Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Science Answers From 5th and 6th Graders

* The spinal column is a long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top, and you sit on the bottom.

* It is so hot in some places that people there have to live in other places.

* Momentum is something you give a person when they go away.

* Mushrooms always grow in damp places which is why they look like umbrellas.

* The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar.

* The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana.

* Thunder is a rich source of loudness.

* Some people can tell what time it is by looking at the sun, but I never have been able to make out the numbers.

* When planets run around and around in circles, we say they are orbiting. When people do it, we say they are crazy.

* One of the main causes of dust is DIRT.

* A monsoon is a French gentleman.

* To keep milk from turning sour, keep it in the cow.

* Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why you should.

* Water vapor gets together in a big cloud. When it gets big enough to be called a drop, it does.

* There is a tremendous weight pushing down on the center of the Earth because so many people are stomping around there these days.

* The cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on.

* You can listen to thunder and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Picking Baby's Name The Easy Way

Lawyer's daughter: Sue

Thief's son: Rob

Lawyer's son: Will

Doctor 's son: Bill

Meteorologist's daughter: Haley

Steam shovel operator's son: Doug

Hair Stylist's son: Bob

Homeopathic doctor's son: Herb

Justice of the peace's daughter: Mary

Sound stage technician's son: Mike

Hot-dog vendor's son: Frank

Gambler's daughter: Betme

Exercise guru's son: Jim

Cattle Thief's son: Russell

Painter's son: Art

Iron worker's son: Rusty

TV show star's daughter: Emmy

Movie star's son: Oscar

Barber's son: Harry

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Funny SMSs

Beta bola "papa papa mujhe bandar dekhna hai". Papa bole, "Nahi bete, abhi nahi". "Papa kyon ?" .......... "Bete abhi bandar SMS padh raha hai"

I saw something in a shop window. It was stunning, cute, simply adorable. I was supposed 2 buy it 4 u, then I realised it was my reflection.

Can u pronounce good english:- read along woof, roof, loof, shoof, shoof, woof, loof, roof, poof, woof woof, hoof, woof, roof, shoof. Test results: U r a good dog. Now stop barking.

Once god came up 2 me & granted me a wish. I asked 4 "world peace". That's impossible, he said. Then I asked him 2 give u brains. He said "Let me try world peace"

Shah Jahan Ne Taj Mahal Ki Har Deewar Ko Dekha, Har Meenar Ko Dekha, Har Kaleen Ko Dekha, Har Khidki Se Dekha... Aur Bola... Maa Kasam, Bahut Kharcha Ho Gaya !!!

Falling in love is a sweet ambition, finding true love is a life time mission.. Take my word, follow the Indian tradition & marry ur dad's ugly decision !

Good looks catch the eyes but Good Personality catches the heart, You are blessed with both!. FLATTERED?. Don't Be, it was sent to me, I just wanted you to read it.

I cannot hide this from u any more. I don't want 2 hurt u and I feel it's best if I tell u, before you hear it from someone else ............ Potato Prices Have Gone Up !

Could u fax me ur photo very very urgently ? Mind u - it's really very very urgent, damn serious and very imp ..... I'm playing cards and we've misplaced the JOKER.

Maine puchha chand se "dekha hai kahin mere yaar sa hasin", chand ne kaha "saale itni upar se dikhta hai kya".

Good morning...Have u done two of the most important things when you wake up today? 1)Pray, so that u may live... 2)Take a bath-so that others may live too!

Friendship is like peeing in ur pants, everyone can see it but only you can feel it's warmth.

This msg. will refresh your brain in 5 seconds. 5.... 4.... 3.... 2.... 1.... Error : No Brain Detected !!

I mixed RUM in water and got drunk. I mixed BRANDY in water and got drunk. I mixed WHISKY in water and got drunk again. Now I have decided never to drink water again !!!

Dark were those days, without your sight. When I was in darkness, you gave me light. You gave me strength 2 make life bright. Thank you so much PHILIPS TUBELIGHT !

I love "u", I love "u", I love "u", I love "u", I love "u", I love "u", I love "u". Hey! Don't get excited, I love other alphabets too...v, w, x, y, z !

Please remind me 2 remind U about reminding me to send U this reminder that reminds me of reminding U that U never have to remind me 2 remember U, I ALWAYS DO!

I Love You. I Love You. I Love You. I Love You. I Love You. I Love You. I Love You. That's because Meneka Gandhi says "Love Animals" !

The animals of a jungle have decided to hold a meeting. The lion has come, the tiger has come, the elephant has come, the monkey has come.. But The meeting hasn't started. Guess why ? Because the Donkey is busy reading this SMS !

A - U'r Attractive B - U'r D Best C - U'r Cute D - U'r Dear 2 me E - U'r Excellent F - U'r Funny G - U'r Gud Looking H - He He He I - I'm J - Just K - Kidding

Last nite I lay in bed, looking at the stars, the beautiful sky and the endless horizon.... and suddenly I thought... where the hell is my roof?

You've got Sex Appeal... You've got Style... You've got Intelligence... You've got Class... You've got D Face... & You've got D Body... & I've got the wrong number! Sorry!

This cat, is cat, a cat, good cat, way cat, to cat, keep cat, an cat, idiot cat, busy cat, for cat,20 cat, seconds cat !... Now read it without the word cat.

God created the earth, God created the woods, God created you too, but yes, even God makes mistakes!

Birdie birdie in the sky dropped a poopy in my eye, I don't worry I don't cry, I'm just happy that cows can't fly !

Roses are red, violets are blue, Frankenstein is ugly but what the hell happened to you????

Tusi bade gr8 ho, rsgule di pl8 ho, cok di cr8 ho, ande da oml8 ho, sms krne me bde la8 ho, jlebi di tra str8 ho. Par jo bhi ho, tusi mere fav8 ho

U r the one whose so smart,U r the one whose so charming, U r the one whose so caring, U r the one whose so good looking. And, I'm the one who is spreading these rumors.

I need you... I love you... I can't go anywhere without you... Oh my lovely... SHOES !

Intelligent Man + Intelligent Woman = Romance. Intelligent Man + Stupid Woman = Pregnancy. Stupid Man + Intelligent Woman = Affair. Stupid Man + Stupid Woman = Marriage !

Sincere Apology : If u dont like any of my SMS n dont like 2 read, then plz dont hesitate, feel free to..... Throw ur mobile.

Jise dil diya woh dilli chali gayi, jise pyaar kiya woh Italy chali gayi. Khudkhushi karne chala, Zalim bijali ko haath lagaya, Bijali hi chali gayi.

What is true friendship ? U cry & I cry. U sad, I sad, U laughing, I laughing, U jump out of window... I look down... I am still laughing !

Your network tariff has changed. Call charges are now calculated according to brain size. The smaller the cheaper........ You can make free calls!

Khuda kare tera mobile kho jaye. Mile mujhe aur mera ho jaye. Karu SMS ladkion ko naam tera aae. Maar tujhe pade aur kaleja mera thanda ho jae. [ Credits : Kamal Chopra ]

Zindagi mein tum bahut aage jaaoge, kyonki jahan bhi tum jaooge, sab kahenge, chal be chal aage chal.

Ha ha ha ha hha ha ha ha ha hha ha ho ho ho ho ho oh oh oh ooh ohh eh eh he he hhe he he hee he he hha ha ho ho ho ho he he he......... KUCH NAHIN BAS TUMHARI SHAKAL YAAD AA GAYI.... ha ha ha ha ho ho ho ho.....

Bachelor's schedule... Monday ko dosti ; Tues ko pyar ; Wed ko shaadi ; Thus ko barbadi ; Fri ko fighting ; Sat ko talaq ; Sun ko rest, Mon ko phir se talash....

Q.Why did Santa Singh take off his clothes while writing exams? A. Coz it was written in the paper "Answer in brief" !

Every morning u r the 1st thing that comes 2 my mind. I wish I could start my day with U in my bed. I jus luv ur feel to my lips. U jus make my day. I love U NESCAFE

The night is dark,the moon is high,i stop my car,u ask why? I come close 2 U, U feel shy, i tell u those 3 words..........Oh God ! Puncture !

Ikhtiyarre tabbasum ki lau ko tarranume numayish se aghaa dena... Jo iska matlab samajh aaye to please mujhe bhi bata dena.....

