Hooligans and poverty!

High-scoring words of the night so far:

HOOLIGAN (152 points) - against Angela V. [4W] {this reminds me of the Jolly Hooligan 8.5% beer - which looked almost like wine - at the Yaletown Brewery!}
PHALLI (104 points) - against Muriel M. [4W, 2W]
CLINCH (120 points) - against Becky O. [three 2W]
FLORID (208 points) - against Alice P. [two 4W]
AZOIC (152 points) - against Angie S. [2W, 4W] {handy deficit-erasing word!}

Interesting racks of the night: RIDLUANF (against Alice P. - read that as "rid Luan F."... of what? haha), JODIMASE (against Leeanne K. - who remembers Mase the rapper?), BOXGENIE (against Tiffany C.)

New record of this 24-hour period: Nine interesting racks!

Too bad the latest Blogthings quiz is bogus, since there's only one possible result... that of being a total procrastinator! *junks stupid quiz*

Here's the blurb from my newest Ben and Jerry's Cheesecake Brownie ice cream acquisition: "Things to do by 2015: End poverty. Help make the 8. We're proud to support the Millennium Development Goals, an 8-Goal roadmap to eradicate extreme poverty, hunger, and disease. World leaders, including your own, have agreed to achieve these Goals by 2015. Remind them to do it! Things to Do Today: Stand up and take action! Learn more here."


Poo nugget for Friday, January 16: Doo You Know? The Genesis of "Poop" - According to Eric Partridge in his book Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, "poop" comes from the Middle English word poupon or popen, and it originally meant "fart." The word was based on the sound of a fart. According to Robert Chapman, author of American Slang, "poop" came into use with its current meaning around 1900.