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Perfunctory

Word of the day on 07 November 2009.

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Winning tweet

95
Points
DrMobs
Perfunctory teeth cleaning will land you in a hole world of hurt.
@DrMobs

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  • ZimmerJohn
    95
    Points
    My speling is so gud I only haff to giv my tweeets a perfunctory chek.
    @ZimmerJohn
  • SJHatzi
    80
    Points
    Dear Twitter: please learn English. To call your spell-check perfunctory is a compliment. Whom did you learn from? Microsoft?
    @SJHatzi
  • PuddleMonkey
    70
    Points
    If ever sex becomes perfunctory, well, then I guess it's time to try having it with my husband.
    @PuddleMonkey
  • ZimmerJohn
    70
    Points
    Dilbert Einstein's theorem, E=mc, was too perfunctory to be of much use. He was soon eclipsed by his cousin Albert.
    @ZimmerJohn
  • caslexplorers
    60
    Points
    Ed went to the beach to surf but the ocean dismissed him with a perfunctory wave.
    @caslexplorers
  • marcosarroyos
    60
    Points
    A perfunctory handshake was all it took for Sandra to receive a perfect copy of the H1N1 virus.
    @marcosarroyos
  • tWordBird
    60
    Points
    Perfunctory pablum or terrific tweets? Amidst the purposeless patter, artwiculating’s the latter!
    @tWordBird
  • tama001
    55
    Points
    The politics of Japan starts changing. We nation wishes the policy of the new government does not become perfunctory... #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • routermonkey
    50
    Points
    Perfunctory tweet.
    @routermonkey
  • 4TailsLampwork
    50
    Points
    "He's dead, Jim," McCoy said after yet another perfunctory glance @ a patient. After all, the entire purpose of a Red Shirt was to die.
    @4TailsLampwork
  • drgts
    50
    Points
    Perfunctory sex. That's when you're fucked.
    @drgts
  • lithiumzombie
    50
    Points
    Joe gave his wife a perfunctory tap on the glasses, then stuck his head underwater to kiss the goldfish; he was miles away.
    @lithiumzombie
  • lithiumzombie
    50
    Points
    "I now pronounce you man and wife" sounded perfunctory, but inappropriate at a lesbian wedding. That said, Sue had a beard.
    @lithiumzombie
  • rotoscoper
    50
    Points
    Perfunctory ? The less said the better.
    @rotoscoper
  • lagadu123
    50
    Points
    Perfunctory ? Whatever...
    @lagadu123
  • CaliforniaKara
    45
    Points
    I'm done wracking my brain trying to figure out Artwiculate's seemingly perfunctory scoring system.
    @CaliforniaKara
  • rikuakutenshi
    45
    Points
    Walking home, a perfunctory sidelong glance into the woods gave Billy rather less than ample warning to grapple with the Bear beside him.
    @rikuakutenshi
  • Ysabeluna
    45
    Points
    checked daily winners (done); congratulate winners (done) ;checked top 50 (done); now back 2 perfunctory artwiculating
    @Ysabeluna
  • revhappiness
    45
    Points
    Her perfunctory "Oh god, oh god" did little to allay his fears that he wasn't performing in bed. She was also reading a book at the time.
    @revhappiness
  • tWordBird
    45
    Points
    I’m confident to say that, at Artwiculate today, the contest WILL be beat with a perfunctory tweet!
    @tWordBird
  • Ysabeluna
    45
    Points
    fifty percent of RTs done; but not done in a perfunctory manner , I made sure these are worthy tweets
    @Ysabeluna
  • Lomnoir
    45
    Points
    Perfunctory tasks/ Occupy the daily lives/ Of day laborers.
    @Lomnoir
  • onesparrow
    45
    Points
    The affair had become perfunctory. Every time they met- illicitly- she insisted on opening their Scrabble game with C-A-T.
    @onesparrow
  • SJHatzi
    44
    Points
    My perfunctory tweets are simply researched, written in long hand, edited, spell and grammar-checked and then just typed. Voilà!
    @SJHatzi
  • finalimageblog
    40
    Points
