Friday, March 30, 2007

But I don't know how to take out the garbage!

DEFINITION: A specialized inability, or area of "chosen incompetency", based on an individual's need to avoid certain unpleasant tasks. But I don't know how to take out the garbage!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Conchoreshun: /con-chor-shun/ Conchoreshun is the ability to snake around undesirable tasks in a seemingly innocent manner Etymology: contort + chore + shun Created by: Jabberwocky.

Incompretence: /In-com-pree-tense/ Jack's incompretence fooled everyone except his mother, who was not convinced by his excuse that he could play tennis left-handed instead of taking out the trash. Etymology: Incompetence + pretence Created by: Discoveria.

Protaskination: /proh-task-tuh-ney-shun/ Protaskination always overtakes me when it is time to clean the toilet and change the cat litter. Etymology: procrastination + task Created by: Stevenson0.

Skillusion: /skill-oo-zhun/ My son is a master at the art of skillusion. His latest task evasion tactic was to weedwhack all my violetto artichoke plants, claiming he thought they were just giant thistles, which, of course, they are. Etymology: skill, illusion Created by: purpleartichokes.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Thank goodness you walked in!

DEFINITION: The mental state induced by the discovery your new husband, and your maid of honor, entangled in the satin sheets given to you as a wedding present by your grandmother. Thank goodness you walked in!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Knivesinwhitesatin: /nyves-in-wyte-satin/ The discovery of the tryst sent her into a state of knivesinwhitesatin hopefully "never reaching the end" Etymology: knives (the kind that in literature come flying out of ones eyes) + Knights in White Satin (Moody Blues) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Betraythed: /bee-tray-thed/ she went from betrothed to betraythed in record time Etymology: betrayed, betrothed Created by: rikboyee.

Marrage: /mer-rage/ On finding her new husband and the maid of honour, she went into a state of marrage throwing and breaking everything she could get her hands on. Etymology: marriage + rage Created by: Stevenson0.

Apesheet: /APE-sheet/ When Sheila walked in and discovered her new groom and her maid of honor entangled in the satin sheets given as a wedding present by her grandmother, she went absolutely apesheet! Etymology: wasn't this scene from "The Godfather"? Created by: Alchemist.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

What are you doing?

DEFINITION: A sudden, uncontrollable desire to eat something fast, usually occurs at bedtime.

What are you doing?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Nappetite: /nap-ah-tight/ everytime his head hit the pillow his nappetite would kick in Etymology: nap, appetite Created by: rikboyee.

Moonchies: /moon-cheez/ He had an attack of the full moonchies, that irresistible urge to chow down and send himself to dreamland on a full stomach. Etymology: moon + munchies Created by: Stevenson0.

Boltdozer: /bowlt-dozer/ As soon as dusk fell he became a boltdozer, wolfing down any junk food in sight - he eventually married a short order chef Etymology: bolt (to eat hurriedly) + dozer (sleeper)also refers to bulldozer Created by: Jabberwocky.

Nightstoker: /nye-t-stoker/ He kept it hidden by day but he became the nightstoker at bedtime. Etymology: night stalker + stoke (feed) Created by: porsche.

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Monday, March 26, 2007

That idiot has finally been fired?

DEFINITION: A mixture of delight and guilt felt when a colleague, whom you despise, suffers a misfortune. That idiot has finally been fired?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dupliciglee: /doo-pli-si-glee/ She had a difficult time hiding her dupliciglee when the office know it all got the boot Etymology: duplicity + glee (deceitful happiness) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Schuldeschadenfreude: /shool-de-shahd-n-froi-duh/ Kathy'd thought of herself as a "mean girl" so her schuldeschadenfreude at Betty's car accident (Betty'd always flaunted that Mercedes!) was something of a shock. Etymology: Basically a compound German word, this is based on a combination of "Schuld" (guilt) and "Schadenfreude" (pleasure at the misfortune of others) which is an already accepted, and surprisingly rarely used word in the English language. Created by: catgrin.

Sadissfaction: /sa-diss-faction/ I really didn't mean for her to literally "break a leg" on stage, so I was overcome with sadissfaction when I saw her in a cast and using crutches. Etymology: sad, diss, satisfaction Created by: purpleartichokes.