Kya bindaas hawa chal raheli hai,birdy gana ga raheli hai,cow log grass eat raheli hai,shane log sms kar rahele hain aur dhakkan log sms padh rahele hain!!

Birds love you, monkeys love you, hippos love you, snakes love you, tortoise love you, giraffe loves you..... Please go back to ZOO, they all really miss U!

Ur smile can be compared with Flowers, Ur voice can b compared with a cuckoo, Ur innocence can b compared with a baby, but in foolishness... You've got no comparisons !

Airhostes to Laloo : R U a vegetarian or non vegetarian Sir ? Laloo : I m a Saggitarian! Airhostes : Sir aap mansahari hain ya shakahari? Laloo : Hum BI-HARI hain...!

God saw u hungry, he created Domino's pizza. He saw u thirsty, he created Pepsi. He saw u in dark, he created light. He saw ME without problems, he created YOU !

5 gr8 ppl: 1. Gandhiji-Woh to ab rahe nahin 2. Bajpai-Woh kisi kaam ke nahin 3. Aishwarya-apni pahoonch ke bahar hai. Baki rahe aap aur hum, so remain in touch.

I'm getting married next month. There would be a small party and only a few people will be invited. Don't bring any gift. Just bring someone to MARRY ME !

Bhagwan se Scooter manga.. Car di; Ghar manga.. bangla diya; dost manga toh tumhey diya.. Bhagwan ne isbar aisa zulm kyoun kiya

When I C the moon I C U, When I C the stars I C U, when I C the Sea I C U, get out of the way you are blocking my view.

Ladka: Janeman is dil mein aaja. Ladki: Sandal nikalu kya? Ladka: Pagli mandir thode hi hai, aise hi aaja!!

Itna khubsurat kaise muskura lete ho.. itna kaatil kaise sharma lete ho.. kitni aasani se JAAN le lete ho.. kisine sikhaya hai ya bachpan se hi kamine ho!!

Can U believe things ppl do??!! I was sitting next to a guy in Mandir, In the middle of the aarti, he lit a cigarette. I was so shocked, I nearly spilled my beer!

How Does Company Policy Begin?

Take five apes and place them together in a large cage. In the center of the cage place, (or rather have placed), a set of steps, above which you should hang a banana.


Shortly, one of the apes will attempt to climb the steps to eat said banana. When this happens, immediately hose all of the apes with cold water. Having repeated this a couple of times, the wet apes will no longer want the banana.


Now remove one of the apes, (and maybe dry them), replacing them with a new ape. The newcomer will attempt to climb the steps, and when (s)he does, (s)he will be lynched. Another attempt, and again, the other apes will not allow it!


Now replace and dry another ape. The second newcomer will attempt to get the banana, only to be attacked by the others, including the one who so recently received the same treatment. (He doesn't know why he is stopping the new ape, but it seems to be the done thing).


Continue replacing apes until all five are 'new'. No ape will ever approach the banana, if you asked them why they would say; "because that's the way it's always been around here".


That is how company policy begins.

Toasters

If IBM made toasters...
They would want one big toaster where people bring bread to be submitted for overnight toasting. IBM would claim a worldwide market for five, maybe six toasters.

If Microsoft made toasters...
Every time you bought a loaf of bread, you would have to buy a toaster. You wouldn't have to take the toaster, but you'd still have to pay for it anyway. Toaster'95 would weigh 15000 pounds (hence requiring a reinforced steel countertop), draw enough electricity to power a small city, take up 95% of the space in your kitchen, would claim to be the first toaster that lets you control how light or dark you want your toast to be, and would secretly interrogate your other appliances to find out who made them. Everyone would hate Microsoft toasters, but nonetheless would buy them since most of the good bread only works with their toasters.

If Apple made toasters...
It would do everything the Microsoft toaster does, but 5 years earlier.

If Xerox made toasters...
You could toast one-sided or double-sided. Successive slices would get lighter and lighter. The toaster would jam your bread for you.

If Radio Shack made toasters...
The staff would sell you a toaster, but not know anything about it. Or you could buy all the parts to build your own toaster.

If University of Waterloo made toasters...
They would immediately spin off a company called WatToast.

If ParcPlace made toasters...
Their OO building block system would be called EGGO.

If Oracle made toasters...
They'd claim their toaster was compatible with all brands and styles of bread, but when you got it home you'd discover the Bagel Engine was still in development, the Croissant Extension was three years away, and that indeed the whole appliance was just blowing smoke.

If Sun made toasters...
The toast would burn often, but you could get a really good cuppa Java.

Does DEC still make toasters?...
They made good toasters in the '80s, didn't they?

If Hewlett-Packard made toasters...
They would market the Reverse Polish Toaster, which takes in toast and gives you regular bread.

If Tandem made toasters...
You could make toast 24 hours a day, and if a piece got burned the toaster would automatically toast you a new one.

If Thinking Machines made toasters...
You would be able to toast 64,000 pieces of bread at the same time.

If Cray made toasters...
They would cost $16 million but would be faster than any other single-slice toaster in the world.

If The Rand Corporation made toasters...
It would be a large, perfectly smooth and seamless black cube. Every morning there would be a piece of toast on top of it. Their service department would have an unlisted phone number, and the blueprints for the box would be highly classified government documents. The X-Files would have an episode about it.

If the NSA made toasters...
Your toaster would have a secret trap door that only the NSA could access in case they needed to get at your toast for reasons of national security.

If Sony made toasters...
The ToastMan, which would be barely larger than the single piece of bread it is meant to toast, can be conveniently attached to your belt.

If Timex made toasters...
They would be cheap and small quartz-crystal wrist toasters that take a licking and keep on toasting.

If Fisher Price made toasters...
"Baby's First Toaster" would have a hand-crank that you turn to toast the bread that pops up like a Jack-in-the-box.

If the Franklin Mint made toasters...
Every month, you would receive another lovely hand-crafted piece of your authentic hand-crafted Civil War pewter toaster.

If CostCo/Price Club made toasters...
They'd be really cheap, as long as you bought a six-pack of 'em.

New Maths

Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: Eskimo Pi


2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Won ton


Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement: 1 bananosecond


Weight an evangelist carries with God: 1 billigram


Half of a large intestine: 1 semicolon


1000 aches: 1 kilohurtz


Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower


1 million microphones: 1 megaphone


2000 mockingbirds: two kilomockingbirds (work on it....)


52 cards: 1 decacards


3 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital: 1 I.V. League

Psychological Tests

This is a genuine psychological test. It is a story about a girl. While at the funeral of her own mother, she met this guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much her dream guy she believed him to be,that she fell in love with him there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later the girl killed her own sister.

Question: What is her motive in killing her sister? Give this some thought for a while before you scroll down. DON'T CHEAT




















Answer: She was hoping that the guy would appear at the funeral again. If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test used by a famous American psychologist to test if one has the same mentality as a killer. Many arrested serial killers took part in this test and answered it correctly. If you didn't answer correctly - good for you. If your friends hit the jackpot, may I suggest that you keep your distance.


NEXT ONE :

Subject: Incredible. Amazing test. Just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.

Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one. You do not need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind. You'll be surprised.

Start:

How much is :
15+6


3+56




89+2




12+53




75+26






25+52





63+32





I know! Calculations are hard work but it's nearly over..
Come on, one more...


123+5









QUICK! THINK ABOUT A TOOL AND A COLOR!











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A bit more...












You have just thought about a red hammer, haven't you????
If this is not the case, you are among 2% of people who have a "different" if not "abnormal" mind. 98% of the folks would answer a "red hammer" while doing this exercise. If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you.

Those who chose a lime colored Bull dozer seek help immediately.

GM vs Microsoft

At a recent computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:
"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating (by Mr Welch himself):
If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five per cent of the roads.

7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning light.

8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.

9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off.

10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key, and grab hold of the radio antenna.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the Justice Department.

12. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.

Famous Organizations' Names

Adobe - Came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.

Apache - It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy'server -- thus, the name Apache.

Jakarta (project from Apache) - A project constituted by SUN and Apache to create a web server handling servlets and JSPs. Jakarta was name of the conference room at SUN where most of the meetings between SUN and Apache took place.

Tomcat - The servlet part of the Jakarta project. Tomcat was the code name for the JSDK 2.1 project inside SUN.

Apple Computers - Favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.

