tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4077271423105592317..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Word salad? Dig in. Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84395786929792724592023-01-31T19:14:20.438-05:002023-01-31T19:14:20.438-05:00Leigh, don't know Curwood, but read all those ...Leigh, don't know Curwood, but read all those other guys, in particular Edgar Rice Burroughs. Every book, multiple times. I have the original set my grandfather bought as each book came out. Chris Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18124637275019627545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54510138096870004972023-01-31T19:08:07.646-05:002023-01-31T19:08:07.646-05:00Vive le français! (Though I still think they have...Vive le français! (Though I still think they have too many vowelsChris Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18124637275019627545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29894703012166444772023-01-31T19:03:30.358-05:002023-01-31T19:03:30.358-05:00Whenever I see "eschew", I'm moved t...Whenever I see "eschew", I'm moved to floss. Chris Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18124637275019627545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50817136764646618212023-01-31T19:01:53.551-05:002023-01-31T19:01:53.551-05:00We kept a family dictionary handy to decide bets o...We kept a family dictionary handy to decide bets on definitions. If a debate sprung up at the dinner table, my brother would say "Window's open," and run for the Merriam-Webster's. I also had, still have, an unabridged Sherlock Holmes, with the original illustrations. Read them all during the pandemic, for about the 1000th time. Chris Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18124637275019627545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84241868389166002202023-01-31T09:35:11.235-05:002023-01-31T09:35:11.235-05:00Re French and diplomacy, ever since Louis XIV, Fre...Re French and diplomacy, ever since Louis XIV, French has been considered the language of international diplomacy. I made sure I learned to read French fluently back in grad school to able to read diplomatic papers from the 19th century in Indochina. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6689404708362354372023-01-30T22:35:20.791-05:002023-01-30T22:35:20.791-05:00Elizabeth, here's another served with Reagan j...Elizabeth, here's another served with Reagan jelly beans: Illegitimi non carborundum.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88043808465631212792023-01-30T13:06:31.309-05:002023-01-30T13:06:31.309-05:00In the '60s, along with fishnet pantyhose &...In the '60s, along with fishnet pantyhose & peacock feather earrings, metal or plastic buttons with (hopefully) clever sayings were popular. "Eschew obfuscation" was one of my favorites!Elizabeth Dearbornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9108107241724423682023-01-30T12:07:00.634-05:002023-01-30T12:07:00.634-05:00Oh, I just love "a big, fat, juicy splotch of...Oh, I just love "a big, fat, juicy splotch of verbal obscurity" - and I too can hardly resist. Occasionally I put in a character (Mr. Oines, Chevalier – that’s Knight Errant – for the Ancient Benevolent Order of the Ingennavn Society, of "The Closing of the Lodge") whose mouth I can deliberately stuff full of it, because it's just right. <br />I grew up in a house which had a Webster's unabridged dictionary, as well as the Complete Sherlock Holmes, and between the two I fell in love with words, too. They're great!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.com