[Fictionary] A Flattery of Fysigunkus (ballot)
Hutch
hutchinson.jeff at gmail.com
Sun Mar 24 14:58:52 EDT 2013
No, don't think you can guess anything from the (imagined) collective
noun. I just picked it at random from a list of longish (>6 letters)
nouns.
Unusually, EVERYONE thinks fysigunkus sounds like a noun. So, think it
over and pick your noun. Make the standard 2-point and a 1-point vote
by the end of NEXT Monday, April Fools Day.
fysigunkus, n. : a Sumatran fern.
fysigunkus, n. : Indistinct speech caused by swelling of the soft palate.
fysigunkus, n. : any unwanted, unpleasant substance. Usually shortened
to "gunk".
fysigunkus, n. : The accumulated coating in cast-iron cookware.
fysigunkus, n. : 1. A comb-like tool for removing dried adhesive from
false eyelashes so that they may be reused. 2. An abrasive tool for
removing dried adhesive from artificial fingernails so that they may
be reused.
fysigunkus, n. : A member of the Whitsunite branch of the Fabian
Society. This faction was formed in 1901 in opposition to the
pro-imperial views of the moderate (Shavian) branch.
fysigunkus, n. : someone who lacks curiosity.
Fysigunkus (or Physigunkus), n. : an exercise routine popular among
American soldiers in occupied Japan, many of whom had few official
duties to occupy their time. The name came from the Tsukiji Gankaku
athletic organization in Tokyo, whose public training and
demonstrations inspired the GIs' workout.
fysigunkus, n. : used in an ad campaign for Alka Seltzer in the 1960's
to describe the contents of an upset stomach that could be eliminated
by their product.
BB,
Hutch
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