On Thu, 22 Nov 2007, Dave Land wrote:
> On Nov 21, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: > >> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Nick Arnett wrote: >> >>> On Nov 21, 2007 2:25 PM, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Nov 20, 2007, at 3:37 PM, Lance A. Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just reading that gave my eyeballs hives.... >>>>> >>>>> I *really* hate marketing speak. >>>>> >>>>> 20% to 200% uplifted customers... Damn, can't they get their >>>>> clients right? >>>> >>>> OK, so if that one was craptaculous marketspeak, >>> >>> Are you sure that isn't spelled "craptulicious?" >>> >>> Inquiring minds... >> >> No, I think "craptaculous" is the right word here. >> >> "Craptulicious"? What are you doing, embiggening the vocabulary? > > Incidentally, "craptaculous" entered the American lexicon on December > 21, 1997, in the Simpsons episode "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace." In > just one month, it'll be ten years old! How shall we celebrate this > momentous -- or, as Nick would have it, this momentulicious -- occasion? > > Extra points to Julia for (at least implicitly) knowing that > "Craptaculous" is the correct word (with all due respect -- that is to > say, not much -- to Nick): Craptaculous, embiggens and Cromulent are all > Simpsoneologisms. > > Others here: > > http://www.cracked.com/article_15269_from-cromulent-craptacular- > top-12-simpsons-created-words.html > > Or, if your email client can't eat that, hr r sm shrtnd altrntvs. > > http://tinyurl.com/2gm9lv > http://sc-fa.com/url/?u=MTA4MA== Now all we need is for someone to introduce a discussion of snowclones. Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
