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Exposing Deliberate Pollution of the English Language:
Spinspeak Rots the Mind. |
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“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, March 22, 2006 ::
Spinspeak Flows On -- and On
New grist from the Spinspeak Industry's satantic mills:
incompetent = massive liberal inflator l label for any infraction including crossing the street against the lights and spitting on the sidewalk.
momentum investor = bizschoolspeak for stock market speculator who throws increased buckets of cash at a rising stock.
towel snapper = cutespeak pejorative aimed at diminishing a crushing response to a dumb question or assertion by comparing it to fraternity showroom antics.
person of interest = police gobbledegook for an obvious suspect who would be in the nearest lock-up if all the evidence were available.
youths = French political bravebabble for young rioting Muslim thugs occupying bad suburbs from which they prey on the rest of France; also, rioting student socialized layabouts objecting to reforms that would allow employers to fire new hires after two years.
:: James Baar 3/22/2006 03:22:00 PM [+] ::
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