That's what I like about this erudite list, these pedagogical diversions are
most edifying.
Dave Massey
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net>
To: 'William Brewer' <billbrewer59 at yahoo.com>; 'Triumphs List' <triumphs at
autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Aug 17, 2018 5:47 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] Proper English for a Proper Car
Not wanting to lower the tone, but MECONIUM is basically fetal poop. It is
important in that, should a laboring woman?s waters become stained with
meconium, it indicates that the fetus is in distress (don?t we all poop our
pants when distressed?)
Anyway, I was once at a party with an MD friend when a female acquaintance came
up to us in a hideous dress. ?What do you think of the dress?? she asked.
Without blinking an eye, my friend replied, ?Absolutely meconium, my dear?
?Why, thank you,? she replied, and moved on with a huge smile of satisfaction
on her face.
Andrew Uprichard
Jackson, Michigan
From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of William
Brewer
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 2:08 PM
To: Triumphs List
Subject: [TR] Proper English for a Proper Car
I drove my TR3 to work the other morning. When I left my home at o'dark
thirty it was in the mid-50's and I wore a leather coat. I live at about the
mile high elevation in the southern Sierras. When I left my work in Mojave that
afternoon, it was 109 degrees. The car interior felt hotter and hotter inside
as I drove and I was looking forward to getting up the hill to cooler
temperatures. Soon thereafter I ran across a new proper English word -
"Calescent" which means "growing warm; increasing in heat". I also enjoy using
the word "Recalcitrant" to describe the TR's too-fast-a-shift from 1st to 2nd,
"recalcitrant" meaning "resisting authority or control; not obedient or
compliant". A synonym could be "balk".
Another word that has come in handy many times, especially at parties, is
"calipygous". I use it in conversation whenever possible. Usually, ladies say
"thank-you" for the compliment and then go home and look it up.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/callipygous
A word I haven't seen used on the Triumphs list recently would be "Fluif".
I can't remember who used that misspelling two decades ago, but it has still
stuck in my vocabulary. Who was that? Are you still on the list? I think that
his name was Joe-something.
Have a good Friday. Triumph over conformity.
Bill in Tehachapi
Anglophile, Logophile
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