WORD OFF!

this week's battle:

bibelot: /bib-loh/

a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.

vs.

colubrine: /col-u-brīn/

1 : of, relating to, or resembling a snake
2 : of or relating to colubrids

last week's word winner:

i screwed up

yesterday. while cleaning up the gadgets and polls i accidentally erased the wrong poll (torpor vs. suborn). i think it was torpor, but it was a close race. if there is any concern about the integrity of the voting i must apologize for the error but i was rooting for suborn. torpor can be fun but suborning something is always an adventure.