Adjective/noun/verb forms that should be a thing

[37818]

Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

"Fat chance" is being sarcastic. "Slim chance" is literal.

[Zymologist]

"Fat chance" is being sarcastic. "Slim chance" is literal.

I want to start using them in reverse now: "fat chance" literally and "slim chance" sarcastically. Just to be extra confusing.

[Zymologist]

Interpret this sign, and you get a prize!

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[rogue06]

Interpret this sign, and you get a prize!

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Bacon


What's my prize?

[Zymologist]

It was actually something of a trick question. There's no wrong way to interpret that sign. You can be as creative as you like.

[rogue06]

It was actually something of a trick question. There's no wrong way to interpret that sign. You can be as creative as you like.

So... bacon.

What's my prize?

[Sparko]

So... bacon.

What's my prize?

bacon. where's my prize?

[Cerebrum123]

Interpret this sign, and you get a prize!

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Pho Sandwich, Bubble Tea(whatever that is), and Teriyaki.

[One Bad Pig]

Pho Sandwich, Bubble Tea(whatever that is), and Teriyaki.

Bubble tea, aka boba, is a sweet tea served with milk and tapioca balls, with a really fat straw so you can suck up the tapioca balls through it. It's pretty good. Many Chinese places serve it.

[Zymologist]

Pho Sandwich, Bubble Tea(whatever that is), and Teriyaki.

I like Bubble Sandwich, Tea Teriyaki.

[Cerebrum123]

Bubble tea, aka boba, is a sweet tea served with milk and tapioca balls, with a really fat straw so you can suck up the tapioca balls through it. It's pretty good. Many Chinese places serve it.

It sounds absolutely terrible.

[Carrikature]

It sounds absolutely terrible.

So do a lot of food combinations until you actually try them.

[Carrikature]

If you rode a pogo stick yesterday, would you say that you pogo sticked, pogo stuck, or that you pogoed stick?

I think you would say that you rode a pogo stick. There's no verb form of pogo stick to my knowledge.

[Zymologist]

I think you would say that you rode a pogo stick. There's no verb form of pogo stick to my knowledge.

Well, there should be. I would feel a unique sense of fulfillment if it was grammatically correct to say that I pogoed stick the other day.

Btw, I tried riding a pogo stick once. It was a very strange experience. Simultaneously easier than I expected, and way more awkward-feeling.

[Cerebrum123]

So do a lot of food combinations until you actually try them.

Well, you're got a point. So far every food combination suggested by others has been terrible though. Also, I really hate tea, and I don't like tapioca.

ETA: I should mention I did try a "popping boba" over at Orange Leaf, it's definitely an interesting experience, but it wasn't exactly something I would choose myself. My current favorite mixture there is Pink Lemonade frozen yogurt(non-dairy, tastes like a sherbet), with skittles, nerds, and a few sour patch kids.