tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post8999746110392866835..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: How About Some Funny Words.Dizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-28165534536140995562016-01-21T16:28:50.546-06:002016-01-21T16:28:50.546-06:00"The name came from the guy who invented it, ..."The name came from the guy who invented it, Mr. McAdam." <br />I never heard that- macadam roads - Maybe that means the same as TARMAC ?? I knew that name came from a Mac-somebody !<br /><br />Now what about Cattywampus ?<br />https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cattywampus<br /><br />Hope you are staying dry. Happy Tails and Trails, PennyLakeConroePenny,TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260039376684295639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-69362513761846174202016-01-19T22:02:49.180-06:002016-01-19T22:02:49.180-06:00Catty-corner is an engineering term (grin). Yes, ...Catty-corner is an engineering term (grin). Yes, I have used that one a lot.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-27354989273950203622016-01-19T19:01:04.134-06:002016-01-19T19:01:04.134-06:00Whopperjawed... not in alignment Catty-corner.....Whopperjawed... not in alignment Catty-corner.. kind of crossways (I've also heard this as kitty-cornered) Now I'll be thinking of this all evening....The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-39154039150060373452016-01-19T12:52:22.394-06:002016-01-19T12:52:22.394-06:00I can never think of the word I want to say at the...I can never think of the word I want to say at the time. Sometimes I just get a mental block. I guess geniuses like me have that trouble (grin). Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-15706715422167503712016-01-19T12:50:37.688-06:002016-01-19T12:50:37.688-06:00I have never heard of Flibbityjibit.I have never heard of Flibbityjibit.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-27610360999620364522016-01-19T09:09:14.404-06:002016-01-19T09:09:14.404-06:00Used a lot, and now cant think of a new one...Used a lot, and now cant think of a new one...TROUBLEnTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101519457688182222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-63233383554548841302016-01-19T08:01:22.721-06:002016-01-19T08:01:22.721-06:00I remember those too, Dizzy. And Flibbityjibit (he...I remember those too, Dizzy. And Flibbityjibit (head in the clouds), fixing-to (getting ready to do it),and others. Great, fun post! Thanks ~texasannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266571576775601735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-26916521404509668112016-01-19T07:52:47.056-06:002016-01-19T07:52:47.056-06:00Then you and I could have a wonderful conversation...Then you and I could have a wonderful conversation, for sure.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-4269289620287576142016-01-19T07:51:53.422-06:002016-01-19T07:51:53.422-06:00Thank you.Thank you.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-50907287854214956932016-01-19T07:50:51.371-06:002016-01-19T07:50:51.371-06:00Oh yes, those phrases were used often in my family...Oh yes, those phrases were used often in my family. BTW, I lost a chicken one time after I cut its head off. It ran into the brush and I couldn't find it.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-41786709196170132192016-01-19T07:49:18.497-06:002016-01-19T07:49:18.497-06:00Yes, I saw that when I was looking up these words....Yes, I saw that when I was looking up these words.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-74751365465403965832016-01-19T07:17:47.145-06:002016-01-19T07:17:47.145-06:00I remember all those words.I remember all those words.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-62326929483588866892016-01-18T23:01:36.404-06:002016-01-18T23:01:36.404-06:00My favorites were those my Mom used (from her farm...My favorites were those my Mom used (from her farm upbringing): running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Anyone who has seen a chicken slaughtered on the farm would understand this one. Also, walking like a chicken with a bumble foot - I think I mentioned this one in a recent blog of my own. And of course, "waiting until the cows come home". My Mom has been gone since 2003 so I can't ask her to refresh my memory. Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-76600537219910791162016-01-18T22:29:47.322-06:002016-01-18T22:29:47.322-06:00Filibuster has a second meaning too. Of course it&...Filibuster has a second meaning too. Of course it's not used much anymore...<br /><br />>>2.<br />historical<br />a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country.<<<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?q=Filibuster&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.com