Guest Entries
Funny Instruments
3841. Octocontrabass Clarinet
A gigantic clarinet with a range so low it is inaudible to humans. See also Unnecessary.
Funny Names
3842. Wackford Squeers
A major antagonist in Charles Dickes's satirical novel Nicholas Nickleby. His character is as bizarre as his namea sadistic one-eyed Yorkshire schoolmaster, obsessed with beating children. See also Fictional, Literature.
Funny Euphemisms
3844. A "Crisis"
Also known as a "Victorian Crisis", this is an euphemism most famously used in the works of D.H. Lawrence and meaning an orgasm, e.g. "Miss Mercy Plimpington! Where are you, young harlot?" "She can't talk now, love. She's having a crisis." "Oh I say!" See also Old-Timey, Romance.
Funny Products
3846. Sick Bear
A vessel for vomiting children. And I thought those were just called "buckets" or "toilets". See also Babies, Bathroom, Unnecessary.
Funny Foods
3847. Bubble and Squeak
According to Wikipedia, "a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner." See also Breakfast, British.
Funny Euphemisms
3848. Do Yourself a Disservice
Term for accidentally eliminating in one's pants. E.g. "If you don't stop laughing so hard after drinking all that Coke, you're going to do yourself a disservice!" See also Scatological.
Funny Euphemisms
3849. Reversal of Fortune
Euphemism for vomiting, e.g. "Oh no, Jake is having a reversal of fortune after that great shrimp dinner!" See also Body.
