Time is running short!

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

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.

On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com> wrote:
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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.
>
> =20
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> I=E2=80=99ve compiled a hastily assembled list of suggestions thus far:
>
> =20
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> 1/13 (*on a Friday!): .... vulture capitalist (in reference to Mitt =
> Romney)             {Joel Berson}
>
> 1/28: ............................crypto- as in:=20
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> cryptomuslim and=20
>
> cryptosocialist and=20
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> cryptoconservative and
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> cryptoliberal .........................................           =
> {Victor Steinbok}
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> 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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