Godammit, I’m Mad!

Seeing this photo of Mrs. Hulk Hogan with her new companion, I remembered a conversation with my friend Andy.  He’d been noticing a new trend of single older women dating men who were neither young  nor successful. They were men of their own age who didn’t have jobs or careers or anything much to bring to the table.

I didn’t like the sound of this trend.  But we needed a new term for this kind of man.  I am suggesting “Albatross.”  Does anyone like that?  One would say, for example, “Kathy Griffin is involved with an Albatross, now that she split up with Steve Wozniak.”

“Stendahl’s Syndrome” refers to the symptoms of dizziness, racing heart, and rapture brought about by an encounter with great art. Isn’t that a cool term?

While looking at various definitions of Stendahl’s Syndrome, I came upon this list of popular new words, most of which filled me with a sense of rage and grief that I will call “wordschmerz.” (I’m too lazy to find out the German word for “word.”)

I am particularly sickened by fauxhawk, lifestreaming, and defictionalization. I do like post-gay, however. But not as much as post post-gay.