Definitions by LabMom
Brider
British Spider.
Contraction. Since "Brexit", anything starting "British" must now be forcibly squashed into one uncomfortable word to become media acceptable.
Contraction. Since "Brexit", anything starting "British" must now be forcibly squashed into one uncomfortable word to become media acceptable.
Hense, at this time of year (September/October) we see an influx of giant spiders into our houses and they are British Spiders, ergo, there is now a Brider in the bath.
Tom and Jerry effect
A strange phenomenon encountered when attempting to cross an empty road, where right as you go to step out hundreds of cars suddenly show up and make you stand there waiting,
Named after the scenes in Tom & Jerry cartoons when they put a toe on the street and millions of cars rush by, they remove the toe and the street is quiet again.
Named after the scenes in Tom & Jerry cartoons when they put a toe on the street and millions of cars rush by, they remove the toe and the street is quiet again.
Let's cross over here, I can't be bothered to walk to the crossing and there's nothing coming....(enter billions of cars from nowhere)....uh oh, damn Tom And Jerry Effect.
Tom and Jerry effect by LabMom March 6, 2010
Pseudo-typo
When spelling checker fails to pick up an incorrect word because the word, though incorrect in your sentence, was actually a real word in itself.
These require serious proof reading to find, as they won't be underlined in red, however, it's worth doing because they can make a HUGE difference to what it is you were trying to say...
These require serious proof reading to find, as they won't be underlined in red, however, it's worth doing because they can make a HUGE difference to what it is you were trying to say...
The pseudo-typo is a real word that is inappropriately placed:
Innocuous:
"We all lined up on the star line."
(We all lined up on the starT line)
Disastrous:
"If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiss your ass!"
(If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiCK your ass!)
Example:
"I wrote to my boss and made an horrific pseudo-typo, instead of saying I'd like to kill him, I said I'd like to kiss him and now we have a date on Wednesday :( "
Innocuous:
"We all lined up on the star line."
(We all lined up on the starT line)
Disastrous:
"If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiss your ass!"
(If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiCK your ass!)
Example:
"I wrote to my boss and made an horrific pseudo-typo, instead of saying I'd like to kill him, I said I'd like to kiss him and now we have a date on Wednesday :( "
Pseudo-typo by LabMom March 1, 2010
Flexi-shit
Time taken by a person on flexible working hours, at the end of the day, to use the bathroom before going home, thus allowing them to add their toilet time to their Time Sheet as if they were actually working for that extra ten minutes.
Easy way to get additional holiday without actually doing additional work.
Easy way to get additional holiday without actually doing additional work.
6 flexi-shits = 1 hours lie-in one morning.
45 flexi-shits = 1 days flexi leave.
Counting my flexi-shit this evening, I can now have a half day holiday on Friday, yay!
45 flexi-shits = 1 days flexi leave.
Counting my flexi-shit this evening, I can now have a half day holiday on Friday, yay!
Flexi-shit by LabMom January 21, 2010
Labulous
I have two Labradaughters they are Labulous little girls!
Blackberry porn
What your husband now spends thousands of hours looking at on the internet instead of what he use to look at.
The overwhelming list of applications to choose from, that have taken over the obsessions of the Blackberryphiles.
The overwhelming list of applications to choose from, that have taken over the obsessions of the Blackberryphiles.
I walked in to the office this morning and caught my husband Googling images of "Blackberry". I wish I'd never bought him it. Forget "Golf widow" I am a Blackberry widow. He spends all his time now looking at Blackberry porn.
Blackberry porn by LabMom November 28, 2009