Regretstasy: /ree-gret-stah-see/ Jill felt regretstasy over Betty's termination because while Jill despised Betty she wouldn't want to be ousted so publicly. Etymology: regret + ecstasy Created by: jedijawa.

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Sunday, March 25, 2007

I do not need or use deodorant.

DEFINITION: A lie told by a politician which is not really a lie, because in their heart of hearts, they are pretending it is true. I do not need or use deodorant.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Balonimony: /ba-LO-na-mo-nee/ When he was running for office, he gave an oathspiel about how he cared about the environment; when he was elected, I realized it was just his bullief and nothing more than balonimony. Etymology: baloney (a lie), testimony Created by: purpleartichokes.

Defactualize: /dis-fak-choo-lize/ The Prime Minister was able to defactualize about the situation by thinking about what he will do in the future, not what he did to cause the problem. Etymology: de facto + fact + conceptualize Created by: Stevenson0.

Doubledupe: /dubbl-doop/ His argument that subways were inhabited by zombies was so convincing that it became a doubledupe and he always had to take the bus Etymology: double + dupe and dupe + double Created by: Jabberwocky.

Lewinksy: /lew-in-ski/ Bob Roberts told a lewinsky in his comments to the press yesterday because he so desperately needed for the lie to be true. Etymology: Derived from B.Clinton's excessive bending of the truth (i.e. lying) in the Monica Lewinksy scandal. I liked the guy anyway but he had a gift for "the lewinsky". Created by: jedijawa.

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Friday, March 23, 2007

I'm sorry can you repeat that?

DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.

I'm sorry can you repeat that?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Einstymie: /EIN-sty-mee/ Sue was all thrilled to get her new cell phone, but after reading through the 245 page manual and realizing she didn't have a clue as to how to turn on the damn thing, she realized she had purchased yet another Einstymie. Etymology: Einstein, stymie (A situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.) Created by: purpleartichokes.

Trekkienology: /trekee-nawl-ogee/ I think you have to understand Vulcan to figure out modern trekkienology Etymology: trekkie + technology Created by: Jabberwocky.

Vistappointment: /vis-tah-POYNY-ment/ That new self-walking dog leash I bought online turned out to be a big Vistappointment. I couldn't even get it configured to my breed, it kept defaulting to "shih tsu". What a rip! Etymology: Vista (you know) + disappointment Created by: Alchemist.

Ditzmo: /ditz-mo/ The ditzmo was such a complicated bit of electronics that Bobbie didn't even try to figure it out. Etymology: ditz (a scatterbrain) + gizmo (a mechanical device) Created by: jedijawa.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

OMG YGLT Shakespeare

DEFINITION: To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking. OMG YGLT Shakespeare

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Copychat: /cop-ee-chat/ Leanne would copychat his posh accent to make her client feel more at ease. Etymology: From "copy cat" and "chat". Created by: Bulletchewer.

Verbotomime: /ver-boto-mime/ Jedijawa tends to unconsciously verbotomime the dialect and accent of people who he talks to for more than 5 minutes unless he tries very hard not to do so. Etymology: verbotomy (pandering to the board on this one) + mime (to imitate) Created by: jedijawa.

Vernacclimate: // After a few months he found he had vernacclimated with the locals without even noticing. Etymology: vernacular + acclimate Created by: swallowedbyafish.

Mimeojargon: /mim-ee-uh-jar-gon/ After spending many hours interviewing high school students, the counsellor's mimeojargon became part of her life and her friends just didn't understand her. Etymology: mimeograph + jargon Created by: Stevenson0.

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Monday, March 19, 2007

Wait for the perfect pitch...

DEFINITION: A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity; excessive patience.

Wait for the perfect pitch...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Oppeternity: /op-ah-turn-it-ee/ she had turned down every man that had ever asked her out, because none of them were quite right...and by golly even if it took all the opporternity she possessed... she would eventually find him Etymology: opportunity, eternity Created by: rikboyee.

Caseyatthebatitude: /kay-see-at-the-bat-i-tood/ Bill's caseyatthebatitude casued him to never place any bets at the roulette wheel as he kept waiting for the right moment that never came. Etymology: From the poem "Casey at the Bat" where Casey kept waiting and eventually struck out when he was meant to be the hero of the day. Created by: jedijawa.

