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DEFINITION: n. The moment of loss, hesitation and confusion, which occurs when you enter a room and immediately forget why. v. To forget why you entered a room.
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Epiphoney
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: I-pif-foe-nee
Sentence: Charlotte hated these epiphonies. It seemed, increasingly, the minute she passed from one room to another, especially through a doorway, rather than remembering why she had gone there in first place, it would suddenly hit her that she couldn't even remember! Well, at least, she told herself, she could remember that. Usually retracing her steps helped, although it was embarrassing when it involved entering and reentering the front door of her apartment.
Etymology: A play on words, taken from "epiphany," meaning an intuitive leap of understanding especially through ordinary circumstances + "phoney," meaning false.
Wanderlost
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wändərlôst
Sentence: Jill laughs at her mother when she has a ”senior moment”, forgetting why she went from one room to another to get who knows what. The truth is Jill is wanderlost almost as often as her mom.
Etymology: wander (walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way) + lost (unable to find one's way)
Sublimaction
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: sub-lim-ak-shun
Sentence: Darlene stared blankly at the receptionist as she entered the hospital, dazed with sudden sublimaction. "What the hell am I doing here?" she silently thought, as she reached to quizzically scratch her head with her bloodied stump of an arm.
Etymology: sublimation - to pass directly from a solid to a gas; action - something that is done; thus, the evolution of a solid purpose into an fleeting notion that melts into the ether
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-21: 11:47:00
You write horror stories as well as S Crane! Very astute creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 13:30:00
stump - how about sub limb action - petaj, 2008-03-21: 23:49:00
Seems Darlene has been left out on a limb. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 01:05:00
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Herenwhy
Created by: Northwoodsman
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Very appealing creation. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-22: 10:51:00
Wish you had given us a pronunciation, sentence and etymology. Did you know you get points for each one of those three ... especially the sentence. Looking forward to seeing more from you. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-22: 10:52:00
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Dejaknew
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: day/zha/noo (like "deja vu")
Sentence: Shelley knew she had come into the loo with something to do, but now she had no clue what to do. Another moment of deja knew. Or deja loo.
Etymology: deja vu (Fr. "already seen") + knew
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COMMENTS:
Intriguing! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 02:29:00
Shelley must be a Dr. Zeus fan - bookowl, 2008-03-21: 15:04:00
Dejectable! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 00:35:00
Gezhundeit!! - Mustang, 2008-03-22: 08:10:00
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Elseheimer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: elsee hym er
Sentence: Elsie found herself giving in more and more to Elseheimer syndrome. At her age, her doctor said it was normal to walk into a room and forget why you went there. But she knew it was worse, when she went to the doctor and forgot why she went there. Next time write a list, he suggested...
Etymology: Else (an alternative, other than what is given or implied) & Alzheimer (most common form of dementia disease, characteristic of forgetting things)
Loonotrick
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: loon o trik
Sentence: Margie stopped in the bathroom and looked puzzled. She was having a loonotrick moment again. It was like her mind was playing memory ping pong on her. A memory or thought was bounced back and forth between the awake part of her brain and the one that was fast becoming Sleeping Beauty. She forgot it was midnight and she had to get ready to go to her bed. She had sat at her computer trying to think of a new word for her to verbotomize (or was it lobotomize?) and then she wandered into the loo for some reason. Why did this sound all too familiar? Why is she sitting at this computer again? Do loonotricks coincide with the lunacy of the full moon? Do crazy hookers turn loonotricks?
Etymology: loo (toilet) & lunatic ( foolish, crazy, insane, mad, eccentric) & trick (illusion, to mystify, an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent)
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COMMENTS:
(Perhaps she should skip to the loo a little bit more! Sometimes we think better on the loo ... it seems to help us cut thru the crap!) Superbly Hilarious! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 02:13:00
love memory ping pong - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-21: 11:43:00
Very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 01:09:00
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Wanderlost
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑndɚˌlɑst/
Sentence: After a six-hour drive, I finally pulled into Los Angeles and was immediately struck with a terrifying sense of wanderlost.
Etymology: from wander(lust) + lost
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COMMENTS:
You stuck me on replay with The Wanderer ... "Cause I'm a wanderer yeah the wanderer I roam around around around around around around around 'Cause I'm a wanderer I'm a wanderer." (Dion and the Belmonts old song). Wanderlust is so appealing ... wanderlost is not at all! You did a 180 by removing only one letter! Superb Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 02:25:00
Captures the moment! - arrrteest, 2008-03-21: 13:30:00
But you'll be fine in the 'city of angels.' Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 01:02:00
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Wheretogo
Created by: moreface
Pronunciation: where-tih-go
Sentence:
Etymology: variationon vertigo - execpt inthis case you can't remember why you came into a room.
