Vocabulary Builder -- X

Yawp...before 'divine intervention' or the official storm chase season in Colorado could commence, I come up with VB 10.

Sorry 'bout that.

At the behest of a one of the few readers here, I am mixing into the maelstrom a few meteorological terms, that may become germaine for me in three or so weeks, as I'm in pursuit of my quarry. Or, running like a striped ass gazelle from one:

Graph:

- the sound one makes when throwing up

- a diagram showing the relation between variables

- one of those long-necked, gangly-legged critters in zoos

Equinox:

- needs a higher octane

- a horse you didn't see at the Kentucky Derby

- time/date the Sun crosses the celestial Equator

Curtana:

- a drapery

- unpointed sword used as an emblem of mercy during a coronation

- just Ana, in her bitch mode

Gorkus:

- a city in Russia

- cry of the aviary Red Butted Gork Warbler

- the 13th astrological sign, signified by two buzzards colliding in mid-air

Braw:

- Redneck meaning "braw, nuts!"

- Redneck meaning "one a them female parts containin' thangs"

- fine or good

Element:

- explaining Ele

- component as part of a group

- a big mammal with floppy ears

Cumulonumbnuts:

- formation of storm clouds

- formation of storm clowns

- formation of storm clods

Cusp:

- an old...

- swearing with a lisp

- an apex or peak

Frustration:

- being a three-peckered goat in a ewe convent *ducking boos and throwd items*

- a regulated dollop of frust

- rust build-up on an underused tallywacker

Epiphany:

- a profound butt

- manifestation of a god or demigod

- Smee always confused it with 'apostrophe'

Gorgon:

- leads the choir at the Church of AlGore's Save The Earth Scam

- US state on the West Coast

- one of three snake-haired sisters who turn anyone who looks at them to stone, creating the first attempt at Viagra (with unforeseen sideaffects) in ancient Greece

Incumbent:

- required

- crooked sperm

- what the IRS does to your annual income

Divot:

- to color your vot

- a piece of turf

- a collection of divas

Mesocyclone:

- a subprime loan nowadays

- what unsupervised kids make the house look like it was hit by

- vortex of air within a convective storm

Microburst:

- an amoeba fart

- localized column of sinking air producing damaging winds

- exploding specialty beer

Farthing:

- something a long ways away

- typical bad manners in a Monty Python romp

- the least possible amount

Supercell:

- a pre-Christmas sale at Walmart

- thunderstorm with a deep, rotating updraft

- an amoeba that wears a cape, mask, has super powers, and flies around rescuing damsel amoeba from dastardly free radicals

Tornado:

- used to make swirly buns at the bakery

- failed utterly to prevent Vocabulary Builder X...

- really sucks...really...honest...

Vortex:
- an artificial fabric used to make winter gear
- an adult beverage made at Texas bars that makes the room spin
- any whirling motion or mass

Squall:
- an Indian maiden
- when a kid throws one, everyone in earshot knows it
- a sudden, violent gust of wind or storm

Squalor:
- see second definition above
- stories (real and mythical) told by adult squalls to their youthful pretenders
- a state of being filthy, run-down

Weather:
- what Elmer Fudd mixes with wace and dwesses his widdle wady up in
- Redneck meaning "weather 'r not ah open a can o' whupass on ya is th' quesyun hyar.."
- state of the atmosphere at a place and time, as it regards heat, cloudiness, moisture, etc.

Perhaps June will save y'all from any more of these hyar...