volcano-ologist

[Jonathan Lighter]

Fox News Anchorchick:  We'll be speaking to a top volcano-ologist - Yes!
They have them! - about that Anchorage volcano....

FN Anchordude: "Volcano-ologist"?  You just made that up.

FN Anchorchick (_mildly irked_): I did not! I swear!

See, she couldn't say "vulcanologist," because people would think it's
somebody who studies Mr. Spock.  And what would he know about volcanoes?

Proof: 89,000 raw Googlits for "volcanoologist."

JL

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