tangentialitis n: a
disease of constant distraction <No matter how many lists Suzie
made, she'd eventually veer away from its contents and get lost
in minutia. She had a bad case of ~.>
tele-commuting n: talking
on the phone while driving to or from work <In Silicon Valley,
~ means one thing; in the San Fernando Valley, it means something
entirely different.>
televisiostasis n:
the cessation of movement, caused by T.V. <When Bill sat in
front of the tube, he often slipped into an altered state of acute
~ ; we had to check his pulse to be sure he was alive.>
totally half-baked adj.
a lousy idea <Ned's plan to rob a sperm bank was ~.>
traffic filibuster n: when
discourse from cell phones obstructs the passage of traffic <Lloyd
looked around him and was amazed at all the gabbing commuters.
He realized he was smack in the middle of a ~.>
urinal cupcake n: the
smaller version of a urinal cake <When Tom stepped up to pee,
he was pleasantly surprised to see a new ~.>
valleydate v: to date someone
who lives in the San Fernando Valley. <I once ~d a girl from
Chatsworth.>
virginal reconstruction n: the
refurbishing of one's virginity <After a string of sleazy relationships,
Shiela longed for her former decency; she opted for ~ surgery.>
velocity challenged n: limited
in speed, esp. over horizontal distances <Don, the computer
programmer, led a sedentary life in which he was often ~.>