fool's errand

A special errand given to new employees.

The new lab technician was sent ten floors to the basement store to get a bucketful of benzene rings.
Storeman: What kind would you like? Ortho, Meta, Para?
Technician: Er, dunno.
Storeman: You need to go back upstairs and ask your boss...

by Kerb November 29, 2004

assential errand

During 'shelter in place', essential errands are allowed. Does that mean booty calls are permissible? We shall call it.. . an assential errand.

..But officer, I'm trying to complete an assential errand.

by dualitysillusionlovestruth March 20, 2020

Burning Errands

To deal with and finalize a mass of personal tasks or errands all at once, often last minute and rushed.

Sundays are perfect days for burning errands.

I have so many bills I need to pay! I've got to hurry and burn all my errands.

by Ziolord December 24, 2020

erran

A beautiful blonde haired girl who is a true friend. At first she may seem shy but once you get to know her she'll never shut up. She will keep you laughing all the time and you can trust her with anything.

Erran is very popular in her school. The boys tend to like her but she is not a whore although many other girls think she is. But in reality they're just jealous.

by karen wills January 2, 2014

fool's errand

special task for the uninformed new worker to a job

Get me the keys to the sea chest
Get me some prop wash
I need some relative bearing grease
Hand me a left handed spanner wrench
I'm gonna need a horse ladder
Me thinks me need a flannel hammer
I'm gonna need a rubber hammer for glass nails

by Kevin April 11, 2005

fool's errand

The awesomest puzzle game ever made. I used to have it on my old black-and-white mac. You solve various puzzles based upon the Tarot cards. See fools-errand.com for more details. You will not be disappointed, but you will lose a lot of sleep, as it's addictive.

The sequel to The Fool's Errand, A Fool and His Money, is coming out this April, seventeen years since the original. I hope the wait was worth it.

by aybab2 October 9, 2003

a cunt's errand

A task/situation that has little or no chance of a satisfactory outcome, yet must be completed/endured in any case.

Setting out to use a telephone to speak to a member of staff in the local branch of your bank rather than being content with an automated call system or an overseas-based call centre that doesn't even understand what it is that you are enquiring after. Now that IS a cunt's errand.

by The Organ Grinder November 5, 2007