del rio news-herald (june 29, 2018), copyright © bill bouldin, delrionewsherald.com.internest
('in-ter-nest) n.—Th e
cocoon of blankets and
pillows you gather
around yourself for
extended periods on
the Internet.M
metox
('mee-toks) v.—
To take a break from
self-absorption.N
narcisexual
(nahr-suh-'sek-shoo-
uhl) n.—Someone
attracted only to him-
or herself.nerdjacking
('nurd-jak-ing) n.—
Filling a conversation
with unnecessary detail
about one’s passion to
an obviously uninter-
ested bystander.nonversation
(non-ver-'say-shuhn)
n.—A completely
meaningless or useless
conversation.P
pregret
(pree-'gret) v.—To know
what you’re about to do
is wrong, wrong, wrong
while also knowing you
will do it anyway.presstitute
('preh-stih-toot) n.—
A biased or one-sided
journalist.preteentious
(prih-'teen-shuhs)
adj.—A level of drama
achievable only by a
12-year-old.S
sinergy
('sih-ner-jee) n.—Whentwo bad acts feel as
good as three.suckrifice
('suh-krih-fys) n.—
Doing what you
absolutely must do,
even though you
really, really hate it.T
textpectation
(tekst-pek-'tay-shuhn)
n.—The anticipation
felt when awaiting a
response to a text.typerventilate
(ty-per-'ven-tih-layt)
v.—To send messages
in rapid sequence.U
unlighten
(uhn-'ly-ten) v.—
To learn something
that makes you
dumber.Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Fasten Your Hula-Hoops
To help launch their new product in 1958, executives from
the Wham-O company started carrying early versions of the Hula-Hoop on
airplane trips with them, hoping that passengers would ask about the odd toy.
It worked. Americans bought more than 20 million Hula-Hoops in six months.
smithsonian78 dec 2018 ✦ jan 2019
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