November 14, 2006
Treeware, adj
Computing slang - documentation or other printed material
Zeds was startled, frankly, to find the toilet door locked firmly from the inside, which presented something of a problem given the ridiculous amount of black soup he'd slurped the night before in a desperate bid to rid his mouth of the wretched taste of steak and kidney curry.
He was, to say the least, feeling less than vainglorious - despite what some may have thought.
He also couldn't wait any longer, and so urgently rapped four bony knuckles onto the "trap"door.
"Who is it?" came an embarrassed squawk from the other side of the barrier.
"It's me, you fool," said Zeds, to Nipper. "Hurry up, will you - I'm almost touching cloth here!"
"Well you'll just have to bloody well wait," blasted the buzzard. "Or even better - go and buy some paper products. I ran out last night and ended up using a load of treeware."
"Eeeuuuwwwww," said Zeds. "That's gross."
"Yes, maybe it is," said Nipper. "But who's the one suffering with a budgie's tongue?"
