\ˈshȯr-ō-git\
SHOROGYT
The Machine 1. Using http://www.wordgenerator.net/fake-word-generator.php, generate 10 fake words. 2. Select the tenth generated word and post it to Facebook soliciting definitions. 3. Repeat two addtional times. 4. Google Image search the definition minus any quotations marks and add the word “photography� while using the filters: "black and white," "larger than 640x480," and "photo." 5. Collect the first 7 images that meet the above criteria and that also do not contain added text such as watermarks, time stamps, commentary, etc. 6. Catalog the sixth and seventh image. 7. If seven images are not collected, use the last two on the list. 8. If no images were retrieved, take a screen shot of the resulting error message.
this page 1. (n) a pierogie made with ewok meat
this page 2. (n) an artificial fabric used in medical procedures to replace damaged tissue opposite 3. (n) the woman carrying a baby for a woman whose jaws are wired shut, “She’sh ourrf shorogyt.”
opposite 4. (n) someone who loves the beach this page 5. (n) someone from the East Coast...
...or the West
this page 6. (n) that gooky foam that occurs when you boil un-rinsed rice opposite 7. (n) Greek origin: a small blended mass of booger and finger dirt ball handed to a parent/ caregiver by a small child
opposite and above 8. (n) a Turkish lamb dish
this page 9. (n) the collective term for the pile of residue that’s a byproduct of repeated failed attempts at alchemy opposite 10. (n) any food matter after hardening with the consistency and tensile strength of cement on the bottom of a household bowl or plate because you were lazy and didn’t rinse it out after dinner like your Dad ASKED YOU FOUR TIMES
11. (n) from Yiddish, “shorogyt” (or sometimes “chorogyt” in Eastern Europe) refers to a council of community leaders convened to decide which, if any, new businesses will be permitted in the coming year
opposite 12. (n) an angle that exceeds 7,496 degrees this page 13. (n) Japanese yogurt made with ginger
this page 14. (n) an Eastern European carnival barker who, traditionally, entices customers with verbal caricatures and mockery; colloquially, one who speaks harsh truths with childish simplicity
The Contributors : in order of definition 1. Corinne Widico McLeary 2. Ken Whitehurst 3. Ken Whitehurst 4. Kyle Midkiff, Jr. 5. Kyle Midkiff, Jr. 6. Julie Gibbs 7. Letter Miller 8. Jill Greenlee 9. Andrew Breen 10. Dan Roche 11. Todd Simkin 12. Moki Barragan Cajigal 13. Mel Patton 14. Zene Colt
Karen Stewart Midkiff ARTS 277 | Graphic Design Boise State University, Fall 2014