Lages: /lage-ess/ He lages for the perfect opportunity to buy the stock at the right time. Because of his lagesness, he often misses the ideal price point. Etymology: lag + ages Created by: Stevenson0.

Godotancy: /-ɡəˈdoʊ.ənˌsi- Silent "t"!/ A godotant individual rarely feels the negative effects of their unrealistic optimism, but their godotancy often becomes quite frustrating for others. Etymology: As in Sam Beckett's play, _Waiting for Godot_. Created by: ErWenn.

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Sunday, March 18, 2007

I winning!

DEFINITION: A state of hyper-attentive focus combined with WBT (Whole Body Twitching) and IEE (Ignores Everything Else), which commonly afflicts video game players.

I winning!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Levelupsy: /Lev-ell-up-see/ Patient S is the first documented case of fatal levelupsy. S had a history of chronic gaming; patient was discovered convulsing upon couch, ignoring symptoms of asphyxia while playing a common console game. Etymology: Level up + epilepsy. Epilepsy: a chronic nervous system disorder causing seizures. Created by: Discoveria.

Wiitusi: /wee-TOO-see/ When Brandon pops in Mario Party 8 and begins his crazy wiitusi, nothing is safe. His mom finally gave up and just removed all the remaining unbroken Hummels from the family room. Etymology: wii (vid game) + watusi (the dance, not th e tribe). I am probably dating myself with this one... Created by: Alchemist.

Videoverdrive: /vi-dee-oh-vur-drive/ At first glance, I thought my son may have Tourettes Syndrome, but when I saw that he was playing a game, I realized he was just in videoverdrive. Etymology: video, overdrive Created by: purpleartichokes.

Nintendosis: /nihn-tehn-DOH-sihs/ Alex's nintendosis affected him to the point that he couldn't hold a pencil in class, and his glazed-over eyes saw little Marios bouncing round the chalkboard. Etymology: Nintendo + -osis Created by: mplsbohemian.

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Friday, March 16, 2007

What was I looking for?

DEFINITION: To be so distracted by the fact that you can't find something, that you forget what you were looking for.

What was I looking for?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Whichhunt: /which-hunt/ as he aimlessly entered the kitchen again, he realised he needed to give up this whichhunt. Etymology: which, hunt, witch hunt Created by: rikboyee.

Itemnesia: /eye-tem-NEES-yah/ After 20 minutes of frantically searching through her Prius, Sharon paused, stricken with itemnesia. Now WHAT was she looking for? Etymology: item + amnesia Created by: Alchemist.

Damnesia: /dam-nee-zhuh/ When you forget what you forgot it might be senility but it's probably just a case of damnesia. Etymology: damn + amnesia Created by: lauramy.

Helterseeker: /hell-tor-sEk-or/ Jill's search for her keys turned into a helterseeker. She forgot that she is seeking her keys when she stumbled onto a shoe she lost 2 months ago. Etymology: helter skelter/seek Created by: toadstool57.

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Hi Sexy! Oops... Sorry, I thought you were someone else.

DEFINITION: To recognize and loudly greet a friend only to realize that it is a complete stranger, who now thinks that you are somewhat odd.

Hi Sexy! Oops... Sorry, I thought you were someone else.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Helloops: /hell + oops/ I saw Jacob the other day and gave him what turned out to be a big helloops - it was some other guy. Etymology: hello + oops Created by: Osomatic.

Myopialliance: /mye ope ee a lie ens/ she made three more myopialliances on route to the opticians. Etymology: myopia, alliance Created by: galwaywegian.

Randomactofblindness: /random act of blindness/ Just as well Shelly had a superiority complex, as her randomactsofblindness meant that a lot of strangers thought she was totally nuts. Etymology: random act of kindness (this could conceivable involve loud friendly greetings to randomly met strangers) + blind (not being able to see who you are really talking to) Created by: petaj.

Notyoutations: /not-you-tay-shuns/ ever since she lost her glasses she was the queen of greetings and notyoutations Etymology: not you, salutations Created by: rikboyee.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Don't worry. I'm not asleep. I'm meditating.

DEFINITION: A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to "safely" navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road.

Don't worry. I'm not asleep. I'm meditating.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Snortopilot: /snore-toe-pie-lut/ she found herself constantly brakedancing while her dad was driving on snortopilot Etymology: snore, autopilot Created by: rikboyee.

