tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post114654024406529430..comments2023-07-11T20:15:42.134-05:00Comments on roblog: Technical Stuff and cungRob Sackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385587274014920385noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-22650184038973869012015-02-27T14:59:01.845-06:002015-02-27T14:59:01.845-06:00"dung-cunging linguist" - a person who h..."dung-cunging linguist" - a person who habitually invents new dung-oriented phrases that, while unsurprising, are impossible to predict<br /><br />Ex. <br /><br />[hypothetical scene from the show Trailer Park Boys -- Mr. Lahey and his toady assistant Randy are grilling burgers outside their trailer as an angry ex-Mrs. Lahey approaches with 2 of her friends]<br /><br />Mr. Lahey: "Uh-oh, better batten down the s%#t hatch, Randy, we're starin' down the triple barrel of a s#!t hurricane."<br /><br />Randy: "Wow Mr. Lahey, what a dung-cunging linguist you are."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-1149143945493313302006-06-01T01:39:00.000-05:002006-06-01T01:39:00.000-05:00Just to let you know, I've been using "cung" whene...Just to let you know, I've been using "cung" whenever I can. My poor kids that I teach will be so disillusioned when they confuse native English speakers by using the adjective (the particular form in which I'm teaching it) "cung." You're on my blog, too. Nice-uh.Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754010619396025872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-1148282347418075932006-05-22T02:19:00.000-05:002006-05-22T02:19:00.000-05:00Oh, that last comment was from me, er . . . Earl. ...Oh, that last comment was from me, er . . . Earl. I forgot to put my name. So cung, but not really cung.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-1148282222653009292006-05-22T02:17:00.000-05:002006-05-22T02:17:00.000-05:00For a guy with no time for his friends, you sure s...For a guy with no time for his friends, you sure seem to spend a lot of time on cung. BTW, in helping prepare my students for their group final, I have found many new terms to apply to phenomena yet to have sufficient lexical representation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-1147223318708059432006-05-09T20:08:00.000-05:002006-05-09T20:08:00.000-05:00Adverb: cungingly. Two possible usages:"And then ...Adverb: <I>cungingly</I>. Two possible usages:<BR/><BR/>"And then my boss <B>cungingly</B> told me that I would not be paid until I assembled nine small model wildebeests out of toothpicks and peanut shells for display on the dashboard of his car." <BR/><BR/>OR<BR/><BR/>"And then my boss told me that I would not be paid until I assembled nine small model wildebeests out of toothpicks and peanut shells for display on the dashboard of his car," Joe said <B>cungingly</B>.<BR/><BR/>I think the first makes the most sense, but the second is plausible.<BR/><BR/>Drawback: most people will think you're saying "cunningly," which is almost exactly wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-1147206149401001412006-05-09T15:22:00.000-05:002006-05-09T15:22:00.000-05:00There are more than three. I check all the time. ...There are more than three. I check all the time. I thought I signed up to receive notices of updates, but I guess I didn't since you never include me as one of your obsessive readers.<BR/><BR/>Aunt BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17889996.post-1147102438297344212006-05-08T10:33:00.000-05:002006-05-08T10:33:00.000-05:00Rob you are soooo nice. Obsessive is one of the b...Rob you are soooo nice. Obsessive is one of the best things I've ever been called.<BR/>Uncle BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com