Jack Shafer publishes verbs made from the names of New York Times editors and reporters. (Our favorite, taken from the legendary NYT spokesbot: "To Mathis: To use active, vigorous language to say nothing in particular.")

Of course, we've been quite fond of the verb "To Shafer: To complain about shitty behavior identical to that which one exhibits." But never mind:

To Rich: To persuade your readers of what they already know.
Frank Rich, associate editor

To Landman: To use gasoline to douse a fire.
Jonathan Landman, assistant managing editor

To Mathis: To use active, vigorous language to say nothing in particular.
Catherine J. Mathis, vice president, corporate communications

Timesian Verbs [Slate]

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