Snoozecontrol: /snooze-con-troll/ Jill drove to work each day on snoozecontrol, barely aware of having made the trip and having no memory of any part of the 20 minute drive. Etymology: snooze (half awake or less) + control (like cruise control only while in a semi-snooze) Created by: jedijawa.

Tranceport: /trans port/ her new method of tranceport was more incarcoma than carcinoma, but was nonetheless fairly life threatening. Etymology: trance, transport Created by: galwaywegian.

Carvana: /Kar-varh-na/ After 15 years of solid driving experience, Betty had finally reached carvana - the awareness that her car and the traffic are ONE... and everything else is maya, illusion... Etymology: Car + nirvana. Nirvana: the highest spiritual plane according to Buddhism. (Maya, btw, is the Hare Krishna (Hindu sect) word for illusion.) Created by: Discoveria.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

I had to eat ten bowls of cereal before I felt better

DEFINITION: To eat your favorite food, not because you are hungry, but because you are feeling sad or lonely.

I ate ten bowls of cereal before I was satisfied.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Therapeat: /thair-ah-peet/ after she got home from her nieces wedding, she desperately needed to therapeat Etymology: therapy, eat Created by: rikboyee.

Smorgasbored: /smOr-giz-bOrd/ Selina sat in front of the food she just pulled from the fridge. She is smorgasbored and content to eat her blues away after being dumped by her boyfriend of nine years. Etymology: smorgasbord, as in buffet/ bored, as in discontent or depressed Created by: toadstool57.

Sadisfy: /sad-is-fy/ Food will sadisfy my empty stomach as well as my empty heart. Etymology: sad + satisfy Created by: lauramy.

Proznack: /PROH-snak/ When his HMO denied his claim for anti-depressants, Terry turned to Proznacking. I hear he is up to 4 boxes of FiddleFaddle a day. Etymology: Prozac (popular antidepressant) + snack Created by: Alchemist.

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Monday, March 12, 2007

But they're not my dishes!

DEFINITION: A discussion among family members, or room mates, which often turns into a full-blown yelling match, and which seems to occur every night whenever it's time to do the dishes.

But they're not my dishes!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dishcord: /dish-cord/ After the meal is finished and we are feeling full and sleepy it is time for our daily dishcord over who is to clean and wash up the mess. Etymology: dish + dishes + discord Created by: Stevenson0.

Kitchencounterattack: /kit-chen-cown-ter-a-tak/ A full fledged kitchencounterattack occurred last night in a small town near here with knives,forks and plates flying through open windows and injuring passersby. A dishwasher has been installed to prevent further outbursts Etymology: kitchen + counter attack Created by: Jabberwocky.

Dishagreement: /dish-ah-gree-ment/ What started out as a dishcussion, quickly escalated to a dishagreement, followed by a full-blown dawnnybrook. Etymology: dish, disagreement Created by: purpleartichokes.

Dishtopia: /dish-to-pee-ah/ Our pleasant family dinner quickly dishcended into a dishturbing dishtopia as soon as Dad said "Time for dishes." Mom tried to calm things down with a few platetitudes, but they were left broken on the kichen floor. Etymology: dish + dystopia Created by: wordmeister.

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Friday, March 9, 2007

The toast fell butter-side down.

DEFINITION: The feeling you get when fate plays a stupid little trick on you, just to remind you that life isn't fair.

The toast fell butter-side down.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Karmosity: /karm-os-ity/ I'm filled with karmosity when I drop a coin and it rolls into the sewer, the bread lands peanut butter side down, or the milk I just bought is sour. Etymology: karma + animosity Created By: Stevenson0.

Sucktion: /suk-shun/ Sucktion is the feeling I get when I log in and see so many clever words already submitted Etymology: suck + suction Created By: Jabberwocky.

Dangst: /Dang-sst/ "Dang it!" said Helen, after she opened her umbrella indoors while tripping over a black cat and falling under a ladder. It was hours before her feeling of dangst began to lighten. Etymology: Dang + angst. Angst is technically the philosophical dread and anxiety about the world because of the future being unknowable. Created By: Discoveria.

