Site updates

13 July	New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked *
7 July	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
24 June	Random Band Name Generator ....random wacky names for bands and artists New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked *
1 June	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1853 New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked * Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
18 May	New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked *
6 May	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G
27 April	New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G
22 April	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1847 New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G Some motion in the corporate crapometer (aka tops of the plops)
18 April	New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G Some motion in the corporate crapometer (aka tops of the plops)
7 April	More We've had enough of entries Some motion in the corporate crapometer (aka tops of the plops)
1 April 2010	Audit of isms sources 2009/10 - Do you feature as an isms source? If not, why not? Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1836 (tough luck for Don Overalls; new isms submitted just too late for the 2009/10 audit)
18 March	New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G
9 March	New late additions to ISMS Gala Dinner Guest List
5 March	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
23 February	New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G More We've had enough of entries
29 January	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1807 New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G
29 January	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1807 New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G
17 January	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1805
11 January	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1804 New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G
5 January	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1802
2 January 2010	New isms added to the database - we've now reached 1800 New Dictionary Daffynitions : in sections marked G Ism of month for January added to the Golden Benny Awards
8 December	New isms added to the database - now 1798
1 December	New Dictionary Daffynitions - alternative meanings for everyday English - in sections marked G New isms added to the database - now 1797 Ism of month for December added to the Golden Benny Awards
23 November	New isms added to the database - now 1788
20 October	New isms added to the database - now 1786
17 October	New isms added to the database - now 1778 (ism 1788 is priceless if you live in north east England)
13 October	New Babel Translator category - Employee references and Bosses
7 October	Something we've been going to include for years: Dictionary Daffynitions - alternative meanings for everyday English
3 October	New isms added to the database - now 1777 Going forward ometer still counting
10 September	New isms added to the database - now 1770 Going forward ometer updated
1 September	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards Going forward ometer updated New We've had enough of entries
24 August	New additions to ISMS Gala Dinner menu
10 August	New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches New -ology added to -isms and -ologies (A) At last, American Triology added to Spotty Ribbon Campaign
2 August	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
27 July	New isms added to the database - now 1757 Going forward ometer updated
9 July	Going forward ometer updated Text message emoticons added
20 June	New isms added to the database - now 1748 Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards - early update for July due to annual leave
9 June	Top of the plops - the main clichés currently cascading through our office plopometer
1 June	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
28 May	New Going-forward-ometer installed
21 May	New isms added to the database - now 1747 More additions to Cliché Corner
5 May	Mission statement generator - never be laughed at again because your business doesn't have a corporate vision.
1 May	New isms added to the database - now 1746 Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards More do-it-yourself office posters added.
1 April 2009	Audit of isms sources for 2008/09 - Do you feature as an isms source? If not, why not? New isms added to the database - now 1738 Updated Roll of Honour Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
5 March	New isms added to the database - now 1737
27 February	New isms added to the database - now 1730 Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards More additions to Cliché Corner New We've had enough of entries
28 January	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
20 January	New isms added to the database - now 1728 - including four in honour of outgoing US President G W Bush More additions to Cliché Corner New We've had enough of entries
1 January 2009	Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
24 December	New isms added to the database - now 1715
3 December	More additions to Cliché Corner
1 December	New isms added to the database - now 1708
10 November	New isms added to the database - now 1706.
29 October	More guests for the ISMS Gala Dinner Guest List Ism of month added to the Golden Benny Awards
15 October	New isms added to the database - now 1698. Updated Roll of Honour
9 October	More guests for the ISMS Gala Dinner Guest List New Text message emoticons
7 October	Another 5 isms from Blyth Rugby Football Club. - now 1693 isms in the database New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches New We've had enough of entries
2 October	A whopping 148 new isms added to the database - now 1668. Many thanks to Neil Seago and his colleagues. "KF" moves to third place in the Roll of Honour Closely followed later that day by another 20 isms from Fievel & Co. - now 1688 isms in the database Another addition to Cliché Corner
30 September	Ism of month for October added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - now 1520
1 September	Ism of month for September added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - now 1516
21 August	Ism of month for August added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - now 1512 New entries to Spotty Ribbon Campaign
22 July	New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches New We've had enough of entries
13 July	Ism of month for July added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - now 1510
1 June	Ism of month for June added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - now 1506
1 May	New isms added to the database - now 1503. Ism of month for May 2008 added to the Golden Benny Awards New We've had enough of entries Database audit 2007/08 now complete. Did you get a mention?