C - Dennis Ritchie improved on the B programming language and called it 'New B'.He later called it C. Earlier B was created by Ken Thompson as a revision of the Bon programming language (named after his wife Bonnie).

C++ - Bjarne Stroustrup called his new language 'C with Classes' and then 'new C'. Because of which the original C began to be called 'old C' which was considered insulting to the C community. At this time Rick Mascitti suggested the name C++ as a successor to C.

CISCO - its not an acronymn but the short for San Francisco.

Compaq - using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a small integral object.

GNU - a species of African antelope. Founder of the GNU project Richard Stallman liked the name because of the humor associated with its pronunciation and was also influenced by the children's song 'The Gnu Song' which is a song sung by a gnu. Also it fitted into the recursive acronym culture with 'GNU's Not Unix'.

Google - the name started as a jokey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros.After founders - Stanford grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google' !

Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casing.

HP - Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.

Intel - Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.

Java - Originally called Oak by creator James Gosling, from the tree that stood outside his window, the programming team had to look for a substitute as there was no other language with the same name. Java was selected from a list of suggestions. It came from the name of the coffee that the programmers drank.

Linux - Linus Torvalds originally used the Minix OS on his system which he replaced by his OS. Hence the working name was Linux (Linus' Minix). He thought the name to be too egotistical and planned to name it Freax(free + freak + x).His friend Ari Lemmke ncouraged Linus to upload it to a network so it could be easily downloaded. Ari gave Linus a directory called linux on his FTP server, as he did not like the name Freax.(Linus' parents named him after two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling)

Lotus (Notes) - Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus Position' or Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Microsoft - Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.

Motorola - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.

ORACLE - Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). The project was designed to help use the newly written SQL code by IBM. The project eventually was terminated but Larry and Bob decided to finish what they started and bring it to the world. They kept the name Oracle and created the RDBMS engine. Later they kept the same name for the company.

Red Hat - Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone !

SAP - "Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by 4 ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects' group of IBM.

Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.

SUN - founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network.

UNIX - When Bell Labs pulled out of MULTICS (MULTiplexed Information and Computing System), which was originally a joint Bell/GE/MIT project, Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie of Bell Labs wrote a simpler version of the OS.They needed the OS to run the game Space War which was compiled under MULTICS.It was called UNICS - UNIplexed operating and Computing System by Brian Kernighan. It was later hortened to UNIX.

Xerox - The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say`dry' (as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying).The Greek root `xer' means dry.

Yahoo! - The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver's Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos.

3M - Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company started off by mining the material corundum used to make sandpaper.

A 21st Century Conversation

ABBOTT: Ultimate SuperDuper Computer Store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up a home office in the den, and I'm thinking of buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name is Bud.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Bud.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Does it get stuffy?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What do I see when I look out the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software that runs on Windows?

COSTELLO: No, on the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses. You know, run a business. What have you got?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommended something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: Okay, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office.

ABBOTT: Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office and it already has windows! Let's say I'm sitting at my computer, and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: If I'm writing a proposal, I'm going to need lots of words. But what program do I load?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in "office for windows?"

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue W.

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your big W if you don't give me a straight answer. Let's forget about words for a minute. What do I need if I want to watch a movie over the Internet?

ABBOTT: RealOne.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real movie, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. But what do I need to watch it?

ABBOTT: RealOne.

COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I'll also want to watch reels two, three and four. Can I watch reel four?

ABBOTT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great! With what?

ABBOTT: RealOne.

COSTELLO: Okay, so I'm sitting at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue 1.

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue 1.

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue W?

ABBOTT: Of course it is. The blue 1 is RealOne. The blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows!"

ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, although to be fair there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words.

COSTELLO: And that word is the real one?

ABBOTT: No. RealOne has nothing to do with Word. RealOne isn't even part of Office.

COSTELLO: Never mind; I don't want to get started with that again. But I also need something for bank accounts, loans, and so on. What do you have to help me track my money?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: No, not really. It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What comes bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Exactly. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer at no extra charge? How much money do I get?

ABBOTT: Just one copy.

COSTELLO: I get a copy of money. Isn't that illegal?

ABBOTT: No. We have a license from Microsoft to make copies of Money.

COSTELLO: Microsoft can license you to make money?

ABBOTT: Why not? They own it.

COSTELLO: Well, it's great that I'm going to get free money, but I'll still need to track it. Do you have anything for managing your money?

ABBOTT: Managing Your Money? That program disappeared years ago.

COSTELLO: Well, what do you sell in its place?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: You sell money?

ABBOTT: Of course. But if you buy a computer from us, you get it for free.

COSTELLO: That's all very wonderful, but I'll be running a business. Do you have any software for, you know, accounting?

ABBOTT: Simply Accounting.

COSTELLO: Probably, but it might get a little complicated.

ABBOTT: If you don't want Simply Accounting, you might try M.Y.O.B.

COSTELLO: M.Y.O.B.? What does that stand for?

ABBOTT: Mind Your Own Business.

COSTELLO: I beg your pardon?

ABBOTT: No, that would be I.B.Y.P. I said M.Y.O.B.

COSTELLO: Look, I just need to do some accounting for my home business. You know--accounting? You do it with money.

ABBOTT: Of course you can do accounting with Money. But you may need more.

COSTELLO: More money?

ABBOTT: More than Money. Money can't do everything.

COSTELLO: I don't need a sermon! Okay, let's forget about money for the moment. I'm worried that my computer might...what's the word? Crash. And if my computer crashes, what can I use to restore my data?

ABBOTT: GoBack.

COSTELLO: Okay. I'm worried about my computer smashing and I need something to restore my data. What do you recommend?

ABBOTT: GoBack.

COSTELLO: How many times do I have to repeat myself?

ABBOTT: I've never asked you to repeat yourself. All I said was GoBack.

COSTELLO: How can I go back if I haven't even been anywhere? Okay, I'll go back. What do I need to write a proposal?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: But I'll need lots of words to write a proposal.

ABBOTT: No, you only need one Word-the Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in...Oh, never mind.

ABBOTT: Hello? Hello? Customers! Why do they always hang up on me? Oh, well.

Things You Might Not Have Known

Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton.

The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickle the company once had.

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.

40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

Every person has a unique eye & tongue print.

The "spot" on the 7-Up comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.

315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance.

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.!

John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.

Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine are brother and sister.

Chocolate kills dogs. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system.

A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.

Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps.

Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedo-ing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

Dr. Seuss is actually pronounced Seuss such that it sounds like Sue-ice.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in First Class.


Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.


The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.


Upper and lower case letters are named "upper" and "lower" because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters.

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.


There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver.

The numbers "172" can be found on the back of the US 5 dollar bill, in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before.


The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.


There are 4 cars and 11 lightposts on the back on the US 10 dollar bill.


Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. It also took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.


If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.


Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.


If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes and 4 pennies, you'd have $1.19. You would also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.


The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.


Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.


By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.


Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo.


Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.


Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

In Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than 100 years before either moon was discovered.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.


Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson".


An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.


Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokesmodel.


The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.


Back in the mid to late 80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.


Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!!

