Currently, I like "spatula", say it three times.

Still intrigued with "murmurs" as well.

Doug and Phil, you are both breaking me up!!!

When I was young, my mom accused me of being a lollygagger. My wife now accuses me of it. It must be true. How's that for a word????

Woody Allen likes the word "ointment".

Say, who started this nonsense?

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Originally posted by biplane1:
Say, who started this nonsense?

That would be me - a revolutionary if there ever was one!

'Ointment's' good.

Thingamajig. Not sure if that’s a wiget or a waget. Perhaps it can be found in whosywhatsydinger's dictionary.

My Mom liked using "ioda" quite frequently.

Botster, you mean "iota"? As in, "I don't care one iota what your friends do with their rooms - you're cleaning yours!"
Or do you mean "iodine", which is what my mom used a lot!

You are correct on the former.

The major event of the seventeenth has come at last. Now it is possible for “Dandelion Wine” to be referred to as the beloved prelude to “Farewell Summer". Thanks, Mr. Bradbury. And may God bless!

The long-awaited book isn't going to be available in my local book store until (guess when!)
October 31st!

I picked mine up at a Barnes and Noble. I asked for it on the 16th, and since it wasn't a blockbuster or on hold for sale, the clerk went into the back and got my one and then put the others out. So I got mine a day early. So far, it is well worth the reading, with many of bradbury's literary touches, strong use of metaphor, keen and succinct observations of the details of humanity, and a fast-paced story. Nice work, so far.

Speaking of "Bradbury vs. Bradbury," can I make a pest of myself here by suggesting that with "From the Dust Returned" and "Farewell Summer," Ray might want to reconsider such statements as that a writer has to write right away, or the idea turns to sludge, and that when he learned that Katherine Anne Porter spent ten years on "Ship of Fools," he knew it was doomed to sink?

This has discouraged me from writing many a time. Geez, I didn't finish my novel in nine days like "Fahrenheit 451," might as well not bother now, it's probably turned to sludge. More than ten years? Forget it. Yet if these ideas are NOT good, why do they still keep recurring to me after ten years have not only passed, but several times over?

Now, don't anyone dare to ask Ray about these quotes: he'll claim they weren't at all what he meant and make a completely contradictory statement to explain what he DID mean. What I mean to say is, perhaps it's time for me to reconsider my interpretation of things he's said over the years regarding how quickly writing should take place.

Whatever you do, write it down. At least get it down on paper. You can decide if it’s worth it later…but write it down!