My gift to you this holiday season

A couple Fridays ago I was at my desk reading something when this word popped, literally POPPED, into my head. I stopped what I was doing and turned around and said to Dave (my office mate), "Dave, what do you think of this word?" And then I walked over to the white board and wrote it down for him to read - wowch.

Dave read it aloud and annunciated it properly. He thought for a moment about it and then said he liked it. However, it wasn't a very enthusiastic response. I quickly explained to him that it was a wow+ouch=wowch equation, thinking he'd be more excited if I explained it to him clearly. I explained that it's for those situations that are mind bottling - brilliant and painful at the same time. Frankly, I was quite proud of myself for thinking of it and thought it deserved a better reaction from him.

I guess he had to think about it for a while before realizing just how valuable of a word combination it was. He sent me an e-mail later in the day showcasing his proper use of the expression. It was the perfect WOWCH situation.

Here is the e-mail chain for your enjoyment. I've deleted real names and sensitive information to protect the innocent.

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From: Captain Kirk
To: Chesland, Daved

XXXX and XXXX are now in disagreement on the train station schedules. This means XXXX will not give us permission to stop the trains at XXXX. I thought this had all been worked out a long time ago but I was wrong. If the schedule issue is resolved this week, we are good to go. But the firm, guaranteed, no questions asked , no risk whatsoever station opening date is now up in the air again. This railroad work is never easy and always unpredictable.

Captain Kirk

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From: Chesland, Daved
To: Terpster, Dustan; Holster, Jams

Wowch! We built a train station, but trains aren't allowed to stop at it.

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From: Terpster, Dustan
To: Chesland, Daved

Nicely played. Definitely deserves a wowch.

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From: Chesland, Daved
To: Terpster, Dustan

Perfect Wowch. I've been looking for that word my whole life.

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My gift to you this holiday season is a new word - WOWCH! Be safe and use it responsibly.