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'When I was your age, all I had was a lead pencil and a wooden brain!'

DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.

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Reminiar

Created by: direwookiee

Pronunciation: Reh-min-eye-ur

Sentence: My grandfather is such a reminiar; he keeps telling me he walked 50 miles to school when HE was my age.

Etymology: "Remin-" comes from Reminiscing and "-iar" comes from liar.

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Ludicrite

Created by: blurmore

Pronunciation: Loo-deh-krit

Sentence: When the refrigerator broke in the middle of winter I suggested we keep the milk outside untill spring, but my wife just rolled her eyes like I was a ludicrite.

Etymology: Ludicrous + Hypocrite

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Notomfoolerist

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: no-tom-fool-erist

Sentence: He was such a clever notomfoolerist when he stopped Judy from putting her foot in her mouth by pretending to bite his toes!

Etymology: no - meaning don't. tomfool for tomfoolery meaning folly. ist to make it a nound describing a person who helps others avoid becoming a fool

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Granddiculer

Created by: bigbigjeff

Pronunciation: grand-dic-you-ler

Sentence: My father was such a granddicular. Constantly talking about his childhood plight, how his parents made him wear concrete shoes.

Etymology: Grand- old or great, diculer from ridiculous for absurd or innane

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Imaginorator

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Im - aj - in - OR - uh - tor

Sentence: Archibald's ludicrous tales of lore gained him the title of 'imgaginorator' among his family and circle of friends.

Etymology: Imaginary and orator

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Autobiogomer

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /aw-toh-bi-ah-Go'-mer/

Sentence: Phil was a total autobiogomer — no matter which subject would come up in conversation, you could always count on Phil to interject one of his own stories, which had nothing whatsoever to do with the topic of discussion. His 'train of thought' was clearly on its own set of tracks.

Etymology: autobiographer (from Greek, autós "self," bios "life," & graphos "a record or written account") + Gomer - a goofy, oafish person (slang, from Gomer Pyle, an American sitcom character from the 1960's; the name is similar to "gomeral" Scottish for "fool")

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COMMENTS:

Is everyone here familiar with the 'Gomer Pyle' character from American TV, (The Andy Griffith Show and later, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)? I know that the crowd here is from all over the globe. If not, there's always wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle - Tigger, 2008-01-03: 02:06:00

Yep! Know the show well: very popular in The Antipodes during 1960s-1970s. "Gomer" : a fool, rustic simpleton did the "rounds" for a while - but haven't heard it for a ages. One etymological source suggests it comes from 'gaum" or "gorm" to stare vacantly. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-03: 04:47:00

The more common meaning for 'gomer' seems to be for a chronic hospital patient "Get Out of My Emergency Room." Huh, I haven't heard the term 'Antipodes' in a long time either. - Tigger, 2008-01-04: 00:35:00

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Diversionidiot

Created by: legion

Pronunciation: Di-ver-sion-id-i-ot

Sentence: Yeah well I got a lead brain and wood for a pencil, jeez dad your such a DIVERSIONIDIOT.......

Etymology: diversion-to divert idiot-hehehe we all know this one!!!

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Follyphony

Created by: freakystyley

Pronunciation: For-Lee-Fo-Nee

Sentence: "I'm sick of grandpa's follyphonies!" Timmy complained, "Ok! I know he walked the distance to the moon and back just to fetch a bucket of water!"

Etymology: Folly + Phony

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