Make Up a Word

You've seen these games where the challenge is to create a word to describe a new social or personal phenomena. Well, have you thought of doing this for your place of work? For example, I worked in libraries and I might conjure up Circplop and LibBabble. What do they mean?

Circplop: A book hitting the bottom of the book return bin.

LibBabble: The sometimes esoteric language that librarians use when talking to one another that no one else understands. (This could just be called jargon, I suppose, but LibBabble sounds so much more fun; plus, you can purse your lips and blow through them and make a funny noise when you get to the "babble" part.)

So, you get the drift? What word(s) can you, your team, etc. make up that are appropriate (and fun) for your organization? Or, can you come up with better or alternative definitions for Circplop and LibBabble?

Lyrics that make you smile

I was listening to a wonderful new recording of West Side Story by the SF Symphony and was captivated by the seamless interplay of words and music. And in the song America, this particular lyric made me smile:

I'll take the island Manhattan,
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.

I have heard that song many, many times and only now appreciate the gift of the rhyme that Sondheim provided.

So, so you have a particular lyric that makes you smile with pleasure and delight at the craft of the lyricist whenever you hear it?

International Talk Like a Pirate Day: September 19

I think I post this every year, but this really is one of the most fun days all year to celebrate. Maybe you can get people to come to work in pirate paraphernalia; speak in pirate lingo; have a pirate feast; board another department and make them walk a virtual plank; watch some pirate movies; and so forth.

As for me, I am so ready. Got my hat. Got my patch.

 

 

 

And, of course, tattoos!