Comments on: Far-Gone Conclusions In A Doggy-Dog World

By: admin

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:54:21 +0000

Odd. I always worry that the posts that require actual reading will turn viewers away. First, thanks John – I’ve always loved adding “ocracy” as a suffix when it suited my needs, but I wasn’t familiar with “Kakistocracy”. I wonder if Kaki King would take offense? And thanks for stopping by, Mark. Love your site. By sharing the word “snowclone” you’ve convinced me that the documentation of our language will soon exceed the usefulness of the language itself. And Dojo Nick – ack. Thanks for the gag-inducing image of rubbing Sarah Palin smooth. “Scriptio inferior” indeed…

By: Dojo Nick

Dojo Nick — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:31:38 +0000

I’m surprised that none of the political inclined wordsmiths have messed around with the word “palimpsest,” whose etymology one of the contributors to 50 of Your Favorite Words indicated is from the combination of the Ancient Greek “palin” meaning “again” (as in palindrome) and “psen” which means “to rub smooth.” Did the McCain campaign attempt to rub Governor Palin smooth in an effort to get her to fit the needs of the campaign?

By: Mark Peters

Mark Peters — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:33:59 +0000

The post-traumatic thing is a snowclone:
http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/post-traumatic/

More on snowclones here:
http://snowclones.org/

Thanks for the link!

By: John Minock

John Minock — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:00:10 +0000

Regarding the 50 words, “kakistocracy” has recently popped up in reference to the passing of the current administration. Hey, you can even buy a t-shirt celebrating January 20, 2009 -
http://www.theendofkakistocracy.com/

And the Irishman from Glasgow could probably fit “rodomontade” into conversation more easily if he realized it is a noun, not an adjective.

By: John Minock

John Minock — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:37:32 +0000

What’s the big deal about sympathy/empathy?

It’s like “there but for fortune go you or I” versus “shit, happened to me too.”