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Funny Words
4021. Diphthong
The combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable to form one speech sound... ouch!
Funny Places
4022. Blue Ball, Pennsylvania
According to Wikipedia, an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. See also Amish, Sophomoric.
Funny Animals
4023. Chalicotherium
Probably the most bizarre-looking extinct mammal ever, this ancient relative of the horse and the rhino resembled a cross between a bear, a tapir, and a moose, but walked on its knuckles like a gorilla. See also Ancient.
Funny People
4024. Alvin Stardust
Obscure glam-rock/pop musician best known for his number two hit "My Coo-Ca-Choo". See also 70's, Music, Singers.
Funny Foods
4025. Rhubarb
The only vegetable used in pies. Very sour and very funny to say. See also Dessert.
Funny TV Shows
4026. 20 Minute Workout
This show burst onto the scene in the early 80's, usually with 2 to 3 girls performing an aerobic excerise routine. My brother would watch the show...not because he was "following" the routine.. but because he thought the girls were cute.
They matched their bodysuits, leggings...
Bess Motta the lead instructor was awesome! See also 80's, Aerobics, Exercise.
Funny Instruments
4027. Octocontrabass Clarinet
A gigantic clarinet with a range so low it is inaudible to humans. See also Unnecessary.
Funny Names
4028. 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
4030. 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.
