Monday, September 24, 2007
Opodeldoc
Opodeldoc is nowhere near as interesting as it sounds. My dictionary refers to it as a kind of soap liniment. Not sure if that means a lot to me. There was also mention made of "kinds of medical plaster". So I'll leave it with you to decipher if necessary. Another medical one for the qualified word imps amongst us. Loved your creative meanings today! And very well done to Bee, for a spectacular win on the poll. Keep up the good work.
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Opodeldoc - famous childrens' story by Beatrix Potter in it's Polish (that's the language not what the cleaner does) translation.
Full title -Jemima opodeldoc
Opodeldoc is the eighth dwarf. They didn't talk about him on screen because he had been 'sent to Coventry' after trying it on with Snow White in the dressing room. He was cut from the movie, but the out takes show he was undoubtably a remarkable talent.
Opodeldoc.
An Opodeldoc is a surgeon who specialises in the careful removal of mobile phone ear pieces that sometimes get forced in a little too far.
Opodeldoc was the name of a computer virus which changed the contents of the victim's word processor documents into (not always very savoury) limericks. It caused great embarrassment when this hit a certain County Court's computers, although lawyers still enjoy reciting the one about the "pole dancer from Tooting, Arrested on charges of looting"...
Opodeldoc is a podiatrist who specializes in the foot problems of cyclists.
(I understand that the Italian expression "in bocca al lupo" - "in the mouth of the wolf" is used to say "good luck" in that language, and would probably be very appropriate for opera's equivalent of "break a leg".)
Station where the rich and successful can leave their poodle, to be fed, clothed, cuddled and manicured. A survey shows that poodle owners often feel guilt when going out and spending a lot of money on themselves while their poodle spends the afternoon in loneliness.
Opodeldocs, or poodle 'docking stations' are a way to buy off their guilt.
(Brian's one is great!)
Opodeldoc - a slang term used for the employee sent off to change the bedpans.
Opodeldoc:
It is a gypsy curse uttered when you have waited too long in a doctor’s exam room.
Rough translation, “you will lose my payment.”
An opodeldoc is a hand held, computerised medical dictionary, for the busy, modern hypochondriac. Any bizarre and worrying symptoms of ill health can be typed into the opodeldoc which will then immediately respond with a diagnosis. However problems can occur when the device comes down with a virus of its own and subsequently reports all human gastrointestinal symptoms as either worms or trojans.
An opodeldoc is a docter that erases the memory of those that have been hypnotized by a pendulem. (In order to have the opdeldoc to help you, you would have had to have done something truly embarresing, like declare your love for twinkies, or Operah Winnfery on national TV)
Opodeldoc (n)- the proper name for a professional yodler
The opodeldoc is a secret key that only computer repair people know about. When a document is accidentally deleted, regular users erroneously think it's gone forever. If it's a very important document, they will take it to the shop to see if it can be retrieved by a professional. When said professional finds the missing document (using the very simple opodeldoc key,) users are so grateful that they will happily pay the exorbitant fee. The opodeldoc is the most guarded trade secret in the computer industry and divulging it comes with very serious consequences. With this in mind, please notify the police if I don't post after today!
Oh. And a big thank you for the votes for filaria!
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