Vicioussitude: /vish + iss + ih + tood/ The brakes on my car failed three days after the warranty expired... it's enough to give you a vicioussitude! Etymology: vicious + (vicissitude combined with attitude) Created By: Osomatic.

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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Hey it's me. Give me a call.

DEFINITION: A voice mail message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller.

Hey it's me. Give me a call.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Phononymous: /foe-non-ee-mus/ he enjoyed the mystery of it, the tension... he could almost taste their need to know more...oh yes... he much preferred to remain phononymous Etymology: anonymous, phone Created By: rikboyee.

Guessage: /gess-ij/ The guessage on her machine said nothing more than "Meet me at Sam's Place at 6." Because she was in contact with over two dozen on-line daters, Alice realized she was driving to a semi-blind date. Etymology: guess, message Created By: purpleartichokes.

Enigmessage: /-ˌɛnɪgˈmɛsədʒ-/ I hate enigmessages. Etymology: From enigma + message. Created By: ErWenn.

Inblognito: /in-blog-nee-toe/ My most promising and interesting messages I ever receive usually come inblognito. I can never follow up, or act on them. So to get even and relieve my frustration, I randomly leave one of my friends an inblognito. Etymology: incognito + blog Created By: Stevenson0.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Did you get my email?

DEFINITION: A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart.

Did you get my email?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Enal: /e-nal/ To cover his ass and reassure himself he has told everybody everything he should and covered all his bases, my boss e-mails everything instead of speaking any more. He's totally enal. Etymology: e-mail + anal Created By: Stevenson0.

Dotcompulsive: /dot-com-poll-siv/ when he realised that pressing send/receive had become the most exciting part of his day, he knew he was dotcompulsive Etymology: dot com, compulsive Created By: rikboyee.

Elecbonics: /ee-lec-bon-ix/ Bob had an addydiction and spoke only in elecbonics, so by the time he could e-mail his coworkers that he "did believe he was experiencing an acute myocardial infarction," it was too late. Etymology: electronic, ebonics Created By: purpleartichokes.

Obsessemail: /ahb-SEHS-e-male/ Between Rhonda's chipped fingernails and Bret's carpal tunnel, you'd think they'd start arguing in person, and give up the obsessemail war. After all, they share an efficiency apartment. Etymology: obsess + email Created By: Alchemist.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Eewhh! I should have done a visual inspection first.

DEFINITION: To systematically sniff your clothing as you remove it, in order to determine whether or not any of it can be "safely" worn again.
Eewhh! I should have done a visual inspection first.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Distinkuish: /-dɪˈstɪŋkwɪʃ-/ Some allergy sufferers find it difficult to distinkuish whether a garment is reusable during the spring and should therefore rely upon other methods, such as smudgspecting or dampvestigation. Etymology: From stink + distinguish Created By: ErWenn.

Funksnuffle: /FUNK-snuh-fel/ Nah, man I can't play X-box, I gotta do laundry. Everything I own has failed the funksnuffle test. Etymology: funk + snuffle Created By: Alchemist.

Wardprobe: /ward-prohb/ On washing day I always do a wardprobe on my shirts to try and cut down on the number of loads I need to do. Wardprobing is now listed in all energy saving pamphlets as a way to cut back on the wasteful use of hot water. Etymology: wardrobe + probe = ward(p)robe Created By: Stevenson0.

Smellcheck: /Smell-chek/ Rob smellchecked every item of clothing he wore. It was a small price to pay to avoid doing laundry until the mouldy patches became noticeable. Etymology: Smell + check + spellcheck. Spellcheck: that thing on Microsoft Word that tells you if your spelling could use some correction. Created By: Discoveria.

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Monday, March 5, 2007

Why... do... you... keep... looking... at... your... watch?

DEFINITION: A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly through long explications, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say.

Why...  do...  you...  keep... looking... at... your...  watch?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Insomniyack: /in-som-ni-yak/ Chris was a motivational speaker at sleep deprivation conferences - his sessions always sold out first Etymology: insomnia + yack Created By: Jabberwocky.

Slowspoke: /slow-spoke (said very slowly with long drawn out syllables - OK you figured it out long ago)/ Colin was a renowned slowspoke, and could never work out why his conversants kept toe-tapping or clock-watching or finger-drumming. Etymology: slow poke (a dawdler) + spoke (past tense of speak) + slow (not quick witted esp. not realising that the audience already understands) Created By: petaj.