31 March	Database audit 2007/08 now complete. Did you get a mention? Updated Roll of Honour Ism of month for April 2008 added to the Golden Benny Awards More And finally tonight ........
10 March	New isms added to the database - now 1502
5 March	New And finally tonight ........
3 March	New stick men cartoons - any suggestions for more? email us if you have.
29 February	New isms added to the database - now 1500. Thanks to Debra Canning for that 1500th ism Ism of month for March 2008 added to the Golden Benny Awards New Cliché Corner and We've had enough of entries New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches
20 February	New isms added to the database - now 1497; just short of the 1500 milestone New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches
26 January	New isms added to the database - now 1495
21 January	New ISMS Award winner - Spoonerism-fun New We've had enough of entries
11 January	New isms added to the database - now 1493 New Spotty Ribbon, Cliché Corner and We've had enough of entries
2 January 2008	Results of our very last Caption Competition #27 - our caption competition has now ended for the foreseeable future. Ism of month for January 2008 added to the Golden Benny Awards
13 December	Calls to our IT helpdesk New isms added to the database - now 1489 New additions to Spotty Ribbon Campaign and Cliché Corner New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches
6 December	Ism of month for December added to the Golden Benny Awards New isms added to the database - now 1486
21 November	New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches
18 November	Results of Caption Competition #26 and new Caption Competition #27 (pre Christmas Special)
1 November	Meg's Hill ~ not a sponsored link to a new and original music CD: jenstevens.com
30 October	Ism of month for November added to the Golden Benny Awards
23 October	New isms added to the database - now 1485
21 October	Results of Caption Competition #25 and new Caption Competition #26
12 October	New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches New additions to We've had enough of ......
26 September	Ism of month for October added to the Golden Benny Awards
13 September	New isms added to the database - now 1482
3 September	Results of Caption Competition #24 and new Caption Competition #25
2 September	New isms added to the database - following another burst from Fievel and friends - now 1479 Ism of month for September added to the Golden Benny Awards
20 August	New isms added to the database - now 1424
16 August	Results of Caption Competition #23 and new Caption Competition #24
14 August	While reviewing The History of the ISMS prior to publishing new chapters we were astonished to find that some well documented and well used isms were missing from out database! We have corrected this error adding them at this update. The database now stands at 1420 isms.
6 August	New isms added to the database - now 1408
1 August	Database search facility. Search the entire ism database for a word or phrase. Ism of month for August added to the Golden Benny Awards
26 July	All isms are now viewable by category on our "What is an ism?" pages. visit: mixed metaphor, spoonerism, malapropism, dodgy foreign, redundancy, nonsense
24 July	ISMS Diploma now offered in landscape format - take your pick!
23 July	Results of Caption Competition #22 and new Caption Competition #23
17 July	New additions to Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches
4 July	By popular request ~ the ISMS Library of essential reading for isms professionals
29 June	Ism of month for July added to the Golden Benny Awards
27 June	Results of Caption Competition #21 and new Caption Competition New isms added to our database - from 1376 to 1398. Could your submission be our 1400th?
22 June	The return of Carroll County News ~ police and fire dispatches - formerly the Star Tribune
21 June	New isms added to the database - now 1375
13 June	Many new entries (and responses) to our "one pence for your thoughts" page
11 June	Cosmetic changes and reorganisation of navigation structure
9 June	The Return of the Caption Competition
8 June	Cosmetic changes with the addition of Next and Back links on various pages and amendments to the ISMS Diploma Application form.
6 June	Audit of isms for 2007 - Fievel tops the charts, out-performing the President of the ISMS for the first time since 1973.
30 May	Updated isms database with the full list of isms (1373) - thanks to Martin for spotting this error
23 May 2007	We are once again open for business so please keep sending us your isms and other ideas for inclusion on this site. As we have undertaken a major restructure of the website, if you notice any errors or broken links on the site please let us know by email.
September 2006 to January 2007	Our site gradually came to a standstill. Semi-enforced change of design and layout and the reason for no ISMS site updates since September 2006. [Our previous website software package (Web Plus 9) was taking two hours to upload the site. Our new software (FrontPage 2003) is considerably better and takes seconds.]