Did I tell y’all that I fell in love with Mr. Tucker because of his HUGE…
…vocabulary?
I’ve always been fascinated by words, to the point that my Momma had to remove the dictionary from our bathroom “library.” I’d lock the door and spend hours in there reading while everyone in the family stood impatiently in line outside the door. I had never been around a man who had a better vocabulary than mine, until Mr. Tucker came along.
Today, after an extra stop at Starbucks for couple of Quad Venti Mochas With Whip (because we needed that fuel), we toodled on down the highway. We rounded the bend in the road and took the next exit because our car needed fuel, too. Adjacent to the gasoline station was another Starbucks. It had been a running joke with us as we toured San Francisco a few weeks ago that you can’t swing a dead cat in San Francisco without hitting another Starbucks. I think those folks have a municipal requirement that a Starbucks Coffee Shop must be located on every city block.
“Oh, Honey,” I said. “Look, we didn’t need to make that extra stop. Here is another Starbucks!”
“Indeed. They aren’t quite as ubiquitous here as they are in San Francisco, but there are a good many of those Starbucks.” he replied.
“Ooooh,” I cooed. “Ubiquitous! I like that word. That’s one of those ‘ten dollar words’ that my grandfather always talked about. Very impressive.”
“Yes,” he smirked. “It satisfies my propensity for sesquipedalia.”
Sigh.
Interlocution with that man is dadgum near impossible without a Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary!
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I had to look two of the three words up. Yikes. Made me laugh though. Have a great day and you and yours have a Happy New Year.
Don’t worry, I have to look up half what he says, too!
Happy New Year to you, as well.
I too have such a love for words, Shelly, particularly the polysyllabic kind. In my academic writing I can really let rip, and sometimes a really well turned sentence with plenty of convoluted vocabulary actually makes me whoop for joy. I’ve just realised how geeky that reads! Oh well, I will revel in my geekiness. At least I know I’m not alone!
Revel in your geekiness! Go, Girl! You are NOT alone. We have a houseful of geeky people…they are the best kind
Ooooh! Now..that’s sexy, Shelly! Myself..I like a man of little words. That doesn’t mean I have one! A girl can dream, eh?
Here’s wishing you a healthy, happy & prosperous New Year with many happy memories and laughs along the way!
Looking back at the past year with all its’ highs and lows…I can readily say that I’m very happy to have added you to my blogroll and hope you’re blogging for years to come.
See…I’m selfish!
Cheers from cold Canada!
I hope to have YOU on my blogroll, too. I like your sardonic sense of humor! Hugs to you from a much warmer Texas!
oooohhhh sesquipedalia -
i just got goosebumps! (and I had to look it up, too!) It’s a new one on me.
Sigh. You be a lucky gal – starbucks AND a man what knows how to speak!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh;)
Well, I’m sure the goosebumps were a result of the temperature in Alaska, Sweetie!
But, Starbucks and a guy with a big vocabulary works for me 
I’ll take your word for it. lol
Happy New Year! It will be a good one.
I hope yours is a good one, too. If mine isn’t, I’ll fake it until I make it! And, DO take my word for it
as a child ubiquitous was one of my favorite words. for some reason it made me think of unicorns. funny thing is, it was the biggest word i knew but i actually knew what it meant!
happy new year shelley!
And, a happy one to you Kendra! I love the word, too…but it doesn’t make me think of unicorns.
Just stoppin’ by to say a quick Happy New Year!!! I love me those Starbucks Mocha Frappuchinos!!
Frappuchinos are good! Have one for me! Happy New Year to you, too! Hope it’s full of joy and laughter.
I’m glad you put those links there because I had nooooo idea what sesquipedialia meant-even within the context of the story
LOL
Ubiquitous is a cool word because it sounds cool, too!! My hubby uses that one a lot.
We have many a Starbucks here, too, but here you can’t swing a cat without hitting a Walgreens drugstore. I have three of them within walking distance of my house—and believe me, I don’t walk anywhere
Happy New Year!
Jessica
Having a man massage your grey cells before diving for the skin cells is so erotically stimulating to the cranial cortex and a truly propitious phenomenon.
I believe your man and mine would get along very well!! Though we probably wouldn’t understand a word they said!!
Happy New Year my friend!!!
Mmmm very sexy indeed! That man is definitely a keeper.
Oh, and if you want more of that Starbucks (or other coffee stand) on every corner experience, come visit my neck of the woods sometime…
3 disvisioned rodents
view how they perambulate
(3 blind mice, see how they run)
LOL
I’m a word lover too. Great post.
Thank you, Damien. I KNOW you are a word lover. You just gave me chill bumps
Ooh! SAT words!
Happy New Year!
Yeah, that’s what I get for marrying a guy who was a Valedictorian!
Tres sexy. I even imagined the timbre of his voice when you wrote those words. Could you be so lucky that he has a deep, resonating voice? Cos that would just be plain unfair. Happy New Year!
That last one? Am going to have to look it up!
Hilarious!
(I’m a sucker for accents myself…)