115 definitions by PRwiz101
(n.) - When the two words you type in to a CAPTCHA anti-SPAM window -- in order to let the comment section know that you are not an auto-spammer -- have an amazingly real or ironic connection to the theme of the topic you were commenting on.
"Wow, what a coincidence! I was posting a comment about Rush Limbaugh on a website, and I had to type in two words to get past the CAPTCHA anti-SPAM system and the two words the system gave me were were 'connection' and 'hellish'. What an amazing captcha coincidence, huh!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office complex in Mountain View, California
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office complex in Mountain View, California
by PRwiz101 October 13, 2009
To read text on a computer screen, cellphone screen, Kindle screen or PDA screen or BlackBerry screen; replaces the term "reading" which now only refers to reading print text on paper
by PRwiz101 February 15, 2009
(n.) -- a hamburger eaten in the middle of the day during work hours in order to boost energy and satisfy cravings for meat, ketchup, salt and pickles.
"If I need anything now, it's a workburger! Bring it on!"
-- overheard outside an office cubicle in Manhattan on March 23, 2011
-- overheard outside an office cubicle in Manhattan on March 23, 2011
by PRwiz101 April 7, 2011
"We are so deluged with fact, fiction and fartascious stuff that perhaps we really do need a new word or a new method of sorting all the junk out from the stuff that matters to us individually."
-- Hulitoons on Museum of Hoaxes forum comment post, June 18, 2009.
-- Hulitoons on Museum of Hoaxes forum comment post, June 18, 2009.
by PRwiz101 June 19, 2009
"Last month, I was in a funk, and I could hardly come up with any new ideas for my cartoon strip. But now I am back to normal and the idea juice is flowing!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010
by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010
(n.) -- an online activity in which one visits a website, Twitter feed, or
Facebook page for the express purpose of ridiculing -- or indulging
one's disdain for -- the author and/or the content on the site
Facebook page for the express purpose of ridiculing -- or indulging
one's disdain for -- the author and/or the content on the site
"Okay, I'll be honest: I indulge in hate-reading from time to time, sure, ever since I
discovered the Internet in junior high. It's something I usually do alone, late at night, when I'm
procrastinating or drunk or bored."
overheard at an office watercooler in Modesto, California, Decemeber 16, 2011
discovered the Internet in junior high. It's something I usually do alone, late at night, when I'm
procrastinating or drunk or bored."
overheard at an office watercooler in Modesto, California, Decemeber 16, 2011
by PRwiz101 January 31, 2012
"The problem, then, isn't that screens aren't sharp enough to read novels off of. The problem is that novels aren't screeny enough to warrant protracted, regular reading on screens. "
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
by PRwiz101 July 23, 2009