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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: December 05, 2008 04:01AM

gourmet: pig with taste




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Define: rheumatism



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2008 04:02AM by bunyip.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bruce T Shark (129.35.81.---)
Date: December 05, 2008 12:56PM

rheumatism - unseen force by which gossip is transmitted.


Define - Pedantic

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: December 06, 2008 02:28AM

pedantic: mucking about performed by unidexter.




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define: unilateral

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (58.163.129.---)
Date: December 06, 2008 11:49AM

Unilateral: When civilian unicycles are destroyed in war, it is known as this damage.

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Define: Flannel

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip0.t-ipconnect.de)
Date: December 06, 2008 01:54PM

flannel: to punch a pudding until it is flat (not to be confused with nailing it to a wall)

Define: hammer

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: December 07, 2008 02:42AM

hammer: late neo-gothic term for a future imperative: example: hammer goin to the pub tonight'.

Not to be confused with 'hamer' which is a deceased politician of the right who had a concert hall named after him. I still haven't worked out why.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.253-201-230.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: December 07, 2008 05:38AM

(The Hamer Hall is a maze of a place, I last went there for a very big function and completely got lost on the way to the stage).

New word please!

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: December 08, 2008 05:42AM

Seems that he designed it as well. Who else but a politician could get a tesseract in 3 dimensions.

?Do you think that you are still in the same universe?




New word: ambulatory

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: December 08, 2008 06:01AM

Ambulatory: a conservative going to the hospital.

Define: linear

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.230.112.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: December 08, 2008 09:09AM

Linear (alternative spelling Linn-ear) the ability to recognise the inherent superiority of the sound ofanalogue vinyl recordings to digital anything.

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Define industry

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: December 15, 2008 03:05PM

Industry: A new and spectacular house cleaning tool, the industry removes all dust everywhere in your house, compacts it to a highly noxious cube and automatically transports it to a nearby zone of natural beauty for disposal. Guaranteed no breakdowns within two weeks of purchase. Get yours today!

Define: Advertising.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: robert (153.107.103.---)
Date: December 16, 2008 01:47AM

Advertising: Television programming interrupted by brief snippets of drama, comedy and news.

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Define: Systemic

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: December 27, 2008 07:27AM

systemic: purgative for your female sibling




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define: zygote

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (58.163.129.---)
Date: December 27, 2008 12:54PM

Zygote: farm animal vich haz vayz of making you talk...

define: glucose

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: January 01, 2009 04:42AM

glucose: corrupt form of Eskimo word meaning 'comfortable dwelling', as in 'iGLOO COSEy'.




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Define : Id

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.107.116.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: January 21, 2009 01:02PM

Id: a pronoun only used by people with head colds

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Define tempest

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: January 21, 2009 03:49PM

Tempest: a type of hyper-pan-dimensional space cockroach.

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Define: crochet

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: January 22, 2009 04:57AM

crochet: textile form of generic backwoodsy hero type.

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define: altruistic

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.79.184.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: January 28, 2009 03:29PM

Altruistic : an irrational belief that the welfare of others is of concern

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define autistic

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: robert (153.107.103.---)
Date: January 29, 2009 04:02AM

Autistic: facial twitching common to car enthusiasts

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define: backlash

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