# Ointment! Amphibians! A funny word thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473 "2001-06-04T02:56:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/41 "2001-06-04T19:56:18Z")
Don’t these sound like law firms? “Tits, Winkle and Vibraphone” “Dirigible and Spatchcock” I can just see the bored receptionist going, “Dirigible and Spatchcock . . . No, Dirigible is out, can Spatchcock help you?” ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/42 "2001-06-04T20:54:02Z")
Perambulate Borborygmi Sesquipedalian Cheese Fungicidal Kafkaesque (Such a happy word.) **HomeSlice** , here in Tucson, we actually have an anchorwoman named… get this… no kidding… [Kris Pickel](http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=167487&nav=14Ra). And **rivulus** , I’m naming my next punk band **Snot Rhino**. ---
**Author:** ![Grok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/43 "2001-06-04T20:55:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \* > \*\*Plutonium. > > Just say it. > Plutonium. > > “How is your Plutonium today?” \*\* Now that I think of it, I always laughed when Christopher Lloyd said “plutonium” in _Back to the Future_… ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/44 "2001-06-04T22:25:29Z")
FOOD. Notice how the words are funnier when in all caps. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/45 "2001-06-04T22:34:37Z")
**Snark.** I don’t know if that one is actually in the dictionary, but it refers to a particular guitar tone. I cannot explain it, but I have heard it. Folks who play electric guitar will know what it means. It’s a damn funny word to say, though. Snark snark snark! Snarkety snarky snark! Woohoo! I’m cheered already! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/46 "2001-06-04T22:39:59Z")
( **discombobulate** ) It’s the presence of “bob” in the middle, nice and round, that does it. Say it like Rowan Atkinson being sarcastic andyou’ll see the humour. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/47 "2001-06-04T23:13:48Z")
Titicaca bulbous bouffant macadamia gazebo plethora… The word _snark_ was coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem _The Hunting of the Snark_. It has been re-used in [computing](http://www.hasc.ca/cgi-bin/jargon-html?ss=snark) and [the military](http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/def/9/4/7/2/9472800.html). ---
**Author:** ![Plavacek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Plavacek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plavacek)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/48 "2001-06-04T23:30:42Z")
boojum womble snuggle boutros boutros-ghali duck stephanapolis moo ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/49 "2001-06-04T23:36:23Z")
Now, some words are funny alone, but they get even funnier when combined, like the OP’s: _crispy chimp_ My nominee: _ **prehensile nipples** _ That popped into my head the other day while searching for phrases that have never been uttered before. It’s also just plain funny, especially if you consider it as imagery. Also: _ **ubiquitous emu** _ Don’t know why I like that one - I just do. Finally: A boojum is a kind of snark. The very deadly kind. (My cat is named boojum.) (Oh, and the short lists are funnier than the longer ones… quality beats quantity every time.) ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/50 "2001-06-05T00:38:24Z")
reciprivalsexclusion (a number defined to be any number other than itself- for example f(x)=x+1 nixon mojo sass zymurgy syzygy (not sure of spelling- when the moon, sun and earth align.) vulva (just sounds cool) xenophobia xerxes uvula fluidized bed catalytic cracker (oil refinery unit also known as the “cat cracker” good rhythm) rhythm gonif schlamiel (it’s yiddish- not sure of spelling) buddha ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/51 "2001-06-05T00:46:23Z")
googly (hee hee! :D) ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/52 "2001-06-05T01:02:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bughunter \* > **My nominee: _prehensile nipples_ That popped into my head the other day while searching for phrases that have never been uttered before. It’s also just plain funny, especially if you consider it as imagery.** Umm, actually, there’s a game called [Stuperpowers](http://www.stuperpowers.com) which has that listed as an available power. Seriously. The picture has a guy shooting two automatics with his nipples. Thought you’d like to know. Scuba. Persnickety. Lollygagging. Chum. ---
**Author:** ![Grok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/53 "2001-06-05T01:12:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bughunter \* > \*\*Now, some words are funny alone, but they get even funnier when combined, like the OP’s: _crispy chimp_ > \*\* **Crispy Chimp** Now that would be a kick-ass name for a band… ---
**Author:** ![Kaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaz)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/54 "2001-06-05T04:15:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Don’t these sound like law firms? > > “Tits, Winkle and Vibraphone” > “Dirigible and Spatchcock” > > I can just see the bored receptionist going, “Dirigible and Spatchcock . . . No, Dirigible is out, can Spatchcock help you?” \*\* I almost died reading this…god, so funny. > [@](#): > > _Origionally posted by Mr. Visble_ > **Fungicidal** It’s kinda fun to make up definations to words you don’t really know what they mean…like if you substitute Fungicidal for Suicidal in a sentance…that’s cool. Speaking of funny combinations of words, I think the best is actually a poster on the board, **Jimmy Nipples**. It just flows so well…_sigh_…wow. ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/55 "2001-06-05T06:56:04Z")
Funniest combination of words for me: edited it Can’t say them without my tongue getting tangled. “Did you proofread the paper?” “Yes, and I edited it too.” (hee, hee) rivulus (the burnt out college student) ---
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/56 "2001-06-05T07:19:35Z")
**FROM** Once I had this kind of deja-vu-brain-fart that made the word **from** seem incomprehensible. Even looking at it now…it’s just weird! **SHRIMPS** …As in multiple shrimp **ICKLEPEX** My stepmothers’ nickname for me regarding food ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/57 "2001-06-05T16:11:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrVisible \* > **Perambulate > Borborygmi** > […] Jeez, you don’t check in for awhile and look what they say about you. 😉 My favorite: **swum** ; I nominate it for the word to lose all its meaning in the fewest repetitions. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/58 "2001-06-05T16:33:36Z")
willy-nilly hello, a la Seinfeld. (cracks me up every time!) perturbed Amway Also, two words that are well known in my little spot of the world that are just too fun to say over and over… 1. Pocotaglio - name of a river in a nearby county \ 2. Coosawhatchie - name of the rural area where my parents lived on a dairy farm many years ago. pronounced \ ---
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473/59 "2001-06-05T16:40:02Z")
He he, I always thought **flatulence** was a funny word, but it ain’t so funny when you can’t open the window… > [@](#): > > Now, some words are funny alone, but they get even funnier when combined, … Yes! Like **Quotidian Flatulence** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ointment-amphibians-a-funny-word-thread/67473.md?page=2)