tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461874.post116321799466810895..comments2024-03-01T03:33:40.642-05:00Comments on Pilgrims at Oak Ridge: Says You!Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821592360402715054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461874.post-1163456243425287472006-11-13T17:17:00.000-05:002006-11-13T17:17:00.000-05:00Great new Scrabble words!Connie EkbergGreat new Scrabble words!<BR/>Connie EkbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461874.post-1163377059954426982006-11-12T19:17:00.000-05:002006-11-12T19:17:00.000-05:00To the best of my knowledge, grimthorpe is a verb....To the best of my knowledge, grimthorpe is a verb. Apparently, this word is an eponym for some guy who was renovating this cathedral in england, and everyone thought he did a horrible job, thus coining the term. I just googled him, and apparently he put up statues of the four gospel writers, and gave Matthew his own face. Hmm. Thus, we can describe your kitchen as having been "grimthorped."Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821592360402715054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461874.post-1163291019519494562006-11-11T19:23:00.000-05:002006-11-11T19:23:00.000-05:00I think there should be a contest for "best snappy...I think there should be a contest for "best snappy comeback to the usher" who threatened to confiscate your camera and then returned to get the specs. <BR/><BR/>One possibility: "You wouldn't want this one, the olfometer's been going crazy ever since you last stopped by."<BR/><BR/>Maybe there's something more funny yet also honorable and ethical. Jeff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461874.post-1163264227572734992006-11-11T11:57:00.000-05:002006-11-11T11:57:00.000-05:00I love Says You, and they don't play it on our NPR...I love Says You, and they don't play it on our NPR up here. Sad. I suppose I should find it online but I haven't thought do to that yet.<BR/><BR/>So is grimthorpe a verb or an adjective? Was our kitchen grimthorpe, or had it been grimthorped?Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978336200062956319noreply@blogger.com