One of my favorite things to do is to come up with new slang. If it catches on, you win yourself some immortality. So here is a place to suggest words or phrases that we should all incorporate into our day-to-day speech.
Here are a couple of mine:
Ozzy! -- a subsitute for the f-word. A co-worker of mine and I thought this one up after watching "The Osbournes."
Miraculous garlic of kindness! -- an expression of incredulity, like "Great Caesar's ghost!" in the old "Superman" TV series. I saw this phrase on a votive candle dedicated to the garlic which purportedly grew on Calvary. It was the beginning of an intercessory prayer; something like "Miraculous garlic of kindness, please help me gain what I request."
Peanut Butter Prose: "Words, images, lines that stick to the roof of your mind."
Yes, this is taken from one of my poems. I swear I heard another member of our writer's group use the words "peanut butter prose" at one of our gatherings...though he denies it....so perhaps I only imagined he said the words....in which case my subconscious deserves credit. I take full credit for the phrasing of the definition.
Posted by: John at June 9, 2002 09:12 PMMe again. I may regret suggesting this...however....how about:
"A Three-Meal Rule": An arbitrary rule governing human relationships that an individual swears by.
"Robert refuses to give a woman flowers until he's dated her for at least six months," Jack told Jim.
"A three-meal rule, if I've ever heard one," Jim replied.
Posted by: John at June 9, 2002 09:20 PMA time-sensitive commodity, used as slang, as in;
"I'll save you a piece of cake."
"Don't worry about it. It's a time-sensitive commodity."
The interesting thing is to apply this expression to things other than food.
Jintzie
Posted by: Jintzie at June 10, 2002 11:49 PMthings that have placed themselves in my head
badges badges we don't need...ect
so far so good
it is better to burn one gas station than to curse the darkness
the person willing to destroy a thing controls it...Dune
tore-a tore-a tore-a... stuttering seamstress
I sense a great disturbance... peptol bismol commercial
no more Mr. nice guy...
supercalvinfragdeliciousexpeealleydoteus
the proof of the pudding is in the tapioca equations
I never engage in any activity I can't spell
without goals a man is just killing time
I looking over here cause the light's better
a man's got to know his limitations
when a woman goes out west... the first thing she learns
when two men go out to face each other... only one re-turns
(song liberty Valance)
bye
Posted by: smith at June 15, 2002 08:42 PM"Frakk! Farklegarb!" F-words from Battlestar Galactica
Posted by: kitgefallen at June 19, 2002 01:07 PM