Boni

[SteelDraco]

One is a myconid.

Two or more is a sautee waiting to happen.

 

[Huw]

One is a myconid.

Two or more is a sautee waiting to happen.

That reminds me, I have some portabello mushrooms and a sirloin steak in the fridge waiting for me to get back home

...anyway, the plural of "myconid" should be "ourconid"

 

[Wombat]

Sed "boni" est verum verbum!

QFT

(I love being a medievalist at time)

 

[OakwoodDM]

...anyway, the plural of "myconid" should be "ourconid"

That one's got my vote! By the same token, the Agatha Christie novels are collectively the Agatha Christie Ourstery, which almost trips off the tongue. I was going to add further examples of your brilliance, but couldn't think of any other words beginning my-

 

[Kamard]

While we're at not saying boni anymore, if we could convince people to not say malus, that'd be lovely.

 

[kenobi65]

I'm getting a boni just reading this thread.

IYKWIMAITYD.

 

[glass]

Myself, I wondered for a while why they used the name of an old silent-movie actress for a fighter / wizard, until someone finally mentioned the githyanki connection.

Either that or The Smashing Pumpkins' first album.

EDIT: Anyway, yeah, I agree about 'gish', and especially about 'boni' (or even worse, 'bonii' *shudders*).


glass.

 

[glass]

Sed "boni" est verum verbum!

QFT (I love being a medievalist at time)

So, what did the august one say that was so truthfull?

While we're at not saying boni anymore, if we could convince people to not say malus, that'd be lovely.

'Malus'?

That one's got my vote! By the same token, the Agatha Christie novels are collectively the Agatha Christie Ourstery, which almost trips off the tongue. I was going to add further examples of your brilliance, but couldn't think of any other words beginning my-

I was trying to formulate a joke about Mylene becoming Arlene, but since I didn't think many people would know who Mylene Klass and Arlene Philips were, and because it only works in certain accents, I gave up.


glass.

 

[OakwoodDM]

If it makes you feel less sad, I got it, and think it was very clever. It even raised a little titter.

 

[Tiberius]

So, what did the august one say that was so truthfull?

"Sed 'boni' est verum verbum!" = But 'boni' is a real word!

As for myconid, I think it's simultaneously singular and plural. "There's a myconid over by the door, and three more myconid guarding the treasure chest".