A carved or banged dent in the shape of the letter "R" or to identify ourselves.
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A carved or banged dent in the shape of the letter "R" or to identify ourselves.
Bowler
One who eats only out of a bowl as opposed to those who only eat off of plates, the platters...
Forget
to acquire beforehand
verisimilitude
verisimilitude Somewhat alike, but not enough to make a difference
Philosophy
The art of discussing, or not discussing, that which is or is not to be discussed, assuming that it exists, and which promotes the question, if a man says something in a forest and his wife is not there to hear it, is he still wrong?
squirrel
That thing, in a wifeless forest, that is witness to man's predilection to err.
wiring
A question asked by a lounge lizard the morning after.
Guffaw
Greatly impressed by a lot of guff.
imbue
To fill with loathing for one's fellowmen, allowing the imbued to feel superior
Court
A play given by two lawyers, both usually crooked, presided over by a judge, usually corrupt, where 12 tried and true citizens decree who has the best act to put on, the defense or the prosecutor
Crook
a bend, only not over, that would be silly, but a bend in an arm or leg or the hook shaped bend in Miss Bopeep's walking stick to reel in the sheep.
crowbar
A place where urban crows can go for a swift eyeball.
thumb
thumb: an appendage often cited - by humans - as the crucial difference between higher apes and all other animals. However, were one to ask, say, a camel, it is likely that it would cite the hump as the crucial difference between its own kind and all other animals. A chameleon might offer colour-changing ability and a platypus could probably come up with half a dozen unique platypusian attributes. So the thumb may be a differentiator, but it is not necessarily a proof of superiority, as is sometimes suggested. It simply means that Man is the best-equipped of God's creatures for hitch-hiking.
scissors
A single object that for some reason has a plural name, i.e., there is always a "pair" not a single "sciz"
Cynic
Actually, my American wife refers to the object in question as 'a scissor' which she tells me is a common usage where she comes from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pendragon
Cynic - Someone who complains about a lack of single sciz for a pair of scissors (wink and smile)
(what part of America uses the word scissor?)
Breakable
Something in the hands of your favorite two year old.(but not scissors)
draught
draught Indicative of potency with regard to beer, draught beer is strong enough to buckle the knees of neophyte drinkers, and grow hair on the chests of old hands at the pub
Choice
Choice: the chrysalis from which disappointment emerges
Holland
The musical inspiration of John Oates.
icicle
The net result of the Water Company having it's assets frozen.
Catfood
Catfood: In the murky world of rodent gangs, a potent threat.
"Put da word out under da floorboards," growled Big Cheddar, his whiskers twitching. "Time is real short for Squeaky Lou. Dat mouse is catfood."
Serendipity
Being in the right place at the right time when someone else is not.
Frightful
Frightful - Just Faster Heart Beat and Shivering when you are a in large and dark room!
Google!
An astoundingly large number - of short cuts.
Virago.
Virago - a feminist publishing company. During the eighties, a couple of Virago novels casually left on the kitchen table were practically guaranteed to get a fellow into the knickers of an otherwise insurmountable EngLit undergrad
Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy Your failure to live up to my standards
Religion
What happened to Vera Lynn.
relinquish
relinquish If it refers to money owed, to let go off only when the final bill before being turned over to a collection agency arrives, or a court case, which ever comes first
And to give my own definition of Religion A set of conduct codes you feel would benefit me as long as it is understood that it does not apply to you... :smash:
Drumroll
A small bread confection made by Dai The Crust, a local baker, for the investiture of the Prince of Wales in Caernarfon, after which he became known as Dai the Upper Crust.
Brandy
A fine girl, but fell in love with a sailor whose love was the sea.
Game
A divirsion that turns a normal sane individual into competitive lunatics, my sister is no longer allowed to play with us.
HiFi
hifi - a stutterer's first attempt to get you to slap his upheld hand
Cape Cod
Cape Cod Popular vacation spot where people go to worship the horrible smell of rotting codfish
falsehood
Street cred acquired through prevarication. (see Vanilla Ice)
freighter
What a cargo vessel becomes upon sinking with said cargo
Lightning
Lightning: a test of literacy. cf lightening.
Complement
Complement Insincere comments made by fawning phonies
Doctor
Doctor - The manic depressive alter ego of famed schizophrenic cartoon character, Bugs Bunny.
Tinkle -
Tinkle : The manic depressive alter ego of famed schizophrenic cartoon character, Sarah Palin.
compliment