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Re: Re: !lrig, gnol oot yaw (Reply to this comment)
by Sordid-1
Actually, Laura, someone was conjecturing that the etymological origin of "wonk" was "know spelled backwards, but The Word Detective set his wannabe wonky-ass straight:
"The origin of "wonk" is, alas, obscure at best, though several theories exist. The current meaning of "wonk" is fairly recent, appearing in the U.S. as student slang in the early 1960's. There is also an obscure adjective "wonky," meaning "shaky" or "wrong," from an Old English word meaning "unsteady," but there is no evidence that it is related to our modern "wonk."
Another meaning of "wonk," although differing somewhat from "studious," may hold the key to its origin. A "wonk" in British Navy slang is a naval cadet, untrained in the ways of the sea and hardly an asset aboard ship. In what may or may not be a coincidence, "wonk" is also the common term foreign visitors to China use for "dog" (from the Chinese "huang gua" or "yellow dog"). It seems possible that British sailors picked up the word in China and found it a handy way to describe naval cadets, well-versed in book learning but worse than useless on the high seas.
Cool website:
http://www.word-detective.com/
Sordid "Etymologically Inclined" One
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Jan 08 '02
10:25 am PST
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Re: !lrig, gnol oot yaw (Reply to this comment)
by laura10801
Did you know that "wonk" is "know" spelled backwards? The next time someone calls me a wonk I'll just laugh knowingly
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Jan 07 '02
9:19 pm PST
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Re: !lrig, gnol oot yaw (Reply to this comment)
by laura10801
hcum oot etorw I wonk I
I just couldn't stop myself once I got started. I realize I gave far too much information and any real consumer would find the review far too wordy!
Laura
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Jan 07 '02
9:17 pm PST
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!lrig, gnol oot yaw (Reply to this comment)
by Sordid-1
Well gosh, Laura, I think you could have condensed that whole review down to 20 words.
IF YOU CAN'T SAY IT IN TWENTY WORDS, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
BREVITY IS NEXT TO GODLINESS! (or something like that)
Crap, I exceeded my comment word quota.
Gotta run, I AM WASTING WORDS!
Sordid-1
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Jan 05 '02
6:04 pm PST
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I tried Orbitz (Reply to this comment)
by remnjava
once, and a 3 hour flight from Omaha to Spokane would have taken 12 hours and 4 legs, if I would have taken their suggestion.
Nice "short" review. ;)
Carol
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Jan 03 '02
4:11 pm PST
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Try going to priceline.com (Reply to this comment)
by ginzo
and tell THEM what you want to pay and you'll probably get that same deal for 100 buckaroo's
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Dec 27 '01
7:42 am PST
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I should have (Reply to this comment)
by mtbat
given you an NH for being too long-but your review was actually VERY HELPFUL :D
Kidding(about the NH not the very helpful part)
F/mtbat
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Dec 26 '01
1:08 pm PST
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