On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:39:23 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote:

"Jay Beckman" wrote:
"Jack Allison" wrote in
message ...
Jay Honeck wrote:
Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to
change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times
Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion
hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately?
:-)
Jack,

If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!!

;O)

There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate
numbers are provided. The URL is:

http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html

Here are some examples:

"eleventeen
I'm not sure how large this number is, but I'm pretty sure it is
between 11 and 21 inclusive. Nominally used to mean any absurd use of
a specific number. e.g. "I had to enter a product activation code of
'A ampersand g g L P 7 eleventeen something...'"

umpteen
This number is relatively small (usually under 30). It is used in
conjunction with a specific task (or task iteration). e.g. "I told you
for the umpteenth time - 'No swimming with the sharks!'"

zillion
Any incomprehensibly large number. For a five-year-old $100 is about
equal to "a zillion dollars". For an average adult, this number is
certainly greater than 100,000... but it depends on context. e.g.
"That company charges zillions if you want them to consult."

bazillion
More than a zillion... possibly as small as 2 zillion.
(can also be spelled bizillion or bahzillion [rare].)"

(And so on - the web site has oodles more.)

Here in Texas, you hear the term "buttload" a lot.

As in "I've got a buttload of things to do today."

I sometimes joke that I know how big a buttload is: It's 128 gallons.

No one gets it, but the old English system of gallons, bushels,
barrels, etc. had "butt" in there as 128 gallons, so it must be
equivalent to a buttload.

I wonder if it originated with "boatload" and got *******ized to
"buttload"


Bill Strahan
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