Gentle suggestion During a recent post about Sebastopol, I noticed the online spellcheck indicated that Sebastopol isn't in the dictionary. Most likely the same for Guerneville, Graton, Gualala, etc.
Hmmm....neither's "spellcheck". is that hyphenated? https://www.rpriddle.com/smile/confused3.gif
Barry
09-03-2007, 09:46 PM
Note that the spellchecker is part of Firefox or Internet Explorer and not WaccoBB.net.
See this link (https://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/11/firefox-2-spelling-dictionary-hacks.html) about adding words to the dictionary in FireFox or sharing your Word dictionary. I imagine there is info out there for IE as well.
Perhaps we can start a list of words that Waccovians (there's one to start with!) would be interested in adding! We can just use this thread and reply to it to add words. Anybody want to kick it off? :anyone:
Gentle suggestion During a recent post about Sebastopol, I noticed the online spellcheck indicated that Sebastopol isn't in the dictionary. Most likely the same for Guerneville, Graton, Gualala, etc.
Hmmm....neither's "spellcheck". is that hyphenated? https://www.rpriddle.com/smile/confused3.gif
Tars
09-03-2007, 11:40 PM
Hmm...I didn't realize it was a browser thing. No spellcheck mod for this BBS software? One person sets spelling, instead of thousands...
Perhaps we can start a list of words that Waccovians (there's one to start with!) would be interested in adding!
"Waccovians"! I hadn't seen that before; did I miss a thread? Why "Waccovians"? Shouldn't it instead be "Waccobians" (Waccobistas, Waccobans, Waccols, WaccoB-Sers, etc. ad infinitum?
What's the significance of "Wacco" anyway? I've had it pronounced "wacko" and "Wako" to me by folks who've answered ads I've put here.
There seems to be a general non-understanding about that term.
Just curious...https://www.rpriddle.com/webpix/anim_questionmark.gif
Tars
Barry
09-04-2007, 11:08 AM
Hmm...I didn't realize it was a browser thing. No spellcheck mod for this BBS software? One person sets spelling, instead of thousands...There is spell check mod for this software, but I felt that the standard browser-based one would serve our users better.
"Waccovians"! I hadn't seen that before; did I miss a thread? Why "Waccovians"? Shouldn't it instead be "Waccobians" (Waccobistas, Waccobans, Waccols, WaccoB-Sers, etc. ad infinitum?Precisely! All of the above and more are appropriate and most welcome! Perhaps Roland (https://www.waccobb.net/forums/member.php?u=268) will continue to invent ever more creative labels for us!
What's the significance of "Wacco" anyway? I've had it pronounced "wacko" and "Wako" to me by folks who've answered ads I've put here.
There seems to be a general non-understanding about that term.This service evolved out of the original WaCCO Yahoogroup started by Denise Meier back in 2000 (?) and took over in 2002(?). Denise created the name WaCCO as an acronym for West (a) County Community Online.
When I took over as moderator, I renamed it to WaccoBB (BB for Bulletin Board), to distinguish it from the other Wacco Yahoogroups that I started, WaccoTalk and WaccoReader, as an early attempt of categorization.
The correct pronunciation is "Wacko B B dot net" or "Wacko" for short.
Tars
09-04-2007, 03:46 PM
Suggest you put this info on your FAQ page. Thanks for the feedback.
thewholetruth
05-13-2008, 11:04 PM
I'm sorry but I was literally laughing out loud at this stuff! Thanks!
Don
Some words for the dictionary, which I have to credit Royce for sharing with me.
1. Cashtration (n.):
The act of buying (or building) a house, which renders the subject
financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. Ignoranus :
A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
3 Intaxication :
Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize that it
was your money to start with.
4. Reintarnation:
Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
5. Bozone (n.):
The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from
penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little
sign of breaking down in the near future.
6. Foreploy :
Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
7. Giraffiti:
Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
8. Sarchasm :
The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't
get it.
9. Inoculatte:
To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
10. Hipatitis :
Terminal coolness.
11. Osteopornosis:
A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
12. Karmageddon :
It's when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, and then
the Earth explodes and it's a serious bummer.
13. Decafalon (n.):
The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that
are good for you.
14. Glibido :
All talk and no action.
15. Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
16. Arachnoleptic fit (n.):
The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked
through a spider web.
17. Beelzebug (n.):
Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in
the morning and cannot be cast out.
18. Caterpallor (n.):
The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its
yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings
for common words:
And the winners are:
1. Coffee , n.
The person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted, adj.
Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.
3. Abdicate, v.
To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade , v.
To attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-Nilly , adj.
Impotent.
6. Negligent , adj.
Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.
7. Lymph, v.
To walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle , n.
Olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence , n.
Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a
steamroller.
10. Balderdash , n.
A rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle, n.
A humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude , n.
The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon, n.
A Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster , n.
A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism, n.
The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets
stuck there.
16. Circumvent , n.
An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.