Ask Me Anything #14

[orangerful]

xfirefly9x asked: What is your favourite word(s)?

perfunctory - used to describe something that is done without energy or enthusiasm because of habit or because it is expected.

(Found this word when reading 'Hitchhiker's Guide' and I've always loved the sound of it...wish I could use it more often)

shenanigans - a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose

(We say this at work a lot, usually "NO SHENANIGANS!" when we talk about what the evening shift will hold. It's fun to say)

and also "frak"

Comments

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

oh oh I feel like I know this one...if only because I'm always thrilled to hear that word in action...was it Clive Bruckman??

[bittertwee.livejournal.com]

Wrong! Here's a clue. It was in a monologue at the end of an episode, after "life is like a box of chocolates", followed I *think* by "a cheap perfunctory gift", and then I forget the rest.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

oh oh that sounds so familiar but...gah I CAN'T REMEMBER AND NOW YOU MUST TELL ME!!!!!!!!

[bittertwee.livejournal.com]

It's a bit distorted, but this does the trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-BCHN7eFgE

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I knew it was one of the episodes with a really long title :)