What on earth? Got your attention, right? Did you laugh? According to a study I found online, people think that words with a K sound in them are funnier than other words. So what does this have to do with anything? Well, in lab we have been practicing cutlines and we all need a clever edge to get Follis laughing and in turn get a good grade.
So a quick trip to the slang dictionary online produced my title this week. I know that the word “kankles” is technically not a proper word and would be unsuitable for use in a cutline or headline, unless it were set off by quotation marks. I love how as I am writing this, Microsoft Word is frightened by the word and has it underlined in red with spelling suggestions that include: ankles, rankles, and kindles. Apparently Word is rankled by the notion of kankles and that is funny.
In conclusion, I’ve kept this brief, because brief is not a funny word, but is a desirable trait in a funny joke. So next time you are at a loss for words or need to be clever throw in a “k” – it’s a quick way to get to a happy day!
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This entry made me giggle. Kankles. I love the way you say Microsoft word is frightened by it.
ReplyDeleteBased on your other blog titles, you seem to be all over the clever headline department.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this post, Amanda! I think it's great that you have chosen to use such a different strategy in writing cutlines. I have to agree with the whole k-word thing, too. The first word I thought of while reading this article was "kangaroo." Why? No reason in particular, but it certainly came to mind, and it is quite a funny word. You should utilize this newfound tool when writing lead-ins, too. If a word like "kankles" was one of the first words I saw tagged to a story, I would most certainly read it.
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