Broken Bits

2009

December
November
October 1
September 5
August
July 7
June 4
May 5
April 13
March 15
February 18
January 45

2008

December 2
November 44
October 19
September 15
August 2
July 4
June 7
May 30
April 115
March 67
February 30
January 3

2007

December 25
November
October
September
August 2
July
June 6
May 37
April 53
March 27
February
January
credulous: inclined to believe too readily. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 30th
supplant: to take the place of. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 29th
indigence: extreme poverty. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 28th
ukase: an edict. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 27th
“According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, US paper...”
— Cotton and U.S. Currency
Apr 26th
Funny Student Exam Answers
Apr 26th
quagmire: a predicament. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 26th
HubbleSite - NewsCenter - The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in...
Apr 25th
“For someone like me whose muscles don’t work very...”
— Hawking: Weightlessness Will...
Apr 25th
argot: a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 25th
prepotency: predominance. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 24th
Woof Woof Woof
Apr 23rd
How to Do the Heimlich Maneuver | eHow.com
Apr 23rd
circumspect: cautious; prudent. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 23rd
gregarious: seeking and enjoying the company of others. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 22nd
prolix: wordy. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 21st
apostasy: desertion or departure from one’s faith, principles, or party. (via Dictionary.com...
Apr 20th
impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 20th

Ship of Fools: Biblical curse generator

Take heed, O ye love-crazed Gittite, for you will go on a diet of crunchy, unsweetened locusts! 
Apr 19th
trice: an instant; a moment. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 18th
Myowww…
Apr 18th
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
— ~© John W. Gardner~
Apr 17th
bedaub: to besmear; also, to overdecorate. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 17th
The Blame Game
Apr 17th
efficacious: producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect. (via Dictionary.com Word of the...
Apr 16th
cavort: to bound or prance about. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 15th
“The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no...”
Apr 15th
A Do-It-Yourself Quantum Eraser -- [ PHYSICS...
Apr 15th
refractory: stubbornly disobedient. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 14th
accede: to agree or assent; also, to become a party. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 13th
spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words. (via Dictionary.com Word...
Apr 12th
brio: vigor; vivacity. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 11th
Apologetics Press - The Flight of the...
Apr 11th
“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to...”
Apr 11th
“A team of researchers led by professor Hideo Hono of the...”
—  Pink Tentacle
Apr 11th
Scribd - I just love this site!
Apr 11th
putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 10th
Alien Babe by Mathangi - Click this to view a larger version...
Apr 9th
MusicTonic
Apr 9th
rivulet: a small stream or brook. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 9th
Mystery cat takes regular bus to the shops | the Daily Mail
Apr 9th
Picture of the year 2006 - Aurora Borealis
Apr 8th
abecedarian: pertaining to the alphabet; also, rudimentary; also, a beginner. (via Dictionary.com...
Apr 8th
Wings
Apr 8th
You Are It
Apr 8th
obviate: to anticipate and dispose of or make unnecessary. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 7th
toper: a drunkard; a sot. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 6th
clarion: a kind of trumpet; also, loud and clear. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 5th
deign: to condescend. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 4th
tenet: any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 4th
errant: wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving. (via...
Apr 2nd
arriviste: an upstart. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Apr 1st

42

Lunkwill: Do you...
Deep Thought: Have an answer for you? Yes. But you're not going to like it.
Fook: Please tell us. We must know!
Deep Thought: Okay. The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is...
[wild cheers from audience, then silence]
Deep Thought: 42.
Memorable Quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Apr 1st
jocular: given to or characterized by joking. (via Dictionary.com Word of the Day)
Mar 31st