One of the most frustrating things to happen to the English language is the proposed acceptance of words such as bootyliscious, mouse potato, crunk, flex-cuff, smackdown and the list goes on. In some instances, these new terms actually warrant inclusion in dictionaries. That said, I don’t believe that we should be remembered as the generation that officially added “hooptie” to our recognized concordances. But isn’t that really what all these new words are all about – selling new dictionaries.
Sorry for the convoluted introduction, but I felt it necessary to contrast the ridiculousness of the new words, with some revamped oldschool proverbs. Nikki Farquharson’s 65 Modern Proverbs “capture the zeitgeist of today’s western mentality with revised expressions. Originally, Nikki created approximately 40 expressions that she reduced to 26 for the alphabet. But she wanted to use them all and create even more to make a book.” From “the best thing in life are threesomes” to “the graffiti’s on the wall”, Nikki’s efforts are meant to be humorous, rather than suggested replacements.
