Top 10 Types of Silence

10. suppressed silence
9. charged silence
8. heavy silence
7. uneasy silence
6. dead silence
5. empty silence
4. pregnant pause
3. golden silence
2. reverent silence
1. awkward silence

Top 10 Scurviest Piratey Phrases

10. booty: treasure
9. hearties: familiar term of address among sailors.
8. red ensign: a British flag.
7. Jolly Roger: pirate flag with skull and crossbones.
6. scallywag: a villainous or mischievous person.
5. landlubber: a person unfamiliar with seamanship.
4. Jack Ketch: the hangman. (to dance with Jack Ketch=to hang)
3. black spot: a black smudge used as a death threat.
2. keelhaul: punishment by dragging under the ship.
1. Davy Jones' Locker: the bottom of the ocean; a watery grave.

Top 10 Synonyms for "Nonsense"

These choice words were selected from a list I have put together of over a hundred entries. Any contributions you may have are welcome.

10. Moonshine
9. Poppycock
8. Horsefeathers
7. Codswallop
6. Fiddlesticks
5. Jiggery-pokery
4. Gobbledygook
3. Whangdoodle
2. Balderdash
1. Rigamarole

Yes, these are all in the dictionary. That's no baloney.

Top 10 Lesser-Known Forms of Government

10. doulocracy: government by slaves.
9. chiliarchy: government by 1,000 people.
8. aristarchy: government by the best.
7. kakistocracy: government by the worst.
6. pornocracy: government by harlots.
5. physiocracy: government according to natural laws or principles.
4. beerocracy: government by brewers or brewing interests.
3. iatrarchy: government by physicians.
2. paedarchy: government by children.
1. anemocracy: government by wind or whim.

Top 10 Cool Collateral Adjectives

10. struthious: of or relating to ostriches.
9. coriaceous: of or relating to leather.
8. diluvial: of or relating to floods.
7. brumal: of or relating to winter.
6. lacrimal: of or relating to tears.
5. risible: of or relating to laughter.
4. aeolian: of or relating to wind.
3. scombroid: of or relating to mackerels.
2. avuncular: of or relating to uncles.
1. crepuscular: of or relating to twilight.

Top 10 Lesser-Known Ologies

10. rhabdology - study of divining rods.
9. timbrology - study of postage stamps.
8. pyrgology - study of towers.
7. deontology - study of moral obligation.
6. ktenology - science of putting people to death.
5. splanchnology - study of entrails or viscera.
4. caliology - study of bird nests.
3. oology - study of eggs.
2. oneirology - study of dreams.
1. irenology - study of peace.

I wonder why they don't offer rhabdology at university.

Top 10 Schnazzy Poker Terms

10. Bullets: a pair of aces in the hole.
9. Rock Garden: a game of extremely tight players.
8. Ladies: Queens.
7. Berry Patch: an extremely easy game.
6. Mechanic: a cheater who manipulates the cards to his benefit when dealing.
5. Railbirds: spectators.
4. White meat: profit.
3. Paint: a Jack, King, or Queen.
2. Tapioca: out of money.
1. Alligator Blood: a compliment given to an outstanding player who proves himself unflappable under great pressure.

Top 10 Cool Symbol Names

10. † dagger
9. ¯ macron
8. ' apostrophe
7. / solidus
6. ~ tilde
5. & ampersand
4. ¨ diaeresis
3. ¶ pilcrow
2. ˛ ogonek
1. * asterisk

You don't have to call them "squiggly thing" or "thingamajig" anymore.

Top 10 Delightful Terms of Venery

10. a muster of peacocks
9. a business of ferrets
8. a battery of barracuda
7. a prevarication of bureaucrats
6. a parliament of owls
5. a blessing of unicorns
4. a murder of crows
3. a gaggle of geese
2. an exaltation of larks
1. a bloat of hippopotami

This list of words is a bundle of joy (and a sea of troubles.)

Top 10 Amusing Phobias

This post is kind of a test run to see how it looks with my template settings. It is, nonetheless, diverting.

10. xylophobia - fear of wooden objects.
9. geniophobia - fear of chins.
8. lutraphobia - fear of otters.
7. eisoptrophobia - fear of seeing oneself in a mirror.
6. automatonophobia - fear of the ventriloquist's dummy.
5. philemaphobia - fear of kissing.
4. deipnophobia - fear of dinner conversations.
3. peladophobia - fear of bald people.
2. asymmetriphobia - fear of asymmetrical things.
1. arachibutyrophobia - fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

I think I was able to find all of my phobias... except for my fear of getting a papercut on my eyeball. If anyone knows the word for that, please let me know.