Slog - Comments on Word http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word Bethany Jean Clement, she of the intimidating vocabulary, has discovered this one for me: albedo. Follow that link and click on that little red speaker icon thing and a man will say it for you. I may use it in an adventure article I'm writing for next week's Stranger, if I can figure out a way to make it sound not totally pretentious. For now, please enjoy some random photos of excellent albedo: All hail albedo!... Copyright 2008 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:31:37 -0800 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:15:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by gfish Wait, albedo is a pretentious word? Stupid uppity astronomers!

]]> gfish http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543150 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543150 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:00:15 -0800 Comment by christopher frizzelle Well, if I go ahead with it, I won't be describing the moon or anything. I'll be describing some fine spray, all lit up.

]]> christopher frizzelle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543177 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543177 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:10:30 -0800 Comment by seattle98104 yeah, down with orange rinds!!

]]> seattle98104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543186 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:12:20 -0800 Comment by terry miller there's a vangelis album and song titled "albedo 0.39". that's all i know of albedo. it think it's cover is a good reflection of albedo. at least better than that weird mashed potato shot in the middle of this post!

]]> terry miller http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543218 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:19:17 -0800 Comment by christopher Frizzelle Terry--you mean the crack cocaine? Mmmm, crack cocaine. Such nice albedo it has.

]]> christopher Frizzelle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543839 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543839 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:48:35 -0800 Comment by Violet_DaGrinder For more M-W enjoyment, go to http://www.m-w.com, search for "son of a bitch", and listen to the SECOND pronunciation.

]]> Violet_DaGrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543861 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c543861 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:58:15 -0800 Comment by Rob Lightner Where did she learn that word? She must have been talking to a GENIUS.

]]> Rob Lightner http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c544726 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c544726 Life Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:20:53 -0800 Comment by treacle ..or perhaps reading the comic of the same name back in the late '80s. Lovely anthropomorphism that one.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c545899 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/word#c545899 Life Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:15:09 -0800