Terminology Enthusiast Gifts

"I'm not a scaredy-cat - I'm phobic."

"Look, I say 'Star Wars' and you say 'Strategic Defense Initiative,' so let's call the whole thing off."

I think he's joking. "Placebo" can't be a real medical science term. It sounds like a funny name for a clown.

"Papi, are we 'hispanic' or 'Latino'? Of course, both those labels might be wrong. Latins are from Italy and not Spain...but 'hispanic' is a term made up by the government. Some people say we should be called 'Ibero-Indians' but maybe we should identify w

'Eureka! I've just coined the word, 'Eureka'!'

'I'm sure that last ball was lbw.'

Surgeon finds a doohickey on the patient's thingamabob.

Man packing suitcase with French vocabulary

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

"We've decided that it will be better for his later development if we speak to him only in legalese."

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

"Oh, look- French! Let's try it."

The Family Joules: Part 21

"I know! I know! I K-n-o-w!. . . Um, what was the question?"

'Amscray,fuzzbrain - no carnivores allowed

'Whoooa,MAN,check out this STORM! It's PELTING down!'

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

'Stick them up...'

Henry the amazing talking dog.

"Dad, can we have a bedtime narrative?"

'This is the fun part...waiting to find out just what we've ordered.

'I made a hundred on the Spanish test. Gracias.'

'Mom and dad...if someone threw a rock at me, it would really be like killing two birds with one stone.' 'I told you if we had a child, he'd be a wise-quacker.'

In an unprecedented occurrence, Noah Webster fails his vocabulary test.

'Alphabet soup? What's alphabet?'

Two vending machines for fisherman: 'Live Bait' next to 'Dead as a Doornail Bait'

Say it with flowers - available in any language.

His Hers Pers Vis Xyrs Hirs TBD

Raphnrrf? Raphnrrf? Umpha? Frfee? Maamr? Pick.

"I found out why we study vocabulary. Last night, my mother told me to ruminate, and I spent three hours in my room."

Turkey to human dictionary - 'Quiet!!! You don't realize what you're saying!'

'That's not what I meant by 'IV'.'

'Give it to me straight, Doc... is it pronounceable?'

'To them, capital punishment means making them use proper capitalization.'

Shrewsbury - pronunciation