Category: Verbotomy

I quit! I’m free!

DEFINITION: A feeling of euphoria which occurs when you finally quit your boring, mind-numbingly dull, and emotionally unrewarding job.

I quit! I'm free!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Funemployment: /fun-ehm-PLOY-ment/ Guess what! I quit Pizza Hut! Let the funemployment begin! Etymology: fun + unemployment Created by: Alchemist.

Resiglation: /res-ig-lay-shun/ John felt resiglation at finally quiting his job so that he could persue that career as a deadbeat like he’d always wanted. Etymology: resignation + elation Created by: jedijawa.

Deliverdance: /dee-liver-dans/ His feeling of deliverdance at quitting his job was so overpowering that he felt like Michael Flatley Etymology: deliverance + riverdance Created by: Jabberwocky.

Jobilation: /jaw-bi-lay-shun/ Jim experienced jobilation the day he joined the unemployed Etymology: jubilation + job Created by: porsche.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=free

Be Creative,

James

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Oh! There’s a spot! But is it close enough?

DEFINITION: To drive around in circles in a parking lot, so that you can save time by finding the closest possible space to your final destination.

Oh! There's a spot! But is it close enough?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Vehiciouscircle: /vee-HISH-us-circle/ Gloria’s vehiciouscircling enraged everyone else in the car. Her passengers could not convince her that she was just trading off shoe leather for gas. But she was determined to outmanoeuvre the other vehiciouscirclers for the best spot, even if it led to a fender bender. Etymology: vicious circle + vehicle Created by: petaj.

Carouselect: /ker-us-seh-lekt/ To carouselect can prove to be very dangerous if you suffer from vertigo. Sue often spun in circles around her car after she’d found the perfect spot Etymology: carousel (merry go round) + select Created by: Jabberwocky.

Storbit: /store-bit/ I would have been to the mall 4 hours ago, but Mom was stuck in storbit waiting for the perfect spot. Etymology: Store + Orbit Created by: paperhoard.

Cruisepatrol: /cruz-pa-troll/ It is so frustrating going to the grocery store with Mark. Sheesh! I could have milked a cow, gathered the eggs, and fried an omelet by the time he’s done cruisepatrolling and storbiting the lot for the closest parking space. Etymology: cruise control, patrol Created by: purpleartichokes.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=parking

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Which whisk is hers?

DEFINITION: To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music.

Which whisk is hers?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Affiliachin: /ah-fill-ee-a-chin/ Matt’s gentle manner belied his affiliachin; his shavement screamed he was one of those whackos from Montana. Etymology: affiliation, chin Created by: purpleartichokes.

Libertrim: /lib-er-trim/ When entering the customs line at the airport, we always sought out the official with the most obvious libertrim who would be open to discussions about us helping him to help us. Etymology: libertine + trim Created by: Stevenson0.

Billbeard: /Just as it’s spelled: bÄ­l’bîrd/ His sideburns had a clear spot that resembled the Alien Ant Farm logo; was a billbeard like that really worth the effort? Etymology: Billboard + beard Created by: LonePaladin.

Patriotrimism: /patrio-TRIM-ism/ Barney’s patriotrimism was a carefully sculpted and dyed flag in his sideburns. Etymology: patriotism + trim Created by: petaj.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=whisker

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Doctorow Verbotomy: Future Language Present Tense

During the week of May 7-13 2007, we will be offering a prize to the most creative player of week. Science Fiction Author, and Information Rights Activist, Cory Doctorow (see his blog at www.craphound.com), is giving us an autographed copy of the print edition of his latest book “Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present”. Publishers Weekly describes Cory and Overclocked with these words:

An unabashed promulgator of the Internet and its democratic potential, Doctorow explores the benefits and consequences of online systems in this provocative collection of six mostly long stories… Most “meat”-minded readers will find much to savor.
~ Publishers Weekly

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Two of my favorite stories in Overclocked are “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth” and “Anda’s Game“. I kind of work as a Sysadmin, at least for Verbotomy anyways, so it’s funny to see a SysAdmin from Cory’s perspective. And Anda’s Game is a really cool, and totally topical retake (i.e. set in the present) on Orson Scott Card’s great novel “Ender’s Game“.

Anyways, what’s really great about Cory, is that he takes the important social issues of our day, like copyright (in Printcrime) and the exploitation of third world labor systems (in Anda’s Game), and uses a Science Fiction perspective to jack-up the tension create a story that resonates with relevancy.

Verbotomy Overclocked
This is why I am so honored that Cory is supporting Verbotomy. And as we did with Kurt Vonnegut, all definitions for Doctorow Verbotomy, will be based on the author’s stories, themes and ideas — that is Cory’s newest book, Overclocked, and his other novels.

If you are Doctorow fan, and if any of Cory’s stories have sparked your imagination, we would love you to submit your ideas for Verbotomy definitions inspired by his work. If haven’t yet read any of his work, go to his visit his website and get pdf or html version of his stories. They are fun, fast and provocative — the perfect breeding ground for verbotometric creation. We will be publishing Doctorow Verbotomies everyday next week, so visit Cory’s site at www.craphound.com , see his work, and submit your definitions to us today!

Doctorow Verbotomy: Submit your Definition
You can submit your definition for Doctorow Verbotomy as a comment to this post, or you can use our Verbotomy definition page. (Please reference Cory Doctorow in the definition text box.) See:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php

You can read more about Cory and download his stories at his blog: www.craphound.com. And of course you can also get his books at your favorite bookstore.

Official Stuff:

The winner will be chosen based on the final stats on the Verbotomy Weekly Author Ranking for the week starting on Monday May 7, 2007.

Prize: Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present, signed by Cory Doctorow (Approximate Retail Value: 15.95 US plus shipping.)
Contest Start Date: May 7, 2007 at 12:01:00 am EDT
Contest End Date: May 13, 2007 at 11:59:59 pm EDT

For Weekly Author Ranking see:
See: https://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomists.php?week=2007-05-07

For complete contest rules and regulations please see our Verbotomy Contest Rules and Regulations.

Note on Rules and Regs for members of the copyleft: I will be getting advice about updating our terms and conditions so that they can follow standards set by the Creative Commons – James

Being Clear About our Allegiances

I have recieved a suggestion that perhaps the allegiances of the young lady pictured with our definition today are not, that clear. In order to address this confusion, I have prepared two alternative portraits which may offer more insight.

For reference purposes, here is the definition provided by Bulletchewer:

DEFINITION: To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music.

Option #1: Which whisk is hers?
Here is the original illustration published withe definition (Option #1) :

Option #2: Which whisk is hers?
Here is my second attempt with (Option #2)

Option #2: Which whisk is hers?
And here is a third alternative (Option #3) :

Please let me know if you have any preferences, sexual or otherwise… And I will update the official image accordingly.

~ James.