petermante's definitions

weekbeginning

Saturday is the weekend, and Sunday is the weekbeginning.

If Sunday is the first day of the week, why do we say it is part of the weekend?

If we have a closed compound, "weekend", why don't we have a closed compound, "weekbeginning"?

When you say goodbye to your coworkers on Friday afternoon you should say, "Have a nice weekend, and a good weekbeginning."

It's 5:00 on Friday afternoon and there is a cacophony in the office of coworkers bidding each other to have a nice weekend and a good weekbeginning.

by petermante April 27, 2011

automatic flush grief

The disappointed feeling you have when the automatic flush at Wal-Mart flushes the toilet before you have time to inspect your recently deposited fecal matter.

Colan had automatic flush grief when the toilet at Wal-Mart automatically flushed before he had time to inspect his recently deposited fecal matter.

by petermante April 28, 2011

synonymary

a synonym for "thesaurus"

Children, please use the synonymary to find a synonym for the word, synonym.

by petermante April 8, 2011

swearstitute

Using a politically correct, socially acceptable, word or phrase, in replacement of vulgarity.

Jennifer knew she had to use a swearstitute in math class or her teacher would publicly embarrass her. She proclaimed, Oh, schniggle, I dropped my pencil!

Oh, schniggles!
Oh, schiggle!
Goul darn it!
Oh, sugar!
H E double tooth picks!
H E double hockey sticks!
Oh Geez Louise
What the hey!
Son of a gun!

by petermante September 11, 2011