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Funny Things to Do
5851. Omphalomancy
Predicting how many children a mother is going to have by counting the number of knots on her first born child's umbilical cord. See also Babies, Mothers.
Funny Words
5852. Absquatulate
1. To depart in a hurry
2. To die
3. To abscond
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1. We must absquatulate before the Wicked Witch arrives!
2. I am going to break the news of your aunt's absquatulation as seriously as possible.
3. That man just absquatulated with your horse. See also Crime, Travel.
Funny Words
5853. Spoonerism
Swapping the first or other sounds of words,
e.g. it is kisstomary to cuss ["customary to kiss"] the bride.
Funny Things to Do
5856. Setting Up a Conference Call
This is always funny because it very rarely is perfect on the first try. It's like this: "Judy, you still there? Ok, one more second." "Mike? you there? We lost Mike...." "No, sorry, I'm here phone was on mute." "Gary? you there? Gary? " "One second, gotta get Gary on. Everyone hold." See also Office, Telecommunications, Work.
Funny Things to Do
5857. Recalling an Email
Especially funny if it's for a minor mistake. Chances are everyone has already read the email anyway. See also Office, Telecommunications, Work.