Thursday, April 10, 2008
Phillumenist
A phillumenist, for those who haven't already cheated by looking it up in the dictionary, is a collector of match box labels. Probably an old school hobby since I'm not sure there are that many match boxes produced these days. Feel free to prove me wrong, though. I'm hoping that little gem will be of use some time when one of us is on 'who wants to be a millionaire?' Anyway, I digress. Your invented meanings were exceptional, as usual. The votes were well spread, but Thinks! came away with a good win. Well done!
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A phillumenist is someone who loves the dark, and houses with few to no windows, or heavy drapes. Homes carved out of rock are perfect for phillumenists.
Phillumenist is a euphemism for racist (Greek: Phylon - tribe or race). Calling oneself a racist is troublesome; phillumenist is safe as nobody would catch on!
I think Sandra is wrong - sorry Sandra. My idea of a phillumenist is someone who loves the light - those folk who sunbathe on Mediterranean beaches, for example. Me, I'm more Sandra's type of guy - draw the curtains, please.
phillumenist. n. one who illuminates the masses to the satisfaction of philanthropy.
"Having spent the better part of her life advocating for the poor, Margritte decided to retire and spend her golden years as a phillumenist. After all, how better to continue one's legacy than to inspire humanitarianism in others?"
A Phillumenist is one that studies leading men in Indian Films (Phillum - Hindi for film!).
A phillumenist would be someone who tends to get flirty at night under artificial light - probably because they know they look more attractive when it's a bit shadowy!
(from philanderer/illumination)
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A phillumenist is someone who sings along to music on their headphones. They don't just mumble along with the last three words of each line, a phillumenist goes all out for the trills, embelishments and key changes.
It is not unusual for the singing to be accompanied by one hand holding the headphone as if the phillumenist is in a recording studio.
They aren't showing off they just love the music.
A Phillumenist is the job title of the person who handles Punxatawney Phil on Groundhog Day, then declares the resulting forecast for spring's arrival.
A phillumenist is someone who measures the height of a hill and decides whether or not it can be considered mountain.
A phillumenist is the Sports Writer who has written volumnes about the Philadelphia Phillies. He sits alone in the stands with his notebook and packages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese bites and records each and every move made by not only the players, but the Referees, Coaches and many of the fans. Most people never note his existance, but you can tell he has been there by the Cheese Bite wrappers left behind.
A phillumenist is a follower of the eighteenth century French xenophobe Phillipe Lumen. Lumen founded an agrarian cult devoted to the worship of inverted vases. I could go on at length about Lumenism (who couldn't) but the effects seem to be wearing off now.
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