A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

nihilarian

PRONUNCIATION:
(nih-i-LAR-ee-uhn)

MEANING:
noun: One who does useless work.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin nihil (nothing).

USAGE:
"You may find yourself worrying that you're turning into a nihilarian."
Sian Prior; Ineffable; The Age (Melbourne, Australia); Dec 16, 2002.

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his jokes were so NIhaliarian!

If a nihilist makes a joke, is it nihilarian?

Soccer fans who root for a 0-0 tie are called Nihilarians.

Real Resume And Cover Letter Excepts

These are taken from real resumes and cover
letters and were printed in Fortune Magazine:

1. I demand a salary commiserate with my
extensive experience.

2. I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor
and spreadsheet progroms.

3. Received a plague for Salesperson of the
Year.

4. Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave.

5. Wholly responsible for two (2) failed
financial institutions.

6. Its best for employers that I not work
with people.

7. Lets meet, so you can ooh and aah over
my experience.

8. You will want me to be Head Honcho in
no time.

9. Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever
forget details.

10. I was working for my mom until she
decided to move.

11. Failed bar exam with relatively high
grades.

12. Marital status: single. Unmarried.
Unengaged. Uninvolved. No Commitments.

13. I have an excellent track record, although
I am not a horse.

14. I am loyal to my employer at all costs...
Please feel free to respond to my resume
on my office voice mail.

15. I have become completely paranoid,
trusting completely no one and absolutely
nothing.

16. My goal is to be a meteorologist. But
since I possess no training in meterology,
I suppose I should try stock brokerage.

17. I procrastinate, especially when the task
is unpleasant.

18. As indicted, I have over five years of
analyzing investments.

19. Personal interests: donating blood.
Fourteen gallons so far.

20. Instrumental in ruining entire operation
for a Midwest chain store.

21. Note: Please don't miscontrue my 14
jobs as job-hopping. I have never quit a job.

22. Marital status: often. Children: various.

23. Reason for leaving last job: They
insisted that all employees get to work by
8:45 a.m. every morning. Could not work
under those conditions.

24. The company made me a scapegoat,
just like my three previous employers.

25. Finished eighth in my class of ten.

26. References: None. I've left a path of
destruction behind me.

In spring, the faculty and student graduation committee had difficulty choosing the class nihilarian. They already had chosen the Valedictorian and Salutatorian.

They needed someone who could capture the essence of the opposite end of the spectrum.

Would it be Mary, who never came to class, or Bob, who did come to class but played games on his cellphone the whole time?

Ever since they were NiHiLariAn his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl would spend hours playing together