Today is Friday the 13th and I'm sitting at work and listening to countless thunder claps from a heavy rain storm. I'm playing a waiting game, expecting the power to go out at any time. The storm is supposed to be gone over the weekend, but reflecting on the weather for the last year- strange and untimely. Those melting icebergs in the arctic are certainly having a major effect on the seawater temperatures and therefore the weather that we are experiencing.
It was an UNNERVING experience. When attempting to buy a reliable American made appliance you will find out that they are mostly junk. All the salesman will direct you to Asian made brands because they are made better and will outperform and outlast the sorry American junk. How did we get into this predicament? How do we get out of it? I have always striven to buy the best product that I could afford, no matter who made it. Now, it would be stupid to buy an American made appliance just to support our industry. What REALLY needs to happen is that we need to clean up our act and make the best of everything- again!
Signs you are a true redneck....
-Your house moves but your six cars don't. -You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree.
-You can entertain yourself for more than 15 minutes with a fly swatter.
-Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.
-You burn your yard rather than mow it.
-You think "The Nutcracker" is something you do off the high dive.
-The Salvation Army declines your furniture.
-You offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don't want it.
-You have the local taxidermist on speed dial.
-You come back from the dump with more than you took.
- You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.
- Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.
- Your grandmother has "ammo" on her Christmas list.
-You keep flea and tick soap in the shower.
-You've been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.
- You go to the stock car races and don't need a program
I came across a word I didn't know- "Portmanteau". This is a combination of two or more words. Here are some samples....
affluenza, from affluence and influenza
anacronym, from anachronism and acronym
anecdata, from anecdote and data
Amerind peoples, from American and indigenous peoples
automobilia, from automobile and memorabilia
avionics, from aviation and electronics
backronym, from backwards and acronym
banjitar, a combination musical instrument of a banjo and a guitar
bankster, from banker and gangster
beurgeois, from beur and bourgeois
blaccent, from black and accent – used of non-blacks who try to sound black
blaxploitation, from black and exploitation
bleen, from blue and green (coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate Goodman's paradox)
bodacious, from bold and audacious was made popular during the 80's.
Bootylicious, from booty and delicious – a title of a Destiny's Child song
breathalyzer, from breath and analyzer
bromance, from brother and romance
brostache, from brother and mustache – an app created by GEICO for a commercial
brunch, from breakfast and lunch
camcorder, from camera and recorder
carjack, from car and hijack
celesbian, from celebrity and lesbian
chuggers, from charity and muggers
Chunnel, from Channel and tunnel.
chavtastic, from chav and fantastic (meaning, 'having many characteristics of a chav', rather than a 'fantastic chav')
Chinglish, English and Chinese mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Spanglish, Franglais)
chortle, from chuckle and snort (coined by Lewis Carroll)
clopen, from closed and open
cocacolonization, from Coca-Cola and colonization
cremains, from cremate and remains
cryptex, from cryptology and codex
cyberdelic, from cybernetics and psychedelic
cyberpunk, from cybernetics and punk
cyborg, from cybernetic and organism
Diamat, from Dialectical Materialism
digerati, from digital and literati
digipeater, from digital and repeater
ebonics, from ebony and phonics
ecoteur, from ecological and saboteur
edutainment, from education and entertainment
faction, from fact and fiction
fantabulous, from fantastic and fabulous
foon, from fork and spoon (see spork, below)
flavorite, from flavor and favorite
Franglais, French and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish)
frankenfood, from Frankenstein and food
frankenword, from Frankenstein and word
fratire, from fraternity and satire
frenemy, from friend and enemy
gaydar, from gay and radar
gerrymander, from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
ginormous, from gigantic and enormous
greenwash, from green and whitewash
grue, from green and blue (see bleen, above)
guesstimate, from guess and estimate
guitarlin, combination musical instrument of a guitar and mandolin
hasbian, from has been and lesbian
irregardless, from irrespective and regardless
jazzercise, from jazz and exercise
jeggings, from jeans and leggings
kidult, from kid and adult
linner, from lunch and dinner
lupper, from lunch and supper
mathlete, from math and athlete
meld, from melt and weld
mechatronics, from mechanical and electronics
mizzle, form mist and drizzle
mobeload, from mobile and upload
mobisode, from mobile (phone) and episode
mockney, from mock and Cockney
mockumentary, from mock and documentary
moobs, from man and boobs
moped, from motor and pedal
motel, from motor and hotel
murse, from man and purse
napalm, from naphthene and palmitate
newscast, from news and broadcast
nuyorican, from New York and Puerto Rican
Oxbridge, from Oxford and Cambridge
paratrooper, from parachute and trooper
Pastafarian, from pasta and Rastafarian; from Pastafarianism or The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
pizzone (food), from pizza and calzone (popularized by Pizza Hut)
Plarn, from plastic bags and yarn
Plytanium, brand of plywood from titanium and plywood
posistor, from positive and thermistor
prosumer, from either producer or professional and consumer
radome, from radar and dome
redox, from reduction and oxidation
rockumentary, from rock and documentary (also mockumentary, from mock and documentary)
serpantalón, (french) from serpent and pantalón
sexercise, from sex and exercise
sexpert, from sex and expert (refers mainly to people who give advice about sex and sexual matters)
sexploitation, from sex and exploitation
sexting, from sex and texting
shart, from shit and fart
simulcasting, from simultaneous and broadcasting
skort, from skirt and short (as in short pants)
skyjack, from sky and hijack
smog, from smoke and fog
snark, from snide and remark
snatiation. from sneeze and satiation
soundscape, from sound and landscape
Spanglish, Spanish and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Franglais)
spork, from spoon and fork
squiggle, from squirm and wiggle
stagflation, from stagnation and inflation
swapportunity, an opportunity to swap from swap and opportunity
swaption, from swap and option
tangelo, from tangerine and pomelo
televangelist, from television and evangelist
terrist, from Terra and terrorist
thermistor, from thermal and resistor
tofurkey, from tofu and turkey
toonie, from two and loonie
transponder, from transmitter and responder
turducken, from turkey, duck, and chicken
urinalysis, from urine and analysis
wigger, from white and nigger
woon, from wooden and spoon (flat wooden things for eating dished ice cream)
yestergay, from yesterday and gay
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