Pitiful! Rich, downfall of the gods, really? I’m probably missing the metaphor forgive me for being obtuse, but there is nothing godlike in any of the gubernatorial candidates.
I’m assuming that those who used foreign words know that they often have multiple definitions and that the meaning is therefore determined by the context within which it’s found.
I’m making that assumption because if those who threw the words out there knew that, it makes the whole exercise even more fun than it originally seemed. (Unless everyone was using Google Translate, of course, which I do not believe is the case in many instances.)
For example, there’s the standard definition, the song (which I’ve always liked), the movie (depraved), and an association for some with “Alice in Wonderland,” which–of course, then sets off a whole new set of word associations.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:45 pm:
Askewed
- Upon Further Review - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:45 pm:
Bizarre.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:46 pm:
Carhartt.
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:47 pm:
Deflating
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:48 pm:
Götterdämmerung
- Montrose - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:49 pm:
bossy
- Robo - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:49 pm:
Tsunami
- Adam Smith - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:49 pm:
Probative
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:50 pm:
Rauner’s
- haverford - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:50 pm:
Cluster
- Mr. Negativity - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:52 pm:
Principlelessnessly
- anonymoose - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:52 pm:
lackluster
- Boone's is Back - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:52 pm:
bought-and-sold
- PublicServant - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:53 pm:
Spin
- flea - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:54 pm:
regurgitation
- Powell - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:54 pm:
Over
- Soccermom - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:55 pm:
Painful.
- MrJM - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:57 pm:
Degenerative
– MrJM
- G'kar - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:58 pm:
Weird.
- Sized - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:58 pm:
SNAFU
- Chunga's Revenge - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 12:58 pm:
Purchased
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:01 pm:
Dominated
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:01 pm:
insubstantial
- Kerfuffle - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:03 pm:
hopeless
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:03 pm:
Decided
- train111 - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:04 pm:
anticlimatic
- MrGrassroots - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:05 pm:
Toast
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:05 pm:
Debunked
- Whatever - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:05 pm:
Inauthentic
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:06 pm:
Flounder
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:08 pm:
Plutocracy
- John A Logan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:09 pm:
Harassment
- Rufus - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:10 pm:
Sad
- LGHB - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:11 pm:
Ego
- MrCR - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:11 pm:
Blinded.
- Nonplussed - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:11 pm:
Rout
- VictorNorth - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:11 pm:
Gripping
- Steve - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:12 pm:
Fake
- Norseman - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:12 pm:
Pitiful! Rich, downfall of the gods, really? I’m probably missing the metaphor forgive me for being obtuse, but there is nothing godlike in any of the gubernatorial candidates.
- ??? - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:13 pm:
Clusterf…er, “Clusterfluff.”
- Steve Downstate - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:13 pm:
Pinball.
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:14 pm:
ignorable
- Nonplussed - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:14 pm:
Rich and Norseman: To quote the Simpsons: “How can anyone who speaks German be bad”
- Walter Mitty - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:14 pm:
FUBAR…. Fooled up beyond all recognition
- Bobby G - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:15 pm:
Bought
- slow down - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:15 pm:
Romneyesque
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:15 pm:
===downfall of the gods, really?===
There is a common usage meaning in English that isn’t about that.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:16 pm:
Vorherrschaft
- Traveler - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:17 pm:
Cents / Sense…spelled either way
- lake county democrat - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:17 pm:
Invaded (Raunner = Rahm, or at least not a party member in good standing).
- dupage dan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:19 pm:
blagojevichesque
- Gathersno - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:20 pm:
Botched
- Formerly Known As... - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:20 pm:
Runaway
- Ray del Camino - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:22 pm:
Slimy.
- JoeM - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:23 pm:
Leaderless
- Jerry Hubbard - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:25 pm:
Mothball
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:26 pm:
Unlike Anonymous 1:03 pm, I believe in the People of this State and Nation–so nothing’s decided.
And I’ve already used “surreal” which really describes approach and method more than the election itself.
Therefore, I’ll go with what most GOPers can embrace and would always great with open arms:
*Performance-based*
(Sorry all you spinners out there.)
- Loop Lady - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:27 pm:
If Rich is using German, I’m using Italian…
Madone!!!
