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¿Question #4166?
POvidiusNaso: How would you use the word "penumbra" in a sentence at a cocktail party?

vandemonium: Hey mate, what the effing hell is a penumbra?
Felimid: I was signing my autograph for a fan, but kept seeing a shadow whenever I moved the pen, and the fan said, oh, I know what that is, that's your penumbra.
TiwazTyrsfist: I probably wouldn't unless we were playing Werewolf The Apocalypse or talking about Eclipses.
gwommy: These jello shots have a penumbra that will sneak up on you.
ricardofo: Why are you here in penumbra?
Spirit of 70: When talking about my Werewolf campaign.
JArmandB: I most likely wouldn't
kathleenryan: Were you able to witness the penumbra seen during the partial lunar eclipse this morning?
tankexmortis: "This drink reminds me of the eldritch penumbra of unseen horror that lurks beyond our understanding."
GrimJester: Can I borrow a pen to write down your numbra?
Frubgarde: I think the prospects of me attending a cocktail party are about as slight as my getting invited to one in the first place. Assuming that this barely-conceivable event did take place, I would cleverly steer the leaden conversation round to the subject of solar eclipses and get "penumbra" in then.
jruddy: Did you see the eclipse? What an amazing penumbra!
Golux: Get me another free cocktail... uhh... penumbra.
Morgan: "Did you know that The First Amendment has a penumbra where privacy is protected from governmental intrusion?"
Hector Vortac: "lay off the cocktail weenies; the penumra's big enough already"
DHEK: I wouldn't. Unless the situation calls for it. I don't try to make sentences with a certain word just for the sake of doing so.
aleo09: i wouldn't
Sagrilarus: She's pretty, but not so pretty as to step out of the penumbra of that only somewhat prettier girl over there.
kimba: "hey can you use the work Penumbra twice in the same sentance?"
Chris Page: Try asking that exact icebreaker question at the next such party.
sdonohue: I wouldn't since I'm not sure what it means. Alternately. "Damn, I dropped my pen! Can you getit for me - the penumbra da couch?
Numskull: "Not long ago, I was asked how I would use the word 'penumbra' at a cocktail party."
POvidiusNaso: When the earth passed through the moon's penumbra, I almost lost my shit.
zatchmo: "Well, I got to 7 mana and cast Penumbra Wurm..."
Dryfus: Umm, wouldn't
Munchkin_Micih: Could you please oPEN, UM, BRA?
Cut & Space: I like looking in your eyes as the moon sparkles out of the penumbra
SisyphusX: "I prefer to hang out in the penumbra of the party - so I'll stay here next to the dip."
dictator555: "I believe the penumbra of your cocktail glass is obscuring my view of your bling, darling."
tuva_lisa: Come over here...I look better when I stand in penumbra...
OzGamer: "How would you use the word 'penumbra' in a sentence?"
vampywife: Wiesloch, where I live, is sorta a penumbra of Heidelberg.
Big Bad Lex: Your nose is so big......
scriptorum: Let me tell you about this invention I've made; it's both a pen AND an umbrella...
Oldstench: To a lady - 'As you stand in the penumbra of the lamps illumination, I can see right through your dress. Nice tits."
RonStock: Yo beeotch lemme pen-u-numbra down right here
brainrob: I wouldn't
Quest22: yes
Ebon Wendigo: My, but that's a nice penumbra you have there.
confuse_a_cat: I don't get invited to cocktail parties. Thanks for making me depressed.
_Kael_: I think I put my Penumbra in a No-Parking Zone
Loquutus: Isn't penumbra a stupid word?
Tushratta: "Don't you think that when Supreme Court justices use words like 'penumbra' when writing their opinions, they have become pompous nitwits who wouldn;t understand the US Constitution if it flew out their butt? Mmm, good hors d'ouevres."
axarca: "Would you describe Gliek's penumbra as effulgent, luminescent, evanescent, or just plain garish?"
ssmooth: I would wait patiently for the right straight line.
melissa: drunkenly?
XanderF: The first chapter in "The Longest Journey" - the best damn game ever made in ANY medium - is called "Penumbra" (LOL)
mrbeankc: I wouldn't. I'd use the word pimple instead
skrutsch: I don't go to cocktail parties.
Belash: i wouldn't
Spielfreak: O, penumbra, please.
skelebone: Through my telescope, I observed the penumbra from the eclipse across the moon.
puffinge: You have a lovely penumbra there, may I touch it?
jttm: Ah yes, penum's my favourite bra company. They make penumbras.
CortexBomb: I wouldn't use that word in any context, nor would I attend a cocktail party
Lord_Prussian: I would generally avoid use of that word.
CDRodeffer: Why not?
chaddyboy_2000: This penumbra tastes delicious.