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    We all do this (at least I do) use words that are a little bit "unusual" that sometimes even sound made up. (snozzberries) But if you take a look at the English language you will find quite a few that are funnier than anything you could ever make up.
    It's hard not to laugh a bit when you say a word like "Poop" or "Booger" or Even "Boobies", may words with the double o in then come accross as funny like "Gadzooks" or "Smooch" or even "Gobbledegook" and "Boondoggle". (yes, these are all real words).
    How about "Wobbegone"? or "Snollygoster"? Both very funny and weird, both very real words.
    Maybe you prefer something like "Scallywag" or "Mugwump" or perhaps "cockamamie".
    Even words that you use more often like "blurb" and "serendipity" can bring a smile when said, how about "Bodacious"? . We've all used that one [img]wink.gif[/img]
    Still two of the best are "Flibbertigibbet" and of course "Onomatopoeia". Tough not to crack a smile with those two.
    It's kinda funny when you think about it.
    Any time someone gets on you or gets down on their kids for saying or even maiking up funny words, you should just hand them a dictionary.
    Wont find many funnier anywhere else.


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    Used in a sentence.

    Gadzooks, that scallywag just smooched that flibbertigibbet with the Bodacious Boobies. [img]eek.gif[/img] LOL!

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    OK, everyone, repeat after me.

    <font size="6">An idle mind is the devil's workshop.</font>

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    Originally posted by gae:
    OK, everyone, repeat after me.

    <font size="6">An idle mind is the devil's workshop.</font>
    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then this must be hell.

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    Wink

    and we are all very handy with our tools... [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

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    Quite a Quandry. Hey, "quandry" there's another one. LOL!

    All this cockamamie gobbledegook about this place being the Devils Workshop is utter nonsense. [img]wink.gif[/img]

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    On the subject of words...

    "Crack Ho" and "Hoochie" Added To Oxford Dictionary

    NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Hip hop-based words have entered the vernacular of many English speakers and now they have found their way into a prestigious dictionary.

    More than 2,000 new and revised word entries have been added to the online edition of The Oxford English Dictionary and a small contingent of them come from the P. Diddy and Eminem arena.

    For example, the word "benjamin," meaning "a one-hundred dollar bill" and more generally, "large sums of money" made its way onto the list.

    Other hip-hop words that were added:

    -- "Hoochie," which means "a young woman who is promiscuous or who dresses or behaves in a sexually provocative or overtly seductive manner."

    -- "Thugged out" is defined as "resembling a thug in dress or behavior, tough-looking."

    -- And finally, the dictionary editors have added "crack ho," which is defined as "a prostitute addicted to crack cocaine."

    Dictionary spokesman Jesse Shiedlowe says he expects a lot more hip-hop words to be added in future editions of the dictionary as long as the music genre continues to stay popular.
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