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:28 pm:
Sorry, that obviously should have been:
“Therefore, I’ll go with what most GOPers can embrace and would always GREET with open arms:
*Performance-based*”
- overcooked - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:28 pm:
one-sided
- OneMan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:30 pm:
schadenfreude
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:30 pm:
Entortillé
- Louis Howe - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:31 pm:
Checkbook
- iplayforkeeps - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:32 pm:
pointless
- OneMan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:32 pm:
The term Götterdämmerung is occasionally used in English to refer to a disastrous conclusion of events.
Vorherrschaft on the other hand is something Rich made up or the end of a German pickup line used at last call..
- Confused - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:32 pm:
lopsided
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:33 pm:
Fubar
- frustrated GOP - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:33 pm:
vaudville
- Political Neophyte - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:34 pm:
Schadenfreude
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:34 pm:
===Vorherrschaft on the other hand is something Rich made up===
Domination
- Wadeiea - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:34 pm:
Malarkey
- Ravenswood Right Winger - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:34 pm:
puzzling
- Lunchbox - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:35 pm:
Disappointing.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:36 pm:
Polarvortex
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:37 pm:
I am enjoying this.
Rich goes “German” and I took my chips and got the popcorn and “beverage” at the ready for later to really soak this in.
- Emanuel Can’t -, thanks for inspiring Rich.
Good stuff today!
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:37 pm:
Pointless
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:37 pm:
Quinnwin
- Norseman - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:38 pm:
One Man, thanks for the help. My iPhone dictionary is rather limited.
- SonofSuperAbe2014 - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:41 pm:
Schadenfreude
- OneMan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:42 pm:
===Vorherrschaft on the other hand is something Rich made up===
Domination
Actually the online explanation I found used the word pownage.
Then again the German word for domination sounds well more angry (like all German words)
- Jack Handy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:46 pm:
lol
- A guy... - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:47 pm:
Flux
- Endangered Moderate Species - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:50 pm:
Machiavellian
- SI Ville - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:52 pm:
bloodsport
- A. Nonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:55 pm:
Money
- A. Nonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:55 pm:
Who?
- Keyser Soze - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:58 pm:
Oily.
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:58 pm:
Hurl
- RNUG - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:58 pm:
Selbstzerstörung
- Bored Chairman - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 1:59 pm:
Spellbinding
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:01 pm:
Spirited
- olddog - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:01 pm:
Koch-ed
- JImbo - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:04 pm:
Shamwow!
- olddog - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:04 pm:
Was sagte RNUG
- ToddAF - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:07 pm:
Slaughter
- Stuff happens - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:07 pm:
In this thread, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian. The primary? Jumentous.
- olddog - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:08 pm:
Klassenkampf
- Meap - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:09 pm:
capitalism
- Jorge - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:17 pm:
Primitive
- Mouthy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:17 pm:
Wonderland..
- bored now - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:18 pm:
illinois
- DuPage - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:20 pm:
Napalm
- Buster - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:22 pm:
Dismal
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:27 pm:
Squeezy
- Jackson and Laflin - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:28 pm:
Deranged
- prisoner of cook - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:30 pm:
over
- Springfield Wesite - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:36 pm:
#Facepalm
- Mike - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:37 pm:
Also-Rauns
- door gunner - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:44 pm:
history
- AuH2O - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:46 pm:
tank-top
- Left of Central IL - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:48 pm:
fondled
- Robert the Bruce - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:54 pm:
Dishonorable
- Pink Elephant - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:55 pm:
Genitals
- Rahm's Parking Meter - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:58 pm:
Annoying
- Upon Further Review - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:59 pm:
Homophobic
- Earnest - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 2:59 pm:
railroaded
- Anon - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:01 pm:
debacle
- dupage dan - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:02 pm:
Kafkaesque
- Esteban - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:04 pm:
Misunderestimated.
- So Il M - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:09 pm:
Implosion
- CLJ - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:10 pm:
Typical
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:11 pm:
Hmmmmmmmm…I like this thread.
I’m assuming that those who used foreign words know that they often have multiple definitions and that the meaning is therefore determined by the context within which it’s found.
I’m making that assumption because if those who threw the words out there knew that, it makes the whole exercise even more fun than it originally seemed. (Unless everyone was using Google Translate, of course, which I do not believe is the case in many instances.)
