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iChat Zen: Of Presidents and Hackers.

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Matthew Hutson

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This IM chat just happened.

friend: woo hoo only 4 more days
me: YES
friend: do you have plans?
me: actually, now that i know what you’re talking about, replace that YES with a meh [definition]
friend: you do not know what i’m talking about
friend: whatever you think i’m talking about, this is more important
me: presidents day
friend: oh wow, i didn’t even realize they coincided
me: yes all the presidents coincide on that one special day
me: it makes the tides extra high
friend: even president neap?
me: is that real?
friend: since you asked…
friend: only four days
friend: until
friend: the dvd
friend: release of
friend: RENT
friend: we can watch it whenever!
me: replace my meh with a feh [definition]
friend: how do you spell that?
friend: with an "eh"?
me: yes
me: both etymologically distinct from teh [definition]
friend: indo european roots
friend: ?
me: teh has haxor rOOts
friend: you do
me: nah

Comments

5 responses to “iChat Zen: Of Presidents and Hackers.”

  1. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    i’m glad we had this conversation, even though i had no idea what you were talking about.

    Reply
  2. Vice President Cheney Avatar
    Vice President Cheney

    I don’t know why I wrote “Liz” in the Name field just now. I’ve had a rough week.

    Reply
  3. joe Avatar
    joe

    this is much like a conversation i had with my mother last week, explaining that “gay” no longer necessarily refers to homosexuality. which is weird, because i was under the impression that she had lived through the 80s. and the 90s for that matter.

    Reply
  4. Matt Hutson Avatar
    Matt Hutson

    In Savage Love today, Dan Savage actually discussed the use of “gay” as a synonym for “lame.” But the issue wasn’t whether people understood the use, which is a given, but whether it was acceptable yet. The bottom line: it depends on the audience.
    Also, Joe, didn’t you mean to post your comment to my next post instead? I mean, that dude is pretty gay. Donating two grand to Dubya? Way gay.

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  5. runes of magic gold Avatar
    runes of magic gold

    this is much like a conversation i had with my mother last week, explaining that “gay” no longer necessarily refers to homosexuality. which is weird, because i was under the impression that she had lived through the 80s. and the 90s for that matter.

    Reply

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