A challenge for anyone who's bored

[SpodoCommodo]

Fancy your ability at using search engines? Can you find the word which means " to slay an ox, take it's (still steaming) hide and wear that whilst lying behind a waterfall" ?

Just interested to know how long it takes to discover one of my favourite words (might only take a few seconds but it'll give you something to do).

[mrs_overall]

I can't wait for the answer to this one!
It's only yesterday after I had slayed an ox and was heading for the waterfall that I wished I knew a word for my routine lol

[SpodoCommodo]

I manage to fit it into my conversation everyday.

[JMR27]

taghairm

[SpodoCommodo]

Well done; hardly worth the bother, was it?

[JMR27]

Hi Spodo - no, it helped pass another few minutes:o)

[mrs_overall]

I like that one! I'll make it my task for tomorrow to use it in conversation.

[sara3]

Spodo, could you please put it in a sentence? thank you :o)

[zzxxee]

very good hi mrs o seems like its been ages since i saw your name on here

[SpodoCommodo]

sara3 - "The divination by taghairm was once a noted superstition amongst the Gael and in the northern parts of the Lowlands." from wikipedia (yawn).

At least it made a change from the usual umpteenth repetition of a clue that has been solved many times already.

Perhaps when there's a lull, some of the regulars might consider posting some posers of their own...

[flicrat]

"This taghairm business is all very well, but maybe I should have removed the entrails first..."

[sara3]

thanks.

lol x 2 :o)

[JMR27]

Hi Spodo a couple of quiz questins for you. Both answers are types of fabrics:
1. After losing a thousand, Jack runs into court.
2. Coarse linen was old-fashioned.

[SpodoCommodo]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...

[kettledrum]

1. jacquard .... jac(-k) + quad (court) round r (runs)

[seekeerz]

why ever not, Spodo ?? you pose questions like that, of course you'll get all the Spaniards !!!

and back to the poor ox ?? why would you do it ??

[SpodoCommodo]

Don't blame me, seekeerz, it was done by a bunch of celts.

[beejay1124]

hi Spodo, that Parkhead can be a rough place at times

[SpodoCommodo]

hi beejay - I'm trying to think of a witty riposte but my brain seems to have missing (that sneeze 5 mins ago did seem a bit messier than usual).

[mrs_overall]

I used the word last night!
Sitting in the pub with friends, we were discussing whether or not we should walk across town to a live music venue.
Someone asked me if I knew which band was on and I replied
"How should I know? Do you want me to nip outside and practice divination by taghairm?"

Mind you, it killed the conversation stone dead, and I caught Mr Overall surreptitiously sniffing my drink.