Jesse Sheidlower
@jessesword.com
Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia.
Cover Me With Roses
YouTube video by Jackson C. Frank - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Once there were two little groups,
Once there were two little groups,
Once there were two little groups,
Called Lit' and Lang'."
—J. R. R. Tolkien
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lit%27_...
Once there were two little groups,
Once there were two little groups,
Called Lit' and Lang'."
—J. R. R. Tolkien
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lit%27_...
Lit' and Lang'
Lit' and Lang' is a song written by J.R.R. Tolkien, to be sung to the tune of Polly Put the Kettle On. It is published as the 28th song in Songs for the Philologists...
tolkiengateway.net
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Once there were two little groups,
Once there were two little groups,
Once there were two little groups,
Called Lit' and Lang'."
—J. R. R. Tolkien
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lit%27_...
Once there were two little groups,
Once there were two little groups,
Called Lit' and Lang'."
—J. R. R. Tolkien
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lit%27_...
(With further, highly specific details, ellipsized. I'm not the author. I wrote back saying not to use random text generators as search engines, and wishing him luck.)
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
(With further, highly specific details, ellipsized. I'm not the author. I wrote back saying not to use random text generators as search engines, and wishing him luck.)
Some of us write a truly rude number of words, but we aspire upwards!
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Some of us write a truly rude number of words, but we aspire upwards!
I don't know! I mean, I know it _can_ be used for both, and dictionaries reflect this. But I thought I'd heard that the 'handrail' sense was "wrong", and I'm wondering where I got this from.
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I don't know! I mean, I know it _can_ be used for both, and dictionaries reflect this. But I thought I'd heard that the 'handrail' sense was "wrong", and I'm wondering where I got this from.
Judas Priest - Fever (Official Audio)
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November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I certainly hope so!
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I certainly hope so!
Heh, sorry, but that was the absolute #1 choice for that prompt, and I got there early! 😜
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Heh, sorry, but that was the absolute #1 choice for that prompt, and I got there early! 😜
Sorry, that should be "Wanna" of course
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sorry, that should be "Wanna" of course
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (Official Video)
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November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Obviously:
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Wall of Death"
#LyricsPrompt day 21 "alive"
"This is the nearest to being alive"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp7...
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Wall of Death"
#LyricsPrompt day 21 "alive"
"This is the nearest to being alive"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp7...
Wall of Death
YouTube video by Richard & Linda Thompson - Topic
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November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Obviously:
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Wall of Death"
#LyricsPrompt day 21 "alive"
"This is the nearest to being alive"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp7...
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Wall of Death"
#LyricsPrompt day 21 "alive"
"This is the nearest to being alive"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp7...
Which is convenient, because the title of _Shift Happens_ is not printed on the spine ;-)
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Which is convenient, because the title of _Shift Happens_ is not printed on the spine ;-)
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Like this use of _like_, also 1982 in OED.
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Like this use of _like_, also 1982 in OED.
