I peruse the Awful Library Books blog. It’s even funnier at two in the morning! But it’s pretty funny at any time of the day, actually.
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Oxford DNB Biography of the Day- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
- OED Word of the Day
- reviviscent, adj. 13 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: reviviscent, adj. Biol. Returning, or having the power of returning, to animation or life following dormancy or death
- selfmate, n. 14 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: selfmate, n. A chess problem in which one player must force the other to deliver checkmate…
- ampullosity, n. 15 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: ampullosity, n. Pompous or pretentious inanity; turgidity of language; bombast
- Bloomsday, n. 16 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: Bloomsday, n. the 16th of June, marking the anniversary of the events in Joyce's Ulysses
- self-end, n. 17 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: self-end, n. A personal or private end or purpose; a selfish aim or object
- mund, n. 18 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: mund, n. Power, strength; force. Also: excellence, value, importance, dignity
- Juneteenth, n. 19 June 2018, 4:00OED Word of the Day: Juneteenth, n. A holiday commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves in Texas in 1865
- reviviscent, adj. 13 June 2018, 4:00
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Heh heh, yeah – all except the one on family violence. I think that the people who put that one out should have sensitivity training! ><
You should page back through some of the older entries in the blog. There are months’ worth — and some are really hysterically funny, and there are a few that are just jaw-droppingly appalling!
Yeah, I meant to go back & do that, I hope for more funnies than appallings though…