Thursday, September 20, 2007

Nekton

Nekton is the collective term for free swimming organic life that you would find in oceans and lakes. I'm no scientist, so I'm not sure if I understand what I just typed. Perhaps it will mean something to someone else, though. Nevertheless, a plethora of invented meanings for nekton were suggested. The winner on the poll was Brian O Vretanos. Great work, again, Brian.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

A nekton is a candy bar consisting of chunk honey covered in liquid honey... a great favourite of Pooh bear, Eyeore, et al.

Suzanne G. said...

Nekton: n Chalky substance which is the base ingredient in Necco wafers.

"3 tons of sugar to 3.5 tons of nekton will make enough wafers to roof 1000 gingerbread houses."

Thinks! said...

If you're a woman over 60 you'll know how important it is to look after your skin. And L'Oreal know all about nature's organic, anti-ageing, epidermal re-juvenating herbs and supplements.
Well now you can rid yourself of that turkey-neck and goitre with Nekton with dermflexaslop. A thick smoothing cream applied with a trowel. It sets to a realistic pleasing flexible, skinlike texture which can be sanded down to any shape and lasts for up to six months.

Nekton with dermaflexaslop - because you're worth it! (As I've mentioned before.)

silver_flight said...

It's anti-neon, which invariably finds its way into at least one of a set of neon lights, causing it to go out.

Unknown said...

The nekton (n.) is the measurement of weight used by undertakers to weigh the deceased before embalming. For each nekton of weight the mortician will need one litre of embalming fluid.

Anonymous said...

Leptons are subatomic particles such as electrons. Nektons are immature leptons. Eventually, they grow up to be leptons.

Maalie said...

Nekton is the name of the asteroid that is predicted to make a very close passage to earth in 2015. "They" are very worried about it, although they are trying to hush it up

Anonymous said...

Nekton (or component 81a) is the active ingredient in vitamin pills that turns urine a violent green colour.

In a bold move, government health authorities are now attempting to remove all nekton enriched vitamins and health supplements from distribution due to nektons radioactive properties.

Brian o vretanos said...

Nekton is a unit of measurement used by British Public School boys. It is expressed in yards run per (musical) bar, and is used as a measure of the effectiveness of a stinkbomb (or other source of odour) in clearing the assembly hall out during morning hyms.

"Cripes, Jennings, you dropped a 4 Nekton one this morning!"

Brian o vretanos said...

Oops hyms should be hymns, of course

Sara said...

Nekton is the correct term for one of those unsightly 'lovebites' that 14yr old girls are so insistent on giving their acne ridden, permanently priapitic boyfriends. Nektons are consider a sign of ownership, e.g.
"Tyler is mine you! So bog off you scrubbers!"

Anonymous said...

I was going to try necton but I'm so grossed out by Magdalenes priapic, pimply, adolescent boy that I think I'll just go gag!
(And I'll be praying for a good excuse to try out "Bog off you scrubbers" on someone!)

Pastor Phil said...

nekton - a measurement of the stress of responsibility. Usually determined by a combination of psychological evaluation, and treadmill test.

Diane was sure that the weight of the world was upon her shoulders, but her counsellor assured her it was only 3 and half nekton.

Stephen said...

The Nekton is a legendary book of spells, said to be able to give its owner power over all things, so long as the owner obeyed the wishes of the book.

Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/

Irene Grumman said...

"Nekton, Klatu!" is a command given to the giant robot in the classic film, "The Day the Earth Stood on Its Head."

Crazybob said...

Nekton is an alien organism that was put into our oceans in the early 60's , its purpose was to try and find a host to to breed inside in the hope that it would create a new species that would eventually have a greater intelligence than the dolphin, so that it would be undetected while sending information back to its home planet using a Nektonite signal that would be impossible to trace.