Word of the Day - December 29

No cats were harmed in the making of this cartoon.

interpolation \in-tur-puh-LEY-shuhn\ , noun:
1. The act or process of introducing something additional or extraneous between other parts.
2. Something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text.
3. Mathematics. A. The process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values. B. A similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values. C. The process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points.

Word of the Day - December 28

Some people don't age like a fine wine.

fusty \FUHS-tee\ , adjective:
1. Having a stale smell; moldy; musty.
2. Old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like.
3. Stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned; fogyish.

Word of the Day - December 27

I love to use vultures. They are such mean, sarcastic characters that always know better. A great vehicle to use.

adventive \ad-VEN-tiv\ , adjective:
1. Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.
noun:
1. A not native and usually not yet well established plant or animal.

Word of the Day - December 26

I love when the image and a series of said images make up the cartoon story. This is one of the few that almost has dialogue.

solatium \soh-LEY-shee-uhm\ , noun:
1. Something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss or injury.
2. Law. Damages awarded to a plaintiff as compensation for personal suffering or grief arising from an injury

Word of the Day - December 25

Already a corporate slave.

hiemal \HAHY-uh-muhl\ , adjective:
Of or pertaining to winter; wintry.

Word of the Day - December 24

Another Christmas thing about commercialism. Fa La La La Originality!

canticle \KAN-ti-kuhl\ , noun:
1. A song, poem, or hymn especially of praise.
2. One of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.

MAD Magazine 513 Part 2

So here is the second page of mine in this month's issue of MAD. This one premiered on Maxim's site and is about Rex Ryan playing Footsie.

Word of the Day - December 23

She's finally a mummy. I hate myself for that joke. My apologies.

swaddle \SWOD-l\ , verb:
1. To bind an infant with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement.
2. To wrap (anything) round with bandages.

Word of the Day - December 22

I love reactions behind people's backs. It's fun as pantomime to do.

calvous \KAL-vuhs\ , adjective:
Lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.

Word of the Day - December 21

I tried to get all the definitions in this one. Tried.

brogue \brohg\ , noun:
1. Any strong regional accent.
2. An Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
3. A durable, comfortable, low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip.
4. A coarse, usually untanned leather shoe once worn in Ireland and Scotland.
5. Brogan.
6. A fraud; trick; prank.

Word of the Day - December 20

This is why guys don't need to look at engagement rings.

lucent \LOO-suhnt\ , adjective:
1. Shining.
2. Translucent; clear.

Word of the Day - December 19

THIEF!

ectype \EK-tahyp\ , noun:
A reproduction; copy.

Word of the Day - December 18

The resourceful bums are the bums who survive.

gangrel \GANG-gruhl\ , noun:
1. A lanky, loose-jointed person.
2. A wandering beggar; vagabond; vagrant.

Word of the Day - December 17

Why does he have a sword? What?

procellous \proh-SEL-uhs\ , adjective:
Stormy, as the sea.

Word of the Day - December 16

Now thats quite a scrape.

abrade \uh-BREYD\ , verb:
1. To scrape off.
2. To wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.

Word of the Day - December 15

And thats without the pole.

veriest \VER-ee-ist\ , adjective:
1. Utmost; most complete.
2. Superlative of very.

Word of the Day - December 14

Clingy cats...I have a dog like this.

cleave \kleev\ , verb:
1. To adhere closely; stick; cling.
2. To remain faithful.
3. To split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
4. To make by or as if by cutting.
5. To penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.).
6. To cut off; sever.
7. To part or split, especially along a natural line of division.
8. To penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting.

Word of the Day - December 13

The dog is so happy to have some peace and quiet for once.

cortege \kawr-TEZH\ , noun:
1. A procession, especially a ceremonial one.
2. A line or train of attendants; retinue.

Word of the Day - December 12

He even bent the spoon. Ugh.

felonious \fuh-LOH-nee-uhs\ , adjective:
1. Wicked; base; villainous.
2. Law. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: as in, felonious homicide; felonious intent.

Word of the Day - December 11

Now that's one delicious fashion show.

à la mode \ah luh MOHD\ , adjective:
1. In or according to the fashion.
2. Cookery. A.(Of pie or other dessert) Served with a portion of ice cream, often as a topping: apple pie à la mode. B.(Of beef) Larded and braised or stewed with vegetables, herbs, etc., and served with a rich brown gravy.

Word of the Day - December 10

Nothing like a pillow/cushion fort.

adytum \ad-i-tuhm\ , noun:
1. A sacred place that the public is forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
2. The most sacred or reserved part of any place of worship.

Word of the Day - December 9

Don't worry, it's a sturdy branch!

bough \bou\ , noun:
A branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.

MAD Magazine 513

I have two pages in the new issue of MAD. It's their MAD 20 issue so there is lots of full page illustrations, paintings and parodies to drool over.
Here's the awesome cover and then one of the two pieces - want to see the other one? Buy an issue, razzle!

