You’ll notice how, when walking down the street, you’ll sometimes find yourself facing someone going in the opposite direction, and each of you is blocking the other, and when you move to the left, the other person . . . moves to the right, and vice versa, and after you’ve done this, say, twice, it’s almost impossible not to do it, and now you’re having far more interaction with this other person than you really want to have, and you’re both looking at each other all apologetic and embarrassed. It is an awkward impasse.
ruzuzu Oops--sorry, gangerh. I do appreciate the... gravity of the situation. Contralevity? Jan 17, 2010
gangerh Clever though, 'zu. Maybe too clever for catnappers. Now then, perhaps that's the key . . . . Jan 17, 2010
ruzuzu I certainly hope the solution isn't contratrephination. Jan 17, 2010
gangerh This is no time for levity, ruzuzu. Jan 17, 2010
ruzuzu Indeed. It's a situation which inspires contratrepidation. Jan 17, 2010
gangerh Quickly, d-c, get over to gangerhkinesis for an important message. Jan 17, 2010
dontcry What's the possible solution? Jan 17, 2010
IndiaAmos What the word means is this:
—Tim Carvell, Some Common Life Problems, with Possible Solutions, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, March 21, 2000. Jan 17, 2010