unplugged

[Victor Steinbok]

Following the success of a series of "Unplugged" recordings, "unplugged"
has come to symbolized a type of setting vaguely resembling those of the
albums. The only problem is, it's not really possible to distill the
nature of those settings--other than the common element used in them,
going from electric to acoustic guitars. So this leads to odd
snowclonelet-type behavior, where "unplugged" is used in decidedly
plugged-in situations.

The most recent example:

http://goo.gl/00kOp
> 'Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan'
> Even Hamid Karzai recognizes that Herman Cain is a clown. Watch Karzai
> and Hillary Clinton -- unplugged.[http://goo.gl/Dqt3A]
> — David Kurtz

The post directs to a CNN video of an "informal" meeting between Hillary
Clinton and Hamid Karzai. Except that there is nothing informal about it
either...

VS-)

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