oisheeshemontee Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:15 pmAh, studying. The gate to knowledge and understanding, and of course that beautiful pointy A. And it’s not just restricted to English and math either – studies these days can pertain to almost anything. Check out a few of these uncommon ‘ologies’.
1) Alethiology – Study of truth/truth-telling
“After being lied to by almost every man she met, Cassandra finally took up alethiology until she could pick out the gold from the gilded”
2) Aristology – Science or art of fine dining
“Chuck is such a messy eater; he’s in desperate need of Aristology 101”
3) Balneology – Science of the therapeutic use of baths
“Even after we told her how much water she was wasting every day, that barmy balneologist wouldn’t stop her hour-long baths”
4) Cryptozoology – Study of animals for whose existence there is no conclusive proof
“Disgruntled by the world’s refusal to believe in Crumple-Horned Snorkacks, Luna Lovegood finally found acceptance in the field of cryptozoology”
5) Campanology – Art of bell-ringing
“Quasimodo’s Ph.D. in campanology was very much appreciated by the townsfolk of Paris, especially since their previous bell-ringer had been deaf”
6) Irenology – Study of peace
“Unfortunately, the irenology class has been getting very few opportunities for hands-on learning in the light of today’s global uncertainty”
7) Palynology – Study of pollen
“After continuously sneezing thirty-three times in a row, the palynologist was horrified to find out he had developed an allergy to pollen grains”
Philematology – Art or study of kissing
“Even after graduating with top honors in her philematology class, Betty remained a twenty-seven year-old woman without any hands-on experience in her field”
9) Pseudology – Art of lying
“Even after five years of pseudology lessons from his older brother, Quentin starts to hyperventilate before he can successfully utter a lie”
10) Ufology – Study of alien spacecraft
“Of course I’m going to keep up with my ufology class online! How else am I supposed to know whether it’s Captain Kirk’s spaceship or Captain Picard’s when it lands?”
1) Alethiology – Study of truth/truth-telling
“After being lied to by almost every man she met, Cassandra finally took up alethiology until she could pick out the gold from the gilded”
2) Aristology – Science or art of fine dining
“Chuck is such a messy eater; he’s in desperate need of Aristology 101”
3) Balneology – Science of the therapeutic use of baths
“Even after we told her how much water she was wasting every day, that barmy balneologist wouldn’t stop her hour-long baths”
4) Cryptozoology – Study of animals for whose existence there is no conclusive proof
“Disgruntled by the world’s refusal to believe in Crumple-Horned Snorkacks, Luna Lovegood finally found acceptance in the field of cryptozoology”
5) Campanology – Art of bell-ringing
“Quasimodo’s Ph.D. in campanology was very much appreciated by the townsfolk of Paris, especially since their previous bell-ringer had been deaf”
6) Irenology – Study of peace
“Unfortunately, the irenology class has been getting very few opportunities for hands-on learning in the light of today’s global uncertainty”
7) Palynology – Study of pollen
“After continuously sneezing thirty-three times in a row, the palynologist was horrified to find out he had developed an allergy to pollen grains”
Philematology – Art or study of kissing“Even after graduating with top honors in her philematology class, Betty remained a twenty-seven year-old woman without any hands-on experience in her field”
9) Pseudology – Art of lying
“Even after five years of pseudology lessons from his older brother, Quentin starts to hyperventilate before he can successfully utter a lie”
10) Ufology – Study of alien spacecraft
“Of course I’m going to keep up with my ufology class online! How else am I supposed to know whether it’s Captain Kirk’s spaceship or Captain Picard’s when it lands?”