Sayings To Live By

1.. Well, this day was a total waste of makeup.
2.. Make yourself at home! Clean my kitchen.
3.. Who are these kids and why are they calling me Mom?
4.. A hard-on doesn't count as personal growth.
5.. Don't bother me. I'm living happily ever after.
6.. Do I look like a freaking people person?
7.. This isn't an office. It's Hell with fluorescent lighting.
8.. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left.
9.. I pretend to work. They pretend to pay me.
10.. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
11.. You! Off my planet!
12.. Therapy is expensive, poppin' bubble wrap is cheap! You choose.
13.. Practice random acts of intelligence & senseless acts ofself-control.
14.. Bottomless pit of needs & wants.
15.. I like cats, too. Let's exchange recipes.
16.. Friendly checkout clerk. Thanks for keeping me that way!
17.. If I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet, I'll put shoes on my cat.
18.. Does your train of thought have a caboose?
19.. Did the aliens forget to remove your anal probe?
20.. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
21.. Let me show you how the guards used to do it.
22.. And just how may I screw you over today?
23.. And your crybaby whiny-assed opinion would be...?
24.. I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years.
25.. If only you'd use your powers for good instead of evil...
26.. See no evil, hear no evil, date no evil.
27.. A PBS mind in an MTV world.
28.. Yeah, right! Like I'm going to put that icky thing in my mouth.
29.. Allow me to introduce my selves.
30.. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
31.. Whisper my favorite words: "I'll buy it for you."
32.. Better living through denial.
33.. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
34.. Suburbia: where they tear out the trees & then name streets after them.
35.. Adult child of alien invaders.
36.. Do they ever shut up on your planet?
37.. I'm just working here till a good fast-food job opens up.
38.. Are those your eyeballs? I found them in my cleavage.
39.. I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.
40.. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.
41.. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
42.. Stress is when you wake up screaming & you realize you aren't asleep yet.
43.. Here I am! Now what are your other two wishes?
44.. Back off! You're standing in my aura.
45.. I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil one.
46.. Don't worry. I forgot your name, too!
47.. Adults are just kids who owe money.
48.. One of us is thinking about sex... OK, it's me.
49.. How many times do I have to flush before you go away?
50.. I have a computer, a vibrator, & pizza delivery. Why should I leave the house?
51.. I just want revenge. Is that so wrong?
52.. It's sick the way you people keep having sex without me.
53.. I work 40 hours a week to be this poor.
54.. You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing.
55.. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #2?
56.. Macho Law forbids me from admitting I'm wrong.
57.. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
58.. Not all men are annoying. Some are dead.
59.. Too may freaks, not enough circuses.
60.. Chaos, panic, & disorder-my work here is done.
61.. A woman's favorite position is CEO.
62.. Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.
63.. Everyone thinks I'm psychotic, except for my friends deep inside the earth.
64.. Earth is full. Go home.
65.. Is it time for your medication or mine?
66.. Did I mention the kick in the groin you'll be receiving if you touch me?
67.. I plead contemporary insanity.
68.. And which dwarf are you?
69.. I refuse to star in your psychodrama.
70.. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.
71.. How do I set a laser printer to stun?
72.. It ain't the size, it's... no, it's the size.
73.. Meandering to a different drummer.
74.. I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.
75.. I majored in liberal arts. Will that be for here or to go?

Sniglets

110 At The Equator (won' ten at the ek way' tawr) - n. Any burning sensation experienced directly below the navel when putting on a pair of jeans straight from the dryer.

Accordionated (ah kor' de on ay tid) - adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.

Aeroma (ayr oh' ma) - n. The odor emanating from an exercise room after an aerobics workout.

Aeropalmics (ayr o palm' iks) - n. The study of wind resistance conducted by holding a cupped hand out the car window.

Agonosis (ah uh no' sis) - n. The syndrome of tuning into "Wide World of Sports" every Saturday just to watch the skier rack himself.

Airdirt (ayr' dirt) - n. A hanging plant that's been ignored for three weeks or more.

Anaception (an a sep' shun) - n. The body's ability to actually affect television reception by moving about the room.

Animalanche: When you kick your stuffed animals in your sleep and they
fall all over you or the floor. (from Kaffit, age 9)

Anticiparcellate (an ti si par' sel ate) - v. Waiting until the mailman is several houses down the street before picking up the mail, so as not too appear too anxious.

Aquadextrous - adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.

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.

Arachnidiot (ar ak ni' di ot) - n. A person, who, having wandered into an "invisible" spider web, begins gyrating and flailing about wildly.

Attrinyl (a try' nil) - n. (chemical symbol: At) A black, bulletproof, totally inflexible type of plastic, used primarily in covers of pay phone directories.

B+ Stampede (bee' plus stam peed) - n. The attempt by half the classroom to claim the paper with no name on it.

Backspackle (bak' spak uhl) - n. Markings on the back of one's shirt from riding a fenderless bicycle.

Baldage (bald' aj) - n. The accumulation of hair in the drain after showering.

Bargue (bar' gyoo) - v. To whine, fuss, and complain a great deal while at the same time trying to get someone to see your point of view. Ex: The young child bargued with his father until his father gave in and let him stay up past his bedtime.

Bazookacidal Tendencies (bah zew' kuh sy dal ten' den seez) - n. The overwhelming desire of most individuals to reach out and pop the gigantic gum bubble billowing from someone's mouth.

Beavo (bee' vo) - n. A pencil with teeth marks all over it.

Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at 3 in the morning and cannot be cast out.

Begathon - n. A multi-day event on public television, used to raise money so you won't have to watch commercials.

Bimp (bimp) - n. A blurry or "double-edged" felt-tip marker

Bixplex (biks' pleks) - n. Psychological block in which a person cannot choose which color of disposable lighter to purchase.

Bleemus (blee' mus) - n. The disgusting film on the top of soups and cocoa that sit out for too long.

Blithwapping - v. Using anything BUT a hammer to hammer a nail into the wall, such as shoes, lamp bases, doorstops, etc.

Blivett (blih' vit) - v. To turn one's pillow over and over, looking for the cool spot.

Blooage (blew' ij) - n. The residue left on fingers after using an S.O.S pad.

Blossor - n. The hair style one has after removing a baseball cap.

Blurfle (bler' ful) - v. To be caught talking at the top of one's lungs when the music at the bar or disco suddenly stops.

Bomca (bahm' ka) - n. A lubricant derived from the salivary gland used for turning book pages.

Bovilexia (bo vil eks' e uh) - n. The uncontrollable urge to lean out the car window and yell "Moo!" every time you pass a cow.

Bowlikinetics (boh lih kih neh' tiks) - n. The act of trying to control a released bowling ball by twisting one's body in the direction one wants it to go.

Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

Brattled (brat' uld) - adj. The unsettling feeling, at a stoplight, that the busload of kids that just pulled up beside you is making fun of you.

Brazel (brah' zul) - n. The scratch plate on a matchbook.

Brimplet (brim' plit) - n. A frayed shoelace that must be moistened to pass through a shoe eyelet.

Brumby - n. The fake antique plastic seal on a pretentious whiskey bottle.

Bugpedal (bug' ped uhl) - v. To accelerate or decelerate rapidly in an attempt to remove a clinging insect from a car's windshield.

Bumperglints (bump' ur glintz) - n. The small reflective obstacles in the middle of interstate highways which supposedly keep drivers awake and on track.

Burbulation - n. The obsessive act of opening and closing a refrigerator door in an attempt to catch it before the automatic light comes on.

Burgacide - n. What you call the desperate action of a hamburger leaping to its death through the holes in the Bar-B-Q grill.

Bursploot (ber' sploot) - v. To position one's thumb at the end of a garden hose to increase the pressure.

Busblender (bus' blend dur) - n. The device at the front of the bus that tosses your fare around for a while, then swallows it.

Cabnicreep (kab' nih kreep) - n. The structural condition in which the closing of one kitchen cabinet causes another to open.

Caffidget (ka fij' it) - v. To break up a Styrofoam coffee cup into several hundred pieces after consuming its contents.

Carbonicles-the tiny drops of soda thrown into the air above your glass
after you pour it

Carcreak - n. Those crackling, tinkling, creaky noises your car makes after you park and turn it off.

Careena (ka reen' uh) - n. Any mangled or missing piece of highway guard rail.

Carperpetuation (kar' pur pet u a shun) - n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string 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.

Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

Cereoallocative (ser r o al' o ka tuv) - adj. Describes the ability of a seasoned breakfast eater to establish a perfect cereal/banana ratio, assuring there will be at least one slice of banana left for the final spoonful of cereal.

Chalktrauma (chawk' traw ma) - n. The body's reaction to someone running his fingernails down a chalkboard.

Charp (charp) - n. The green, mutant potato chip found in every bag.

Cheedle (chee' dul) - n. The residue left on one's fingertips after consuming a bag of Cheetos.

Cheeriomagnetism - the quality of cereal that causes the last five Cheerios in the bowl to clump together.

Chipfault (chip' fawlt) - n. The stress point on a potato chip where it breaks off and stays behind in the dip.

Choconiverous - adj. Biting off the head of the chocolate Easter bunny first.

Chwads (chwadz) - n. The small, disgusting wads of chewed gum commonly found beneath table and counter tops.

Cigadent (sig' a dent) - n. Any accident involving a cigarette: for instance when it sticks to your lips while your fingers slide off and get burned.

Cinemuck - n. The combination of popcorn, soda, and melted chocolate which covers the floors of movie theaters.

Circuloin Technique (sur' kew loyn tek neek') - n. The popular approach to steak dining in which one eats around the edges first, then works his way toward the middle.

Circumpopulate (sur kum pop' yew layt') - v. To finish off a Popsicle "laterally" because the "frontal" approach causes one to gag.

