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Funny Diseases
6801. Tarantism
An uncontrollable urge to dance, as in "Reverend Shaw Moore will not tolerate your taratism, nor the looseness it causes in your feet." Italians thought it was caused by tarantula bites. See also Animals, Dances, Italian.
Funny Things
6802. Wankel Rotary Engine
Invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, which uses a rotor instead of reciprocating pistons. See also Sophomoric.
Funny Tattoos
6805. Fingerstache
Mustache tattooed on the inside of the index finger. You hold it under your nose with the rest of your fingers closed against your palm. See also Hair.
Funny Things
6806. Zapf Chancery
An ugly name and an ugly font. Also, a favorite of teenagers everywhere when writing poetry. See also Poetry, Typography.
Funny Animals
6807. A Dog Running Out of a Butcher Shop With a String of Sausages in Its Mouth
Preferably a scrappy little scamp who could be called Rags and a red-faced butcher running after him with an apron and big red cheeks looking like he's about to pop an embolism. See also Old-Timey, Pets.
Funny Words
6809. Logorrhea
From the Greek "log" (word) and the Latin "orrhea" (to shoot forcefully out of an orafice) comes this portmanteau which means to talk excessively.
Funny Clothes
6810. Z. Cavaricci Pants
Brand of pants in the early 90's that featured an inordinate amount of pleats and buckles and a white "Z. Cavaricci" tag on the fly. Think Vanilla Ice or these dudes. See also 90's.