Word of the day

Goes to Lord Bonkers, who describes Eeyore as an anhedonic donkey, which is an extremely pleasing phrase.

Wikipedia defines anhedonia as “the inability to experience pleasure from activities formerly found enjoyable” and it is a symptom of depression. Then Wikipedia gets sidetracked by a description of ejaculatory anhedonia, which nearly led me to not linking at all, but then the Standards Board holds no fear for me now.

Props also for Jonathan’s Week of the Week this week.

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One comment on “Word of the day

  1. […] of the main reasons for emulating the anhedonic donkey is there are just so many reasons why the Olympics might make you feel grumpy: the London focus; […]

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