Clunes - n., pl. People who just won't go.

Combiloops (kom' bih lewps) - n. The two or three unsuccessful passes before finally opening a combination locker.

Conagraphs (kohn' a grafs) - n. The raised relief squares on an ice cream cone.

The Cranial Stomp (the kray' nee uhl stomp) - n. A somewhat primitive dance performed by youngsters trying to step on the heads of their shadows.

Crayolla (kray oh' lee uh) - n. The area on the refrigerator where kindergarten drawings are displayed.

Creedles (kre' dulz) - n. The colony of microscopic indentations on a golf ball.

Crinks (krinks) - n. Crevices and junctions where car wax gets in but doesn't get out.

Crummox (noun): The amount of cereal leftover in the box that is too little to eat and too much to throw away

Cubelo (kyew' beh lo) - n. The one cube left by the person too lazy to refill the ice tray.

Cushup (kush' up) - v. To sit down on a couch somehow causing the cushion next to you to rise.

Darf (darf) - n. The least attractive side of a Christmas tree that ends up facing the wall.

Deodorend - n. The last 1/2 inch of stick deodorant that won't turn up out of the tube, and thus cannot be used without inducing lacerations.

Detruncus (de trunk' us) - n. The embarrassing phenomenon of losing one's bathing shorts while diving into a swimming pool.

Digitritus (dij ih tree' tus) - n. Deposits found between the links of a watchband.

Dillrelict (dil rel' ikt) - n. The last pickle in the jar that avoids all attempts to be captured.

Dipwavers (dip' way vurz) - n. People who raise their hands when riding on roller coasters.

Doork (dawrk) - n. A person who always pushes on a door marked "pull" or vice versa.

Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

Droot (drewt) - n. A Dorito with an unnatural fold in it.

Eddihate - v. To turn off the stereo or television set when a Crazy Eddie commercial appears.

Efforex - n., v. Substitute.

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.

Elbonics - n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.

Ellacelleration: The mistaken belief that repeatedly pressing the elevator button will make it go faster

Elmerdermis (el mur durm' is) - n. The white sheath that surrounds the nozzle of a glue dispenser.

Erdu (uhr' dew) - n. The leftover accumulation of rubber particles after erasing a mistake on a test paper.

Essoasso - n. any person who drives through a corner gas station to avoid stopping at the intersection.

Eufirstics (yew fur' stiks) - n. Two people waiting on the phone for the other to hang up first.

Exaspirin (eks as' prin) - n. Any bottle of pain reliever with an impossible-to-remove cotton wad at the top.

Execuglide (eks ek' yew glyd)- v. To propel oneself about an office without getting up from the chair.

Facon - n. The fake bacon bits served at cheap salad bars

Famamage (fa mam' aj) - v. To eliminate any annoying engine noise by simply turning up the volume of the radio.

Fenderberg - n. The large glacial deposits that form on the insides of car fenders during snowstorms.

Ferroles (fer' olz) - n. The holes in the bottom of a steam iron.

Fetchplex (fech' pleks) - n. State of momentary confusion in a dog whose owner has faked throwing the ball and palmed it behind his back.

Fictate (fik' tayt) - v. To inform a television or screen character of impending danger under the assumption they can hear you.

Finnage (fin' aj) - n. The act of watching your money swallowed up as your groceries ride the conveyor belt at the supermarket.

Flammabyte - n. That ever changing address in memory which always causes programs to blow up.

Flannister - n. The plastic yoke that holds a six-pack of beer together.

Flarpswitch (flarp' switch) - n. The one light switch in every house with no function whatsoever.

Flen (flen) - n. (chemical symbol: Fl) The black crusty residue that accumulates on the necks of old catsup bottles.

Flimps (flimps) - n. People (usually observed in waiting rooms) who have advanced the Evelyn Wood technique to the point where they can flip through a magazine without ever looking down from the clock.

Flintstep (flint' step) - v. To wind up one's feet before running away in fear. Common among cartoon characters.

Floles (flolz) - n. The extra (fourth and fifth) holes in notebook paper. Created in the hopes that one day mankind will perfect a "five ring binder".

Flopcorn (flop' korn) - n. The unpopped kernels at the bottom of the cooker.

Flotion (flo' shun) - n. The tendency when sharing a waterbed to undulate for five minutes every time the other person moves.

Flotta Factor (flah' ta fak' tur) - n. The proven scientific fact that at a self-service pump, the last ten cents take longer to reach the tank than the first twelve dollars' worth.

Flurrant (fluhr' uhnt) - n. The one leaf that always clings to the end of the rake.

Fods (fahdz) - n. Couples at amusement parks who wear identical T-shirts, presumably to keep from getting lost.

Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

Foys (foyz) - n. Missing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that you later find stuck to the underside of your arm.

Frankfluid (frank flew' id) - n. The liquid at the bottom of hot dog packages.

Fraznit (frahs' nit) - n. Any string hanging from an article of clothing which when pulled causes the article to completely unravel.

Frust (n): The line of dust that accumulates when sweeping dust into a dust pan and frustratingly backs you up because you can never get it into the pan.

Frustra (frus' trah) - n. The special plastic used in the manufacture of fast-food ketchup packets.

Fuffle (fuh' ful) - v. To assume, when dining out, that you are making things easier on the waitress by using the phrase "when you get a chance..."

Furbling - v. Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank even when you are the only person in line.

Furbula (fer' byew luh) - n. The designated chewing area on a dog's back.

Furterus Zone (fer ter' us zohn) - n. The empty stretches of bun on either end of a hot dog.

Gapiana (ga pee ah' nah) - n. The unclaimed strip of land between the "you are now leaving" and "welcome to" signs when crossing state lines.

Gazinta (gah zin' tuh) - n. Mathematical symbol for division; also the sound uttered when dividing out loud. (Example: "Four gazinta eight twice.") (ed. note: this one came from Leigh in Australia. As a Canadian I would say "Gozinta)

Genderplex - n. The predicament of a person in a restaurant who is unable to determine his or her designated restroom (e.g. turtles and tortoises).

Gertatious (gur tay' shus) - adj. Having the adolescent fear that hanging one's arm over the bed at night will mean being dragged under.

Gibble (jib' buhl) - n. The sliding keyhole cover on a car trunk.

Gimplexus (gim plek' sis) - n. Rear area of thighs, which must be peeled from car seat on hot summer days.

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Gizzledipplers (gih' zul dip lurz) - n. Those annoying waving hands seen on the back of Winnebagos (placed there by people too lazy to be friendly on their own).

Glackett (glak' it) - n. The noisy ball inside a spray-paint can.

Gladhandling (glad' han dling) - n. To attempt, with frustrating results, to find and separate the ends of a plastic sandwich or trash bag.

Glamp (glamp) - n. The telescopic device used to retrieve golf balls from ponds.

glassable - n. anything that a parent tells a child not to go near because it can be broken (especially something made of glass)

Glibido: All talk and no action.

Gleemites - n. Petrified deposits of toothpaste found in sinks.

Gleemule (glee' mule) - n. (a unit of measure) One unit of toothpaste, measured from bristle to bristle. (Not to be confused with GLEEMITES, which are petrified deposits of toothpaste found in sinks.)

Decaflon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

Grackles (grak' elz) - n. The wrinkles that appear on the body after staying in water too long.

Grantnap (grant' nap) - n. The extra five minutes of sleep you allow yourself that somehow makes all the difference in the world.

Greelite (gree' lite) - n. The eerie glow that emanates from beneath escalator steps.

Grintiger (grin' tuh jer) - n. The numbered code on the back of a greeting card that, when deciphered, reveals the price.

Gription (grip' shun) - n. The sound of sneakers squeaking against the floor during basketball games.

Grisknob (grisd' nahb) - n. The end of a chicken drumstick which always gives the appearance of having more chicken on it.

Gromaxes (grom' ack sis) - n. Inside area of knees used to grip steering wheel when holding a map.

Gummerator (gum' uhr ay ter) - n. The pointed rubber object on the end of some toothbrushes.

Gurmlish - n. The red warning flag at the top of a club sandwich which prevents the person from biting into it and puncturing the roof of his mouth.

Gweek - n. A coat hanger recycled as a car aerial.

Gyroped (jy'roh ped) - n. A kid who cannot resist spinning around on a diner stool.

