Author Topic: King Geek (Read 1836 times)

SlimPickens · « **on:** April 21, 2008, 12:07:14 pm »

leith · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2008, 12:10:20 pm »

oh I thought this was gonna be abt Peck.

SlimPickens · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2008, 12:13:34 pm »

Ha! It can be. Post something he\'s done that makes him a king geek.

jking · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2008, 12:15:17 pm »

i got to level 45 on http://www.freerice.com and told my whole office how proud i was of that fact....

the phrase king geek was used often....

SlimPickens · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2008, 12:23:20 pm »

Wow! What a cool site.

derickw · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:22:15 pm »

26 for me. but they repeat after a while

jking · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:33:47 pm »

they do repeat, but mostly the ones you got wrong (to reenforce them for students using it to learn vocab). i have seen some repeats in different sessions, but not a whole lot....

and yeah, i\'m a big fan of this site. it satisfies my inner (and outer) word nerd, plus helps feed the poor win-win! i also have all of my tutoring and sat prep students on there once a day until they reach 2500 granis!

also, try celebrityenglish.com for grammar related celeb quotes. not as interactive and fun, but if you\'re into celebs, its got its pluses....

jocelyn · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2008, 07:22:06 pm »

Only gotten to 41 so far, which is really pissing me off.

I have big streaks and then lose points for one wrong. *sigh*

davepeck · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2008, 07:27:23 pm »

Quote from: leith;186960

oh I thought this was gonna be abt Peck.

:sadban:

leith · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2008, 02:37:23 am »

Quote from: davepeck;187014

Quote from: leith;186960
oh I thought this was gonna be abt Peck.

:sadban:

Ahh so saaaaaad. You know i kid. You r my favorite geek. You seem to be so at home in the glow of a computer screen it just seemed right.

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:10:54 am »

Quote from: jocelyn;187013

Only gotten to 41 so far, which is really pissing me off.

I have big streaks and then lose points for one wrong. *sigh*

This game hurts my head at 8am. Definitely something to keep in mind for killing time at work later, though.

SkyePrizm · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:30:58 am »

Quote from: jocelyn;187013

Only gotten to 41 so far, which is really pissing me off.

Same here.

jking · « **Reply #12 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:12:57 am »

here\'s a hint.... omphaloskepsis means \'navel gazing\'!! (its also my new favorite word! who the hell took the time to come up with such a convoluted and intricate word to describe utter non-convoluted-ness, un-intricate-ness?!?!)

SlimPickens · « **Reply #13 on:** April 22, 2008, 11:46:46 am »

It\'s full meaning might help explain:

1. contemplation of one\'s navel as part of a mystical exercise.

2. literally, the contemplation of one\'s navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

And apparently the Greeks "took the time to come up with such a convoluted and intricate word "

jking · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2008, 12:04:53 pm »

oh, i know this, but i still doubt the greeks came up with the word - more like someone came along later and combined omphalos and skepsis to make their time-wasting seem grander than it actually was.

[please note, this explanation of reality suits me just fine - there is no need to go about trying to alter my pre-conceived perception of causitive effects with \'facts\']