Definitions by PRwiz101
Bindle
A bound book made from paper with a front cover and a back cover and anywhere from 100 to 300 pages inside, printed on paper and to be read on a comfortable chair at one's leisure.
"I hate reading e-books on a Kindle. Give me a real Bindle anyday!"
-- Overheard at water cooler at a bookstore in Manhattan in June 2009.
-- Overheard at water cooler at a bookstore in Manhattan in June 2009.
jabberwalking
"That guy over there is jabberwalking, and if he's not careful, he'll get run over by a car or a bus!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in Taipei, Taiwan on July 23, 2009
-- overheard at a watercooler in Taipei, Taiwan on July 23, 2009
jabberwalking by PRwiz101 July 27, 2009
screeny
"The problem, then, isn't that screens aren't sharp enough to read novels off of. The problem is that novels aren't screeny enough to warrant protracted, regular reading on screens. "
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
pre-memory
"My pre-memory really plays tricks on me from time to time, but for the life of me, I really do remember some things that there is no way I could have known about!"
-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009
-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009
pre-memory by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009
moredom
"I never suffer from boredom, and in fact, if I suffer from anything, it's from moredom! I never have enough time to do all the things I want to do!"
-- Danny Bloom, April 7, 2009
-- Danny Bloom, April 7, 2009
bachelor pad
"I got a nice studio apartment now in the Village, and it's not only a cool bachelor pad, but I also sleep ON my very cool bachelor pad every night."
-- Posted on a Tokyo bulletin board in Ikebukuro, July 2, 2009
-- Posted on a Tokyo bulletin board in Ikebukuro, July 2, 2009
bachelor pad by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009
conveeni
"I live right near a nice conveeni, and I get all my daily necessities, there, including beer!"
-- overhead at a coffee shop in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
-- overhead at a coffee shop in Great Barrington, Massachusetts