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Funny Words
5711. Diphthong
The combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable to form one speech sound... ouch!
Funny Animals
5712. Arabella the Space Spider
Sent into orbit in 1973 on the Skylab 3 space station. See also Space.
Funny Dances
5713. The Chicken Dance
1. At the start of the music, shape a chicken beak with your hands. Open and close it four times, during the first four beats of the music.
2. Make chicken wings with your arms. Flap your wings four times, during the next four beats of the music.
3. Make a chicken's tail feathers with your arms and hands. Wiggle downwards during the next four beats of the music.
4. Clap four times during the next four beats of the music.
5. Repeat this process four times.
6a. At the bridge, hold your arms straight, in imitation of an aeroplane. All dancers spun around the room in "flight" until the bridge ends.
6b. Alternately, at the bridge, link arms with the nearest person, turn right eight steps, switch arms and turn left eight steps, then repeat until the bridge ends.
7. The dance repeats, progressively getting faster and faster, until the music stops. See also Weddings.
Funny Foods
5714. Bangers and Mash
Thought of as an example of pub grub, it is an English/Irish dish made of mashed potatoes and sausages. Must be ordered using your best accent. See also Breakfast, British.
Funny Foods
5715. Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity
IHOP's two eggs, two pieces of bacon, two sausage links, and two buttermilk pancakes topped with fruit and whipped cream. Sounds delicious, but is way too embarrassing to order. See also Breakfast.
Funny Clothes
5716. Members Only Jackets Shop
First introduced in 1981 and manufactured in a variety of colors, the Members Only jacket communicated high social status and desirability by suggesting that the wearer belonged to an exclusive, members-only club. See also 80's.
Funny Products
5717. Bumpits Shop
Why have flat hair when you could instead add several inches of unnatural cone-head? See also Hair.
Funny Insults
5718. Wisenheimer
One who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant. Informal know-it-all also known as a saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty-pants, wiseacre, wisecracker, or wise guy. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Clothes
5719. Piano Ties Shop
Whether you’re a smooth talkin’ cop who’s working the vice squad in Miami, or a happenin’ hipster who likes to rock the raddest styles, this totally trendy tie is a funky-fresh way to jazz up your look! See also 80's.