CORRIEARKLET (n.) The moment at which two people approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognice each other and immediately pretend they havent. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognising each other the whole length of the corridor. CORRIECRAVIE (n.) To avert the horrors of corrievorrie (q.v.) corriecravie is usually employed. This is the cowardly but highly skilled process by which both protagonists continue to approach while keeping up the pretence that they havent noticed each other - by staring furiously at their feet, grimacing into a notebook, or studying the walls closely as if in a mood of deep irritation.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:26:00 +0000