A dictionary/glossary/lexicon as sort of a cosmic, meeting of the minds, collaboration of the likes of Dan Webster, Sam Johnson, Ambrose Bierce, Hunter S. Thompson, Wm. F. Buckley, Grouch Marx, W. C. Fields and many more... even though its editors are obscure unknowns with dreadfully dangerous senses of humor. WARNING: This website may contain some slightly adult content - get parental viewing approval if you are 18 or under!
MentaModium or CerebriModium: http://bit.ly/cszD6a Suggested new over-the-counter medication for those afflicted with 'BrainDiarrhea'. E.G....those who moan and groan 'I feel crappy'. (Thanks in advance to KeithOlbermann for his twitter question today...). The conflation of a popular OTC diarrhea med with Mental or (from the Latin) Brain...
Jailbird Special: Whenever I fly on a prison-plane (just like the one in Con Air) this is how I like to get inevriated. (That’s inevriated – not inebriated – the unfortunate conceptual collision of aviation and inebriation). I prefer to make a “Jailbird Special”. A Jailbird Special is preferably made of prune wine, gel hand sanitizer and 7Up. Now of course you have to special make the prune wine in the prison toilet well before departure and liftoff. I usually prefer to store it in a used IV bag from the infirmary. The gel hand sanitizer is almost always available in the prison plane lavatory. Most dudes prefer just imbibing the gel sanitizer to get grunk . But, the Jailbird Special does add an element of ‘class’ and loser sophistication. You usually have to bribe a guard with a reacharound to obtain the 7Up – along with a martini glass.
(Please note: This is a humorous posting written for a project and not intended to represent anything from real life.)
yPad or WhyPad: Facetious suggested nickname for the first version of the Apple iPad - socalled due to the WiFi connection issues for some of the new owners. Also with reference to the apparent near total lack of physical connectors. Indeed, if you can't connect this device one way or the other - why buy one???
Eisenia fetidaorAmicabiliter vermis:Literally smelly (fetid) composter (worm) or social worm (from the Latin - the second name is suggested only). Species of worm capable of social behavior and group decisions. Atypical of assumed worm behavior demonstrated by this little animal.
Loriciferan: Of or relating to the newly discovered terran lifeforms capable of living completely without dependence on Oxygen. Instead they appear to be dependent on sulphide respiration.
Memristor or MooreMemory: Once theoretical device/s (as recently as 2 years ago...) capable of larger and faster feats of computer memory storage and other applications: Suggested second name based on Moore's Law (or supposed violation of the same...).
BIXe or 54BI: Suggested names for novel new (and apparently successful) treatment of brain-injury (especially at birth) prevention via the use of the noble gasXenon (Element 54).
In case you missed it, one of our tweets was mentioned on The Twitter Report on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. We were thrilled that they chose it. Please see the video embed below.
Again, Fair Use of the video embed is claimed for humorous self-reference. We thought Keith did a very humorous on-air performance after the tweet (acting as though our avatar is President James Garfield).
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Hello, if you keep up with The Anti-Zen Dictionary, you probably noticed a strange new twist to it. That is because we have experienced a sudden burst of creativity and we are writing a novel set in the year 3084 called The China Party. Unsure of where to put some of the new definitions being used in the novel we decided to put them in our Dictionary. We apologize for any inconvenience. Hope you find it interesting.
Lives of the Lexicographers
Samuel Johnson: (Updated: Monday, May 18, 2009). Recently checked out of our local library: Samuel Johnson - The Struggle by Jeffrey Meyers. The prolific Mr. Meyers outdoes himself right in the introduction and zaps us with a very intimate glimpse into the sex life of the great Samuel Johnson. Some very florid comments and great pathos by Samuel Johnson are reported almost right at the start. Well, he's still our hero. We're still wading through this 500+ page tome - but it is keeping our interest. Not for the 18 and under crowd - the language is a little too graphic and a little too suggestive, at times.But, we think it is worth the cover price ($ 35.00) of purchase if you are into Johnson or great biographies. However, we do suggest checking it out at your library or purchasing a second-hand copy. Caveat emptor - we offer no guarantees - it may not be worth your purposes! Of course, if you're into Johnson, biographies, literature, intellectualism or even pseudo-intellectualism (like us! - actually our senior editor has an IQ of 131, but we digress...) you don't need the hyperlinks. Our apologies. Also, we have not read Boswell'sLife of Johnson! If you care to donate us a copy, please do and we'll review it here and credit your donation if you wish.
More: Sam began his academic career at Oxford. Unfortunately - in that time period - Oxford had an abysmal reputation for teaching. Even the great Edward Gibbon (possibly the greatest author of his day) left this institution after one year. Most students used tutors, but even these were inadequate at times.
Physical/Medical Indications: Due to his wild gesticulations and mannerisms, Sam may have suffered from Tourette Syndrome. Even so, though this repulsed most other folk, it seemed to make the author/playwright Frances Burney adore him all the more. For an image of a bust of Sam Johnson, link here. For image of a statue of Sam, link here. Johnson was well known for his physical prowess (for example, his horsemanship) and his physical power. Not one to take insults or sarcasms lightly, Johnson was reputed to have knocked over his adversaries or even to have delivered severe beatings upon them (if he felt they were deserving of it...)
Other women: Hester Thrale. He did have an extraordinary 18 year relationship with a married woman.
Rating of this biography: Excellent. We believe the book deserves this rating (or any biography that causes this sensation) because we felt as though we had lived with the man himself.
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