoolery". Highly underused!
My favorite word...or really, set of words...is "pickle relish"--it's like a little whole mouth party dancing around in there.
And it's very hard to be unhappy when you're saying "pickle relish"---I've tried...couldn't do it.
My least favorite word, incidentally, is "slacks".... polyesterdoubleknit elasticbandwaistbellbottoms ...that's what they are.
*shudder*
:D
I agree on the "slacks" issue. And the only problem with "pickle relish" is that it brings up notions of actually EATING pickle relish. Which, gross.
"Fritter"—and it’s so useful!
Has this blog been discontinued? The last update was 24 days ago - that's 8500 years in blog-time.
I think you need to revive your blog with the Tale of Tie Guy.
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