10 WORDS (G rated) THAT DON’T EXIST, BUT SHOULD:

[Neo]

10 WORDS (G RATED) THAT DON’T EXIST, BUT SHOULD:

1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks’ trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.

2. 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.

3. DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt’) v. To sterilise the lolly you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow ‘remove’ all the germs.

4. ELBONICS (el bon’ iks) n. The actions of two people manoeuvring for one armrest in a movie theatre.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. PHONESIA (fo nee’ zhuh) n. The affliction of dialling a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.

9. PUPKUS (pup’ kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.

10. 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.

[doublejay]

6. 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.

Love this one. In our house it is Womanhandling but the result is the same.

[scooter]

No. 8, do it all the time.


Cheers.............um, Sean, that's right

[rrich]

Number 6! Happens here too. Way too frequently.

[Clinton1]

And if anyone wants to tell me how to get rid of Pupkus from the car, I'd greatly appreciate it.

An answer from an expert in depupkusation would be appreciated.


Seriously.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

No 10.

If I pick it up, then I gotta waste time talking at it too.