Some words beg you to use them in ordinary daily life, even though they’re out-of-the-ordinary words. The question will enter your brain: “Should I use it?” The following list is dedicated to such words. Amphigory = writing which seems, at first glance, to have meaning, but is only nonsense. Blatherskite = nonsense, or the person …
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Air Quotes
Air Quotes were born from sarcasm. Raise both hands up in the air. Make the sign of the rabbit, or the vee, or peace with two fingers up on each hand. Curl the raised fingers down half way, then raise them up again. You just made air quotes. Air quotes tell the person you’re talking …
What to do with yer Bot
What to do with yer bot: 1. First you have to buy one. There should be a local bot store near you. Check the infonet for locations. 2. Cajole it. Don’t know how to do this? You’re already an irresponsible bot owner. (Just kidding. See the * below for a brief definition.) 3. Feed it …
Milk the Research Funds
I don’t want to give you any ideas, but there’s probably some money in this idea. Not necessarily good money either. It’s more like the stinky, dirty government grants for scientific inquiries that don’t play a tune in a logical mind. You know what I’m talking about, we hear about them all of the time, …
BSR: The Boy Scouts of Russia
I don’t know nothing ’bout them Boy Scouts of America. I joined the Boy Scouts of Russia. While much of the knot tying requirements are universally useful, I do question the life-building skills of operating a chainsaw inside the dacha. Why really would I need to know that? Some of the things I learned in …