The strange, the bizarre and the unexpected

[Spike1007]

You're welcome for FUTILITARIANISMS. When I first saw it, I added the F- almost as a joke, but was surprised that it worked. (I guess adding an F isn't really futile.)

A lot of words we get are cobbled together from known parts, but often in ways that we don't expect to work. That's kind of how I see PARLIAMENTINGS. I'd probably never have tried that. Good job!

I retrospect, I shouldn't have been so surprised that BROBDINGNAGIAN worked. I see LILLIPUTIAN (with the same source) a lot more often. I guess I was more surprised that they put it here. (It was on a board that had been played 44 times, had only one 9+ letter ultra-rare word, and the previously-found longest word was 7 letters.) I look at that as a combination of luck and the fact that my brain is littered with a lifetime of (usually) useless information.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing other words that show up in this thread.

[lalatan]

Wow, Spike! That was an amazing find. I'd certainly keep it but I admire your discipline nevertheless. As far as I recall, I never saw or heard the word before. When I was a kid I did read the Classic's Illustrated comic of Gulliver's Travels but don't know if they used the word there or not.

Edit: I just found PARLIAMENTINGS for 26 pts. I think that fits the criteria for this thread. Oh and I forgot to say I played FUTILITARIANISMS yesterday for 2 records. Thanks amigo.

[Spike1007]

I just found BROBDINGNAGIAN, for 26 points. I didn't take it, but it was a hard choice. (I've set my sights a little higher this month, at least to start with.) By the way, it doesn't work with an -S.

[lalatan]

The title of this thread was part of the intro to the Ripley's Believe It or Not TV show that aired in the 80's. If you think a word you found qualifies for this category, feel free to post it here.

My first entry is a word I found 2 months ago: ANTHROPOPSYCHISM