Today's Word(s) of the Day

Everest

60 years ago today, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.  Or at least the first to come back end reiki about it (No idea if George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine made it almost 40 years earlier).

Random Place that just Popped into my Head

Sausalito

Bonus Word(s) of the Day

Canard

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Hill of beans

I've been using this phrase a lot recently. Not really sure why.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

Loses a bit of its effect when the car doesn't actually have a starter in it.  And requires some random ass other guy with the external starter to get you going.

It works for NASCAR, where they actually can start the dang thing themselves.  But in open wheeled cars, not so much.

Yeah, I'm a day late watching the Indy 500.  What of it?

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Megajoules

Watching a thing on the World Endurance Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Hearing a guy with a strong French accent say the word "Megajoules" is pretty spectacular.

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Scandal!

The NBC Sports Network has a commercial for the Monaco Grand Prix.

The part where the title "Night Life" pops up isn't Monaco.  It is actually Singapore.
"Yachts" is actually Valencia.

I feel cheated.

(Although, they probably don't expect anyone to notice.  Or probably care, for that matter.)

Actually noticed it yesterday.  But then went to bed so I didn't post it.  And I'm too lazy to backdate this post

Bonus Word(s) of the Day

Wet willy

Was originally gonna be "V3+" since I finally got the bouldering problem that I've been working on for a bit.

Then I washed my hands, and somehow managed to give myself a wet willy with my still slightly wet hands and my ear bud headphone thing.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Gloaming

Random Place that just Popped into my Head

Azerbaijan

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Trampoline

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Redline

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Shigre

I would have figured that given the existence of the Tiger Shark, the Sci Fi channel would have seized the initiative and made a movie about a shark/tiger hybrid thing. Since they arm to enjoy making movies about random animals combined with sharks.

And no, I have no idea why I used the British/European "re" rather than the more standard american "er". That's just how it popped into my head.

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Jens Voigt

Yay, Jens Voigt!

What a wonderful bike racer.  41 years old, and beating people that are probably 20 years younger than he is.  And he seems to have a really good personality and disposition.  I'm assuming that if one were to want to hang out with professional bicycle racers, Jens would be at the top of the list.

Bonus Word(s) of the Day

Philately

For some reason, hearing the Tour of California commentators talk made this word pop into my head.  Pretty sure no one was discussing stamp collecting...  Not really sure about this one.

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Torque

Good in engines. Bad in triggers

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Grouf

Bonus Word(s) of the Day

Excorchingly.
Exscorchingly.
Escorchingly.

Today's BWotD provided by Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California.

"It is <one of those choices above> hot..."

I guess that means "extremely scorchingly hot".  Or something.

Thank you Phil Ligget.  Or Paul Sherwen.  The older one.  I think that's Ligget.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Quantify

Random Place that just Popped into my Head

Escondido

Apparently the Amgen Tour of California goes through there this year.  Seems fun to say.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Slobberknocker.

Thanks for that Joe B.

Today's Random Fact (That I totally just jacked off Wikipedia's Main Page)

the Battle of Florvåg may have been the deadliest naval battle in Norwegian history?

In other news, that battle exists.  And has a fantastic name.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Spatial Relationships.

Seems people are having trouble with those today

Bonus Bonus Word(s) of the Day

Fustrating.

Thanks for that, Joey Logano.

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Hats.

Thought you was supposed to take off your hats when the National Anthem was going on.

Guess that doesn't apply when they're so effing ridiculous...

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Derby.

Kentucky Derby is today.  Guess I should probably go get my top hat.

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Resplendent

Bonus Bonus Word(s) of the Day

Embellishment

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French Deep

Today's adventure in engrish from the place I occasionally go for lunch

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Oversized super mini

Apparently they sell umbrellas in that size