Word of the Day - July 25

Wait until that one hair is all that is on your head, sonnyboy.

jubilate \JOO-buh-leyt\  , verb:
1. To show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
2. To celebrate a jubilee or joyful occasion.

Word of the Day - July 24

"Hey! Hey! Not when I'm watching TV!"

Bildungsroman \BIL-doongz-roh-mahn\  , noun:
A type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.

Word of the Day - July 23

Even if it is a lady, she's not going to like you fellas.

nubilous \NOO-buh-luhs\  , adjective:
1. Cloudy or foggy.
2. Obscure or vague; indefinite.

Word of the Day - July 22

Having a tall friend or an old brother has at least one benefit.

integument \in-TEG-yuh-muhnt\  , noun:
1. A natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
2. Any covering, coating, enclosure, etc.

Word of the Day - July 21

Not so great for business as you would assume.

desolate \DES-uh-leyt\  , verb:
1. To lay waste; devastate.
2. To deprive of inhabitants; depopulate.
3. To make disconsolate.
4. To forsake or abandon.

adjective:
1. Barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
2. Deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited.
3. Solitary; lonely: a desolate place.

Word of the Day - July 20

Breaking up a best friendship is a rough thing to handle.

qualia \KWAH-lee-uh\  , noun:
1. A quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.
2. A sense-datum or feeling having a distinctive quality.

Word of the Day - July 19

Stupid insensitive pooch.

nary \NAIR-ee\  , adjective:
Not any; no; never a.

Word of the Day - July 18

I just assume if someone is digging in the ground that they are looking for dinosaurs. There should be no other reason why. 

beguile \bih-GAHYL\  , verb:
1. To influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
2. To take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of): to be beguiled of money.
3. To charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist.
4. To pass (time) pleasantly: beguiling the long afternoon with a good book.

Word of the Day - July 17

Side effects: Breathe fire.

deflagrate \DEF-luh-greyt\  , verb:
To burn, especially suddenly and violently.

Word of the Day - July 16

Nothing annoys a Dad like having to give up his ice cream cone.

requisition \rek-wuh-ZISH-uhn\  , noun:
1. A demand made.
2. The act of requiring or demanding.
3. An authoritative or formal demand for something to be done, given, supplied, etc.: The general issued a requisition to the townspeople for eight trucks.
4. A written request or order for something, as supplies.

verb:
1. To require or take for use; press into service.
2. To demand or take, as by authority, for military purposes, public needs, etc.: to requisition supplies.

Word of the Day - July 15

I usually dust when I can't breathe anymore.

mote \moht\  , noun:
1. A small particle or speck, especially of dust.
2. Moit.

Word of the Day - July 14

The Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries.

baccate \BAK-eyt\  , adjective:
1. Berrylike.
2. Bearing berries.

Word of the Day - July 13

Always write neatly. You never know who is cheating off of you.

tawpie \TAW-pee\  , noun:
A foolish or thoughtless young person.

Word of the Day - July 12

I fear I will lose all my wisdom if I take out my wisdom teeth. Fear on paper.

paronymous \puh-RON-uh-muhs\  , adjective:
Containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.

My First MAD Cartoon

As I have mentioned in the past, I am a writer for MAD Magazine. The new issue (out now!) contains three Fundalini pieces written by me and a two page article I wrote illustrated amazingly by Rick Geary, but the most exciting thing for me is my first published cartoon! A first for me. Above is the cartoon written and drawn by me. I know how to draw a stick figure. The finished toon was actually the original sketch I pitched that they liked so much they just asked me to color it. I have other toons that will be published in the future illustrated by other fellas but this is the first piece of "art" I've had in MAD and it feels DAMN GOOD.

Word of the Day - July 11

A hard sell for even the best real estate agents.

hypethral \hi-PEE-thruhl\  , adjective:
(Of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.

Word of the Day - July 10

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Pretzel.

ectopic \ek-TOP-ik\  , adjective:
Occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.

Word of the Day - July 9

What a good owner.

scherzando \skert-SAHN-doh\  , adjective:
Playful; sportive.

Word of the Day - July 8

Even though it's duct tape, I think duck tape makes an easier sell.

vamp \vamp\  , verb:
1. To patch up; repair.
2. To give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.
3. To concoct or invent (often followed by up): He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.
4. To furnish with a vamp, especially to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.

noun:
1. The portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
2. Something patched up or pieced together.

Word of the Day - July 7

My pancakes.

aliquant \AL-i-kwuhnt\  , adjective:
Contained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it evenly: An aliquant part of 16 is 5.

Word of the Day - July 6

Always bring the evidence in.

tractate \TRAK-teyt\  , noun:
A treatise; essay.

Word of the Day - July 5

This is the only way the Mets will probably win the series this year.

stymie \STAHY-mee\  , verb:
1. To hinder, block, or thwart.

noun:
1. Golf. (On a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
2. A situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.

Word of the Day - July 4

Such a gentleman. 

gallant \GAL-uhnt\  , adjective:
1. Brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
2. Exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.
3. Stately; grand: a gallant pageant.

noun:
1. A brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
2. A man exceptionally attentive to women.
3. A stylish and dashing man.

Word of the Day - July 3

It had nothing to do with the food.

surfeit \SUR-fit\ , noun:
1. Excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
2. Excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
3. An uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.
4. General disgust caused by excess or satiety.

verb:
1. To bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink.
2. To supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate.

Word of the Day - July 2

It always works.

sumpsimus \SUHMP-suh-muhs\  , noun:
1. Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a precise practice, etc., as a rejection of an erroneous but more common form (opposed to mumpsimus).
2. A person who is obstinate or zealous about such strict correctness (opposed to mumpsimus).

Word of the Day - July 1

Shake hands! MY HAND!

mumpsimus \MUHMP-suh-muhs\  , noun:
1. Adherence to or persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or obstinacy.
2. A person who persists in a mistaken expression or practice.

Word of the Day - June 30

This is why they have little baby hats.

pilikia \pee-lee-KEE-ah\  , noun:
Trouble.

Word of the Day - June 29

Wait...I thought dinosaurs were extinct. 

agemate \EYJ-meyt\  , noun:
A person of about the same age as another.

Word of the Day - June 28

I thought they were supposed to give out loans.

syndic \SIN-dik\  , noun:
1. A person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation.
2. A civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.