The Untieable Knot
From Plastic Tub
untieable knot n 1. A Catholic marriage. 2. A "one-way" knot, that, once fixed, cannot be released. 3. The product or result of an irreversible decision, esp. one concerning a thorny issue. 4. A used noose. 5. The original slogan for superglue, apparently adapted from portions of Gnomic entrance rituals.
Usage"Vasectomy, my dear: there will be no more..." -- Nevid Kessar's reply to churlish demands for a 15th child "John P. Merriweather: frozen dead with Gnomic robes laced about the belly..." -- nonexistent obituary "There's no going back now!" -- Dr. Zachary Smith to Will Robinson, circa 1965 "Let no man rent asunder what God has declared one." -- from Einstein's impassioned plea to the president against the Manhattan Project See Also |
DesiderataAlbert Kook's last words were mumbled, tongue tied.
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