Friday, April 27, 2007

Linguistic Update IV

To add negative connotations to any word or phrase attach the pejorative suffix "-industrial complex."

For example:

Weddings from now on will be described as marital-industrial complexes.

Alter your speech patterns accordingly.

15 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

I just got a save the date card for Julie's marital-industrial complex.

Fri Apr 27, 01:46:00 PM MST  
Blogger M S Martinez said...

Ditto that.

I will actually have three Saturdays taken over by the marital-industrial complex in September.

Fri Apr 27, 03:21:00 PM MST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

jeter-industrial complex?

Sat Apr 28, 03:11:00 PM MST  
Blogger d l wright said...

I don't think Jeter needs any suffixes to make his name a pejorative.

Sun Apr 29, 11:29:00 AM MST  
Blogger jsl said...

You guys are just jealous.

Mon Apr 30, 12:52:00 AM MST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

paternal-industrial complex?

Mon Apr 30, 09:11:00 AM MST  
Blogger M S Martinez said...

I don't think I've ever been jealous of Jeter.

Mon Apr 30, 10:08:00 AM MST  
Blogger d l wright said...

Julie, we need to have words.

First Tom Brady. Now Derek Jeter.

Do you also like Bill Walton?

Mon Apr 30, 10:18:00 AM MST  
Blogger S Goldsmith said...

graduate school-industrial complex.

Mon Apr 30, 12:48:00 PM MST  
Blogger jsl said...

Logan, here's my words:
sexual-industrial complex
and employment-industrial complex.

Mon Apr 30, 08:56:00 PM MST  
Blogger d l wright said...

The libidinal-industrial complex has a bit more flare.

Tue May 01, 12:37:00 AM MST  
Blogger S Goldsmith said...

how does ian feel about that libidinal-industrial complex?

Tue May 01, 09:26:00 AM MST  
Blogger d l wright said...

Ian has too many complexes as is.

Tue May 01, 09:51:00 AM MST  
Blogger d l wright said...

Chalupa-industrial complex, for example.

Tue May 01, 09:52:00 AM MST  
Blogger Unknown said...

Utah Jazz-industrial complex

Tue May 01, 11:44:00 AM MST  

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