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more about #words more comments → Pinekatz: A pattern of generosity while hiking the Appalachian trail is always acceptable. more » Lymed: I am going to continue my pattern of generosity by eating some chocolate. more » God: They should also stop asking me to fucking forgive them. I got better things to do with my time. I delegate that shit to Oprah. more » Mediahohoho: "All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well." -- Lady Julian of Norwich (after totally doing Jesus). more » MisterSun: It should be mentioned that Republicans have been prolific contributors to our lexicon of non-verbal communication, too. For example, until Larry Cra... more » Colonel Mustard: Salmon swim against the flow and they get eaten, Sarah. Something to think about. more » Dr. Nick: but what's the second biggest self of self? more » BadUncle: That "whole sparking thing" happens to many men who sharpen their penises against flint. more » Spirit Fingers: Voicemail is like telemarketing. You know when someone calls you and says, "Hi. Is this John Smith?" that it's a telemarketer, and you really never ne... more » ADismalScience: I had tech disable my voicemail a while back. Bliss. I had approximated the effect previously by just letting it fill to the brim, which takes roughly... more » Baroness: I just want to urgently warn all of you that the warranty on your vehicle is about to expire. That's what voicemail seems to be for these days, to ... more » bytememehard: I consider listening so passe I've actually had my ears amputated. more » gladys_kravitz: People arbitrarily deciding that they will only choose one method of communication IN THE WORKPLACE are lazy, entitled assholes. Hey, guess what.....t... more » aurora*raby: I really don't care what you have to say to me. Now, that Do Not Disturb button is the most brilliant thing ever. more » Aaron Altman: "This article was written by Audix." more » -
#sparkingthings
Your New Political Scandal Lexicon
What a wonderful summer it has been, for fans of the dragged-out meltdowns of prominent Republican politicians! We should perhaps pause to recognize the contributions John Ensign, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have made to our American language. More » -
#trendwatch
Everybody's Hating Voicemail Now!
Voicemail is totally dead. It takes too much listening. Is this just some fancy notion, or the truth? Either way, it's a New York Times trend story, blammo! More » -
#language
Words to Kill So 'Dirty' May Live
Academics remove themselves to ivory towers to puzzle over hard problems. But their isolation sometimes leads to hilarious results — like the discovery that "bad" and "dirty" are endangered linguistic species. More » -
