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April 8, 2006
call me mr. hobbledehoy
In the image of the my.yahoo and my.msn custom home page services, google has launched something similar. I decided to give it a whirl, as I no longer have what I would consider to be a relevant home page for my browser. One of the widget-type boxes i decided to include is a word-of-the-day box. I really hope one or both of today's words make their way into my everyday vernacular (is that redundant?):
fustian. meaning: pompous or pretentious language. I love the irony of words about words. Especially ones like this.
hobbledehoy. meaning: an awkward, gawky young fellow. I teach a bunch of hobbledehoys. I am a hobbledehoy. Try saying it. Just rolls of the tongue, doesn't it? Hobbledehoy. Not bad to type either.
I'm going to my first Cubs game of the year, after which I will be able to provide a thorough scouting report in addition to some well-informed but ultimately incorrect predictions about how this baseball season will end up. Stay tuned.
Posted by ben at April 8, 2006 11:21 AM