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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

My brother sent me this. . .

1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks'trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.

2. CARPERPETUATION (kar'pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a piece of string or lint at least a dozen times, reaching down 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 confection (lolly) 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 (peph ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want fresh 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.

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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

I know I fit one and ten. Sometimes number eight at times...

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

These are from a book. A series of books, actually. I think they're called "Sniglets", or some such...

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Personally, if I'm fighting for the armrest, I just turn to the person next to me, and say "Oi bitch! There's only enough room for one fucking arm on this chair, OKAY!?"

And then I move chairs.

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

Didn't they used to do that on NNTN?

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

I fit all but #9 (besides, I own a cat, so would that be Katkus?)

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