Thursday, April 15, 2004
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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
I don't know about this book deal. Wendy's not a dictionary. Am I really Alice?
Wendy's wish for a non-canine neighbor and her Douglas Coupland quotes brought to mind Rich Hall's book, "Sniglets," and his glossary of words that should be created. Examples:
ROVALERT - n. System whereby one dog can quickly establish an entire neighborhood network of barking.
MUSQUIRT - n. Water that comes out of the first squirts of a squeeze mustard bottle.
HYSTIOBLOGINATION - n. The act of trying to identify a gift by holding it to your ear and shaking.
FRUST - n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dustpan and keeps backing a person across the room until she finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
LAMINITES - n. Those strange people who show up in the photo sections of brand-new wallets.
UFULATION - n. The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized there.
UPULS - n. The blank pages at the end of books, presumably placed there so you can rewrite the ending.
I don't know about this book deal. Wendy's not a dictionary. Am I really Alice?
You're Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!
by Lewis Carroll
After stumbling down the wrong turn in life, you've had your mind
opened to a number of strange and curious things. As life grows curiouser and curiouser,
you have to ask yourself what's real and what's the picture of illusion. Little is coming
to your aid in discerning fantasy from fact, but the line between them is so blurry that
it's starting not to matter. Be careful around rabbit holes and those who smile to much,
and just avoid hat shops altogether.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Wendy's wish for a non-canine neighbor and her Douglas Coupland quotes brought to mind Rich Hall's book, "Sniglets," and his glossary of words that should be created. Examples:
ROVALERT - n. System whereby one dog can quickly establish an entire neighborhood network of barking.
MUSQUIRT - n. Water that comes out of the first squirts of a squeeze mustard bottle.
HYSTIOBLOGINATION - n. The act of trying to identify a gift by holding it to your ear and shaking.
FRUST - n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dustpan and keeps backing a person across the room until she finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.
LAMINITES - n. Those strange people who show up in the photo sections of brand-new wallets.
UFULATION - n. The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized there.
UPULS - n. The blank pages at the end of books, presumably placed there so you can rewrite the ending.
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