Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 26, 2015
March 25, 2015
March 27, 2015
Transcript:
the official dictionary of the games of the winter olympiad official dictionary oop: stop doing that! fauxlympian, n. a viewer who exhibits sudden & unearned expertise in a sport he or she had barely even heard of a week ago. oop: hey! he 520'd that 1080! boo! you suck! orff, v. (fr. c. orff, ger. composer, carmina burana, etc.) to skate to bom-basticc music. see also orffamongous, orffic, orffulagenous, etc. oop: she's really orffing. she's orffal. orff! exvicorate, v. to mock a winner's nationality and/or national anthem. oop: andorra?! where's that?! this sounds like a pepsi jingle. boo! 1 2 3
puddlesplatt about 9 years ago
get orff it!
Ermine Notyours about 9 years ago
Yay! Color!
Malcolm Hall about 9 years ago
He forgot “scurlilate” — to make fun of an event such as curling or biathlon. Also used in the summer olympics to mock race walking.
Sisyphos about 9 years ago
My comment? —I’m watching carefully as the booze bottles pile up atop the TV. After three bottles of alcohol, who cares about what the correct word might be?