Senseless Friday Sarcasm : Words that aren’t words.
I have a confession to make. Some of the words I love the most aren’t considered words, except in on-line dictionaries that aren’t Merriam-Webster.
- Irregardless. Yes, irregardless of what other people say, this is the amphetamine of words. Instead of saying, “regardless of what other people think”, it drips ice cold blue apathy onto the page and screams out how little I care about what other people might think. Remember that “meh” wasn’t a word until Merriam-Webster legitimized it.
- Obliviot. I first ran into the word when Randy Cassingham posted it on his This Is True website. I wear a T-shirt I bought years ago from This is True that says “Get Out Of Hell Free.” I stopped reading his posts when it became all about his membership to Mensa. Since I didn’t see anything about that during the 4 minutes I was on his website to get the web address, he probably learned that 90% of the world often wonders if “menses” is the plural of Mensa.
- Aaarrrugh!!! What one yells inside his or her mind when talking to an obliviot. Unfortunately, obtusity as well as beauty are both in the eye of the beholder. As an example:
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- “Why won’t you take the vaccine?”
- “My doctor says it will kill me.”
- “I mean…really. Why won’t you take the vaccine?”
- “Do you want a note from my doctor?” *walks away in a huff.*
Though it’s not a perfect fit, I suppose you could call that person an…
As a reminder of how fickle language can be; bytes, terabytes, and gigabytes were not words until there were computers.
That’s all I have in me for today. It’s 5 in the morning and the dogs want their human pillow to crawl back into bed.
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likeie: I like that word, too.
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Me too!
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“Obliviot.” I love that non-word! Never heard it before, but I know a lot of people who are obliviots. Many roam the halls of Congress these days.
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Yep. There are far too many, and they not only roam the halls of Congress but of Parliaments all over the world.
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Lol – Wish you a wonderful weekend! Enjoy the sun and the fun. Hey, you are living in FL. For our people here the paradise. 😉 xx Michael
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Happy to know my sarcasm gave you a smile.
Florida is a paradise to people from up north who come here in the winter time. In the summer, they discover there’s a huge difference. I love Florida all year, but for people who don’t think that 85F is perfect weather, it can be a bit like sitting in a sauna. 🙂
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Yes, i know this. A former great uncle of me from Minnesota changed every winter to FL. Oh, i love hot temperatures. 😉 Here we are in so called Bavarian Siberia, with five month of winter, five months like all, and the rest is a little bit sun. ;./
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OMG! I lived in Minnesota and Wisconsin for 7 years total and froze 6 months out of the year. (people from Minnesota only froze 3 months out of the year. I can sympathize.
Thanks for reblogging.
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May I adopt these please💜
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You are more than welcome to steal them. 😊
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Thank you muchly ☺️
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The word “Mensa” hasn’t appeared in This is True in more than two years — and then it was only in regard to mention that I was speaking at one of their events. *shrug* Not sure why that would challenge your ego so much that you’d slam your eyes shut, especially when I spend most of my time *criticizing* the organization.
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It’s been longer than that. I used to love reading “This is True.” I shared your link so that others can make up their own minds as to whether or not they want to subscribe.
Remember — it is called “Senseless Friday Sarcasm.” I’m sure you remember what sarcasm is and can appreciate a well delivered zing.
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