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There's enough of those Arachnoleptic Fits going on in our garden throughout the summer.
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07.24.03 - 7:58 pm | #
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I knew the giraffes would triumph, eventually 
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07.24.03 - 9:27 pm | #
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Just to prove how quickly emails circulate, I've just been sent/received another version of this:
10 more words that should exist
a.. ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid)
adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.
b.. AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um)
n. The point where the stream of drinking fountain water is at its
perfect height, thus relieving the drinker from (a) having to suck the
nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in the eye (or ear).
c.. BURGACIDE (burg' uh side)
n. When a hamburger can't take any more torture and hurls itself
through the grill into the coals.
d.. BUZZACKS (buz' aks)
n. People in phone marts who walk around picking up display phones and
listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not
connected.
e.. DIMP (dimp)
n. A person who insults you in a cheap department store by asking, "Do
you work here?"
f.. ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma)
n. A rescue vehicle which can only be seen in the rearview mirror.
g.. EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz)
n. Gangly people sitting in front of you at the movies who, no matter
what direction you lean in, follow suit.
h.. ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay' shun)
n. The mistaken notion that the more you press an elevator button the
faster it will arrive.
i.. NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see)
n. A fluorescent light bulb struggling to come to life.
j.. PETROPHOBIC (pet ro fob' ik)
adj. One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.
Blue Witch |
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07.24.03 - 9:29 pm | #
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OMG and some more:
1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn
the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
2. CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming,of
running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times,
reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down
to give the vacuum one more chance.
3. DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of candy you
dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow remove
all the germs.
4. ELBONICS (el bon' iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for
one armrest in a movie theater.
5. FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept
onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he
finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
6. LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) n. Manhandling the "open
here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the
'illegal' side.
7. PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole
purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground
pepper.
8. PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number
and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
9. PUPKUS (pup' kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog
presses its nose to it.
10. TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n. The act of always
letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when
you're only six inches away.
Blue Witch |
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07.24.03 - 9:30 pm | #
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Both the post and the comments are wicked! They cracked me up BIG time. Maybe someone should do the A to Z new words list. 
Horizon |
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07.26.03 - 6:07 pm | #
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Hmmm - very similar to someting I blogged back in April....
http://www.sapientum.com/
2003_04....html#200194164
I actually ran a competition and even had two entrants one of which won a lovely prize.
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07.27.03 - 8:43 pm | #
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