Ma's Newsy Nuggets

 
Just so's you know, the word of the year--according to The American Dialectic Society--is 'subprime.'

You'll want to add it to all spell-check dictionaries.
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And America isn't alone. Australians have until January 31st to vote on such selections as:

Griefers...are players who deliberately sabotage online computer games instead of abiding by the rules.

or

Chindia is used as a noun to refer to China and India as a collective unit, in terms of economic power and strategic importance.

But my very favorite is:

Man flu...a minor cold contracted by a man who then proceeds to exaggerate the symptoms...

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Speaking of words, you may have heard of the ad placed in the paper by a Fort Dodge, Iowa mother:

"OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don't love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. $3,700/offer. Call meanest mom on the planet."

Heh, heh.
 

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