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This post is my response to Joyce's Hodgepodge questions. To see her blog and to link up with other participating bloggers, click here:
Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 584
http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2025/01/hodgepodge-questions-volume-584.html
.My responses are hi-lited with blue.
1. At the end of every year (or at least since the mid-1970's) Lake Superior State University posts a list of words they think should be banished from the Queen's English for misuse, overuse, and/or general uselessness. You can read more about the decision making process here, but this year's list includes-
cringe
game changer
era
dropped
IFKYK (If you know you know)
sorry not sorry
skibidi
100%
utilize
and period.
Which of these words/phrases do you use regularly or even just every now and then? I seldom use any of these words; some I had not heard of before.
How many did you have to look up?
just one: skibidi. (see the Wikipedia explanation of it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibidi_Toilet)
Which of these words would you most like to see banished from everyday speech and why? Skibidi. A talking head emerging from a toilet is crude. I realize this is probably something the younger generations enjoy, but it comes across to me as indecent and invites even worse language and degrading forms of communication. We should be encouraging more wholesome forms of expression.
Is there a word/phrase not on the list you'd like to add? If so do share, then tell us why. Yes, but I won't list them. Just assume if it's in the realm of "skibidi" then I'm against it.
2. Your favorite soup? Do you make this one yourself or is it from a can? Just this past week I needed to use up half a carton of half and half that has been sitting in the refrigerator. I combined it with Campbells Tomato soup and it was so very good!
3. How do you feel about winter? Here in Florida, I welcome temperatures that encourage long pants, socks, and sweaters because that is a blessed relief from our long summers.
What's one winter activity you look forward to? Just about any activity that is opposite of heat and humidity. We ride our bicycles after breakfast most days of the year unless the temperature is truly frigid and/or the wind is too strong.
4. The Pantone color of the year for 2025 is mocha mousse (sample pictured here). What say you? The website describes it as 'a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nourishes us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort'. Is this a color I might find in your home or wardrobe? Is it one you might add in some big or small way in the year ahead? This color is beautiful; I've been a fan of brown for a long time. For years I decorated my home with brown, black, off-white, and a rusty orange type of red.
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| a chair in my former color scheme |
Now that I am with Gary and living with home decor he and his late wife chose, the color scheme is different and I’ve adjusted. (But I did bring with me my brown Queen Ann chair and it fits in nicely.)
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| I call this "my chocolate chair" |
If I were to offer you a choice right now of either a cup of mocha or a cup of mousse which would you say yes to? I’d take the mousse, thank you, since mocha tends to have espresso, which is a stronger flavor of coffee than I like.
5. Which of the following winter related idioms can best be applied to your life in some way right now? Choose one, then tell us why you chose it.
snowed under
on thin ice
tip of the iceberg
chill out
break the ice
snowball effect
not a snowball's chance in hell
get cold feet
the cold shoulder
“The cold shoulder” is another way of saying “rejection.” I’ve done studies on that word and the psychological ramifications of it. Did you know rejection is one of the most painful emotions and terribly cruel? I think all of us have experienced this.
Also, referring to the first question above, with our current culture being what it is, I think “skibidi” has (unfortunately) “not a snowball’s chance in hell” of being eliminated any time soon.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
In Philippians 4:8, we are taught to think about whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.
Also, from Psalm 19:14, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."
It hurts my heart to see people, especially those who profess to be devout Christians, use crude language and to be entertained by it.
Until next time, grace and peace.
9 comments:
This post really resonates with me. I looked at that list of words and like you, the only one I didn't know was skibidi. When I checked your link to see what it was, I was not impressed. I don't understand the appeal of these kinds of things. Like you said, the use of crude language is so disappointing.
Yes to tomato soup! And I like that color of the year too.
Here in Michigan, it's so cold. So I'm looking forward to Spring! :)
Never heard of skibidi (did I spell that right?), and don't use any of the words or phrases habitually. The only one that grates on me when I hear it is "sorry not sorry". Way way overused. I also can't stand, "I'm sorry, but..." If it's a thing you want to say, don't be sorry - just say it. Yeah, that one irks me. I imagine "irk" will be on one of these lists someday, and I'll have to reconsider my use of it. :D It's time for brown to be in the spotlight. I like brown well enough.
I looked up that skibidi toilet thing and was flabbergasted! Whoever thought up something so ridiculous as that? Good grief! What will they think of next? I shudder to think about it. How low can you go? Anyway, I enjoyed your post and all of your answers were spot on. I think I like browns better than grays. Everything seems to be gray these days and I just don't think it has any character at all, no offense to the gray lovers out there. I like more color in my palette! I tend to use more greens, tans, blues and even some splashes of red in my decor. And teal, I love teal. Of course, I like to change it about for each season, so I like a base color that is more neutral that can be accessorized (is that the right word?) with seasonal colors. Browns, oranges, tans, etc. in the fall, etc. And yes, I love Campbell's cream of tomato soup, with crackers, of course! Must have crackers! I use Ritz because that is what I have usually, but I grew up on Saltines. I haven't had them in a while. Sorry, I'm writing too much. "Sorry, not sorry"...LOL. Not really, well, yes, really. Oh well, Love you and thank you for your wonderful post. Still hoping to see you Saturday, Lord willing...
I also had to look up skibidi and I am still shaking my head. How gross, crude, and icky! I like browns and I like the Pantone color this year. Hmm, now I want some tomato soup. We had a very local restaurant that made the best tomato soup ever, but alas they have closed. Happy Wednesday, Barbara!
I like the warmer colors and brown is one of them. Gray had its moment for sure, but I never really added that to my home. Your tomato soup sounds good. I love it with a grilled cheese sandwich too and try to keep it on hand for when that particular craving strikes. Enjoy your day!
As I said in my Hodgepodge post, I'm sad to have looked up skibidi. Didn't need to know that. That sounds like a great way to kick up tomato soup! Like Joyce said, add a grilled cheese sandwich and memories abound! Yes, the cold shoulder is a tough one. Great randoms that are anything but random. Happy Wednesday to you!
I have a quilt on the bed in our spare room that has those soothing colors, Barbara. It's so special to me because it came from my mother's home. Yes, I find those colors to be comforting and calming. And I do love your Queen Anne chair! I did NOT look up the word skibidi, and reading what others have said, I'm glad I didn't.
Blessings!
I always enjoy reading your answers to the hodgepodge questions. I actually have two brown painted rooms--our powder room and a guest room. Love them both! And that tomato soup can--I had to laugh as just the other day we were grocery shopping and as we walked by the Campbell's soup section, I spied the tomato soup. I hadn't had it in years, but it brought back so many wonderful memories that I promptly added a couple cans to my cart. On Sundays after church, my mother would always make a big dinner, but Sunday nights we always had grilled cheese and tomato soup. And you know what we added to our soup--graham crackers! I know... sounds weird, but us kids loved it :) Hope your new year is bringing many smiles! ♥
I enjoyed your answers and I"m totally with you on the words!! I use tomato soup as a base for many stews and casseroles I like to cook in the Autumn and Winter months.
I hope you have a good rest o f the week!
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