my word

[jawnbc]

Ainderby Quernhow. n. One who continually bemoans the “loss” of the word “gay” to the English language, even though they had never used the word in any context at all until the started complaining that they couldn’t use it anymore.

[From The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams (sigh) and John Lloyd]

Comments

[danthered.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, him.

I'll probably be regarded by some as a heretic and by some for this, but I didn't find "Hitchhiker's Guide" particularly brilliant. To me, it certainly had its amusing moments, but on the whole -- like others of its genre -- it seemed overcooked and grew tiresome.

[jawnbc]

*thwack*