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Exposing Deliberate Pollution of the English Language: Spinspeak Rots the Mind.

“Bury forever what some Neanderthals call the language of reality. We know that breeds nothing but envy and hate and fear and conflict. Bring home the language of happiness. We know that brings all of us together in a great multi-cultural bouillabaisse...”

--Spinmeister-in-Chief Marvin Runnymede, Ultimate Severance

“Too bad about his terrible accident. Always hard on da family.”

--Mobster Joey “the Boy” Lasagna, Ultimate Severance

Some Latest Spinspeak Mintings for the Spinspeak II Supplement:

earmarks=innocent-sounding congressional cosmeticspeak for vaguely related pork inserted into legislation on behalf of a legislator’s constituencies and/or “contributing” special interests.

buzz marketing=adspeak for word of mouth promotion via paid talkers

miscount=universal fuzzball for excusing deliberately slanted numerical reports as a simple mistake

hedonic adaptation=psychobabble for rapid deterioration of happiness and return to general dissatisfaction after something good occurs in your life such as a raise in pay, a promotion or demise of a rich aunt.

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:: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 ::

Smearing by Pattern Lite

There is nothing like recognizing a pattern to make a decision.

For example, when 1,000 chickens in various locations drop dead from lack of water you begin to suspect a pattern. But, if all you want to do is smear someone, one questionable anecdote and the promise that you might find a couple more may do.

The new spinspeak definition of pattern is: He did something that looks questionable; in fact,he may have done it more than once and we hope to find some details soon.

Latest usage: Allegations by Democratoic Senators that UN Amassador Nomimnee John Bolton has exhibited a pattern that might be construed as possibly improper management behavior in dealing with an intelligence officer at least once.

:: James Baar 4/13/2005 04:29:00 PM [+] ::
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