Monday, August 13, 2007
Lampion
A lampion is a pot made from coloured glass which contains oil and a wick and is used to provide light. Quite simple really. Some very interesting invented meanings came to light today. Many of us enjoyed the efforts of a newcomer named Hebegb. Congratulations on topping the poll and please visit again, Hebegb.
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A lampion is a bright spark who is also a master of marketing. His position requires him to be constantly switched on.
A lampion is the champion of the National Lampoon Championships.
A lampion is a small eel-like creature that is greatly prized in Thai cookery.
They are quite rare and tend to lurk in coral reefs. They are simply delicious stir fried with ginger and garlic.
Lampion: Pronounced lamp-eye-on, it is an ion so positively charged that it glows. I can't remember what the ratio of protons to electrons needs to be in order to achieve this phenomenon, but it's extreme.
A Lampion is a clap used to turn on sound activated lights.
Greetings from a pub with free wireless at The Fringe in Edlinburgh, Scotland.
A Lampion is the top prize winning young sheep at a county show.
Many contests have to be won to become World Lampion. Last year it was Larry.........
...and the year before, Sean!
A lampion is an especially intelligent peasant from a Spanish-speaking country.
Lampion (n.) A small hostelry (cheifly 18th - early 20th century), usually in remote rural parts.
I don't know if these were common in New Zealand, but Pastor Phil had he being doing his Grand Tour of Wales and Scotland a hundred years ago may well have relied on lampions. Facilities were rudimentary, and the menu limited. Hence the name "Lamb Pie Inn".
A lampion is a three legged lion.
A lampion (n.) is a champion limpet. While this word can be used in a literal sense, it's figurative usage is much more common and usually implies other derogatory characteristics.
Example: Jude and Helen had started chatting to a man in the pub who turned out to be a real lampion. Despite dropping several rather unsubtle hints, he would just not leave them in peace and continued talking about nineteenth century lamposts until his mother called him to go home for dinner.
Lampion is a winner of a lamp-making contest.
Lampion is a flash of neon pink light sometimes seen as the sun sets in far reaches of the Northern hemisphere. It occurs only a few times each year and is a cause of mystic wonder.
Lampion was a nonsense song popular in the 1940's. It switched the beginning and ending of words and then slurred the result, making for intriguing but entirely incomprehensible lyrics.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
alladin 's magic lamp
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