Oh, you remember sniglets. That was comedian Rich Hall’s term for “words that don’t appear in the dictionary, but should.” Many of Hall’s sniglets were humorous portmanteau words, and some actually filled a need. My favorite was “cinemuck,” which Hall defined as “the combination of popcorn, soda, and melted chocolate which covers the floors of movie theaters.” We’ve all seen it, or at least felt it cementing the soles of our shoes to the theater floor.

Rich Hall grew up here in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shortly after I moved here, he was scheduled to appear at a local comedy club. As part of the publicity for Hall’s return to his home town, the club sponsored a sniglet contest. The deal was that Rich would read the winning entry during his show, and the winner would receive free passes and drinks for 12 friends for an evening at the Comedy Zone.

My entry won. My sniglet was “evandalism,” which I defined as “the act of spray-painting religious messages on other people’s property.” It got big laughs from the crowd, and I got to meet Rich Hall.

The picture posted above, by the way, is of Rich Hall and Moe Szyslak from “The Simpsons.” Moe was based on Rich Hall.

Now you know the rest of the story.