Verboticism: Lawofthejangle
DEFINITION: n. The weird feelings that rise up when you notice that you are being followed by a police officer, or a cop car, or the Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Unit. v. To feel nervous, self-conscious and guilty whenever you see a police officer.
Lawofthejangle
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: law - of - the - jan - gul
Sentence: As I wind my way through the jungle of city streets, a squad car sticks to my bumper like glue. Even though I am doing nothing wrong, it is making me very nervous and edgy! Don't you just hate it when you become a victim of the unwritten lawofthejangle? There ought to be a law against police stalking innocent people.!
Etymology: Law of the Jungle, Jangle. Law: police. Jangle: irritating a person's nerves.
Points: 737
Comments: Lawofthejangle
Mustang - 2008-03-20: 07:05:00
The law of the jangle and the jangled nerves brought on by the scrutiny of the law. Always running in circles...the rat race goes on....and on....and on. ;-)
petaj - 2008-03-20: 09:31:00
and the heat goes on, la de dah de da
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-20: 11:05:00
very funny
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-22: 00:49:00
Very clever and funny. Thanks for info on copasetic. I think I first heard it used in the late 1960s by someone at Mission Control, Houston when speaking to Gene Cernan, saying "Everything is copasetic, Gene." I don't know it's etymology, I must try and find out about it .