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Posted July 30, 2001 06:15 | Category: Lists | #

How did we get along so long without 'em?

CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun): n.The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt'): v.To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow assuming this will `remove' all the germs.
ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma): n.A rescue vehicle which can only be seen in the rearview mirror.
EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz): n.Gangly people sitting in front of you at the movies who, no matter what direction you lean in, follow suit.
ELBONICS (el bon' iks): n.The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay' shun): n.The mistaken notion that the more you press an elevator button the faster it will arrive.
FRUST (frust): n.The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun): n.Manhandling the `open here' spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the `illegal' side.
PEPPIER (pehp ee ay'): n.The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper.
PETONIC (peh ton' ik): adj.One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.
PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh): n.The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.
PUPKUS (pup' kus): n.The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun): n.The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.

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