Tuesday - May 17, 2005
Discombobula (pl. n.)
Collective noun for the various thoughts, ideas,
songs, and other bits of mental flotsam and jetsam that can be found floating
around inside one's head at any given moment for no apparent or obviously
discernible reason.
Tuesday - May 17, 2005
Probishness (n.)
The instinctive desire to want to stick things
into suitably proportioned holes, such as fingers up noses, plugs in sockets,
and penises, well, just about anywhere.
Wednesday - May 04, 2005
Wicky woo (n.)
The sensation of loss that you feel when, having
decided to have a cup of tea, you inexplicably change your mind and turn the
kettle off.
Wednesday - May 04, 2005
Delusions of competence (pl. n.)
What one is suffering from when one reaches a
state of apparent mastery and confidence in one's abilities to perform a
particular job or role in life, and is therefore under the mistaken impression
that everything is going swimmingly and will continue to do so for quite some
time. Needless to say, it generally doesn't.
Wednesday - May 04, 2005
Fallibility glee (n.)
The feeling one gets when a person or agency
normally known for their complete trustworthiness, reliability and competence
completely fouls up, preferably in a very public or embarrassing
way.
Wednesday - April 27, 2005
Post-Elevator Disorientation Syndrome; ‘PEDS’ (n.)
The odd habit of always turning the wrong way
into a corridor when getting out of a lift.
Monday - April 25, 2005
Moreauphobia (n.)
A strong and irrational fear of animals (cartoon
or otherwise) dressed up to look like as humans, particularly the ones that walk
around on their hind legs in total defiance of terrestrial biology. (Ugh!
Someone get me a hammer!)
Monday - April 25, 2005
Morosophobia (n.)
The irrational fear of coming into close contact
with someone who is depressed or otherwise unhappy on the slight off-chance that
their feelings will turn out to be infectious.
Monday - April 25, 2005
Persistophilia (n.)
The deeply held opinion, which ultimately turns
out to be correct (although this can only ever be known in retrospect), that one
will be successful by virtue of strenuously repeating the same mistakes or
actions over and over again. Characterised in common folklore by the popular
saying, ‘If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try
again’.
Monday - April 25, 2005
Repetitionism (n.)
The mistaken belief that if one just keeps doing
what one is already doing (despite the total lack of evidence that this will be
in any way effective or successful) then things will eventually work
out.
Sunday - April 24, 2005
Reality denial (n.)
The practice of steeping oneself in an
artificial, virtual or otherwise protected environment in an attempt to escape
the harshness, rigours and general unpleasantness of the real
world.
Wednesday - February 02, 2005
Constructive procrastination (v.)
I am eternally indebted to Leigh Dodds for
introducing me to the concept of constructive procrastination. Put simply, this
makes use of the well known principal that everything except what you're
currently supposed to be doing seems to be infinitely more interesting,
attractive or otherwise enthralling to enable you to carry out tasks that would
be otherwise boring, mundane or just plain annoying.
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