bjkeefe: Deep Thought

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Has anything other than tones ever been dulcet?

Anonymous said...: Earlier today I was thinking something similar, namely has anything other than a paperback been a tour-de-force?

I was about to tweet that very question before reality intruded and reminded me that it was too stupid - even for twitter.

But then you posted this puzzler, so I figure I might as well post mine.; 7:48 AM, November 24, 2009
bjkeefe said...: Thank you for letting me know my deep thoughts are too stupid even for Twitter.

;^); 8:45 AM, November 24, 2009
James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Riley said...: Longfellow said "catawba wine", but it's likely he didn't have much else to compare it to.

[capcha: balloar, a device sold only in specialty nautical BDSM stores]; 1:00 PM, November 24, 2009
Substance McGravitas said...: Voices are often dulcet.; 7:43 PM, November 24, 2009
tc said...: ok, if we're stooping this low, what's the only adjective in English that follows the noun?

"galore"

As in dulcet tones galore, but never galore dulcet tones.; 12:45 PM, November 25, 2009