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cjsmith ([personal profile] cjsmith) wrote2007-09-12 03:37 pm

The Yex

On my way to work I saw a license plate with the string "YEX" in it.

What a cool word!

It is obviously a Dr. Seuss character. It's big, fluffy, a bit awkward, and genial. If I had any drawing talent I'd sketch one. Maybe its arch-enemy is the Gex. A wonderful bird is the Yex; it's got one big head on two necks...

[identity profile] layer.livejournal.com 2007-09-12 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
yay! my first big smile of the day!
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[personal profile] platypus 2007-09-12 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yex! Genial, definitely.

Ken and I have a habit of trying to pronounce license plate letter combinations. Nice to know we're not alone :).

I'm a nerd

[personal profile] apparentparadox 2007-09-12 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
OK, I just see a combination of Yacc & Lex, not some animal.

Our new license plate for the Prius has DEF in it. I don't see a set of sequential characters, I see a LISP function.

Re: I'm a nerd

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
I admit that when I was fiddling with rhymes for it, Lex came rather quickly to mind. :-)

My plate has WMU in it. I know of no nerdy association there, but it is fun to say. WOOM-uuu! Wa-MOOOO!

[identity profile] wooddragon.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
*hic*

*hic*


[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
...I think I'm missing something on this one.

[identity profile] wooddragon.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
To hiccough was the definition of 'yex' when I Googled it.

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh really? Way cool! I had no idea it was a word!

[identity profile] rfrench.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought it was like "Honey, your cat yexed on the carpet again."

Best I could do on short notice.

[identity profile] allanh.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
There was once a bird called the Yex;
Whose song was much worse than it's pecks.
If shocked, Yexes try
To peck out your eye
And failing that, want to have sex.

Re: Best I could do on short notice.

[identity profile] ctgstr8.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
I likes it! I really, really likes it!!

[identity profile] sunnydale47.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for brightening my evening! =laughing=

I want a license plate with a word in it. All I have is a miscellaneous assortment of letters and numbers signifying nothing. :-(

[identity profile] chrishansenhome.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
A wonderful bird is the Yex!
It's got one big head on two necks.
It sees all around it--
Many things that astound it--
And numerous things that perplex.

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh excellent! I kept trying to do something with its "very strong pecs" but couldn't make it work. :-)

[identity profile] stormecho.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought of my old Uncle Wiggly Game. There was a card that spoke of the Skeezikz looking vexed. I'm sure I spelt that wrong. Anyway, it had all of these little rhymes in it.

I've been looking at license plates lately and making up common (sometimes) sayings. Things with X's are always difficult.

Ex - You Exude X-rays

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh nifty! What's WMU? That's what I have now. (For years I used to be YKZ which is a tough one indeed.)

[identity profile] stormecho.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Er...With My Umbrella

And you got rid of You Know Zip

[identity profile] daphnep.livejournal.com 2007-09-19 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
You're funny. I wandered in here from [livejournal.com profile] evileggland, and am adding you. Just so you know!

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-09-19 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Hi! Welcome!

I warn ya, mostly I'm boring. But occasionally I get some good funny going on.