Tionólette?

Post by **Nanohedron** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:38 pm

We have these weekly piper gatherings, just three to five peopleor so. Given the small size and frequency, I've been searching for a word for these meetings -other than tionól- that befits the piper's gravitas, and finally came up with one: we now attend a weekly pipers' colloquium.

Rick Hall · Post by **Rick Hall** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:54 pm

How about the term "tionólín".

Rick

Post by **Nanohedron** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:59 pm

Rick Hall wrote:How about the term "tionólín".
Rick

I thought of that, but I wanted something more ivory tower and lofty, like.

"Colloquium? Colloquium?? Pardon me while I play the grand piano!"

anima · Post by **anima** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:12 pm

tionolito

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:16 pm

What's wrong with "session" or "seissun"? Or "soiree" or "hen party"?

djm

misterpatrick · Post by **misterpatrick** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:28 pm

I just want to know why I haven't been invited. I can squawk with the best of 'em.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:44 am

Tionólette?

Sounds like a brand of butt wipe.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:02 pm

misterpatrick wrote:I just want to know why I haven't been invited. I can squawk with the best of 'em.

Waidaminnit. You ARE where I think you are, right? Not where it looks like you are. Or ought to be if you weren't in the other place. You're making my brain hurt.

Nice piping weather hereabouts, though. Wanna see what the reed has to think about it.

tommykleen · Post by **tommykleen** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:23 pm

Since there are mulitple gatherings you can use the plural of tionól which is tionóil .

Thus, you can then use the term tionóillet and that way your pun dollar can go alot farther.

T

Jim McGuire · Post by **Jim McGuire** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:31 pm

Tionolite

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:02 pm

Tionólette? - Sounds very sanitary altogether!

Padge.

Douglas · Post by **Douglas** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:26 pm

Tionolite sounds like a type of granitic rock

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:21 pm

Douglas wrote:Tionolite sounds like a type of granitic rock

... the piper's rock.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:54 pm

sym·po·si·um ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sm-pz-m)
n. pl. sym·po·si·ums or sym·po·si·a (-z-)

1. A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.
2. A collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine.
3. A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks.

Before the term 'Tionól' took off they were called 'Symposiums' (or 'Symposia'). Hence the first two anual meetings of NPU are called the symposiums. Would attendees then be "Symposeurs"?

I always liked the sound of it anyway.

Regards,

Harry.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:08 pm

Patrick D'Arcy wrote:Tionólette? - Sounds very sanitary altogether!

Padge.

Nah, that would be Tionelle®.