affluenza

[paul johnson]

Isn't Orflunenza a reaction to hearing Carmina Burana too often,
particularly in Super Bowl ads.
On 12/17/2013 8:11 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> "Oofluenza" comes from being socked in the gut.  Hurts too.
>
> "ALFfluenza" is contracted from alien life forms.
>
> "Effluenza" refers to obsessive use of the word "fuck."   "Orfluenza"
> refers to indecision.
>
> "Iffluenza," however, remains merely hypothetical.
>
> JL
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>> On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:52 PM, victor steinbok wrote:
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>>> As opposed to offluenza that plagued the French Revolution
>>>
>>> VS-)
>> Or "arfluenza", an unfortunate side effect of screwing the pooch.  Reminds
>> me--*we* talk about screwing the pooch, but what do *dogs* call it?
>>
>> LH
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>>
>>> On Dec 17, 2013 7:57 AM, "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>>> I nominate "awfluenza," the disease that now plagues all of American
>>>> society and culture.
>>>>
>>>> JL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com
>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>> Subject:      Re: affluenza
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>>>>> Nevertheless, given the timing and the immediate shitstorm that the
>> case
>>>>> created, this may be a good WOTY candidate for one of the categories...
>>>>> Not likely to win overall...
>>>>>
>>>>>      VS-)
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/12/2013 4:56 PM, David Barnhart wrote:
>>>>>> For what it's worth, _affluenza_ appeared as an entry in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Barnhart Dictionary Companion (Vol. 5.3-4, c1989) /
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oxford Dictionary of New Words /
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Longman Register of New Words /
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oxford English Dictionary--Additions Series 3 /
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
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