Serendip was the old name for Sri Lanka. Horace Walpole, an 18th-century British writer, created “serendipity” from Serendip, the old name for Sri Lanka. Walpole said he created the word after reading a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip: “As their highnesses travelled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.”
From Middle English dwale (“dazed, stupor; deception, trickery; delusion; error, wrong-doing, evil”), from Old English dwala, dwola (“error, heresy; doubt; madman, deceiver, heretic”) and possibly of Scandinavian origin, compare Danish dvale ‘sleep, stupor’.
For some reason this reminds me of the 1915 Chicago Whales professional baseball team … but it just wasn’t in the cards to “Save Da Whales” …! Tinker-to Evers-to no Chance … (a little “inside baseball there) … CaFfEiNe …!
I can’t count the number of those vintage toys that I had as a child, and I still have my viewmaster and a considerable number of reels. As for “frass,” I learned this word from a lovely article in the National Geographic called “Life in a Nutshell,” describing what happens when an acorn falls from a tree and the incredible diversity of insect life that feeds upon or makes their home in these nuts. For what it’s worth, “fraß” is simply past tense of the German verb “fressen,” meaning “to eat” when referring to animals. Thus, “ate.” It was subsequently adopted as a noun meaning “fodder for animals.” English, as it is wont to do, plundered this word and applied it to insect ejecta, in the sense of “that which was once eaten.”
Mad-ge Dish Soap almost 3 years ago
Dyane from Wales don’t you go and welsh on a bet or vomit welsh’s grape juice. this will save your butt.
Mad-ge Dish Soap almost 3 years ago
I DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
Mad-ge Dish Soap almost 3 years ago
Whatever ails you and that dwales guy? Which way did they go? Not that way, it will take you to the whale exhibit.
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I’m sure that V-8 counts as a dwale. They only use the fruit of the nightshade plant.
Kaputnik almost 3 years ago
And sure enough, dwale turns out to be a real word. Another one to add to spell check.
Mighty Phavahg almost 3 years ago
Lisa to Nelson, upon seeing a poster on his wall: “Nuke the whales?” Nelson: “Gotta nuke sumpin’.”
coltish1 almost 3 years ago
Ayup … we could all use a little shut-eye.
Rotifer NOT GETTING RUBEN BOLLING’S PIN Thalweg Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If the dwales are saved it will be serendipitous.
Apropos of nothing in particular …
Serendip was the old name for Sri Lanka. Horace Walpole, an 18th-century British writer, created “serendipity” from Serendip, the old name for Sri Lanka. Walpole said he created the word after reading a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip: “As their highnesses travelled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.”
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
No use crying over spilt milk…now go to your room and dwhale on what you did! Hallelujah!!!
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
What does Dwale mean?
From Middle English dwale (“dazed, stupor; deception, trickery; delusion; error, wrong-doing, evil”), from Old English dwala, dwola (“error, heresy; doubt; madman, deceiver, heretic”) and possibly of Scandinavian origin, compare Danish dvale ‘sleep, stupor’.
I think Ms T is trying to trick us.
painedsmile almost 3 years ago
deadly nightshade or belladonna.a soporific drink formerly made from deadly nightshade or belladonna.
painedsmile almost 3 years ago
Save the deadly nightshade?
Howard'sMyHero almost 3 years ago
For some reason this reminds me of the 1915 Chicago Whales professional baseball team … but it just wasn’t in the cards to “Save Da Whales” …! Tinker-to Evers-to no Chance … (a little “inside baseball there) … CaFfEiNe …!
3hourtour Premium Member almost 3 years ago
…I never cared for the Chicago accent…
…nor Brooklyn’s …
…nor Boston’s…never liked the southern drawl…
…except for y’all…
…and Wisconsin…
…cheese…
…I mean geez…
…and don’t get me started on Pittsburgh…
…Detroit…
…now, I like the Detroit twang…
…but D.C. double speak is the worse…
6turtle9 almost 3 years ago
People are always trying to save something. Too bad we can’t save ourselves from the dwale.
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
Oh my, yes! Save the belladonna, my pretty Bella Donna!
—The latest nom de plume for the always-mysterious author of Frog Applause, known to GoComics as “Teresa Burritt,” an obvious made-up name! Oh, Donna!
3hourtour Premium Member almost 3 years ago
…Dwhales is what the media started calling Dwayne Johnson after he started running for president and stopped working out…
…you know how cruel those late night comics…
…and former presidents…
…can be…
…Dwhales means he is big not just as big as one whale but…
…two or three…
…the rolling coallers called it fat shaming…
… Is the last bastion of ridicule left that was socially acceptable…
…Dwhales secretly eats between eating, claimed the Froglandia Piqua…
…and though newspapers no longer needed proof to publish as fact…
…the Piqua had proof…
…and claimed Dwhales just by walking lifted more weigh than he ever did in the gym…
…next to president Cleveland, he would be president New York Los Angeles Chicago Huston…
…quit body shaming the Dwhales…
…because his heart grew 3 times they say…
3hourtour Premium Member almost 3 years ago
…$%^# spell craft…Houston…
..I meant Houston…
Mad-ge Dish Soap almost 3 years ago
Save the ticket receipt busted for littering on the highway.
That
The Old Wolf almost 3 years ago
I can’t count the number of those vintage toys that I had as a child, and I still have my viewmaster and a considerable number of reels. As for “frass,” I learned this word from a lovely article in the National Geographic called “Life in a Nutshell,” describing what happens when an acorn falls from a tree and the incredible diversity of insect life that feeds upon or makes their home in these nuts. For what it’s worth, “fraß” is simply past tense of the German verb “fressen,” meaning “to eat” when referring to animals. Thus, “ate.” It was subsequently adopted as a noun meaning “fodder for animals.” English, as it is wont to do, plundered this word and applied it to insect ejecta, in the sense of “that which was once eaten.”
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Save the bales, nuke the baby grey whales.
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Go Comics has slowed us down to 2 comments a minute, a message popped up on the screen.
Rotifer NOT GETTING RUBEN BOLLING’S PIN Thalweg Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“MAY HAVE COMMITED INDISCRETIONS”
nerdhoof almost 3 years ago
Dwayne the bathtub! I’m dwowning!