Greetings, this is the latest piece of the wondrous realm that Zup calls his journal. You might think of this sortof like the Desi-dictionary for those of you who are really familiar with Robb's journal, but I am guessing that it might be a bit more verbose than that. I am aiming for mondo-entertainment value here. So anyway, this is a listing of "Zup-words". I didn't necessarily coin any of these words, but I've put them into common use in my own special way. I may tend to embellish the definitions a bit to attain that aforementioned entertainment value. In any case, enjoy! (and special thanks to Arti for the inspiration to start this.)
The Happy Dance is a sort of jig that is believed to have originated in the 15th century with the Sixth Earl of Happy. It is said that he first performed this dance on the occasion of the wedding of his only daughter at the age of 47. Ironically, the Earl had a massive heart attack and died at the conclusion of the dance, but it is said that he died smiling. In honor of the Sixth Earl of Happy, the happy dance began to be performed in noble circles whenever weddings were celebrated. This tradition was imitated by the lower classes and lives on to this day in the form of the Hokey Pokey and the dance known alternately as the Bird Dance and the Chicken Dance, both of which are performed at weddings and roller rinks everywhere. It is interesting to note that the Hokey Pokey actually predates the Happy Dance by centuries, and contains much mystical significance and meaning that is unknown to the general public today.
In recent years, the term happy dance has come to denote any sort of spontaneous dance or jig performed upon the occasion of a person being overtaken by sudden joy or elation. A happy dance may be performed individually or en masse, and may be done to music, humming and whistling, or even in complete silence. One form of the happy dance is the endzone victory dances popularized by American football. An example of a happy dance set to music would be "The Happy, Happy! Joy, Joy! Song" popularized by the Ren and Stimpy Show in the early 1990's. Happy dance can also be used figuratively to indicate a moment where a happy dance would be appropriate but is not actually done In some cases the term can be used sarcastically, for example: "Yeah, I have to work evenings again this weekend. Can't you tell that I'm doing a happy dance?"
Last updated 20 July 1999.