Hacula (hak' yew luh) - n. The last few inches of tape measure or lawn mower cord that refuses to rewind automatically.

Hangle (hang' ul) - n. A cluster of coat hangers.

Hempennant (hem' pen ent) - n. Any coattail, cuff, or dress hem dangling outside the door of a moving vehicle.

Hoaraxiomist - n. A Person who reasons about the meaning of programs.

Hozone (ho' zohn) - n. The place where one sock in every laundry load disappears to.

Hudnut (hud' nuht) - n. The leftover bolt or screw in any "some assembly required" project.

Hydralation (hi dra lay' shun) - n. Acclimating oneself to a cold swimming pool by bodily regions: toe-to-knee, knee-to-waist, waist-to-elbow, elbow-to-neck.

Hystioblogination (his' te o blahg in ay' shun) - n. The act of trying to identify a gift by holding it to your ear and shaking it.

Icision (ih sih' zhun) - n. Delicate operation performed on Neapolitan-flavored ice cream in which one entire flavor is precisely and systematically removed.

Idiolocator n.- The symbol on a mall or amusement park map representing "You Are Here"

Idiot Box - n. The part of the envelope that tells a person where to place the stamp when they can't quite figure it out for themselves.

Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

Inkslick (ink' slik) - n. A greasy spot on a piece of stationery or test paper.

Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

Irant (eye' rant) - n. A seamless pistachio; a pistachio nut afraid to come out in public.

Jiffylust (ji' phee lust) - n. The inability to be the first person to carve into a brand-new beautiful jar of peanut butter.

Joes of Arc (johz' uhv ark) - n. Tiny drops of Mr. Coffee that die on the burner after the pot is removed.

Jukejitters (jook' jit erz) - n. Fear that everyone thinks that you picked the awful tune emanating from the jukebox when it was actually the person before you.

Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

Kawashock (kah wah shahk') - n. Pulling into the last remaining parking spot only to discover a motorcycle there.

Kedophobia (ked oh fo' be uh) - n. The fear of having one's sneakers eaten by the teeth on the escalator.

Keyfruit (kee' froot) - n. The one apple, pear, or tomato in the stand that, when removed, causes all the others to tumble forward.

Knuck (nuk) - n. Ice cream collected on the back of the hand when scraping the last portions from the box.

Krogling (kroh' gling) - n. The nibbling of small items of fruit and produce at the supermarket, which the customer considers "free sampling" and the owner considers "shoplifting".

Krogt - n. The metallic silver coating found on fast-food game cards.

Lactomangulation - n. Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk carton so badly that one has to resort to using the "illegal" side.

Laminites (lam' in itz) - n. Those strange people who show up in the photo section of brand-new wallets.

Limalope (ly' muh lohp) - n. The disgusting foreskin on a lima bean.

Linenee (lih nen ee') - n. The member of a two-person folding team at the laundromat who takes the sheet and completes the fold.

Lodgecombing (loj' coh ming) - n. Final reconnaissance before vacating a motel room.

Loggium (log' yum) - n. Water that drips from one's nose hours after swimming.

Lorp (lawrp) - n. The part of the shoe that collapses when you try to pull it on without a shoehorn.

Lotshock (laht' shahk) - n. The act of parking your car, walking away, and then watching it roll past you.

Lub (lub) - n. The small deposit of spinach that lodges itself between one's teeth.

Luposlipaphobia - n. The fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly waxed floor.

Maggit (mag' it) - n. Any of the hundreds of subscription cards that fall from the pages of a magazine. (pl. MAGGREGATE)

Magnocartic - n. Any automobile that, when left unattended, attracts shopping carts.

Malibugaloo (mal ih boo' guh lew) - n. A dance that affects barefoot beachgoers on hot summer days.

Manillium (mah nil' ee yum) - n. The lifespan of the clasp on a manila envelope before it breaks off and dies.

Marp (marp) - n. The impossible-to-find beginning of a roll of cellophane tape.

Mastacambulistophile - n. Someone who walks while eating, as from the local coffee and donut stand back to his office.

Mattrescotting (mat' res kot ing) - n. The pattern of gray and white lines on an institutional mattress.

Maypop (may' pop) - n. A bald tire.

Methylphobia (meth il fo' be uh) - n. The fear that you are going to have to pay for the one cent you over-pumped at the self-service station.

Microtrek (my' kro trek) - n. Any nervous trip to the microwave oven to make sure the food hasn't incinerated.

Microts (my' krotz) - n. The two thumbnail-sized pieces you end up with when trying to remove a paper towel in a public washroom.

Mimoids (mim' oydz) - n. People addicted to the smell of newly mimeographed test papers.

Mittsquinter - n. A ballplayer who looks into his glove after missing the ball, as if, somehow, the cause of the error lies there.

Mopeeps (moh' peeps) - n. People compelled to look through the curtain opening of your motel room as they pass by.

Mophenes (mo' feenz) - n. The semi-truck headlights that invade your motel room at three in the morning.

Motspur (mot' sper) - n. The pesky fourth wheel on a shopping cart that refuses to cooperate with the other three.

Mowmuffins (mo' muh finz) - n. The dried accumulation of grass on the underside of lawn mowers.

Mozzalastics (maht suh las' tiks) - n. Large deposits of cheese that stick to the top of the pizza box.

Multipochoholes (mul ti po' cho holz) - n. Wounds left in the test papers from overerasing.

Mummabolic chorus (mum uh bah' lik ko' rus) - n. When three or more people are singing along to a tune and suddenly discover they are all faking their way through the unintelligible lyrics.

Mumphreys (mum' freez) - n. (a useless sniglet) Those strange extra digits you find on push-button phones.

Musquirt (mus' kwirt) - n. The water that comes out of the initial squirts of a squeeze mustard bottle.

Mustgo - n. Any item of food that has been sitting in the refrigerator so long it has become a science project.

Napression Marks (n): Those indentation lines on your face created by your bedding when you when you wake up.

Narcolepulacy (nar ko lep' ul ah see) - n. The contagious action of yawning, causing everyone in sight to also yawn.

Negatile (neh' guh tyl) - n. An area of the bathroom floor where, somehow, the scale registers you five pounds lighter.

Neoice (nee oh ice') - n. Any ice cube removed before its time that upon close examination, resembles a carpenter's level.

Nerb n. a noun used as a verb. For example: They didn't language the proclamation very well. nerb, nerbing, nerbed v. the act of using nouns as verbs in a sentence.

Netsec - n. A Unit of time used in indicating work time lost due to reading net.jokes

Neutron Peas (new' tron peez) - n. Tiny green objects in TV dinners that remain frozen even when the rest of the food has been microwaved beyond recognition.

Nevitts (nev' itz) - n. The sandpaper-like deposits on a cat's tongue.

Nicometer (nik oh mee' tee awr) - n. A cigarette that exits though a car's front window and reenters through the back.

Nifleck (nih' flek) - n. The unmarked domino in the set.

Niz (niz) - n. An annoying hair at the top of a movie screen.

Nizzlebrill (nih' zuhl bril) - n. The "night-day" switch on a rearview mirror.

Nocturnuggets (nok' ter nuh gitz) - n. Deposits found in one's eye upon awakening in the morning, also called: GOZZAGAREENA, OPTIGOOK, EYEHOCKEY, etc.

Nugloo (nug' lew) - n. Single continuous eyebrow that covers the entire forehead. Also known as a Unibrow.

Omnibiblious - adj. Indifferent to type of drink. "Oh, you can get me anything. I'm omnibiblious."

Oopzama (ewp' za muh) - n. Sudden scratching of scalp or face upon realization that the person you were waving at isn't who you thought it was.

Opling (op' pling) - n. The act, when feeding a baby, of opening and closing one's mouth, smacking one's lips and making "yummy" noises, in the hope that baby will do the same.

Optortionist (op tor' shun ist) - n. The kid in school who can turn his eyelids inside out.

Oreosis (awr ee oh' sis) - n. The practice of eating the cream center of an Oreo before eating the cookie outsides.

Orogami (or oh ga' mee) - n. The miraculous folding process that allows Kleenexes to methodically emerge from the box one ate a time.

Orosuctuous (or oh suk' chew us) - adj. Being able to hold a glass to one's face by sheer lung power.

Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.

Otisosis (oh tis oh' sis) - n. The inability to meet anyone else's eyes in an elevator.

