a real motherfigure

i met this guy from prague who used the term, “motherfigure” as a euphemism for “motherfucker.” he would be like, “and then this ugly motherfigure started talking smack about my friend,” or “that motherfigure never gave me back the proper change.” before i realised what was going on, i took his usage literally and was like, “jeez, this guy sure has some mother issues.”

speaking of motherfigures, the robot that was supposed to be releasing word summer series posts every friday was apparently sitting on his robot ass for the last two weeks and neglected his duties. it gets worse—when i got back, i caught him ravishing my toaster. this is why i will never eat toast again.

at any rate, here are the words for week 17 (nta) & 18 (rmo). week 19 (this week) will bring with it the final installment of the series.

• triacontaëterid · a period of thirty years; a festival occurring every 30 years.
• eirmonger · a dealer in eggs