Word of the Day - December 8

Possible one of my favorites. I don't know if it's the father/son thing or if it's the fact that Paul Bunion uses his tweezers to pluck out trees instead of his eyebrows. Awesome.

copse \kops\ , noun:
A thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.

Word of the Day - December 7

Oh you can do them with hand pruners. Of course.

boscage \BOS-kij\ , noun:
A mass of trees or shrubs.

Word of the Day - December 6

Love doing Bigfoot material.

weald \weeld\ , noun:
1. Wooded or uncultivated country.
2. A region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region.

Word of the Day - December 5

This is the start of a bunch of similar words so watch out.

frondescence \fron-DES-uhns\ , noun:
1. Leafage; foliage.
2. The process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.

Word of the Day - December 4

Stupid fancy restaurants.

collop \KOL-uhp\ , noun:
1. A small slice of meat.
2. A small slice, portion, or piece of anything.
3. A fold or roll of flesh on the body.

Word of the Day - December 3

I don't have a kid but I know this is hard to do.

operose \OP-uh-rohs\ , adjective:
1. Done with or involving much labor.
2. Industrious, as a person.

Word of the Day - December 2

It is a nice stool.

bobbery \BOB-uh-ree\ , noun:
A disturbance or a brawl.

Word of the Day - December 1

Now thats a trooper.

altruistic \al-troo-IS-tik\ , adjective:
1. Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
2. Animal Behavior. Of or pertaining to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, often its close relatives.

Word of the Day - November 30

Sugarless lemonade?!

churlish \CHUR-lish\ , adjective:
1. Boorish or rude.
2. Of a churl; peasantlike.
3. Stingy; mean.
4. Difficult to work or deal with, as soil.

Word of the Day - November 29

I swear people do this on the subway because nobody can wear the amount of pefume/cologne that I've smelled in the morning commute.

serry \SER-ee\ , verb:
To crowd closely together.

Word of the Day - November 28

The fella has a point.

panegyrize \PAN-i-juh-rahyz\ , verb:
1. To eulogize; to deliver or write a panegyric about.
2. To indulge in panegyric; bestow praises.

Word of the Day - November 27

This idea came from a true story. My dad snores loud. On a vacation when I was younger, he was snoring so loud and kept everyone up the whole night. In the morning, he had the gall to say "I'm so tired...I didn't sleep a wink last night!" He's lucky I'm non-violent.

stertor \STUR-ter\ , noun:
A heavy snoring sound.

Word of the Day - November 26

Someone's not in the Christmas spirit.

procrustean \proh-KRUHS-tee-uhn\ , adjective:
1. Tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.
2. Pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.

Word of the Day - November 25

I don't want to leave the conversation but I need a drink.

dipsomania \dip-suh-MEY-nee-uh\ , noun:
An irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.

Word of the Day - November 24

Blutton.

appetence \AP-i-tuhns\ , noun:
1. Intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
2. Instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
3. Material or chemical attraction or affinity.

Word of the Day - November 23

This is my dog. Her vision, like a dinosaur, is based on motion. Thank you, Jurassic Park.

crepitate \KREP-i-teyt\ , verb:
To make a crackling sound; crackle.

Word of the Day - November 22

I'm not sure it's so much the turtle that scares him but the fact that someone is walking a turtle.

poltroon \pol-TROON\ , noun:
1. A wretched coward; craven.
adjective:
1. Marked by utter cowardice.

Word of the Day - November 21

Look at the other kid's work! Come on! Ringer.

salvo \SAL-voh\ , noun:
1. Something to save a person's reputation or soothe a person's feelings.
2. An excuse or quibbling evasion.
3. A simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
4. A round of fire given as a salute.
5. A round of cheers or applause.

Word of the Day - November 20

Even wrapped in bubblewrap, my mom wouldn't let me play football.

mitigate \MIT-i-geyt\ , verb:
1. To lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2. To make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
3. To make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.
4. To become milder; lessen in severity.

Word of the Day - November 19

That dog knows a scam when he sees it.

knavery \NEY-vuh-ree\ , noun:
1. Unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery.
2. Action or practice characteristic of a knave
3. A knavish act or practice.

Word of the Day - November 18

I have a couple of these type of volumes. They are backbreakers but the content is usually worth it.

omnibus \OM-nuh-buhs\ , noun:
1. A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.
2. A bus.
adjective:
1. Pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.

Word of the Day - November 17

CHECK THE BOOKS OUT!

bibliophage \BIB-lee-uh-feyj\ , noun:
An ardent reader; a bookworm.

Word of the Day - November 16

Just like the museum to have a guy selling binoculars.

opuscule \oh-PUHS-kyool\ , noun:
1. A small or minor work.
2. A literary or musical work of small size.