It all began one bright sunny summer day after the ordeal called 2nd PUC and CET...
Joblessness being a unique exprerience after a lot of (attempts at) studying, and recently inspired by Douglas Adams' hobby of inventing words for phrases and actions which dont have onw, we decided to too.
Sample this ( from The Deeper Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd)
Anderby Steeple (n.)
One who asks you a qucstion with the apparent motive of
wanting to haar your answer,but who cuts short your opcning sentence by leaning forward and stating ' I'll tell you why i ask' and then talking solidly for the next half hour.
Ampus (n.)
A lurid bruise you cant remember getting.
Beppu (n.)
The triumphant slamming shut of a book after reading the final page.
Enough to inspire us. We didnt read the rest of the book but started on our own...
(Alphabetical order was too much effort)
Eleemodementia- The often-occuring situation when you go up to someone with a purposeful air and forget what you wanted to say.Frequentlty occurs during phone conversations as well.
Zeolitrention- Negative optimism,when you want something to happen badly but try not to be optimistic and take a gloomy view of the matter in the hope that it will actually happen.
Psymnatised-Dereiving sadistic pleasure.
Quaffrintia -English equivalent of kannada Kobbu. (words like 'nerve' didnt sound expressive enough)
Ephluviated- Feeling of mastery after a task such as making up a word.
Vole`me- A vague reason.
Ptolemia- When you're really tired n sleept but cant sleep, or really hungry and the food is right there but cant eat for Vole'me.
Kank- Something that is an insult to intelligence.
Quarliscent- Something painfully obvious.
Frizzlentia- Beyond bugging.
Carestraining- Conversation when both know that the other is joking but carry on the conversation with wild exaggerations,neither caring to be the forst one to start talking sense..The exact meaning will only be known on personal experience.
Extrabeheadificating - Something disappointing to the pint of wanting to rip the other person(s)'s head(s) off.
Kaantentulated- Extreme shock and surprise expressed at an event in the nature of a certain person dancing for 'Kaanta laga' on stage.
Vicilaggerate-The exact opposite of exaggerated.
Aflaxophonia-Vicilaggerating under circumstances of having too much but it not being enough.( Derevied from the situation of P having only 3 phones... )
Saune- Greedily eyeing something.
Dondilimed-Negatively surprise and equivalent to saying 'Why on earth or anywhere else would you or anyone else do something of that nature?!'
Paranymphoteration -The art of doing innovative things such as this but whoch people fail to appreciate and instead think we're developing insanity. Leads to extrabeheadification.
A masterly sentence by Ad- I CARE to deny Ar's statements for I think she has too much quaffrintia herself!! And I must say that I'm kaantentulated that she denies being involved in carestraining!! Now, is that quaffrintia or what!!! I'm too eniggerated!! Give me a moment before I start fuming....!
I appeal to the other makers to decipher these words,the meanings of which i have forgotten,
Pacadacadania
Eniggerated
and also to add on the unmentioned words in the comments section.
Cheers!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Calvinisms- Priceless!
These make my day anytime i read them... i repeat-priceless!
"If people could put rainbows in zoos, they'd do it."
"There is never enough time to do all the nothing you want".
Mom: What would make you DO something like this??Calvin: Poor genetic material!
"Life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be."”I agree. What about you? “
Calvin to Hobbes: The surest sign that Intelligent Life exists is it hasn't tried to contact us.
Calvin's Dad: The best way to enjoy your job is to have a hobby thats even worse.
C: I've been thinking, Hobbes.H: On a weekend?C: Well, it wasn't on purpose...
"The thing about life is its never so bad that it cant get worse"
Calvin: I want the last piece of pie! Don't divide it up! Give it all to me!Calvin's mom: Don't be selfish, Calvin.Calvin: So the real message here is 'be dishonest'?
“You know how Einstein got bad grades as a kid? Well, mine are even worse! “
"Do I need a reason for everything?"
'I don't want to be victimized by the notions of virtuous behavior'
"Mothers are the necessity of invention"
Calvin : "Me Tarzan, king of Jungle"Susie : "Nice underpants, does your mom know you’re over here like this"Calvin : (while going back frustrated) "i don’t think jane EVER said that to Tarzan"
Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words!
