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December 2011
Al-erism: "Devember" It's your state of mind when you have many tasks to complete and you keep asking yourself is it November or December - hoping the answer is November but knowing it just isn't so......which means brew another pot of coffee and keep sorting, stacking and wrapping.
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November 2011
Al-erism: "Gratitudinous" Dude, it's really a word - it's when you're so full of gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving!
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October 2011
Al-erism: "Disconfusing" It's when someone is giving you directions and things are amazingly, perfectly clear.
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September 2011
Al-erism: "Gadgetated" It's the emotional state you get into when your favorite gadgets are not doing what you want them to do; in fact, they are agitating you.
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August 2011
Al-erism: "Pignic" It's when you pig out at a picnic or the annual we-love-our-customers party at Al's Coffee and Zooom Beverage.
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July 2011
Al-erism: "Sanctimommy" It's when an overbearing mother continually tells other parents about her view on the right way to raise children.
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June 2011
Al-erism: "Overspill"It's when a friend or co-worker gives you too much information on office politics and relationships.
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May 2011
Al-erism: "Wrickering"It's when you're trying to negotiate with your spouse or family and there's a lot of wrangling and bickering going on.
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April 2011
Al-erism: "Confrazzled" It's when you're trying to get a project done on deadline using a massive excel spreadsheet, and feeling very frazzled to get it done on time, and your computer starts becoming confusingly uncooperative.
March 2011
Al-erism: "Annoypid" It's when you're sitting in a cafe or coffeehouse and someone is talking - loudly - on a cell phone and the one-sided conversation you hear is not only annoying, it's stupid.
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February 2011
Al-erism: "Frivial" It's when you are intently working on a project and a co-worker stops by to talk about her dog's cute sweater - It's totally frivolous and trivial - and you just want to get back to that big idea.
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January 2011
AL-erism: "Inquising"
It'sthe state we're in - a place and time (January in Minnesota) when mittens are high fashion and essentail, if you step out the front door. when your kids kept asking about Santa - They were inquiring about what they were inquisitive about. Like what were those presents doing under the bed . . . Just ask Al's about it, 763-544-6635
December 2010
AL-erism: "Inquising"
It's when your kids kept asking about Santa - They were inquiring about what they were inquisitive about. Like what were those presents doing under the bed . . .
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November 2010
AL-erism: "Gumbled"
It's when you listen to a voice mail, but the message is all garbled and jumbled up because the reception is bad and the person leaving the message goes on and on and on . . .
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October 2010
AL-erism: "Halloweird"
It's when you're at work, and it's Halloween, and people are dressed up in weird costumes, and you're not even having an office Halloween Party.
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September 2010
AL-erism: "Severious"
It's a severely, serious situation - YIKES! Like when you run out of coffee.
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August 2010
AL-erism: "Pignic"
It's where you can pig out all you want at a picnic - the Al's Coffee and Zooom Beverage annual cusotmer appreciation get-together.
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July 2010
AL-erism: "No-K"
It's when your child assumes you are not listening and ask a permission question like "I'm staying overnight at Tom's, OK?" And your answer, "No-K"
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June 2010
AL-erism: "Squinch"
It's when you're in a compromising position and you happen to be running out of something, so you squeeze the tube as hard as you can to get out every inch (of toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner...). So you squinch it. !
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May 2010
AL-erism: "Severious"
It's a severely, serious situation, like when you run out of coffee. YIKES!
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April 2010
AL-erism: "Hipatitus"
It's when a person acts like he's way to cool for the rest of us; so it's best to avoid him.
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January 2010
The cold north wind is blowing and snow and ice are causing all sorts of frigid commuting problems. It's enough to drive you to drink - a rich creamy hot chocolate that will make you forget all of your troubles. We have a variety of instant hot chocolate packages available, so you can make it fresh in the office. Just ask Al's about it, 763-544-6635
December 2009
AL-erism: "Merry-daze"
It's what you feel like when you hear way too many Christmas carols over store sound systems while you are hurriedly trying to finish your gift shopping.
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November 2009
AL-erism: "GobbleStupor"
It's that right after your second plate of food at Thanksgiving dinner, when you just want to sit in the recliner and put the foot rest up.
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October 2009
AL-erism: "Bewizzled"
It's when you're bewildered and puzzled at the same time, like Al's bewizzled by this weird cold November weather we've been having in October; it's been cutting in on his end-of-the-season golf game.
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August
2009
AL-erism: "Stressured"
When you are stressed out and under
pressure, like when dad has to take
two teenage girls school shopping.
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July
2009
AL-erism: "Grinkley"
It's why you have to use sunscreen
- if you don't, your skin will get
"grinkley" - grainy and wrinkley.
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June
2009
AL-erism: "Achievitable"
It's something difficult to do,
but you really can do it. Just ask
Al's about it, 763-544-6635.
May
2009
AL-erism: "Golfishing"
It's when someone asks
me what I'm going to do
on my day off-Golfishing:
half a day of golfing, half
a day of fishing.
March
2009
AL-erism: "Achievitable"
It's when you get close
to achieving your goal
and you understand you
are really going to make
it happen.
February 2009
AL-erism: "Honshine"
It's when you are out on
Valentine's Day and talking
with your sweetheart and
combine two nicknames --
Honey and Sunshine -- into
one.
October 2008
AL-erism: "Remfor"
It describes that feeling
when you remember
something that
you forgot
- and it's too late to do
anything about it! Oh no,
another Remfor.
August 2008
AL-erism: "Zimple"
With school just around the
corner, it might be a worry
for
the junior high set it's a
cross between a zit and a
pimple.
July 2008
AL-erism: "Biccup"
It's a baby and older person
thing, when a burp and a
hiccup
happen at the same
time.
June 2008
AL-erism: "Factonest"
When you tell someone the
truth and they don't believe
you, so you
have to say
it's "factonest," meaning
"it's a fact, honest!"
May 2008
AL-erism: "Sensified"
When something is too
sensitive to be talked about
openly, but not quite secretive
enough to be considered
classified information.
April 2008
AL-erism: "Drowntrodden"
It's an advanced state of
downtrodden, when you're so
far behind you are never going
to catch up.
February 2008
AL-erism: "Honshine"
It's the pet name you sweetly
call your spouse when you're
trying to make up after a fight
or when you want something,
instead of saying the usual
"Honey" or "Sunshine."
January 2008
AL-erism: "Sweaving"
It's when the car driving
next to you is swerving
and weaving at the same
time, and then you have to
check to see if they are on
the phone or they hit a patch
of ice on the road.
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