Tuesday, December 16, 2008

3 more..

23 J. Slightly random.. Connect:


86 F. On February 28, 1939, an editor at Merriam Webster noticed X lacked an etymology and investigated. Soon an order was sent to the printer marked "plate change/imperative/urgent". The word X was excised and the definition of the adjacent entry "Dore furnace" was expanded from "A furnace for refining dore bullion" to "a furnace in which dore bullion is refined" to close up the space.

What's X and why was it removed?

42 P. "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout. " - Put fundae

9 comments:

The Mudd said...

2. dord ?? bloody chem people...
1. did they refer to themselves in third person while talking????i know at least 3 of em did

Practical Henry said...

If mudd is correct abut Q1., its a bloody brilliant answer!

Sungl said...

yeah da think mudd is right..todd,dobby etc never say I..say their name instead..
think last qn answer is some Swift book..

Practical Henry said...

I know what third person means! And why is it a Swift book? What funda?

Sungl said...

some satire on children growth in UK or Ireland or something..not sure..Who's Vivace?

RR said...

too much googling!!!
and wiking
tamizh!!!!

Ded said...

brilliant answer da mudd! on the first one!

Wonder if it is actually right??

Practical Henry said...

@RR: LOL!

@Sungl: vivace is rashmi I think

vivace said...

Mudd +2 and Sungl 0.5
1. They're called illeists
2. Dord - D or d as abbreviations for density made it into Webster's as Dord, a synonym for density
3. Excerpt from Swift's 'A Modest Proposal', a satire where he suggested eating destitute children as the best way to deal with poverty