Tag Archives: humour
trickle treat (definition)
trickle treat \ trickle treat \ verb: When Halloween lollies are only handed out a little bit at a time.
Don’t feed the birds, avoid water hazards (photo)
Signs in Strathfield telling the public to refrain from feeding the pigeons to avoid creating water hazards. Of course, that might not be exactly what they meant when putting up the signs.
conservatopia (definition)
conservatopia \ con·serv·a·to·pia \ noun: An imagined place or state where nothing ever changes. A place that suffers of newmonia often wished they were.
newmonia (definition)
newmonia \ neu·moh·nee·uh \ noun: A medical condition where suffers feel the need to complain about all the new things they encounter.
A supermarket aisle to marvel at
Noticed this sign at the end of an aisle in Coles at Broadway shopping centre. Perhaps it is a sign of things you will need together. ie. if you eat too much canned fish, Mexican and Asian food, you will … Continue reading
illiteration / elliteration (definition)
illiteration \ ill·lit·er·a·tion \ noun: When all the diseases a hypochondriac thinks they have start with the same letter or sound. elliteration \ e·lit·er·a·tion \ noun: When a individual posts the same thing, or something that sounds the same, online … Continue reading
Much experience waiting? Join the queue
Saw this wanted ad in the window of a café in Newtown. Must have waiting and coffee experience. Yes, I’ve spent extended amounts on time waiting in phone queues for a customer service representative. And by the time you get … Continue reading
procrastinate
procrastinate \ pro·cras·ti·nate \ verb: ( remember to finish this section tomorrow )
Very fast food
Q: What do you call a fast food joint that fills you order before you finish giving it. A: Mach Donalds
England reclaims America
Do you find programs with English dictionaries where all the spelling is actually in U.S. English annoying? Or that a ‘World series’ doesn’t include people outside America? I found a funny take on this in John Cleese’s “Letter to America”. … Continue reading