Showing posts with label the internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the internet. Show all posts

May 08, 2009

Downtime

downtime/ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm/
noun.

The situation where one isn't allowed to access the internet for a two month period, because one doesn't spend enough time with one's family, consequently causing one's blog to take a two-month hiatus.

And you know why you aren't laughing? Because it isn't funny! Aargh!

April 18, 2009

Ellip

ellip \ɪˈlɪp\
noun.

A punctuation mark denoted by two consecutive dots, '..', used most commonly in chat windows, and signifying a lapse of time for which the user could not trace the whereabouts of his/her brain.

Etymology, for the punctuationally challenged: Ellipsis - A punctuation mark denoted by '...'