Saturday, December 18, 2010

Neologism: Alive & Well in SC Government (or When did Sarah Palin go to work for unemployment?)

Neologism:  a new word, often consisting of a combination of other words, that is understood only by the speaker

From an official "Request for Information" that crossed my desk this week

Claimant's Reason for Separation:  STILL IN ABORTRITION HEARING

Say what?  Was he arbitrating an abortion or aborting an arbitration?  Or maybe in anticipation of an Arbor Day celebration he was gathering ammunition.  The possibilities are endless, as is the endless parade of documents through my office.  Stay tuned..............

2 comments:

  1. Oh how I wish there were a LIKE button! Too funny.

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  2. Did Jesse Jackson get a job at the unemployment office? 'Cause that sure sounds like one of his words. He IS prone to grammatizing (one of my words).

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