Time is running short!

[Dan Goncharoff]

Duh-pocalypse

DanG


On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 12:31 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

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> The popularity of "nonpocalypse" should spike on December 22, 2012. It
> may be a small spike based on one tweet – from me. This concept
> deserves a word, and maybe there is a better one: "nonapocalypse" and
> "nocalypse" are inadequate contenders.
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> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com>
> wrote:
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> > Subject:      Time is running short!
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> > With just less than a month to go, it would be a good time to turn our =
> > attentions to that ADS institution: WOTY.  If you=E2=80=99re not going =
> > to Boston, this might be a wonderful time to put in your 2 =E2=82=B5 or =
> > if you prefer =E2=82=AC.
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> > =20
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> > I=E2=80=99ve compiled a hastily assembled list of suggestions thus far:
> >
> > =20
> >
> > 1/13 (*on a Friday!): .... vulture capitalist (in reference to Mitt =
> > Romney)             {Joel Berson}
> >
> > 1/28: ............................crypto- as in:=20
> >
> > cryptomuslim and=20
> >
> > cryptosocialist and=20
> >
> > cryptoconservative and
> >
> > cryptoliberal .........................................           =
> > {Victor Steinbok}
> >
> > 2/3: ..............................Rick Perry moment
> =
> >                      =20
> >
> >                                     pulling a Komen =
> > ................................................           {Larry Horn}
> >
> > 6/6: ..............................foie-mageddon =
> > ..................................................           {Larry =
> > Horn}
> >
> > 6/24: ............................parse
> >
> > medias
> >
> > twitterverse
> >
> > shadowban
> >
> > automatize
> >
> > cut one=E2=80=99s name =
> > ....................................................         {David =
> > Barnhart}
> >
> > 7/6 ...............................hyperlocal
>  =
> >                                         {Ben Zimmer}
> >
> > 8/22 .............................reverse retouching
> =
> >                                    {Hollis Barnhart}
> >
> > 9/26 .............................butt chugging
>  =
> >                                       {Bill Mullins}
> >
> >                                     kerfuffle
>  =
> >                                             {Ann Burlingham}
> >
> > 10/25 ...........................spaghetti model
> =
> >                                     {David Barnhart}
> >
> > =20
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