ryyannon Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Yes, here's the one you've all been thinking about but never had the courage to post: How Big Is Your Dictionary?! We've had 'What Kind of Car Do You Drive'? 'Where Did You Go To School'? 'How Tall Are You'? 'How Much Do You Make?', etc., but up until now no one's ever had the guts to ask this one... Do you have the courage to reply? I'll start: I've got a Harrap's French-English Dictionary that's hardbound and pretty big. So yeah, I've definitely got a big dictionary. On the other hand, I can't say that I use it much.... Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Mine's is a Penguin and is an inch and a half thick and stands seven and three quarter inches tall. Admire..... JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 So yeah, I've definitely got a big dictionary. I have several, all very large, and it reminds me of Quentin Tarantino's Madonna diatribe in Reservoir Dogs. I look at my bookshelf and see "Big dic, dic, dic, dic, dic, dic ... tionaries." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Mine's is a Penguin and is an inch and a half thick and stands seven and three quarter inches tall. Admire..... JTB So it would not be incorrect to say that you have a Penguin dic? Would saying this to someone in a Glasgow pub on Friday night ('Hey, Penguin dic!') be liable to create interpersonal problems for myself? So much to learn, so little time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 The last time i showed a girl my dic she said "who's that gonna please"? I said "ME". She was a real "head" case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willith Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I win! I win! I have the biggest dic!! I have The Tome of Knowledge. It is a manly 11" by 14" and EIGHT INCHES thick. We use it at work to name our new servers. Let's see if anyone can guess the criteria by which we name? The most recent servers are: Alan Blaise Charles (skipped) Euclid Frigyes Galileo Hypatia Ignatz Jonne Karl Anyone?? You name your servers like they name hurricanes or tropical storms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Explorers Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Mathematicians, I guess. But hang on, is that a Biographical Dictionary? Isn't that just a dic extension?! For the record - there's only one dictionary for me - Chambers: Chambers Dictionary Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 A dicfer? What's a dicfer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I win! I win! I have the biggest dic!! I have The Tome of Knowledge. It is a manly 11" by 14" and EIGHT INCHES thick. We use it at work to name our new servers. Let's see if anyone can guess the criteria by which we name? The most recent servers are: Alan Blaise Charles (skipped) Euclid Frigyes Galileo Hypatia Ignatz Jonne Karl Anyone?? Lagrange??? or perhaps Leonardo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 So it would not be incorrect to say that you have a Penguin dic? Would saying this to someone in a Glasgow pub on Friday night ('Hey, Penguin dic!') be liable to create interpersonal problems for myself? So much to learn, so little time.... "Hey penguin dic!"............not good. "Hey king penguin dic!"......worse. "Hey emperor penguin dic!".........your dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 But hang on, is that a Biographical Dictionary? Isn't that just a dic extension?! C-Stone, are you talking about 'Dictionary Enlargers'? I can't tell you how much spam I get about that. Makes you think that there must be a lot of guys out there who aren't happy with the size of their dictionary..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 When I'm bored I always amuse myself with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Whoa! Gotta love the Japanese.... (Korean, actually) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 C-Stone, are you talking about 'Dictionary Enlargers'? Yes, the ones that use French letters... (groan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Mathematicians, I guess. Yeah, but I don't know Ignatz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Yeah, but I don't know Ignatz. I don't know "skipped" either. JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I don't know "skipped" either. JTB Could he mean this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 or.......Skirted Papps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 This is mine; it`s not the volume that counts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 This is mine; it`s not the volume that counts! Your penguin has a MASSIVE bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Your penguin has a MASSIVE bill. He does, doesn`t he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Picture of my BBD (big black dic) The ladies love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Excellent! Okay, "Lagrange" won't work but "Leonardo" does. Why?? As well as an artist he was also an acclaimed mathematician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT. Nice try. Again? i have a feeling they all people of science connection to paganism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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