Today’s #atozchallenge explores the wonderful world of one of my favourite groups of people.
Xenodochial: Hospitable; kindly to strangers
Xanthippe: Ill-tempered woman
Xenoglossia: Person’s knowledge of a language never studied
Xanthocomic: Yellow-haired
Xenodochium: Building for the reception of strangers
#Fawlty Towers All x-rated words from phrontistery.info
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I loved Fawlty Towers. Enjoyed your post, thanks for bringing back the memories.
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It’s the best programme for xenodocheionologists…
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I’ve been waiting during this entire challenge to see what participants use for the letter “X.” You’ve outdone yourself here. Haven’t thought of Fawlty Towers in years. It was so funny. Wonder if I’d still find it hilarious now…
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Maybe I’ll send you a boxed set as a xenium??
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OK. Looked up the word and I get it, oh clever one. [Although xenium looks and sounds like the name of a prescription drug for who knows what…]
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It could probably be used to treat something that features in my post tomorrow… 😉
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😉
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An amusing collection of xenos and xans …. and flowering twats 😀
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As long as the flowery twats aren’t xerarch 😉
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Now you did. You made me look it up.
If I understand correctly, it would be happier in a desert …. but it sounds like it belongs to an alien.
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Haha, I think http://www.phrontistery.info is my new favourite website!!
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Ouch! I think I hurt my head just opening the home page!
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It should come with a health warning!
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Fabulous or should I say Xcellent! I love how creative you are – both in terms of topics and your writing. Well done!
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Aw, thank you! I’ve really enjoyed it 🙂
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Love Fawlty Towers! No fair using what I’m pretty sure are made-up words though. 😉 Great post.
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Made up???? Watch out I don’t get my xyston out! 🙂
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Hm… Not sure whether to be scared or intrigued…
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Xceptionally Xhilarating.
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Xactly!!
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Oh, I loved this programme! Thank you for the introduction to so many new words – I may struggle to introduce them to every day life, but I will do my best. 🙂
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I’d be impressed if you could use any of them in day to day conversation!! I actually watched three episodes of Fawlty Towers just yesterday and I’m please to say that they’ve stood the test of time 🙂
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Three episodes – does that class as binge watching?? 🙂 🙂
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Hope so 😉
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