New Definitions of Words (funny) from NYTimes

[GrannieAnnie]

1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.

3 . Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly
    answer the door in your nightgown.

7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle (n), olive-flavored mouthwash.

9. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you a re
    run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.

11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.

12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.

14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that,
      when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by
      Jewish men.

[GrannieAnnie]

[saddad]

  ;D  ;D ;D

[tonybloke]

have they been listening to " I'm sorry I haven't a clue" on radio 4? ;)

[asbean]

Made my day, thank u Grannie.  Will pass it round the world  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[star]

 ;D ;D ;D

[Georgie]

have they been listening to " I'm sorry I haven't a clue" on radio 4? ;)

My sentiments entirely.  Funny though. :)

G x

[GrannieAnnie]

have they been listening to " I'm sorry I haven't a clue" on radio 4? ;)

My sentiments entirely.  Funny though. :)

G x

I haven't a clue what I haven't a clue is on radio 4.  Do you mean it sounds like they copied the material?

[Georgie]

Very much so.  ISIHAC is a cult radio 4 programme here and has been running a round called 'new definitions' for quite a while now.  Doesn't matter, but an acknowledgement on their part would have been nice.

G x

[tonybloke]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dmpd2/Im_Sorry_I_Havent_a_Clue/

[GrannieAnnie]

Very much so.  ISIHAC is a cult radio 4 programme here and has been running a round called 'new definitions' for quite a while now.  Doesn't matter, but an acknowledgement on their part would have been nice.

G x

This contest has been running in the Washington Post (rather than the NY Times-sorry!) since 1983  begun by columnist Bob Levey. Every month he selects a unnamed aspect of modern life or society (suggested by his readers) and publishes it in his column in The Washington Post. The challenge for the three thousand or so readers who enter is to invent a witty new word to describe the chosen subject.  Does this pre-date the ISIHAC radio 4 programme?

[Georgie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dmpd2/Im_Sorry_I_Havent_a_Clue/

Just watched that all the way through. Classic. Go Jezza! Fell off my chair laughing.  Wot we gonna do wivout Humph???  :(

G x

[Georgie]

Very much so.  ISIHAC is a cult radio 4 programme here and has been running a round called 'new definitions' for quite a while now.  Doesn't matter, but an acknowledgement on their part would have been nice.

G x

This contest has been running in the Washington Post (rather than the NY Times-sorry!) since 1983  begun by columnist Bob Levey. Every month he selects a unnamed aspect of modern life or society (suggested by his readers) and publishes it in his column in The Washington Post. The challenge for the three thousand or so readers who enter is to invent a witty new word to describe the chosen subject.  Does this pre-date the ISIHAC radio 4 programme?

Er, yes I think so.  Many apologies.  :(

G x

[tonybloke]

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue was first broadcast on the Tuesday 11th April 1972.

[Georgie]

But to be fair, Tony, I think the new deffos round is recent?

G x

[tonybloke]

http://www.netwriting.co.uk/2008/02/18/the-real-meaning-of-words/
and properly attributed!

[tonybloke]

yes, they've only been running that part of the show for a few years, but the dictionary is a welcome addition on my bookshelf ;)

[Georgie]

Hmmm...whilst I'm here then don't suppose you have a mornington crescent rule book?

I left mine in a pub a few years back :(

G x

[tonybloke]

sorry for that! (no I havrn't got a copy, I memorised the rules!!) ;D ;D

[Hyacinth]

Coming back to ISIHAC & other plays on words?  Humour, per se, isn't copywrited nor is one person's original pun/original idea unique to them. (Sadly)

(sorry Tonybloke, if this was covered in your link? My puter freezes when I click on other sites from here, so I'm not trying - apols if this applies :-[ )