New Word
As many of you know (assuming there are even "many" of you out there) I simply love words. I like to play with them, use big ones in sentences and watch the faces of the folks in this town freeze up as they try to figure out what the hell I just said and so forth. We over-educated folks have to have SOME fun after all.
Well, heard a new one on the radio (NPR of course) the other day that made me shriek in delight (that is the only shrieking I ever do since my terror scream is more like a cross between a shout and a growl, but that's another story).
Punditocracy
Yup. They have a class. Or at least a classification. Those "experts" whose job it is to tell you what to think about, what to talk about at the proverbial watercolor. Yup, the agenda-setting media and politically minded folk who sally forth on all things cultural and political. Keep in mind I said 'what to think about' not 'what to think', there is a difference, a fairly significant one to my mind.
Why in the world did we not hear this term before? Where was this wonderful word during the way-too-long Presidential election "season" (okay, year... okay two years)? I could have used this word! This is a very useful word for election cycles. Think of the fun you could have had with this word.
Some goofball at work is going on and on about this or that regarding the election, what Rush had to say or whatever. And you could look the goof straight in the eye and say "Why John, I had no idea you were a member of the punditocracy. How lovely for you." and then walk away while he sputters trying to figure out whether or not that was a compliment. And the thing is, it could be... or not. In any case it would drive some people nuts trying to figure it out.
Today's new word: punditocracy.
Gotta love it.
Well, heard a new one on the radio (NPR of course) the other day that made me shriek in delight (that is the only shrieking I ever do since my terror scream is more like a cross between a shout and a growl, but that's another story).
Punditocracy
Yup. They have a class. Or at least a classification. Those "experts" whose job it is to tell you what to think about, what to talk about at the proverbial watercolor. Yup, the agenda-setting media and politically minded folk who sally forth on all things cultural and political. Keep in mind I said 'what to think about' not 'what to think', there is a difference, a fairly significant one to my mind.
Why in the world did we not hear this term before? Where was this wonderful word during the way-too-long Presidential election "season" (okay, year... okay two years)? I could have used this word! This is a very useful word for election cycles. Think of the fun you could have had with this word.
Some goofball at work is going on and on about this or that regarding the election, what Rush had to say or whatever. And you could look the goof straight in the eye and say "Why John, I had no idea you were a member of the punditocracy. How lovely for you." and then walk away while he sputters trying to figure out whether or not that was a compliment. And the thing is, it could be... or not. In any case it would drive some people nuts trying to figure it out.
Today's new word: punditocracy.
Gotta love it.
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