New Contest
I know my contests go no where, but you should try to this one. It's a wonderful creative exercise, and I have a great prize to award (suitable for giving as a Christmas gift).
Come up with a word that can accurately communicate just the right sense I was looking for in that last post and leave it in the comments.
The winner, as judged by me, will recieve... no I'm not saying this time. You must play for love of the game and the hope of being the most clever word-smith.
It's pretty great though.
12 comments:
Can we make multiple entries? My first suggestion is " bleepin' ".
Multiple entries are permissible, and though it's a bit broad, yours is the leading entry so far.
Before I even read your previous post, I was going to say "Jews," as they are often the cause of your dismay. And sadly, after reading your post, I could leave my entry as "Jews" and probably take home the gold. But in the spirit of the season, I'll let them off my sharpened Christmas-menorah-hooks.
Lets go with: "Procrustean." Let me be different and love this beautiful Christmas music.
It's actually "THE Jews" and they generally only cause me dismay in that I feel more affinity with them than my own people.
But then, my mother's mother's birth canal was Jewish so, intact genitalia and love for cheeseburgers, shrimp, and bacon aside, I guess that is my people.
As for your entry, Robin is still winning.
That deleted comment must have been horribly wonderful.
I bet it was a winner.
Schmegrundorous
I'll reveal who I am if I win
This is easy.
The world you are looking for is:
"Schmaltzy-derivative-comodifying-wishing -he-could-be-Usher-or-Kirk-Franklin-but-not-really-because quite-honestly-strong-black-men-intimidate-him-and -create-feelings-that-he's-not-quite-comfortable-exploring-so -he'll-settle-for-trying-to-be-like-Muse-and-not -the-real-thing-like-Radiohead-or-U2-or-maybe-just-settle-for -sounding-like-Rascal-Flats-because-they-seem-like-nice-people -and-sell-lots-records"
Oh, and following on Jon's comment, you're right - it is "The Jews" or even "The Jew".
Speaking of whom, they seem to be falling down on the job. If they really do control everything, why can't we get a decision on a single format for HD dvd?
God-forsaken
As in "...The Chipmunks and every other God-forsaken artist on the trash heap of musical history..."
I may have to create some sort of commission to see who wins. I like God-Forsaken and Schmaltzy-derivative-comodifying-wishing -he-could-be-Usher-or-Kirk-Franklin-but-not-really-because quite-honestly-strong-black-men-intimidate-him-and -create-feelings-that-he's-not-quite-comfortable-exploring-so -he'll-settle-for-trying-to-be-like-Muse-and-not -the-real-thing-like-Radiohead-or-U2-or-maybe-just-settle-for -sounding-like-Rascal-Flats-because-they-seem-like-nice-people -and-sell-lots-records.
God-forsaken really suggests a lot of what I find with this music though it does suggest God is doing the forsaking whereas I tend to think the music represents the act of humans forsaking God. And Schmaltzy-derivative-comodifying-wishing -he-could-be-Usher-or-Kirk-Franklin-but-not-really-because quite-honestly-strong-black-men-intimidate-him-and -create-feelings-that-he's-not-quite-comfortable-exploring-so -he'll-settle-for-trying-to-be-like-Muse-and-not -the-real-thing-like-Radiohead-or-U2-or-maybe-just-settle-for -sounding-like-Rascal-Flats-because-they-seem-like-nice-people -and-sell-lots-records suggests the hyper-banality of it all though it misses the way some Christian "we-s" embrace the plainness as good.
As I've thought about it, one word, or combination of words, keeps coming to mind. It seems perfect but because it's perfect it would cause an incredible ruckus and I am not necessarily looking to respond to a ruckus. Though that may be the very reason I should use it.
Robin wins.
Your prize is a book. Now how can I mail you your prize without the blogonets learning your contact info?
Hmmm....
My real email address is mexicanrag located within the dot NETwork that earthlink created.
You could write it God-forsakin' - that would imply that it was the humans forsaking both God and the proper enunciation of the English language. Which seems appropriate somehow.
I am honored. I will send you an email.
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