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DelMay 31, 2014
The Roman generals may have tolerated all sorts of hardships in their conquering of Europe, but I'm pretty sure they didn't get the sort of rain we've had today, they would have had the sense to about turn and head…
DelMay 29, 2014
"Ploce" - 'The repetition of a word in an altered or more expressive sense, or for the sake of emphasis' (OED) - is something I frequently use, but not something that is easy to photograph. So finding a pic to…
DelMay 28, 2014
W1 Frith Street W1 Moor Street Ed's Easy Diner - best place for burgers with champagne
DelMay 28, 2014
I don't know whether it's because I'm not yet running at full steam, but I found today's word somewhat confusing. "Girl's mercury" is 'The male of either of two plants of the genus Mercurialis, M. tomentosa and M. annua, formerly…
DelMay 27, 2014
Gradually emerging from this wretched bug that's been plaguing me, I wasn't taking the risk of venturing outdoors in the rain to seek a nothingarian ('A person who has no (clear) religious belief or political affiliation', OED). A great shame…
DelMay 26, 2014
Thankfully, a nice easy "word" today - "Rafferty's rules": 'No rules at all; a system in which there are no rules.' (OED). Well there aren't any rules at McBarrett Towers, so while I'm sniffling and overdosing on LemSip, MisterMac is…
DelMay 25, 2014
A rather nasty flu-bug has attacked and I didn't feel inclined to toilet-paper the town. To "toilet-paper" is a verb that has recently been added to the OED and it means 'To cover (a building, trees, etc) with toilet paper,…
DelMay 24, 2014
I was not prepared to literally nettle myself today ('To beat or sting (a person or animal) with nettles', OED) but I was certainly metaphorically nettled by Westminster's 'simple and easy way to park'. The instructions are appalling and it…
DelMay 23, 2014
Fairy tales would not be the same without the treasure chest based motifeme ('In the study of folk tales: a story element, as a character, event, incident, circumstance, etc., usually one common to tales from many different sources' , OED).…
DelMay 22, 2014
Mensur - 'The distance between two duellers', (OED). Even in Austria, not an easy word to populate, but the election process could arguably be seen as a modern-day mensur practice. Day #141 of a 365 project, where the daily pic…
DelMay 21, 2014
Hot diggety dog - 'An exclamation of joy or surprise' (OED). No explanation required. Day #140 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
DelMay 20, 2014
Daily disjune ('The first meal of the day; breakfast', OED). Day #139 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
DelMay 19, 2014
Hangover Hill should have been today's suggestion in Bleeding London, since the troops were all slightly fragile following last night's capers. But there is no such street and instead, we tripped to Abney Park cemetery. I was looking for evidence…
DelMay 18, 2014
As chemin de fer is used 'Chiefly in French contexts: a railway', (OED), perhaps today's post should be entitled chemin de few du chat. Fab day in Bleeding London, starting with a trip to the pre-fab estate in Catford, a…
DelMay 17, 2014
WIP - words to follow. Edit to add words: Saeva indignatio means: ‘"Savage indignation", a feeling of contemptuous rage at human folly. Originally, and in later use often with reference or allusion to Swift's epitaph', (OED). And I suspect the…
DelMay 16, 2014
"Sadhu" means: 'In India: a holy man, a sage' (OED). As we're not in India, but rather Pimlico, genuine Sadhus were a little thin on the ground. However, we have our own holy man - at least in Bleeding London…
DelMay 15, 2014
A "virtuecrat" is 'A person who is convinced of his or her moral superiority; (also) a politician or other public figure who seeks to promote morality' (OED). Well any excuse to shoot a coffee cup abandoned on railings and although…
DelMay 14, 2014