Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 03, 2020
August 02, 2020
August 04, 2020
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richard's poor almanack * by richard thompson millionth word reportedly, the millionth word in the english language was recently coined. but don't stop there! let's go for 2 million! here are some things that need words to call them- (noun) the pose you strike in front of a bookcase at someone else's house, esp. at a party. (verb) to hold open a door for some-one, usually a stranger, entering or exiting not esp. close behind you, causing them to hurry. considered passe-aggressive (noun) the little dealie on the end of your shoelace that prevents un-ravelling. oops, it's an "aglet." never mind. man: oh, no. the dealie broke. and i was esp. fond of that one. oop: brittany, don't bother the man while he's spilling his coffee. (verb) to become sudden-ly hamfisted and incompetent at mundane tasks because a small, strange child is staring at you with undis-guised disdain.
J Quest almost 4 years ago
Bibiloposing, portalpressuring, bambinoblundering…
DCBakerEsq almost 4 years ago
(verb) To try and come up with something witty to post on GoComics but settling for something more mundane.
TurbosDad almost 4 years ago
Shouldn’t “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” cover any of those?…
amaryllis2 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Also, donvier, with almost a French pronunciation, DON-vee-ay, ie a gift you give someone else because it’s what you want, not what they want. Named for a certain 1990s ice cream maker that a certain husband told a certain wife he was not getting her for Christmas so she got it for him.
gbars70 almost 4 years ago
Hallorag – An action that’s universal; flipping a greeting card over to see if it’s one of the big 2 and, of course, the price.
exeyevee Premium Member almost 4 years ago
An early appearance of the Uh-oh Baby!
plaidley almost 4 years ago
Title tilt. Also commonly seen at parties held at homes of vinyl audiophiles.
Another term can be “grubmuster”. An activity that involves the procurement of tasty comestibles. Do not use while namedropping that chichi new restaurant. “We’ll be grubmustering at Le Imp Or’Tante.” Better to say, “Al’s a great grubmusterer. He can get a great bargain on fartless franks.”
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
—And that “small, strange child” was once known as The Uh-oh Baby….