tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post6779343036195628999..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: ?-headsLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-470490396575141802008-04-10T21:32:00.000-05:002008-04-10T21:32:00.000-05:00Opening an article on Martin Amis's seemingly terr...Opening <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/books/08kaku.html?_r=1&st=cse&sq=martin+amis+kakutani&scp=1&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">an article</A> on Martin Amis's seemingly terrible new book of essays on life post-9/11 in the <I>New York Times</I> the other day, Michiko Kakutani described the essays as "chuckleheaded." <BR/><BR/>I think she's got the wrong word, and I'm surprised her editor didn't change it. Merriam-Websters defines the word as "blockheaded", or stupid. Amis may be ill-informed, or even ignorant to the point of being racist, but stupid?<BR/><BR/>Maybe "woolly-headed" would have been better?Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-35841494199249652392008-04-10T10:15:00.000-05:002008-04-10T10:15:00.000-05:00rivetheadrivetheadradianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718179006284676406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-33049498157063828752008-04-09T17:38:00.000-05:002008-04-09T17:38:00.000-05:00I forgot two from the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man ...I forgot two from the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man is frequently referred to as Webhead, while Daredevil carries the name Hornhead.Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-8180914577577495492008-04-09T16:44:00.000-05:002008-04-09T16:44:00.000-05:00In Scotland we have DUNDERHEID, which means the sa...In Scotland we have DUNDERHEID, which means the same as most of them. I don't quite know the derivation though. Also BAW-HEID, which translates from the Scots tongue as "ball-head", which means the same as most of them.D Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011972431535816835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-14908263003771487362008-04-08T16:14:00.000-05:002008-04-08T16:14:00.000-05:00Oh, you guys are good! Thanks for the help.I can't...Oh, you guys are good! Thanks for the help.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe I forgot Parrothead, given that my wonderful sister-in-law suffers from that affliction. And my forgetting of Hooplehead just shows that it's long past time to rewatch <I>Deadwood</I>.Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-88235375287697266662008-04-08T15:56:00.000-05:002008-04-08T15:56:00.000-05:00MetalheadShitheadHophead(I think I need to keep be...Metalhead<BR/>Shithead<BR/>Hophead<BR/><BR/>(I think I need to keep better company...)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793601965773276686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-5096841598885286312008-04-08T12:39:00.000-05:002008-04-08T12:39:00.000-05:00This sad piece has "game head":http://www.nytimes....This sad piece has "game head":<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/nyregion/08student.html?scp=1&sq=Columbia&st=nyt<BR/><BR/>Also: "Rivethead"<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Rivethead-Tales-Assembly-Ben-Hamper/dp/0446394009Ed Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968478096142741974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-81281676605620368202008-04-08T09:59:00.000-05:002008-04-08T09:59:00.000-05:00HotheadPinheadHooplehead JarheadHothead<BR/>Pinhead<BR/><A HREF="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hoo3.htm" REL="nofollow">Hooplehead </A><BR/><A HREF="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_term_'Jarhead'_for_Marines" REL="nofollow">Jarhead</A>Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420573999408933488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-11731829523446609182008-04-08T08:02:00.000-05:002008-04-08T08:02:00.000-05:00Hi Levi!!! thank you very much for your help..... ...Hi Levi!!! thank you very much for your help..... i've appreciated it very much!! i think I'll continue reading your blog, it's very interesting. I'm glad to know that in the world are people like you, who give importance to art and literature an so on... also in their blog. bye and thanks again!<BR/>alyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-27649004393339874292008-04-08T06:20:00.000-05:002008-04-08T06:20:00.000-05:00Butthead. Deadhead. Parrothead (devotee of Jimmy B...Butthead. Deadhead. Parrothead (devotee of Jimmy Buffett).MomVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588386837610400000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-87127629982475582432008-04-07T23:44:00.000-05:002008-04-07T23:44:00.000-05:00Bands: Lemonheads, Portishead. Gearhead is one I ...Bands: Lemonheads, Portishead. Gearhead is one I hear a lot round the triathlon situation!Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.com