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I was using "squicky" in the eighties, Olivia. In my circle of friends at the time, "squicked out" was a common phrase.
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quote:Originally posted by dean: And I'm pretty sure that I was AT the first SoCal hatrack gathering, and there was no cake that said shindi. And Papa Moose was not at that one either, so I'm guessing you mean a later first SoCal hatrack gathering.
You are correct; I was unclear. The cake was at the first Shinda (there are pictures). SoCal gatherings before the first Shinda . . . well, I'm not sure if they are non-Shindae, or should be grandfathered in.
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quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: I was using "squicky" in the eighties, Olivia. :) In my circle of friends at the time, "squicked out" was a common phrase.
Tom managed to make it sound like he was a twenty-something revolutionary living in Prague during the 80s, and "squicked out" was on the lips of anyone who mattered. When in fact he was a preteen/teenager just like I was. :D
I don't know why I made that observation other than that it's almost quitting time.
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Oh, I know it was around a long time. I remember having to tell people that it wasn't coined by me, after someone said it was. Which was just silly. I can't remember now who it was, but I think it may have been Pat, or maybe Belle, who claimed I'd coined it in one of the old threads along the lines of this one.
I had to say it wasn't my invention, though I was known for making it common here. "Uberwench" was mine, though no one uses that one anymore. *giggle*
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EDIT: Here's another backup reference...both nominative and accusative nouns ending in -um have plurals ending in -a.
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So here's a question that I'm still curious about, what is a landmark thread? I've kindof gleaned a good idea of what they are from reading them, enough to write one in the very distant future, but a couple of people asked earlier.
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quote:Originally posted by dean: But what constitutes a landmark?
And what is a squicky?
And I'm pretty sure that I was AT the first SoCal hatrack gathering, and there was no cake that said shindi. And Papa Moose was not at that one either, so I'm guessing you mean a later first socal hatrack gathering.
Yep, yep, it was dean, perfectgentleman, this newbie called Slash the Berzerker, Richard Berg, Brian Worth, sarfa, Jacob Porter and myself. That was the first hatrack gathering ever! We called them hatrack picnics in those days. We had a blast!
Squicky means gross or icky in a TMI way. Also has connotations of luUuUuUuv, at least to my mind.
A landmark is anything that someone calls a landmark, I think, but it usually autobiographical. I love landmarks!
To clarify, they're usually long posts when people reach a multiple of 1000 posts, but can be at other landmarks in their lives, or other numbers of posts, or whenever they feel like it. Posts: 6246 | Registered: Aug 2004
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TMI =Too Much Information. Th eother might be a weird take on 'luv' but I really have no clue.
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quote:Tom managed to make it sound like he was a twenty-something revolutionary living in Prague during the 80s, and "squicked out" was on the lips of anyone who mattered.
This is a very well-written sentence. It paints quite a picture.
In which TomD fits perfectly. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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"Fori, no? Isn't it second declention neuter? Latin speakers - please tell. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yes, but the plural of neuter nouns ends in -a, at least in nominative and accusative. cf. curriculum/curricula
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quote:Squicky means gross or icky in a TMI way. Also has connotations of luUuUuUuv, at least to my mind.
What is "TMI" and "luUuUuUuv"?
TMI = Too Much Information, usually used to warn a poster that they are giving more sensitive personal information than their listeners actually care to hear.
LuUuUuUuv = of or related to human mating behavior or rituals
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"Asplode" is from homestarrunner.com, the coolest website ever. Specifically the Strong Bad Email where he's making up cool games. The word was pulled from the term "You're Head Asplode!" The term was used when the Strong Bad character killed you.
Since a lot of the oldies here at Hatrack check HomestarRunner.com, the verbage finds it's way here.
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An ornery old crone who trades in her broomstick for a keyboard and rides the threads 24x7, turning everybody into toadies or trolls.
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As a reply to your question about masculine ending in -i, check that link above. It's got the whole table of Latin endings.
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