"Ha La La La La Listen closer to the words I lay Ha La La La La It's all about the wordplay Ha La La La love The wonderful thing it does Because, because I am the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa-la-la's Yeah The Mr. A to Z They say I'm all about the wordplay"
That was the chorus of a song from Jason Mraz, titled Wordplay. Here are some interesting wordplay that might catch your eye:
404 - Not found ~The soldiers were reported to be 404, and presumed dead. [inspired from http 404 error message]
Beepilepsy - The brief seizure people sometimes have when their handphone beeps off. Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial expressions and interruption of speech in mid-sentence. ~When the global financial market crashed, many private investors suffered from beepilepsy, which was caused by their concerned clients. [inspired from epilepsy]
Blamestorming - The act of meeting with a group of people in order to try to ascertain the people responsible for the failure. ~The executive board held an emergency blamestorming session to find out the person responsible for the failed project. [inspired from brainstorming]
Chequemate - Facing financial defeat after writing too many cheques. ~Peter was so seduced by the gorgeous woman, that he ended up buying her everything he could until he eventually got chequemated. [inspired from checkmate]
Crapplet - A badly written or profoundly useless Java applet. ~ I just wasted 30 minutes downloading this Crapplet, which is causing my computer to crash repeatedly. [inspired from Java Applet]
Decruit - To get people to leave the company or organisation. ~We are having difficulties decruiting our staff in order to maintain a more competitive workforce. [inspired from recruit]
E-diot - Someone who is very stupid, specifically in the knowledge of electronic gadgets. ~You are wasting your time by advocating the advantages of e-mail to an e-diot like him. [inspired from idiot]
Irritainment - Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying, but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. ~Ugly Betty is a prime example of irritainment; the downright ugly protagonist is an eyesore, but her touching life stories make great entertainment. [inspired from entertainment]
Looser - A person suffering from diarrhoea and spends his time in the toilet emptying his bowels. ~James, that looser, stupidly ate that rotten banana, meant for a biological experiment. [inspired from loser]
Square-headed Girlfriend - Another word for a computer. ~I'm currently in love with my square-headed girlfriend, who connects me with the outside world.
