WOTY? beelzebufo

[Erik Hoover]

WTFOTY?

On Feb 21, 2008, at 6:57 AM, Dennis Preston wrote:

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> Now David, chill dude. We have (and often invent) categories
> (remember Tom Hanks words?) that include items for their
> outrageousness, beauty, etc..., and they have no chance of being
> WOTY. Maybe we should go for the silliest word of the year (although
> that would doubtless prompt an arcane discussion, amongst those given
> to such diversion, on the precise distinction between those that fit
> into the category "silliest" and "least useful" (and others of our
> ever-changing distinctions).
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>> For WOTY???  This doesn't even come close.  WOTYs are supposed to
>> characterize the year some how.  Tell me, how does this
>> characterize the
>> events of 2008?
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