Showing posts with label time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time. Show all posts

March 09, 2009

Nickotime

nickotime \'nɪk-o-taɪm\
noun.

(not to be confused with nicotine, which is a pleasant-ish drug)
The amount of time by which the pizza delivery guy manages to beat the thirty minute rule.

February 14, 2009

Curiosecond

curiosecond \ˈkyu̇r-ēˌō-se-kənd\
noun.
the amount of time that elapses between one putting a blog link as one's IM status message and getting the first hit on the blog.

Though there has been no thorough study conducted on this topic, and though the values of a curiosecond depend on a number of factors, the very lowest values a curiosecond are undeniably observed in the middle of an exam season.

And, right about now, it reached its lowest value ever, owing, probably, to an acute Hey-it's-Valentine's-Day-and-I-have-nothing-better-to-do-so-let's-click-this-link syndrome.

January 24, 2009

Quickie

quickie \ˈkwi-kē\
noun. singular.
The minimum amount of time required between waking up and being present in the lecture classroom. Analysis over the years has estimated a quickie at approximately 8 minutes. (Under optimal conditions)

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quickier \ˈkwi-kē-ər\
noun. singular.
A very quick quickie.