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COMMENTS:
It should be spelled "wheretigo" - moreface, 2008-03-22: 12:03:00
Would like to have had a sentence to enjoy as well. Excellent word play. Excellent creation. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-22: 12:10:00
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Roomnesia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: room nee shia
Sentence: Zelda was afraid she was getting Alzheimer's because she always forgot why she was going into a room. It was usually called roomnesia, but if she forgot why she went into the kitchen and opened the fridge, it was actually hamnesia, jamnesia, yamnesia (or milk of amnesia). When she went into the closet it was cramnesia. For the computer room it was ramnesia. For the granny flat, it was gramnesia and if she was in the bedroom, it was shamnesia. How she hated that damnesia!
Etymology: Room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling) & Amnesia(forgetfullness;memory loss)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Jamagra. Thank you Jamagra. ~ James
arrrteest - 2008-03-21: 01:10:00
Been there many a time. It is weird when it happens when you're driving.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 02:04:00
Whysly done, you Whys ones, Jamagra and James! (big silly grin/wink)
ErWenn - 2008-03-21: 02:06:00
Now this is a concept that genuinely needs a good word.
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 02:27:00
James! How did you know about my harvest gold toilet?!
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 02:32:00
James! How did you know about my harvest gold toilet?!
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 02:34:00
Ack. Sorry about the deux referring to the loo.
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 05:30:00
I'm curious as to why there's a carrot in her cleavage. Perhaps she was going there to eat it?
stache - 2008-03-21: 09:08:00
looks like a band-aid to me. great toon in any event. captures the feeling to a tee. and I should know.
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 12:19:00
BTW, lovely toilet jamagra, but you really should remove the band-aid/carrot before you pose for pictures with it.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 13:20:00
Brings a whole new meaning to the expression carrot top!
stache - 2008-03-21: 13:57:00
On third look I think it's merely an alluring peek at the d'ecolletage. Or else her bra is showing.
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:19:00
I don't think the foreign object is her decollete, stache. I think it may be a partially-developed conjoined twin. More to the point, I'm pretty sure I know why she went into the WC: She was trying to find a "W".
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 14:22:00
The band-aided carrot in the cleavage is sort of an Easter tradition at my house. Don't ask. heh.
stache - 2008-03-21: 14:25:00
mmmmmm. band-aids and carrots.
stache - 2008-03-21: 14:26:00
mmmmmmmm. partially-developed conjoined twins.
I think it's a carrot, a d'ecolletaged carrot. I thought it'd be better to use a carrot rather than a stick. Besides the stick is Jamagra's harvest gold toilet. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-21: 14:35:00
mmmmmmmm. partially-developed conjoined twins.
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:43:00
See, that's the problem with this world. There are plenty of religious holidays that feature band-aided carrots, but not a single one that features partially-developed conjoined twins. If that's not descrimination, I don't know what is. I mean, who speaks for them? Besides the fully-developed twins to which they are joined, that is.
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:47:00
I'VE ASKED YOU THREE TIMES!!!
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:47:00
I DIDN'T MEAN TO, BUT, DANG IT, I DID!
I think the conjoined twins problem is replicating itself. I will fix this, one moment please... ~ James
There I fixed it. And I added safety valve which will prevent accidental repeat flushing -- oops I mean posting. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 18:45:00
Ah, sounds like a Kohler. Whooooosh! I dunno Jamagra, I think I'd remove that injured carrot before the Easter Buny comes sniffin' around. But then again...
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 20:11:00
BTW James, great toon! Actually laughed out loud at this one, and the one a few days ago, but I forget what it was. Um, I took a trip to toonesia?
Thanks Purple! Perhaps the carrot catered to an obsession with vegetables? ~ James
Nosila - 2008-03-21: 23:59:00
Hello? It's Easter. Of course you'd place a carrot there to ensure the Easter Bunny might bring you something...DUH! Lettuce cornsider what would turnip with a bean there, done that attitude; a higher celery;frequent leeks; a Satsquash; and pepper that with the BEETles; Italian Scallions; and I'd haqve been on Okra Winfrey!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-23: 20:09:00
HA! Lovely comment to endive the weekend!
Today's definition was suggested by Jamagra. Thank you Jamagra. ~ James
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