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Funny Places

4271. Rancho Cucamonga, California

People's reaction when they hear this is always the same. They can't believe it really exists but I actually lived there.

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Funny Words

4272. Lollygag

See also Slang.

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Funny Words

4273. Tuque

A French-Canadian word for a knit hat or beenie. See also Canadian.

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Funny Words

4274. Defenestration

A noun meaning the throwing of a person or thing out a window. See also Violence.

Added by a Guest on December 20, 2006| 10 Comments | You Like This |

Funny Foods

4275. Kartoffel

The German word for "potato." Just to illustrate how much funnier this language is than English, consider that "Herr Kartoffelkopf" is German for "Mr. Potato Head." See also Fictional, German.

Added by a Guest on December 19, 2006| 1 Comment | You Like This |

Funny Instruments

4276. Didgeridoo Shop

An Australian instrument that, in the wrong hands, sounds like a bumblebee with a hangover.

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Funny Words

4277. Bugle Shop

Plosives and short, open vowels make this word a winner. It's best if you picture it being played by a funny animal, like a llama or a pelican.

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Funny Words

4278. Blunderbuss

A short, wide-barreled musket. In the original Dutch it was donderbus, 'thunder-box', but the name was altered owing to its tendency to explode in peoples' faces. See also Old-Timey, Weapons.

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Funny Words

4279. Caddywampus

The state of being grossly out of alignment, skewed, or uneven. A great Midwestern phrase; make sure to pronounce with a long 'E' for the full effect. See also Slang.

Added by a Guest on December 17, 2006| 2 Comments | You Like This |

Funny Words

4280. Higgledy-Piggledy

Askew, without prior planning, or every which way. See also Slang.

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