No, not that “O.”
No, not that one either! Get your head out of the gutter!
There is no inherently funny word of the day. Instead, there is an entire CLASS of inherently funny words! The Jaq Phule Crazy Cabal of Collaborators is of course is referring to words with an ‘O’ as a hyphen between two totally unrelated ideas designed for maximum brain cramp. Like the “Implode-o-Meter“, or “Islam-o-fascism“. In fairness, they aren’t funny concepts, but that doesn’t stop the giggles from coming when these are points of discussion.
For best effect, the first word should contain a long ‘O’ or short ‘a’ or ‘o’ vowel. Bonus points for alliteration between words! One of the words should contain hints of topical sinisterness or violence, and the other one something everyday and rather dull. Take “banan-o-republicanism.” It gets the Seinfeld points for a food mention, but this does not save it from being just not funny. Pure jargon doesn’t work either — a “my-o-cardial infarction” just sounds as serious as a heart attack.
Atlanta has a “Cyclo-rama.” Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Once upon a time, when Jaq was much younger but possibly just as stupid, Jaq believed the Cyclorama to be an action-packed amusement park settled next to Zoo Atlanta. Jaqs’ friends were not amused when Jaq decided to conceal disappointment with loud and melodramatic (like melon-o-drama) cries of “Quick! TO THE CYCLORAMA!!!”
Speaking of the zoo, take Crypt-o-zoology. Please!
Gonz-o-Journalism, anyone? You can’t write Gonzo without passionately loving inherently funny words!
Try making up your own hyphenated-O words! How about “Quackomobile”, in which the town charlatan makes house calls? Or “Ammunofruit”, which you stockpile when you feel the urge to blow up small, seeded vessels for Vitamin-C delivery?
Got your own hyphenated-O words? Got other inherently funny words to share? Send ‘em to jaqphule [att] gmail [dott] com!