“If ignorance is bliss, this lesson would appear to be a deliberate attempt on your part to deprive me of happiness, the pursuit of which is my unalienable right according to the declaration of independence. I therefore assert my patriotic prerogative not to know this material. I'll be out in the playground”
“Every day of my life I’m forced to add another name in the list of people that piss me off".
“I let my mind wander and it didn't come back"
"Reality continues to ruin my life..."
C to Susie " Go play in a microwave"
C: Mom, can I have another plate?M: Why?C: Well, somebody just puked on mine.
“I wish I was dead....well no, not really. I wish everyone ELSE was dead. “
Calvin to Hobbes: I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me
“People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children. “
“Weekends don't count unless you spendthem doing something completely pointless.”
“Girls are like slugs - they probably serve some purpose, but it's hard to imagine what.”
"I know that life is unfair but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?"!!
Mum: Someday I hope you have a kid that puts you through what I've gone through. Calvin: Yeah, Grandma says that's what she used to tell you.
“I liked things better when I didn't understand them. “
Calvin: I've got an idea, Dad. Maybe I'd get better grades if you offered me $1 for every "D", $5 for every "C". $10 for every "B", and $50 for every "A"! Dad: I'm not going to bribe you Calvin, you should apply yourself for your own good. Calvin: Rats. I thought I could make an easy four bucks.
Calvin's science assignmentIf I were a scientist, I would invent a time machine, go to yesterday and then directly to tomorrow, so that I can skip this stupid assignment.
Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
If you couldn't find any weirdness, maybe we'll just have to make some!"
"If u feel like doing some work....sit down and wait until the feeling goes away"
Calvin: You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.Hobbes: What mood is that?Calvin: Last-minute panic.
“There is an inverse relationship between how good something is for you and how much fun it is!
Calvin’s mom: Who wrote, “help I'm a bug" on my letter to grandma?Calvin: Evidently some bug, how strange.
The problem with people is that they're only HUMAN.
"You know what's weird, I don't remember much of anything until I was 3 years old"
Calvin to mom (middle of the night)” do you think love is just a biochemical reaction designed to make sure genes get passed on??
Mom
-whatever it is its what’s keeping me from strangling you now..
Nothing helps a bad mood more than spreading it....
"If people could put rainbows in zoos, they'd do it."
"There is never enough time to do all the nothing you want".
Mom: What would make you DO something like this??Calvin: Poor genetic material!
"Life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be."”I agree. What about you? “
Calvin to Hobbes: The surest sign that Intelligent Life exists is it hasn't tried to contact us.
Calvin's Dad: The best way to enjoy your job is to have a hobby thats even worse.
C: I've been thinking, Hobbes.H: On a weekend?C: Well, it wasn't on purpose...
"The thing about life is its never so bad that it cant get worse"
Calvin: I want the last piece of pie! Don't divide it up! Give it all to me!Calvin's mom: Don't be selfish, Calvin.Calvin: So the real message here is 'be dishonest'?
“You know how Einstein got bad grades as a kid? Well, mine are even worse! “
"Do I need a reason for everything?"
'I don't want to be victimized by the notions of virtuous behavior'
"Mothers are the necessity of invention"
Calvin : "Me Tarzan, king of Jungle"Susie : "Nice underpants, does your mom know you’re over here like this"Calvin : (while going back frustrated) "i don’t think jane EVER said that to Tarzan"
Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words!
“If ignorance is bliss, this lesson would appear to be a deliberate attempt on your part to deprive me of happiness, the pursuit of which is my unalienable right according to the declaration of independence. I therefore assert my patriotic prerogative not to know this material. I'll be out in the playground”
“Every day of my life I’m forced to add another name in the list of people that piss me off".
“I let my mind wander and it didn't come back"
"Reality continues to ruin my life..."
C to Susie " Go play in a microwave"
C: Mom, can I have another plate?M: Why?C: Well, somebody just puked on mine.
“I wish I was dead....well no, not really. I wish everyone ELSE was dead. “
Calvin to Hobbes: I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me
“People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children. “
“Weekends don't count unless you spendthem doing something completely pointless.”
“Girls are like slugs - they probably serve some purpose, but it's hard to imagine what.”
"I know that life is unfair but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?"!!
Mum: Someday I hope you have a kid that puts you through what I've gone through. Calvin: Yeah, Grandma says that's what she used to tell you.
