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Word Mash-Ups & Bash-Ups

November 15, 2007 By: Southpaw Jones Category: List No Comments →

Guantanomy – the independent governing body that might occur if all hell broke loose at Guantanamo Bay.

Fluorides of March – a strategy of releasing new toothpaste flavors at the beginning of spring.

Java Lamp – a decorative appliance that percolates your morning cup of coffee using hot, colorful oil.

Nay-shuns – countries around the world that used to be our allies.

Calyp-so? – epidemic of American apathy toward Harry Belafonte’s great music career.

Retale – Southern term demanding an encore performance of an anecdote or joke, i.e. “That was funny! Retale it, Granny, retale it!” [Alt. spelling – retayuhl]

Admitten – a confession marked by the binding of hands so as to avoid any visible finger-crossing. Popular in elementary school playground tribunals.

Disordearly – consistently arriving five minutes before your shift to make fellow employees look bad.

Amidsthummernightsream – a large quantity of paper after hours in a car lot featuring particularly obnoxious SUVs.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
Samuel Adams

Johanna’s Tambourine Art Inspired by Stevie Nicks

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

That gay dude from ‘N Sync was on TV this morning, and I just sat there involuntarily staring blankly at the screen. I was like I was in some sort of…

Highlight here for answer: [Lance trance]