P-spot (pee' spaht) - n. The area directly above the urinal in public restrooms that men stare at, knowing a glance in any other direction would arouse suspicion.

Pajangle (pah jan' gul) - n. Condition of waking up with your pajamas turned 180 degrees.

Pediddel - n. A car with only one working headlight.

Pelutho - n. A South American ball game. The balls are whacked against a brick wall with a stout wooden bat until the prisoner confesses.

Penciventilation (pen si ven ti lay' shun) - n. The act of blowing on the tip of a pencil after sharpening it.

Pepperlonely...the piece of pepperoni left on the cardboard when you pick up a piece of pizza.

Perkuburp (n): the burb that a percolator (now archaic) makes when it's finished.

Permapression (pur' muh preh shun) - n. The discovery that there is no real difference in the various cycles of your washing machine.

Petonic (peh ton' ik) - adj. One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.

Petribar - n. Any sun-bleached prehistoric candy that has been sitting in the window of a vending machine too long.

Petrool (pet' rul) - n. The slow, seemingly endless strand of motor oil at the end of the can.

Pewtone (pyu tone') - n. (chemical symbol: Pu) A major atmospheric component of towns with paper mills.

Philopologist (fil ah pahl' ah jist) - n. A specialist who loads people onto amusement rides.

Phistel (fis' tul) - n. The brake pedal on the passenger side of the car that you wish existed when you're riding with a lunatic.

Phonesia (fo nee' zhuh) - n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.

Phosflink - v. To flick a bulb on and off when it burns out (as if, somehow, that will bring it back to life).

Photoyokel (fo to yo' kul) - n. A person who presses the wrong button on a film camera causing it to dismantle.

Phozzle (fo' zul) - n. The buildup of dust on a record needle.

Picklettulance (pik ul et' yu lans) - n. The ability to remember the entire family's order at a fast-food restaurant.

Pielibrium (pu lih' bree uhm) - n. The point at which the crust on a wedge of pie outweighs the filling and tips it over. -Rick Bamford

Piepushers (py' puh shurz) - n. Attendants at fast-food restaurants who, no matter what you order, try to unload apple or cherry turnovers on you.

Piewagon (py' wa gun) - n. The small vehicle that carries games pieces around a Trivial Pursuit board.

Pifflesquit (pif' ul skwit) - n. The wire net surrounding the cork of a champagne bottle.

Pigslice (pig' slys) - n. The last unclaimed piece of pizza that everyone is secretly dying for.

Pillsburglar (pilz' berg ler) - n. Person able to sample the icing on a new cake without leaving a fingerprint.

PIYAN (pi' an) - n. (acronym: "Plus If You Act Now") Any miscellaneous item thrown in on a late night television ad.

Polarind (poh' luh rynd) - n. The peeling on a polaroid snapshot.

Postalports (poh' stul pawrtz) - n. The annoying windows in envelopes that never line up with the address.

Prema-cheerio or Toodle-oops - n. The uncomfortable silence shared by two people after they've said good-bye to each other and continue to walk together out of necessity. (Scott Ellis)

Premail (pree' mayl) - n. Mail that is placed behind the visor in the car and left for several months before it is finally sent.

Prestofrigeration: The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized.

Pretzaline (pret sah leen') - n. The salt deposit at the bottom of a bag of pretzels.

Primpo (prim' po) - n. A person who passes a mirror then has to step back, presumably to reassure himself he still exists.

Pulpid (puhl' pid) - n. A kid who enjoys the carton more than the item that came in it.

Puntificate (puhn tih' fih kayt) - v. To try to predict in what direction a football will bounce.

Pupkus (pup' kus) - n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.

Purpitation - v. To take something off the grocery shelf, decide you don't want it, and then put it in another section.

Queery n. A question to ascertain one's sexual orientation.

Reled (ree led') - v. To reset all the digital clocks in the household following a power failure.

Retrocarbonic (ret ro kar bon' ik) - n. Any drink machine that dispenses the soda before the cup.

Rignition (rig ni' shun) - n. The embarrassing action of trying to start one's car with the engine already running.

Roebinks (roh' binks) - n. Those mysterious chimes you always hear in department stores.

Rovalert (ro' val urt) - n. The system whereby one dog can quickly establish an entire neighborhood network of barking.

Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

Sark (sark) - n. The marks left on one's ankle after wearing tube socks all day.

Scribblics (skrih' bliks) - n. Warm-up exercises designed to get the ink in a pen flowing.

Scribline - n. The blank area on the back of credit cards where one's signature goes.

Shirmers - n., pl. Tall young men who stand around smiling at weddings as if to suggest that they know the bride rather well.

SHMIDDLE: noun The hole in the center of a bagel. "The cream cheese was oozing out from the shmiddle."

Shocklet (shahk' lit) - n. The seldom-used third hole on an electrical outlet.

Shoefly (shew' fliy) - n. The aeronautical terminology for a football player who misses the punt and launches his shoe instead.

Shuzma (shuhz' muh) - n. The portion of window cleaner that the spray tube can no longer reach.

Sirlines (sir' lines) - n. The lines on a grilled steak.

Slackjam (slak' jam) - n. The condition of being trapped in one's own trousers while trying to pull them on without first removing shoes.

Slopweaver (lsahp' wee vuhr) - n. Someone who has mastered the art of repositioning the food on his plate to give the appearance of having consumed a good portion of it.

Slottery and Vendication (slot' er ee and ven' di kay shun) - n. A public misdemeanor in which a person gambles on a vending machine, loses, and tries to exact revenge by kicking it.

Slurch (slerch) - n. The combination "ouch" and slurping noise one makes when eyeing someone else's bad sunburn.

Slurm - n. The slime that accumulates on the underside of a soap bar when it sits in the dish too long.

Snackmosphere (snak' moh sfeer) - n. The empty but explosive layer of air at the top of a potato chip bag.

Snacktrek - n. The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized.

Snargle (snar' gul) - v. To lessen the visual impact of a horror movie by filtering it through one's fingers.

Sniglet (snig'lit) - n. Any word that doesn't appear in the dictionary, but should.

Snigletologists-people who have nothing better to do than sit around
thinking up sniglets

Snuggage (snuh 'gaj) - n. The act of retying both shoestrings when only one needed it.

Somnambapologist (som nam ba pol' uh jist) - n. Person too polite to admit he was sleeping even when awakened at three in the morning.

Spagellum (spa gel' um) - n. The loose strand on each forkful of spaghetti that beats one about the chin and whiskers.

Spagmumps - n. Any of the millions of Styrofoam wads that accompany mail-order items.

Speclums (spek' lums) - n. The miniscule bumps on a strawberry.

Speraws (sper' awz) - n. The pinched marks on the ends of hot dogs.

Spirobits - n. The frayed bits of left-behind paper in a spiral notebook.

Spirtle - n. The fine stream from a grapefruit that always lands right in your eye.

Spood (spewd) - n. Flat wooden "spoon" that accompanies ice cream cups.

Sprout Lines (sprowt lynz) - n. Visible lines at the bottom of trouser legs where the hems have been let down.

Spudrubble (spud' rubb uhl) - n. Unclaimed french fries at the bottom of a fastfood bag.

Squaffles (skwa' felz) - n. The individual squares comprising a waffle.

Squalkeenus (skwal ke' nus) - n. The shock syndrome that comes from biting into a popsicle with one's front teeth.

Squanderprint (skwan' duhr print) - n. Directions that try to make you use up a product faster than you normally would. (Ex.: Apply shampoo. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.)

Squatcho (skwatch' oh) - n. (another useless sniglet) The button at the top of a baseball cap.

Squatic Diversion (skwa' tik dy vur' zhun) - n. Any pretended activity that commands a dog owner's attention while the dog relieves itself on a neighbor's lawn.

Squigger (skiwg' uhr) - n. A cherry tomato that explodes upon contact with a fork.

Stroodle (stru' dul) - n. The annoying strand of cheese stretching from a slice of hot pizza to one's mouth.

Subnougate (sub new' get) - v. To eat the bottom caramels in a candy box and carefully replace the top level, hoping no one will notice.

Swaznia (swaz' nuh) - n. The thin, disgusting membrane that connects the bottom of the tongue to the top of the jaw, presumably to hold it in place.

Table Snorkeling (tay' bul snawrk' ling) - n. Frantic gesticulations when one bites into hot food and has to take in air to cool it off.