“I liked things better when I didn't understand them. “
Calvin: I've got an idea, Dad. Maybe I'd get better grades if you offered me $1 for every "D", $5 for every "C". $10 for every "B", and $50 for every "A"! Dad: I'm not going to bribe you Calvin, you should apply yourself for your own good. Calvin: Rats. I thought I could make an easy four bucks.
Calvin's science assignmentIf I were a scientist, I would invent a time machine, go to yesterday and then directly to tomorrow, so that I can skip this stupid assignment.
Life is full of surprises, but never when you need one.
If you couldn't find any weirdness, maybe we'll just have to make some!"
"If u feel like doing some work....sit down and wait until the feeling goes away"
Calvin: You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.Hobbes: What mood is that?Calvin: Last-minute panic.
“There is an inverse relationship between how good something is for you and how much fun it is!
Calvin’s mom: Who wrote, “help I'm a bug" on my letter to grandma?Calvin: Evidently some bug, how strange.
The problem with people is that they're only HUMAN.
"You know what's weird, I don't remember much of anything until I was 3 years old"
Calvin to mom (middle of the night)” do you think love is just a biochemical reaction designed to make sure genes get passed on??
Mom
-whatever it is its what’s keeping me from strangling you now..
Nothing helps a bad mood more than spreading it....
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Shamelessly aimless..true spirit of a holiday
One thing I succeed in unfailingly.
Plans for room-cleaning, sheet organising, trying my hand in the kitchen.. all take a nice comfortable backseat once the holiday actually comes. A computer in the room, a book in my hand, some source of music.. why bother about anything else?
Since this is not about anything in particular, i might as well talk about spelling mistakes.
Insanely silly ones I find a final year student of a professional course making- bacement.
An entire slide show with each slide containing the word isle, which is supposed to mean a passageway between sections of seats, as in a church.
I recently however made the most glorious spelling mistake in the galaxy. While taking down notes on requirements of a living room- Seating area, circulation, a TW... TW! Had I written 'teevee' it could be more forgivable. This is one spelling mistake which if anyone beats in a million years, I have promised my friend I would eat her orange bag with the attached numerous keychains.
Plans for room-cleaning, sheet organising, trying my hand in the kitchen.. all take a nice comfortable backseat once the holiday actually comes. A computer in the room, a book in my hand, some source of music.. why bother about anything else?
Since this is not about anything in particular, i might as well talk about spelling mistakes.
Insanely silly ones I find a final year student of a professional course making- bacement.
An entire slide show with each slide containing the word isle, which is supposed to mean a passageway between sections of seats, as in a church.
I recently however made the most glorious spelling mistake in the galaxy. While taking down notes on requirements of a living room- Seating area, circulation, a TW... TW! Had I written 'teevee' it could be more forgivable. This is one spelling mistake which if anyone beats in a million years, I have promised my friend I would eat her orange bag with the attached numerous keychains.
I repeat-nothing significant.
So.
I have finally resorted to blogging. Why I really cannot say. The result of an long,not so patient wait for life to take an exciting turn of events?
Really, just when you think-'Life cannot get more boring', it suddenly does. The phases of thinking ' Life is good after all' are after all just phases. These rush past like a gust of strong wind leaving you back in square one so speedily that you wonder why it took the trouble to make an entry.
Life has been steadily uneventful. Unless you count the latest 'projects' at college as events.Day after day of aligning and fixing sheets, formatting them,and starting to draft with an eye on the watch whose second hand has to traverse 360 x 3 degrees (and in one case, x 4)for the class to get over.Though drafting sometimes seems infinitely more interesting when compared to a class which involves cutting shapes on paper to make icosohedrons and pouring POP into crude moulds.3 hours again. Why.
I have finally resorted to blogging. Why I really cannot say. The result of an long,not so patient wait for life to take an exciting turn of events?
Really, just when you think-'Life cannot get more boring', it suddenly does. The phases of thinking ' Life is good after all' are after all just phases. These rush past like a gust of strong wind leaving you back in square one so speedily that you wonder why it took the trouble to make an entry.
Life has been steadily uneventful. Unless you count the latest 'projects' at college as events.Day after day of aligning and fixing sheets, formatting them,and starting to draft with an eye on the watch whose second hand has to traverse 360 x 3 degrees (and in one case, x 4)for the class to get over.Though drafting sometimes seems infinitely more interesting when compared to a class which involves cutting shapes on paper to make icosohedrons and pouring POP into crude moulds.3 hours again. Why.
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