Talk:Laughs Under Lucricities
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TRUE and HONEST origins of "lucrid"
Did Chris himself ever say that "laughs under lucricities" was equivalent to "laughs under lucrativeness"? If so, I don't recall. In any case, I really don't think that "lucrid" was derived from "lucid" (meaning "clear"), as this page currently implies. If anything, "lucrid" was derived from "lurid" (meaning "revolting"). Honestly, one of my favorite things about CWCki is how many editors here make fun of Chris's "tenuous grasp on the English language" when they are themselves just barely literate. Llort 15:57, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
- I think that theory's likely. Chris called something a "lucrid defiance of a drawing" in Mailbag 48 and "lurid" might make sense in that context.-Phlegethon 17:17, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
- Edited article to reflect this. --DStecks 02:59, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
- I wrote the note about 'lucid', the more obvious 'lurid' just went completely over my head and the OP rightfully makes fun of me for it. The lucid thing came about because of the line in CWC's Second Message where he says "drawing such loose—such lucrid mockeries " - the hesitation makes it sound like he is trying to say lucid but can't quite get it right. Blusko 12:04, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
- I've always thought that Chris was going for some form of the word "ludicrous," which means absurdly ridiculous. Perhaps it is a portmanteau of "ludicrous" and "atrocity," since that's what he is.Squirrelbait 20:39, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
- I think what's happening here is a kind of garbled phonesthesia, that is, Chris is getting bogged down trying to pluck a single word from a selection that have common phonetic features and similar connonations (lurid, lewd, ludicrous, atrocious etc). Words that sound similar but carrying totally divergent meanings (lucrative, possibly lucid) are getting thrown into the mix. Blusko 22:05, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
- English has way too many words that start with "Lu". Still no excuse for improper word choice, though. --DStecks 17:47, 18 March 2010 (UTC)