    Driving becomes a perfunctory chore while trying to artwiculate... [crash sound and glass breaking].
    @finalimageblog
  • Ysabeluna
    40
    Points
    dubious scoring system = perfunctory tweets
    @Ysabeluna
  • StarOfSavannah
    40
    Points
    With perfunctory breath/ With whispered word/ With careless caress/ With glassy gaze/ Imminent death moves nearer/ Infringement, Reaper!
    @StarOfSavannah
  • tWordBird
    40
    Points
    Perfunctory LOVE?! I think I’d rather be alone than with an oxymoron. ;)
    @tWordBird
  • marklauer
    40
    Points
    Twas Mrs Peacock's handling of the axe in the conservatory that gave her away. It was perfunctory my dear Watson #artwiculate
    @marklauer
  • harrarp
    40
    Points
    I would think a perfunctory is a factory where everything comes out run-of-the-mill.
    @harrarp
  • goldenskye
    35
    Points
    She sniffed the fragile rose, gave the perfumed notelet a perfunctory glance and casually tossed them aside. "Next!"
    @goldenskye
  • DaveCurry
    35
    Points
    At the call center for perfunctory complaints they always phoned it in.
    @DaveCurry
  • dmriver
    35
    Points
    Don't forget Perfunctory Wash Wednesday - Save the planet one wash at a time!
    @dmriver
  • marcosarroyos
    35
    Points
    "But it was only a perfunctory greeting," cried Hal. "Perfunctory my ass," sneered Ann, "you haven't leered at me like that in years!"
    @marcosarroyos
  • Ysabeluna
    35
    Points
    Wake up,brush teeth,bath time,dress-up, breakfast, work, home, dinner,bath time, dress-down, brush teeth, sleep (repeat) perfunctory chores
    @Ysabeluna
  • lithiumzombie
    35
    Points
    Average Bob has just an average job, performing perfunctory functions, killing people for the Mob.
    @lithiumzombie
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    thanks for votes guys! (done) , back to daily perfunctory task of artwiculation http://artwiculate.com/award/C6387B7C
    @Ysabeluna
  • mightymarce
    30
    Points
    I would like to describe my personal hygiene habits as perfunctory, but alas I fear since having a kid they aren't even that. #artwiculate
    @mightymarce
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    my pal is in a bad mood today / please spare him perfunctory poetry / he puked over yesterday's litany of poetry /
    @Ysabeluna
  • Smoodle
    30
    Points
    If your follow Fridays are just perfunctory is there really any point?
    @Smoodle
  • PudHW
    30
    Points
    This is a perfunctory and pixilated #artwiculate entry.
    @PudHW
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    Pick: perfunctory pococurante or perspicaciously precise? Embody a “whatever” OR be thought-full-y nice.
    @tWordBird
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    maybe the reason for perfunctory action is having perfected it / thus, becomes second nature like your breathing or your heart beat /
    @Ysabeluna
  • TheSupercargo
    30
    Points
    Lots to do and less than 7 weeks to Christmas! My contributions to @artwiculate are likely to be increasingly perfunctory from now on.
    @TheSupercargo
  • tama001
    30
    Points
    The Japanese politics is left to a bureaucrat, and does not the Diet become the perfunctory traditional event? #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • tama001
    30
    Points
    Difference between "perfunctory" and "casual". #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • mallardbranx
    30
    Points
    Peter Piper promenades playfully in the pleasant park; pausing only to pick a perfunctory peck of pickled peppers. #artwiculate
    @mallardbranx
  • yopopodawn
    30
    Points
    Oscar the Grouch's perfunctory dustbin existence was hilarious. But not to him. Miriam the Grouch had taken him to the cleaners.
    @yopopodawn
  • RTWQL8
    30
    Points
    Holy perfunctory, Batman! No wonder you never go home with the girl!
    @RTWQL8

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