Remember this? Sniglets/Not Necessarily the News

[KristaTX]

I loved HBO's "Not Necessarily the News" in the 1980's, and especially Rich Hall's segment called Sniglets (words that don't appear in the dictionary but should). Here's a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TixwF_ywN4A

We even had one of his books (dictionaries) of them. I'm sure my mom still has it somewhere; I'll have to get it from her.

My family still calls people who leave their Christmas lights up all year "nerkels".

 

[TinkerbEllnor]

Loved that show!

Still call the largest french fry in the box, the "potent-tater"

 

[Conway733]

Haha! Yes...loved that! Still to this day use a "sniglet." Snarf. When you laugh so hard, whatever you were drinking, comes out of your nose.

 

[Robinrs]

I still use the sniglet "destinesia" -- when you go into a room and forget WHY you went there!! Destination + amnesia.

I swear I have destinesia DAILY!!!

 

[MouseMomx2]

Rignition - when you turn the car key but the car is already running. (Re + ignition)

 

[Alsobrook]

Carperimeter.....that one inch space near the wall that never gets vacuumed because the vacuum cleaner can't get right up to the edge.

 

[low-key]

there is a memory from the past, HBO was just getting into doing there own series, way before Sopranos and such, they had Not Necessarily The News, Larry Sanders Show and Hitchhiker

 

[Claudia1]

Furbling. (verb) (FER bling) Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport of bank even when you are the only person in line.

I think of that every time I "furble" at WDW!