Dallygabber: /dal-ly-gab-ber/ It took Frank, a classic dallygabber, three minutes to say what most people could in thirty seconds. It became so frustrating that everyone was finishing his sentences for him. Etymology: dally + gab + gabber Created By: Stevenson0.

Monotonacity: /mon-O-tone-as-city/ Jill spoke to David with monotonacity, determined to make her point, droning on and on till David finally fell asleep. Etymology: monotone/tenacity,persistant determination Created By: toadstool57.

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

Wait! Can't you guys read? That's a stop sign!

DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.

Wait! Can't you guys read? That's a stop sign!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Berbotmuy writers)

Marathrong: /mar-a-throng/ The marathrong consisted of over a thousand runners who ignored the light signals and blocked the intersection for three light changes. Etymology: marathon + throng Created By: Stevenson0.

Shoekluxklan: /shu-klux-klan/ After dark, on a rain slicked road the shoekluxklan, reflective stripes glowing eerily, thundered past, eyes forward, a single goal in mind - burning calories Etymology: shoe +Ku Klux Klan Created By: Jabberwocky.

Joggernaut: /jog gur naught/ The joggernaut ran over two miles, four hundred metres and three buggies. Etymology: juggernaut, jogger Created By: galwaywegian.

Stompede: /stom-PEED/ While trying to cross 5th Avenue I was nearly taken out by a taxi, a bus, and then a stompede of fitness freaks. Etymology: stomp stomp stomp oh no, there they go! Created By: Alchemist.

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James

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Saturday, March 3, 2007

Yikes! Spring is almost here and this stupid scale is still wrong

DEFINITION: That sinking feeling you get when you realize that you will be shedding your winter coat, before you can possibly shed the extra layer of insulation (i.e. fat) that you gained over the holidays.
Yikes! Spring is almost here and this stupid scale is still wrong.

VERBOTICISMS: (Created by the writers at Verbotomy)

Titanicattack: /ty/tan/ic/a/tac/ Tiffany had a titanicattack when she tried to teeter totter with Tony and they tumbled due to her tubbiness Etymology: titanic (massive and likely to sink) + panic attack Created By: Jabberwocky.

Melancalorie: /mel/on/cal/o/rie/ March 1st tomorrow and when I stepped on my scale this morning a severe case of melancalorie set in causing me to stop at the donut shop on the way to work to drown my guilt. Etymology: melancholy + calorie Created By: Stevenson0.

Caloregret: /cal-oar-ee-gret/ Sue blamed her failure to lose the weight she'd gained over the holidays and resultant caloregret on those pint-sized purveyors of post-Christmas confections, the Girl Scouts. Etymology: calorie, regret Created By: purpleartichokes.

Obesery: //ˌoʊˈbizɚɹi// When it gets you down, just remember that Santa's New Year's obesery has got to be worse than yours. Etymology: From obese + misery Created By: ErWenn.

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James

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Friday, March 2, 2007

I'm surprised no else picked up the ball

DEFINITION: The ability to listen intently and sympathize with your colleagues when they request assistance, and then to simply, and completely, forget about it.

I'm surprised that no one else has picked up the ball.

VERBOTICISMS: (Created by the writers at Verbotomy)

Scampathy: /Skam-path-ee/ Instead of helping Jill go up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack stayed at home out of sheer laziness. He was a master of the art of scampathy. Etymology: Scam + scamp + empathy. Scam: a con; something designed to fool you. Scamp: a rascal. Empathy: to put yourself in another person's shoes, to see their point of view. Created By: Discoveria.

Eyewall: /eye/wall/ His eye contact was perfect and sincere and his responses empathetic and kind, but his memory was going into shut down mode. He was a master at the ability to eyewall his colleagues. Etymology: eye + eye ball + fire wall Created By: Stevenson0.

Helpfoolness: /help fool ness/ Deep down she new that Jon's particular brand of helpfoolness was not going to save the situation. Etymology: helpful, fool Created By: galwaywegian.

Limpathy: //ˈlɪm.pəˌθi// Customer service representatives are often judged on their limpathy skills as opposed to their ability to actually fix problems. Etymology: From limp + empathy Created By: ErWenn.

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James

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