tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post8327453100020429679..comments2024-03-28T01:47:40.319-07:00Comments on GottaBook: Umpteen choices....Greg Pincushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-72350339178372422482009-05-16T18:39:00.000-07:002009-05-16T18:39:00.000-07:00Eleventy-nine, please.Eleventy-nine, please.Cat Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-422563669903020512009-05-15T13:15:00.000-07:002009-05-15T13:15:00.000-07:00This doesn't really count (I like elevently and we...This doesn't really count (I like elevently and we also use "fitty") -- but when I was a young teen visiting my great uncle in Seattle back in the early 80's, every other word out of mine and my sister's mouth was "gross," which he always followed up with "144, really?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789250398792504412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-79939067249880051832009-05-15T11:57:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:57:00.000-07:00Here is one I have heard from my students: twelfty...Here is one I have heard from my students: twelfty...<br />and kajillion is often used at home.<br />As for time: Zero dark thirty...meaning really late!Seedplanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195224824537043603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-89159945723281884572009-05-15T03:34:00.000-07:002009-05-15T03:34:00.000-07:00How about "unfinity," an infinitely smal...How about "unfinity," an infinitely small imaginary number>Mrs. Scoobershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394110859158736965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-69152396138109134702009-05-13T21:41:00.000-07:002009-05-13T21:41:00.000-07:00remember scads?remember scads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-70060990926126874132009-05-13T19:37:00.000-07:002009-05-13T19:37:00.000-07:00I am not sure if this is a real word or one my hus...I am not sure if this is a real word or one my husband made up, but he told me that a "blevit" is one and a half units in a one unit container. I have always oved that.<br /><br />Janejaneyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-62695997969617767342009-05-12T16:39:00.000-07:002009-05-12T16:39:00.000-07:00skazillion (or sometimes skajillion, depending on ...skazillion (or sometimes skajillion, depending on my mood).<br /><br />eleventy's good too :-)jonhttp://talesfromthe.net/jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-45504230142412134052009-05-12T13:53:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:53:00.000-07:00I think I use bajillion a lot, but I know when I a...I think I use bajillion a lot, but I know when I am being hyperbolic I use 800. If the number is obviously more than 800, then it becomes 800 thousand, million, or billion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-30333923257272496832009-05-12T11:45:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:45:00.000-07:00Ever since Saturday Night Live (I think it was SNL...Ever since Saturday Night Live (I think it was SNL - or was it Jon Stewart?) made up a news story about Bush misunderstanding the word "Brazillian" (they had him ask, "How many is a brazillion?") that word has entered our family lexicon. It not only means mulitple gazillions, but it lends a certain dumb-as-a-post patina to it all.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-53009972997312523982009-05-12T09:13:00.000-07:002009-05-12T09:13:00.000-07:00Eleventy is a great one. The one I usually use mos...Eleventy is a great one. The one I usually use most often is "bajillion," though.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-25034170719296609662009-05-12T09:05:00.000-07:002009-05-12T09:05:00.000-07:00Oh, eleventy is a great one. I might have to use ...Oh, eleventy is a great one. I might have to use it in a picture book! My son counts 11, 12, 13, 14, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3. Pretty original.Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-84986109392008685792009-05-12T08:28:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:28:00.000-07:00Oh, these are great! Thruppence should be real, an...Oh, these are great! Thruppence should be real, and eleventy (and its variant, eleventeen) have always held a soft spot in my heart. And I love the kid-words that become part of the everyday conversation within a family (usually to the point where strangers cast odd looks because you use the numbers without even thinking about it).<br /><br />By the way, from my Facebook friends come these other made up numbers - squat, squillions, and 867-5309. Nice!Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-73808996008589269532009-05-12T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:15:00.000-07:00"eleventy" is pretty hilarious. I like "gazillion...."eleventy" is pretty hilarious. I like "gazillion."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-1440957785497752682009-05-12T08:09:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:09:00.000-07:00Last year, when my daughter was still a lovely 2-y...Last year, when my daughter was still a lovely 2-year-old, she made up a number that our family loves to use. Whenever she would hear someone ask what time it was, she would yell, "Forty-ten!" It did morph into general number usage, and not just time-specific, so that's our crew's favorite made up number. ;)morninglight mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128926711800459894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-35638960751466163752009-05-12T08:04:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:04:00.000-07:00Hello!
My name is Regina and I just signed on to ...Hello!<br /><br />My name is Regina and I just signed on to follow your blog. Anywho, the answer to your question... Heaps. Yes, heaps. Have an awesome day! -peace ps I like the sound of thruppance, too. Not sure if that counts!Regina Y. Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983005758826790524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-88885253776238719892009-05-12T06:40:00.000-07:002009-05-12T06:40:00.000-07:00Buttloads? Or is that too inappropriate? ;)
We sa...Buttloads? Or is that too inappropriate? ;)<br />We say fitty for fifty and hundy for hundred sometimes!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-85825201227552857472009-05-12T06:35:00.000-07:002009-05-12T06:35:00.000-07:00On the "gobs" front, I've always liked my younger ...On the "gobs" front, I've always liked my younger son's favorite, which is "heaping wadges" (not sure that I've spelled "wadges" correctly, I'll have to ask). Sometimes it's increased to "great heaping wadges."Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-36097301841955085732009-05-12T05:10:00.000-07:002009-05-12T05:10:00.000-07:00Oooh - I nearly forgot this one! My daughter, when...Oooh - I nearly forgot this one! My daughter, when she was tiny, referred to the largest amount of money she could think of as "a hilly-milly dollars!"susan in portsmouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433438500950902647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-84746966012131688912009-05-12T04:05:00.000-07:002009-05-12T04:05:00.000-07:00I generally use gazillion.I generally use gazillion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-31442556028460926872009-05-12T01:26:00.000-07:002009-05-12T01:26:00.000-07:00Squinty - "There are squinty-four of them," she sa...Squinty - "There are squinty-four of them," she said.Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-70767804121001478742009-05-11T23:36:00.000-07:002009-05-11T23:36:00.000-07:00Mine is actually a monetary amount - but I think i...Mine is actually a monetary amount - but I think it still counts...<br /><br />a dollar three eighty-nine....susan in portsmouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433438500950902647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-39017484324694396232009-05-11T23:03:00.000-07:002009-05-11T23:03:00.000-07:00You can pick "gobs" if you want, though I agree it...You can pick "gobs" if you want, though I agree it's not meant to be a specific sounding number. I prefer squidillion. Sounds like it comes from Sponge Bob!Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-82963957917648819142009-05-11T22:42:00.000-07:002009-05-11T22:42:00.000-07:00Can I pick "gobs"? Or is that a collective term an...Can I pick "gobs"? Or is that a collective term and therefore not acceptable?<br /><br />If it isn't, I will say squidillion.Jamesnoreply@blogger.com