- Walker - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:12 pm:
Hoovered
- Walker - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:12 pm:
vacuum-packed
- AFSCME Steward - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:17 pm:
Self-destructive
- Tom B. - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:22 pm:
Pompeii
- Makandadawg - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:24 pm:
Selfish
- Reggaeman - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:24 pm:
Do-over
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:24 pm:
lol
Just like “wonderland” for example.
For example, there’s the standard definition, the song (which I’ve always liked), the movie (depraved), and an association for some with “Alice in Wonderland,” which–of course, then sets off a whole new set of word associations.
This is an intriguing thread.
- Loki - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:26 pm:
Raunerök
- roscoe tom - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:28 pm:
Joke
- Motambe - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:29 pm:
Circus
- Griz - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:29 pm:
Toxic
- Big Muddy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:33 pm:
Kitty!
- RetiredStateEmployee - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:35 pm:
Hokum
- Mittuns - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:41 pm:
Leakage.
- One ofthe 35 - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:42 pm:
impotent
- RFR - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:45 pm:
Depressing
- 3rd Generation Chicago Native - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:45 pm:
Embarrasing
- Belle - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:48 pm:
KooKoo
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:54 pm:
In “honor” of the Winter Olympics:
пора
:)
- Cook County Commoner - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:56 pm:
Stupifying
- Bobby Hill - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:58 pm:
Clouted
- JoeM - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:59 pm:
discombobulated
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 3:59 pm:
Unpardonable
- LBJ - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:03 pm:
clowncar
- Buzzie - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:04 pm:
Clueless
- Linus - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:04 pm:
Hypocrapalooza
- Sunshine - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:07 pm:
Implosion
- RNUG - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:08 pm:
– olddog –
dank
- Carl Nyberg - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:09 pm:
No-no-no-notorious!
- Anon - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:09 pm:
tough
- LincolnLounger - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:09 pm:
Ennui.
- Anon. - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:11 pm:
Goobernatorial (OK, it’s a new word, but it wasn’t done to get around the “one word” restriction).
- Reformed Public Servant - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:13 pm:
BEGINNING…
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:15 pm:
Rectal
- Bemused - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:21 pm:
hemorrhoid
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:27 pm:
quintessential…..rectangular….fishy……bluegill…….carp……hog-tied…
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:30 pm:
Last “one” — chitlins
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:37 pm:
Rutted.
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 4:50 pm:
This is my real last “one” — SHAZAM!!!
- Toure's Latte - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:14 pm:
Over.
- Well then - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:34 pm:
Kaput
- rudy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:35 pm:
monopolized
- Almost the Weekend - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:43 pm:
scorched
- Highway Engineer - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:47 pm:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- Bobo - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:52 pm:
Lies
- VictorNorth - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 5:55 pm:
Ellanoy
- Chicago Cynic - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 6:04 pm:
Pathetic
- Just The Way It Is One - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 6:11 pm:
Gyrating
- drew - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 6:15 pm:
reelection
- Mcleaniac - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 7:18 pm:
Schadenfreude
- Soccertease - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 7:51 pm:
Crowded
- Angel's Sword - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 7:57 pm:
Fumble.
- Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 8:23 pm:
Lacking
- Silent Majority - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 8:44 pm:
Quinnwins
- Product of the 60's - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 9:12 pm:
Scary
- DA - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 9:16 pm:
Typical
- railrat - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 9:19 pm:
walglike
- x ace - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 9:58 pm:
Minefield
- RNUG - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 10:51 pm:
Fertig
- RNUG - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 10:55 pm:
Schädliche
- A Modest Proposal - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 11:42 pm:
Rutherplosion.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 19, 14 @ 11:56 pm:
Not one smidge of snark.
Man, was this a fun Post to read!
“One word?”
Apocalyptic ….Now.
Signed Col. Kurtz and/or Capt. Willard - respectfully, OW.
Great stuff today, worth the wait and the read.
- David J. - Thursday, Feb 20, 14 @ 5:50 am:
SNAFU
- Bill - Thursday, Feb 20, 14 @ 6:32 am:
phony
- persecuted - Thursday, Feb 20, 14 @ 7:17 am:
sausage
- riverside - Thursday, Feb 20, 14 @ 7:47 pm:
repulsive
- diane - Thursday, Feb 20, 14 @ 11:22 pm:
Entertaining