DUI, EUI, BUI, Moobs, and Sconookies

Paul Allyn — Mon, 15 May 2006 07:29:08 -0600

Kate brings new words this week!
They all belong to her except Sconookies. I ran across sconookies in a small grocery story north of Pittsburgh. In the prepackaged bakery section, one of the things they were selling was scones. I love scones. Nothing goes better with a cup of coffee than this virtually tasteless bakery product. Blue berries make it even better. Why tasteless with blueberries should be so good is beyond me. It just works. If you have never seen one, a scone is about the size and shape of a small fist. If it has some other shape and/or is covered with frosting, it’s just trying to pass for a scone.

But next to the genuine scones were the sconookies. A sconookie looks just like a scone, except small. And possibly shaped with more care. So, you get the picture, it’s a cross between a scone and a cookie! I didn’t buy any because they were outragiously expensive. But I have taken great delight in mindless repeating the word sconookie. You should try it…
Sconookie… sconookie… sconookie

Kate’s friend (names withheld to protect the innocent) who is studying in another city, managed to get away from his 80 hr a week internship in order to have a few beers. Kate says to me, “I expect to be DUI-ed in an hour or so.” DUI (pronounced dew-ee, not Dee-You-Eye. Dee-You-Eye isn’t funny and we don’t joke about it). Dew-ee (used here to distinguish between Dee-You-Eye) is an acronym for Dialing-Under-the-Influence and is mostly not dangerious and frequently funny. EUI (pronounced Oo-ee) is an acronym for Emailing-Under-the-Influence and is also mostly harmless (except for EUI-ing former significant others and employers) and also frequently funny. BUI (pronounced Boo-ee) is also an acronym and stands for Bicycling-Under-the-Influence. BUI is dangerious and mostly ends up with a trip to the ER and is decidedly not funny except for when talking about someone else who took the BUI route to the ER and wasn’t hurt too bad. Otherwise not.

Warning! PG-13
And finally there is Moobs (rhymes with “boobs” and for good reason). Basically, moobs are usually found on the upper torso of large, very heavy, men (Click here for an excellent example). They may also be referred to as “moobies,” but only in rude company.

God give you joy.
Fr. Paul

The Wandering Anglican: DUI, EUI, BUI, Moobs, and Sconookies

DUI, EUI, BUI, Moobs, and Sconookies