Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 29, 2019
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Transcript:
the official dictionary of the games of the winter olympiad oop: stop doing that! fauxlympian, n. a viewer who exhibits sudden & unearned expertise in a sport he or she had barely even heard of a week ago. oop: hey! he 540'd that 1080! you suck! boo! orff, v. (fr. c.orff, ger. composer, carmina burana, etc.) to skate to bom-bastic music. see also orffamongous, orffic, orffulagenous, etc. oop: she's really orffing. she's orffal. orff! exvictorate, v. to mock a winner's nationality and/or nation notional anthem. oop: andorra?! where's that?! this sounds like a pepsi jingle. boo!
smorbie the great and beautiful over 4 years ago
I used to be the queen of fauxlympians. I almost never watched sports, but for some reason used to always watch everything Olympic. For a couple of days every four years I knew enough about the sport in question to become a commentator on it.
J Quest over 4 years ago
I am reminded that today’s flat screen TVs make a lousy place to park your beer bottles (Orf!)
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
How come the Hallmark country of Moldavia never sends any teams to the Olympics?
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
I’ve sworn Orff the commercialized Olympics….