The Week contest: Multitasking - Sept. 18, 2009

last updated 8 January 2015

Results: We asked you to come up with the next word for a multitasking activity (or two, or three) and you tweeted/texted/emailed the following:

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HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Surfing the web while driving: Surfiving

Charles Baldwin, Darien, CT

Driving while phoning: Droning

Marianne James, Ann Arbor, MI (and others)

Shlogging: Showering while blogging

Paul DeAngelis, Columbia, MD

Sweeting: Tweeting while eating candy

Lorri King, Cottonwood, AZ

Surfing the web while munching: Smurfing.

Shlomo Elpas, Los Angeles

Toilecommuting: Working on a project while in the bathroom.

Karl Elam, Mesa, AZ

P-mail: E-mailing from the bathroom.

Chris Haddox, Washington, MO (and others)

Wee-Mail: You get the idea.

Katy Rogan, Livermore, CA

Hysteriotyping: Composing an email while loudly complaining about the recipient

Christian Toth, Sunnyside, NY

Glenbexting: Composing an email while loudly complaining about Glen Beck

Doug Rued, Tucson, AZ

Meet & Tweet: Twittering during company meetings.

Nancy House, Nashville, TN

Texmexting: Eating tacos while texting

M. Elke Johnston, Tampa, FL

Subtexting: Texting while riding mass transit

Julia McGill, Keswick, VA

Stalking: Steering while talking on a cell phone

Holly Carrol, Arlington, MA

Crashing: Driving while texting

Harvey Leviton, Minneapolis