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Re: New meaning for a word...

Posted By: Brunnen-G, on host 210.55.161.19
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 00:31:56
In Reply To: New meaning for a word... posted by Bourne on Monday, April 22, 2002, at 01:08:53:

> After witnessing some builders doing their funky building thing this weekend, I'd like to propose a change in the meaning of a word.
>
> "woebegone" - to carry a sheet of thin plywood, based on the noise that it makes (anyone whos ever heard of Rolf Harris should know that!).
>
> e.g. "I'm just going to woebegone this round the back of the house"

You're a genius. I think this is extremely close to being the perfect word for this activity. However, I'd also like to suggest "wobbegong", pronounced "wobby gong", which is the name of a small, harmless, and quite silly-looking species of Australian shark.

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Message:	> > After witnessing some builders doing their funky building thing this weekend, I'd like to propose a change in the meaning of a word. > > > > "woebegone" - to carry a sheet of thin plywood, based on the noise that it makes (anyone whos ever heard of Rolf Harris should know that!). > > > > e.g. "I'm just going to woebegone this round the back of the house" > > You're a genius. I think this is extremely close to being the perfect word for this activity. However, I'd also like to suggest "wobbegong", pronounced "wobby gong", which is the name of a small, harmless, and quite silly-looking species of Australian shark.
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