Guest Entries
Funny Instruments
4311. Saxsamaphone
Instrument that Lisa Simpson plays as pronounced by Homer. See also Simpsons.
Funny Places
4312. 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.
Funny Words
4315. Defenestration
A noun meaning the throwing of a person or thing out a window. See also Violence.
Funny Foods
4316. 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.
Funny Instruments
4317. Didgeridoo Shop
An Australian instrument that, in the wrong hands, sounds like a bumblebee with a hangover.
Funny Words
4318. 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.
Funny Words
4319. 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.
Funny Words
4320. 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.