Quadrivial Quandary:  Logophiles, Rejoice!  Each day we give you four unusual words.  Can you fit them all in one illustrative sentence?
Quandary Resolution 1477
risible, tractable, ab initio, brannigan
Alf was never the most tractable of customers after he’d had a few pints, and when his risible tall stories were ab initio met with hoots of derision, the pub landlord called time early, for he knew from hard experience that a bare-fisted brannigan was unavoidable.
by Et Seqq on July 15, 2010

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