Aqueous words and phrases
I stole this from the Dolphin Club list serve..
Several words are apropros to anyone who swims , or rides in boats...
*The nelipots made their way down Jefferson Street toward the Lovely Martha.
_nelipot _- Someone who is walking without shoes
In latrinalia, they whined about the early hour and lack of hot coffee.
latrinalia - Using words fit for a restroom wall
“I’m no homichlophobic,” said Micky “I’m just no fan of the curglaff.”
_homichlophobia _- A fear of fog
_curglaff _- The shock felt when entering cold water
“Don’t get catapedaphobic Micky,” said Byron “We’ve pulled off this utlesse many times before.”
catapedaphobia _- A fear of jumping from a high (or low) place
_utlesse - An escape from prison
“I’m digging the fluctisonant surf,” said an ulotrichous John.
fluctisonant - Having the sound of rolling waves
ulotrichous - Having very wooly hair
The swimmers pulled off the Alcatraz swim without a single case of naupathia, but their joy was short lived when they realized an invasion of balnearii had left them without dry clothes.
naupathia - Sea sickness
_balnearii _- People who steal clothing from public baths
Comments
Holy crap. I am a serious logophile and those are all new to me. Thank you!
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Poetry too?
Lifeguards wear red,
Pool water is blue,
Your stroke looks horrible,
We've got swimming lessons for you!
It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.