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You've all done it. To avoid a collision with someone walking towards you, you zig north, but the other person has already zigged there, so you zag, as does the other person to avoid your zig...
Easily solved with the Sidewalk Encounter Protocol. Zig to the right. Always. If everyone does it,
never a problem. Ever. (OK, you silly Monty Python Commonweath-types can be perverse and zag to the left, but be prepared to run into a lot of fat zigging Yank tourists.)
NB: any AYB references wil be deleted. Cheers.
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Does anyone else remember a "Meaning of Liff" entry that gave this phenomenon a name? |
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DROITWICH (n.)
A street dance. The two partners approach from opposite directions and try politely to get out of each other's way. They step to the left, step to the right, apologise, step to the left again, apologise again, bump into each other and repeat as often as unnecessary. |
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CORRIEARKLET (n.)
The moment at which two people approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognise each other and immediately pretend they haven't. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognising each other the whole length of the corridor. |
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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 haven't 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. |
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CORRIEDOO (n.)
The crucial moment of false recognition in a long passageway encounter. Though both people are perfectly well aware that the other is approaching, they must eventually pretend sudden recognition. They now look up with a glassy smile, as if having spotted each other for the first time, (and are particularly delighted to have done so) shouting out 'Haaaaaallllloooo!' as if to say 'Good grief!! You!! Here!! Of all people! Will I never. Coo. Stap me vitals, etc.' |
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CORRIEMOILLIE (n.)
The dreadful sinking sensation in a long passageway encounter when both protagonists immediately realise they have plumped for the corriedoo (q.v.) much too early as they are still a good thirty yards apart. They were embarrassed by the pretence of corriecravie (q.v.) and decided to make use of the corriedoo because they felt silly. This was a mistake as corrievorrie (q.v.) will make them seem far sillier. |
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CORRIEVORRIE (n.)
Corridor etiquette demands that one a corriedoo (q.v.) has been declared, corrievorrie must be employed. Both protagonists must now embellish their approach with an embarrassing combination of waving, grinning, making idiot faces, doing pirate impressions, and waggling the head from side to side while holding the other person's eyes as the smile drips off their face, until with great relief, they pass each other. |
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CORRIEMUCHLOCH (n.)
Word describing the kind of person who can make a complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor. |
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Oh, BTW, rmutt, the foregoing makes this idea Baked, I believe? Thank you for the inspiration jutta. |
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I think this idea should be expanded to a complete manual for Walking Protocol. I feel that not enough people are concious about their walking habits. Will include the difference between walking alone vs. walking with someone vs. walking with groups of people. Etiquette on how to handle narrow walks, when it is ok to cut someone off, making wide turns when walking with a friend. Chapters on negotiating crowds. Use of Diagonal lines for efficient travel. |
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