Word of the Week: WOOLGATHERING

[Garritan]

Word of the Week: WOOLGATHERING

etLux was the inspiration of our new word for the week:

WOOLGATHERING
Pronunced: \WOOL-gath-(uh)-rin

Woolgathering means:

Indulgence in idle daydreaming.
Recently, I was woolgathering while listening to etLux's "A Delectation of Woolgathering" and thought about what an interesting word that is (delectation is also). You can hear A DELECTATION OF WOOLGATHERING For Symphony Orchestra at www.DavidSosnowski.com (http://www.DavidSosnowski.com) and forum post about it here (http://northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48189).

Woolgathering derives from the literal sense, "gathering fragments of wool."

Recently in the news Madona has outraged animal rights groups for colorful woolgathering by dying her sheep.


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:2zfRR7uTLniemM:http://www.monasette.com/blog/gallery/roscommon/sheep2.jpg

[Tony Monaghan]

Recently in the news Madona has outraged animal rights groups for colorful woolgathering by dying her sheep.


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:2zfRR7uTLniemM:http://www.monasette.com/blog/gallery/roscommon/sheep2.jpg



With a Scottish husband perhaps she should have tried a tartan motif, maybe a warring clans theme.

[reberclark]

There once was a shepherd whose blathering
Put all of his sheep in a lathering.
His comments were lewd,
But his words misconstrued
By his flock (but he just was woolgathering).

[Leaf]

Word of the Week: WOOLGATHERING

etLux was the inspiration of our new word for the week:

WOOLGATHERING
Pronunced: \WOOL-gath-(uh)-rin

Woolgathering means:

Indulgence in idle daydreaming.
Recently, I was woolgathering while listening to etLux's "A Delectation of Woolgathering" and thought about what an interesting word that is (delectation is also). You can hear A DELECTATION OF WOOLGATHERING For Symphony Orchestra at www.DavidSosnowski.com (http://www.DavidSosnowski.com) and forum post about it here (http://northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48189).

Woolgathering derives from the literal sense, "gathering fragments of wool."

Very cool word, i use it all the time. I like to say "why so much woolgathering?" and "what in the heck are you going to do with all those fragments?"

[QUOTE=Garritan]
Recently in the news Madona has outraged animal rights groups for colorful woolgathering by dying her sheep.


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:2zfRR7uTLniemM:http://www.monasette.com/blog/gallery/roscommon/sheep2.jpg
I don't see why they are upset, they are probably just jealous.

[etLux]

Thanks for the plug, Gary... lol!

Hey, I get royalties every time the word "woolgathering"
appears in print, now, right...?

Best,



David
www.DavidSosnowski.com

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That oughta be enough for a new turban...


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[wrayer]

David, you are too funny.

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I owe you...

[Styxx]

Once again you're attempting to pull the "wool over our eyes!";) :wow:

[robh]

I thought woolgathering had something to do with what I collect in my bellybutton every evening.

I learn something new every day!

Rob

[DarwinKopp]

WOOLGATHERING
Pronunced: \WOOL-gath-(uh)-rin

Woolgathering means:Indulgence in idle daydreaming. In my case, it's more like mossgathering. :D

[etLux]

David, you are too funny.

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I owe you...

Hey, thanks a bunch, Bill. I'll cut you in for a percentage...

David
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[rbowser-]

This Forum is so educational - Before this, I had no idea that the proper pronunciation was "woolgatheriN" (no ending G). :p

"...WOOLGATHERING
Pronunced: \WOOL-gath-(uh)-rin..."

Thanks for the info, Gary G!

smarty pants Randy B.
(rbowser)

[sammy24]

They were going to call it "People whose occupation is standing on the side of the highway near a construction site and holding a sign that says SLOW" but that was too long. Or Composing, on a bad day.

[noldar12]

While gathering wool
I didst come across
A gathering of wool gatherers
'Twas hard to tell what was being gathered
Whether woolgatherers gathering wool
Or wool gathering woolgatherers

'Twas a woolly problem it 'twas
And try as I might
Though the problem I did attempt to solve
My thoughts refused to be gathered
Unlike the gathering of woolgatherers gathering wool
Or the wool gathering woolgatherers.

Jim

[reberclark]

How much wool could a woolgather(er) gather, if a woolgather(er) could gather wool?

[Julie]

How much wool could a woolgather(er) gather, if a woolgather(er) could gather wool?
Haha! :D


Julie