Heh heh heh…If you love your dictionary so much, why don’t you Merriam?

Multimedia artist Jane Prophet is challenging the notion that creativity and science can’t intermingle. Her work represents a fascination with both technology and symbolic form, particularly in a project called “Cut Dictionaries.” See more on her Web site, JaneProphet.com.

Do you remember “sniglets?”  Words that should be in the dictionary but aren’t?  Here are a few for your Saturday Snort:

• Snoralator n. An easier word to pronounce and remember than CPAP, a breathing devide that prevents snoring and sleep apnea.
• Hydrocondiment n. The watery discharge that accumulates in the mustard or ketchup bottle that comes out first and makes your bread all wet.
• Confuseless adj. Feeling confused and useless due to pain medication or insomnia.
• Napture n. A refreshing, fantastic nap.
• Cinemuck n. The combination of popcorn, candy, and soda pop on movie theater floors that makes them sticky.
• Parkrastinate n. The inability to decide which parking space to choose in a near empty parking lot.
• Poufulation n. When a cat gets scared and puff out their tails.
• Dogdew (dawg-doo) n. The moisture on a dog’s nose.