Verboticism: Ponger
DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v., To wish that the today's technology was just as good as it was in the past.
Ponger
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pon/ger
Sentence: Watching people play Wii at Best Buy sent him into a nostalgic moment and he began to ponger how amaaaaaaazing Pong and IntelliVision were and STILL are, but the sales person had no idea what he was talking about when he asked what isle these games were in.
Etymology: ponder + pong (the original video game - hey I still have an original working Radio Shack model in my basement - any Verbotomists free after work today drop by and I'll show you a REAL game while I ponger how I was nearly class champion in the ol' days
Points: 488
Comments: Ponger
Jabberwocky - 2007-11-08: 13:51:00
Stevenson0, since you mentioned Intellivision how bout we play Dungeons and Dragons?
Stevenson0 - 2007-11-08: 16:12:00
This could get serious Jabber! Depending on how tonight's Atari/Pong evening goes, just you could drop by tomorrow night for some D&D.