Word Meme* Thing (Feel free to give your own answers, especially if your name's Ericka. : ) )
A word I use too much: defensible
A word I should use more: work
A word I wish I used more: royalties
A word that hurts my ears when others say it: chick
A word that doesn't feel right in my mouth when I say it:
Pepperdine
A word that's used too much in novels: idyllic
A word that's used too much in newspapers and magazines: bucolic
A word that's used too much in broadcast news: horrific
A word that evokes for me a visual image, taste, smell, tactile sensation,
or sound other than the word itself: bourbon
A word I'd like people to use about me: gorgeous (but I'll settle for
'genius')
A word I think more people should be aware of: adverbial
A word that makes me feel stupid: adverbial
A word that makes me feel smart: adverbial
A word I remember learning as a kid: ambivalent
A word I say just for fun: Tibor (pronounced TEE-bore -- one of my cats' names)
* I've heard these little pass-'em-on question lists called "memes," but if we're to trust Wikipedia, my understanding of that word was a little off. In the broadest sense, a meme is an academic concept meaning "any thought or behavior that can be passed from one person to another by learning or imitation." An Internet meme is pretty much anything on the Web that gets passed around and spreads quickly (insert your own Paris Hilton joke here).
About June
June Casagrande was born in March and lives in a small house. She wrote a grammar/humor book called "Mortal Syntax" and, before that, one called "Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies." She sincerely hopes you buy a million copies of each.
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Causes June Casagrande Supports
Planned Parenthood, ClimateCrisis.net, the Richard Dawkins Foundation, Pet Orphans of Southern California, KIVA
I don't think it's
I don't think it's defensible to expect that doing a lot of work will necessarily guarantee large royalties, though this might be the thinking of a naive chick from Pepperdine. Someone raised in such an idyllic and bucolic atmosphere would face a horrific jolt to her reality, necessitating a large quantity of bourbon to calm her nerves.
Being gorgeous, however, can compensate for the overuse of adverbial clauses in one's writing, as ambivalent as one might be about such practices. At least it would most likely pass the scrutiny of Tibor.
Bravo!
The last line, especially, has me laughing. Tibor's one tough customer.
LOL
That was TOO funny, Eric! I always love a smart ass...
I don't know where anyone
I don't know where anyone POSSIBLY might have gotten the impression that I'm a smart ass. :)
By the way...yesterday I heard the best oxymoron I think I've ever heard.
"I occasionally frequent Fred Meyers."
How does one "occasionally frequent"?
Eric the Formerly Blonde
Okay. I admit it. I'm a
Okay. I admit it. I'm a smart ass. This is how I handled the latest email scam in my inbox. :)
Dear Mrs. Hassan:
Speaking as the Imperial Royal Majestic Highness of the Independent Sovereign Sultanate of Alaska, I regret to inform you that your offer of seven point five million pounds, while perhaps seemingly a substantial sum in Tunisia, is an insignificant pittance in this Kingdom. Perhaps if you would consider what we call "sweetening the pot" to the tune of, say, 7.5 BILLION pounds, I could, perhaps, with a great deal of rumination, consultation, and consideration, condescend to considering your offer.
Otherwise, please don't waste my time. I have a kingdom to run.
Sincerely,
Imperial Royal Majestic Highness of the Independent Sovereign Sultanate of Alaska
At 12:58 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote:
--
Dear Beloved One.
It is by the grace of God that I see today, as I have not particularly
lived my
life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my
business. Having known the truth; I had no choice than to do what is
lawful and
just in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness
of God & His Mercies and glory upon my life.
I am Mrs. Aisha Hassan, the wife of Mr. Abbas Hassan, I am a citizens of
Tunisian. My husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Russia for twenty years
before he died in the year 2004.We were married for ten years without a child.
My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Since his
death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home,
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 7.5 Million Pounds
(Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a Bank in Europe.
Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me
as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I, as the
beneficiary of the funds, do not re-activate the account; the funds will be
CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive
it on my behalf (note that you need to activate this account) as I can not
comeover. Presently, I'm in a hospital in Russia where I have been undergoing
treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish
to see this money distributed to charity organizations anywhere in the
World in
helping human race.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my
illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge
responsibility to
any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the
beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money, and I am not afraid of death since I know where I am going to. I don't
need any telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless voice
and presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to
know about this development.
I await your quick response to this mail as this is my last wish to see this
funds transferred before my Death.
Remain Blessed.
Your Beloved Sister,
Mrs. Aisha Hassan.
Thanks for the assignment
... and here you go with MY answers: http://www.redroom.com/blog/ericka-lutz/word-meme-thing
Auntie Meme
If my name isn't Ericka, what am I to do?
And what does it mean that your two first responders are Eric and Ericka?
I'm sorry ...
... did a non-Eric-named-person just say something?
Actually, Dale, I'd love to hear your answers. I bet they're good.