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flagger
03-19-2004, 11:18 PM
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

JElaineB
03-19-2004, 11:29 PM
I'm laughing my a$$ off right now! Especially lactomangulation and telecrastination! I had a page of the day calendar with these once - can't remember what they are called?!?

Jennifer
mom to Jacob 9/27/02

mharling
03-19-2004, 11:41 PM
ROTFLMAO!!!! I can especially relate to CARPERPETUATION, FRUST and TELECRASTINATION. Hysterical!!!!

Mary
Lane 4/6/03

flagger
03-19-2004, 11:55 PM
I think they are called Sniglets? Rich Hall did it on "Not Necessarily the News" on HBO in the early 80's. He also produced a book of them.

My sister sent me those 10 and then I just googled this!

http://bertc.com/sniglets.htm

jmofarrill
03-20-2004, 10:11 AM
nak
Yes, they're Sniglets! I haven't seen any in quite some time; i had a calendar of them one year, but the only one I can remember is

Dessertation: when the waiter brings the dessert tray to your table after dinner and begins to explain each option