My passion for wordplay...

This entry will begin a series of posts (I hope) that highlight innovations in wordplay. I don't know why it so rocks me to my core to hear sub-parts of various words/phrases in conjunction with each other... my inner dork just eats it up (as does the outer, I suppose).

Here's an old post from my Friendster blog. I no longer blog there, so don't bother checking... in case you were craving more of my fetching entries. :-)
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After about 7 or some odd years, Nick continues to take credit for my play on words. So, I resign myself to Friendster blog - the only non-invasive channel through which I can set the record straight en masse (with a particular focus on our shared network of friends). For the record, I invented the following play on words, and the like...

• ‘MW’ hand sign* (for 'MID-Wessss'): So... maybe I didn't single-handedly invent it, but I did perfect it - see foot note
• Fasten your Dorritos: synonymous with 'fasten your seatbelt,' but more appropriate when the speaker is craving dorritos
• Guitarded: what you call someone who, after much study, continues to suck at guitar
• Flabdomen: another term for my mid-section
• “Vendetta” as a girl’s name: a pretty name for a girl with a grudge
• Volupturaptor: the name of the Velociraptor-esque head-nod I do
• The Velociraptor-esque head-nod I do: not so much a play on words, but rather a unique melding of paleontologic motion and dirty innuendo
• You down with OOP, yeah you know me: for this play on words, I replaced the TLA** from a popular hip-hop chant with a TLA known widely amongst the geek community (circa 1998). Thuppies*** love it.

*MW hand sign: To recreate this gangsta symbol, hold up your three middle fingers on both hands, curling your thumb and pinky into your palm. Now, with a big thug-like motion, bring your hands together (don't let them touch) to about chest level such that your right three fingers are pointed to the floor, and your left three fingers are pointed to the ceiling. Make sure the motion is big and thug-like. If your hips and shoulders are vertically aligned, you're doing it all wrong. As your hands come together, sneer and holla 'MIIID-WESSSS!' with that milk-bred, flat-lander brio the mid-west is known for.
**TLA: Three-letter acronym
***Thuppie: A yuppie by socio-economic echelon, but at thug through and through. Credit for this one goes to Nick.