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.

Telepression - n. The deep-seated guilt which stems from knowing that you did not try hard enough to "look up the number on your own" and instead put the burden on the directory assistant.

Telletiquette (tel et' ih ket) - n. The polite distance kept by one person behind another at an automatic teller machine (so as not to be suspected of trying to glimpse that person's secret code).

Testlice (test' lys) - n. Those tiny bugs that invade your hair when you're taking an exam.

Thermalophobia (thur muh lo fo' be uh) - n. The fear when showering that someone will sneak in, flush the toilet, and scald you to death.

Thrickle (thri' kel) - n. The itch in the back of the throat which can't be scratched without making disgusting barnyard-type noises.

Tidnab - n. The opposite of a bandit; one who surreptitiously leaves items, as a neighbor who leaves some of his bumper crop of summer squash on your doorstep.

Tilecomet (n): the piece of tolietpaper that clings to your foot after you've left a public restroom

Traficulous - the condition that exists while driving, when you are trying to pull out through an intersection where it is clear to the right but not to the left, then it is clear to the left but not the right then the same over and over again.

Tricklemicrochips - n. Those little tiny broken pieces of Doritos that seem to trickle to the bottom of the bag or bowl no matter what.

Turfigee and Pedigee (ter' fih jee and ped' ih jee) - n. The two extreme target points of a rotary lawn sprinkler, TURFIGEE being the safest point at which to walk past, PEDIGEE being the most dangerous.

Twinch (twinch) - n. The movement a dog makes with its head when it hears a high-pitched noise.

Uclipse (yew' klips) - n. The dangerous arc into another lane made by drivers just before executing a turn.

Ufluation (yu flu ay' shun) - n. The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized.

Uhfage (uff' aj) - n. The unit for determining a television's age, that is, the amount of time it takes for the picture to appear once the set has been turned on.

Umbrace (uhm' brays) - n. The small strap that holds an umbrella in place.

Upuls (yu' puls) - n. The blank pages at the beginning and end of books, presumably placed there so you can rewrite the ending.

Vacation Elbow (vay kay' shun el' bo) - n. A condition that suddenly develops in a father's arm during a vacation trip that allowed him to reach out and slap you from incredible distances.

Vegiludes - n. Individual peas or kernels of corn that you end up chasing all over the plate with your fork.

Voitlock (voyt' lok) - n. When the basketball gets lodged between the rim and the backboard.

Waftic (wahf' tik) - adj. Describes any person in whose direction campfire or barbeque smoke always blows.

Warbloid (war' bloyd) - n. The tiny device in cassette players that eats tapes.

Wattbobble (wat' bah bul) - v. To remove a hot light bulb by turning it several seconds, letting your fingers cool, then repeating the process. This is generally followed by the glorious revelation of using your shirttail.

Werxilation (wurks ul ay' shun) - n. The property of some screen doors to start to slam shut only to catch themselves at the last moment and "float" to a gentle close.

Woowad (wew' wad) - n. Giant clumps of stuck-together rice served at Chinese restaurants.

Yardribbons (yard rib' onz) - n. The unmowed patches of grass discovered after one has put away the mower.

Yinkel - n. A person who combs his hair over his bald spot, hoping no one will notice.

Yotate (yoh' tayt) - v. To allow a yo-yo to unwind itself.

Zeept (zeept) - n. The accumulation of dead insects around an electric bug fryer.

Zerblot (zur' blaht) - n. The last kid picked in any neighborhood sporting event.

Zipcuffed (zip' cuft) - v. To be trapped in one's trousers by a faulty zipper.

New Words For 90s

Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn't work out obsessively.

Seagull Manager - A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits over everything and then leaves.

Chainsaw Consultant: An outside expert brought in to reduce the employee headcount, leaving the top brass with clean hands.

Cube Farm: An office filled with cubicles.

Idea Hamsters: People who always seem to have their idea generators running.

Mouse Potato: The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.

Prairie Dogging: When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on.

SITCOMs: What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids. Stands for Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage.

Squirt the Bird: To transmit a signal to a satellite.

Starter Marriage: A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no property and no regrets.

Stress Puppy: A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.

Swiped Out: An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.

Tourists: People who take training classes just to get a vacation from their jobs. "We had three serious students in the class; the rest were just tourists."

Treeware: Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material.

Xerox Subsidy: Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one's workplace.

Going Postal: Euphemism for being totally stressed out, for losing it. Makes reference to the unfortunate track record of postal employees who have snapped and gone on shooting rampages.

Alpha Geek - The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek around here."

Chips and Salsa - Chips = hardware, salsa = software. "Well, first we gotta figure out if the problem's in your chips or your salsa."

Flight Risk - Used to describe employees who are suspected of planning to leave a company or department soon.

GOOD Job - A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job. A well-paying job people take in order to pay off their debts, one that they will quit as soon as they are solvent again.

Irritainment - Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying, but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The O.J. trials were a prime example.

Percussive Maintenance - The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

Uninstalled - Euphemism for being fired. Heard on the voicemail of a vice president at a downsizing computer firm: "You have reached the number of an uninstalled vice president. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance." See also Decruitment.

Vulcan Nerve Pinch - The taxing hand position required to reach all the appropriate keys for certain commands. For instance, the warm re-boot for a Mac II computer involves simultaneously pressing the Control key, the Command key, the Return key and the Power On key.

Yuppie Food Stamps - The ubiquitous $20 bills spewed out of ATMs everywhere. Often used when trying to split the bill after a meal: "We all owe $8 each, but all anybody's got is yuppie food stamps."

What Movies Teach Us

All grocery shopping bags contain at least one loaf of French Bread.

It's easy for anyone to land a plane, providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down.

Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving.

The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No-one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building you want without difficulty.

If you need to reload your gun, you will always have more ammunition - even if you haven't been carrying any before now.

You're very likely to survive any battle in any war - unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do.

If your town is threatened by an imminent natural disaster or killer beast, the mayor's first concern will be the tourist trade or his forthcoming art exhibition.

The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

All telephone numbers in America begin with the digits 555.

If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St. Patrick's Day parade - at any time of the year.

When paying for a taxi, don't look at your wallet as you take out a bill - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

Interbreeding is genetically possible with any creature from elsewhere in the universe.

Kitchens don't have light switches. When entering a kitchen at night, you should open the fridge door and use that light instead.

Word processors never display a cursor on screen but will always say: Enter Password Now.

Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning even though their husband and children never have time to eat them.

Cars that crash will almost always burst into flames.

The Chief of Police will always suspend his star detective - or give him 48 hours to finish the job.

A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of Wembley Stadium.

Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.

Although in the 20th century it is possible to fire weapons at an object out of our visual range, people of the 23rd century will have lost this technology.

Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant.

It is not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or ending phone conversations.

Even when driving down a perfectly straight road it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.

All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.

It is always possible to park directly outside the building you are visiting.

A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.

Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communication systems of any invading alien civilization.

It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts - your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.

When a person is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head, they will never suffer a concussion or brain damage.

No-one involved in a car chase, hijacking, explosion, volcanic eruption or alien invasion will ever go into shock.

When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.

You can always find a chainsaw when you need one.

Any lock can be picked by a credit card or a paper clip in seconds - unless it's the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside.

An electric fence powerful enough to kill a dinosaur will cause no lasting damage to an eight year old child.

Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at that precise moment.

Things Kids Taught Us

Wisdom passed on from an experienced parent--

There is no such thing as child-proofing your house

If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite

A 4 year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant

If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing pound puppy underwear and a Superman cape

It is strong enough however to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room.

Baseballs make marks on ceilings.

You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.

The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.

Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

A six year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36 year old man says they can only do it in the movies.

A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day.

If you use a waterbed as home plate while wearing baseball shoes it does not leak - it explodes.

A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq foot house 4 inches deep.

Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old.

Duplos will not.

Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence.

Super glue is forever.

McGyver can teach us many things we don't want to know.

Ditto Tarzan.

No matter how much Jello you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.

Pool filters do not like Jello.

VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.

Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when you are driving.

You probably do not want to know what that odor is. Make that definitely do not...

Always look in the oven before you turn it on.

Plastic toys do not like ovens.

The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.

It will however make cats dizzy.

Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

Quiet does not necessarily mean don't worry.

A good sense of humor will get you through most problems in life (unfortunately, mostly in retrospect).