Happy almost-Memmy Day!

Hopefully, by the time you read this, I'll be softly swinging in our brand new hammock, enjoying the fruits of my writing labor all weekend long. (PS the hammock fits two, so feel free to join me. PPS don't you just love the word 'hammock"? It's almost like saying, "Ham hock." Yay.)

Anyway, it's Memorial Day, which we refer to as Memmy Day around my house. As you know, I am a huge fan of abbreviations (OMG, WTF, BTW, IDK...My BFF Rose?) Dan and I have also concocted a sort of cutesy, shorthand language for almost everything in our lives, and I have decided to share some of our gems with you, in honor of the holiday. Because sometimes, life gets hectic, and it just takes too damn long to pronounce poly-syllabic words like "memorial."

A crash course in Lolly language:

Show-show (pronounced with an "ow" not an "oh") = shower
Ceer-ceer = Cereal
Mae-Mae = Mail (Example: "Did you get the mae-mae today or should I pick it up?")
Compi = Computer
Rainding = Raining
BTDubs = By the way
Tie-tie = Tired
Bloggy McBloggerson = What Dan says when he sees me writing out my daily nuggets of yummy prose
America's Next Top Lolo = How we refer to ANTM, subbing in my nickname for "model". Dan's idea, I swear!

While we're at it, a look at my nicknames:
Lolly
Lolo
Lollsters
Lollerama
Lollybear
Bear
Lol (all of the above are from Dan)
Rara (from my dad - apparently as a child, I used to zoom around singing "Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra!" Much like today.)
Opul (childhood friend - we had a little clique called "The gems." Ruby is still a very close friend of mine.)

PS If you understand the following pic, I officially love you and you are invited to be a part of the Lollybear Abbreviation Club. Simply mail me $15 and I'll send you an official "OMG, I'm totes in the Lollsters ABC Club!"

PS Don't forget to leave your own fun sayings for me to cop!

Comments

Do you still live in Madison? I noticed a reference to State Street. I graduated from the UW in 2003! It is a great town. I wish that I would get there more often!

I think its sad that i caught onto the "BFF Rose" thing as a quote from a cell phone commercial.

I need to stop watching so much tv.

Not as fun to say as "banana hammock." Except they mean two totally different things.

Greta (is jealous of hammocky goodness)

Carrie - YES! Graduated 1998. Am I losing my mind...where did I ref State Street? I want some Pokey Sticks NOW.

"Whack-nut" -Someone that is whacky and an all out nutcase... Frequently used in reference to co-workers!

and my favorite... "Dundo" -Dunkin' Doughnuts!

"Let's get some medium iced coffees at Dundos before we have to deal with the whack-nuts at work!"

There was a mention of State Street on the Sad Clown post. I was an education major. It is crazy how much the town has changed since I was there!

In my family if something is spicy we say it's "auw-tongue". Don't think I need to explain what it means :)

as we left for work we would say to the family--ttfn--ta ta for now.

leslie, my mom told me that when she was younger (she was raised in Israel and didn't learn english until her teen years), she'd go up to her mother (my grandnmother) and say "hey mom, ra ra ra ra ra....what did i say in English?!". i think that's what english might sound like to non-speakers. Funny how no one reading this blog can validate if thats true.

The hammock comment reminded me of the Friends episode where Phoebe changed her name to "Princess Consuelos Banana Hammock!" Ha.

My mom and I say "BFN" (bye for now) on IM.
Also, LY (love ya).

I shorten everything though.
Puter - computer
PIN - Particle in nose (aka, bouger)
Obvi - obviously

I know I have a ton more but I can't think.

I'm coming over to the hammock. Please have a lovely 30 something man ready to massage me and rub oils on me when I arrive.

My boyfriend and I say "nuggles" instead of "snuggles". Nauseating, but cute. :)

I'd be all for that hammock--if only Vermont weren't so far away. *sigh*

You guys so need children:) They make you resort to nicknames, abbreviations and fake languages like you wouldn't believe. I think my kids are convinced that my other job is a spy... for the Internet.

My fave is whatevs cuz I'm 12 apparently. For reals.

Strangely enough my mum's name nickname is Lolly/Lol (although she's a Lorraine).

Made up languages are TOTALLY THE FUNNEST!1! I have a tendency to make up stupid sayings and then use them in inappropriate circumstances (like external meetings...)

A few that have lasted the distance in my vocab include

JLo = jealous; can be used e.g. 'OMG i'm soooo JLo of that cool jacket'

Moby = not to be confused with bald popstar, moby is short for mobile phone (although I guess you guys call them cells..)

Wally = short for wallet, as in 'where's my wally?' Wally is also Australian for a bit of putz

Too funny!

We have a bunch of them, most too ridiculous to repeat. We can't even remember how one of our terms of endearment managed to evolve into "Schnoods." As in:

"Schnoods, could you please pass the salt?"

It doesn't even sound weird to us anymore.

we say tie-tie too . . . and breakie and presie (breakfast and present).

And say today is Wednesday, and I'm going on vacay on Saturday -- I'm going in "two days and a wake-up."

The creative language skills (or rather mispronunciations) of my kids has eclipsed anything I could dream up:

bubber bubber = bubbly water
quesa yah yah = quesadilla

(finally home :))

you KNOW I get that last part of the post.

xo xo,

The Semitic Sensation (which is SO my rapper name and what hubby calls me at times)

Princess Consuelos Banana Hammock!!! Loved that episode!
Thanks for all of your tips, everyone. I'm totes grabbing a Dundo and some auw-tongue quesa ya yas before my wake-up in three days where I'll be nuggling with Dan. J. Lo, much???