Comments on: Use “defenestrate” in a headline

By: Yankev

Yankev — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:39:25 +0000

Not to be out done, Walt Kelly’s “Pogo’s Jack Acid Society Black Book” featured the memorable exchange:

“Defenestrate him! Death to the enemies of our country!”
“Defenestration’s too good for him. Chunk him out the window!”

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:36:19 +0000

Not only famous in Prague [where the concept of taking a governmental leader who has really pissed you off and tossing him out of the ~~White House~~ nearest window first took shape] but popularized by Arthur C. Clarke in “Tales from the White Hart,” a collection of science fiction tall tales told in a bar which concluded with the marvelous “The Defenestration of Irmintrude Inch.” Recommended reading; Joe Bob says ‘check it out.’

By: SnoopyTheGoon

SnoopyTheGoon — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:49:03 +0000

Defenestrate… Truth is, I dig people who use long words so deftly. I envy them.

And no doubt about it, â€œdefenestratedâ€ sounds dirty in the context, which increases my envy.

By: Michael Lonie

Michael Lonie — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:22:21 +0000

Lower your blind ness, please Alex.

The guys in Prague in 1618 fell on a dung heap, and so survived the defenestration. It’s not always a bad thing to be in deep shit.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:04:36 +0000

Hey, everyone knows about the Defenstration of Prague in 1618 when a couple of Imperial envoys were tossed out a window–neither hurt much. This touched off the Thirty Years War.

I don’t know; I may be accused of blind ness, but talking about defenstration gives me a pane.

By: Brian of London

Brian of London — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:32:48 +0000

but wer unable

He can use defenestrate but he can’t spell “were” :-)

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By: Dread Pirate Gryphon

Dread Pirate Gryphon — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:13:15 +0000

Can you blame him?