#75717
07/25/2002 10:31 AM
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a sort of inflation of adjectives That's a beautiful way of putting it, Alex. So true. Open challenge: can anyone produce a pithy little word (and no taking the pith) that has the above definition? three sizes of soft drink: large, extra-large and super-sizeHaven't seen that yet, but there's definitely no such thing as a "Small" Coke. It would be Regular. No doubt that term will at some stage be considered too nondescript and colourless. 
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#75718
07/25/2002 10:38 AM
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Open challenge: can anyone produce a pithy little word (and no taking the pith) that has the above definition?
Composition Less is more.
Edit: wrong definition.
a sort of inflation of adjectives
Marketing
Would Hyperbole also be acceptable?
Edit again:
Hyperbollocks
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#75719
07/25/2002 10:43 AM
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Shona, I had to put this! I looked in my thesaurus under 'exaggeration', and found: fish story!
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#75720
07/25/2002 11:29 AM
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Pooh-Bah
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Jackie, are you trying to tell us that he's really only a fishonascooter?
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#75721
07/25/2002 12:42 PM
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Rhuby, I think I'll let him answer that one! 
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#75722
07/25/2002 3:05 PM
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>a sort of inflation of adjectives?
Hyperbollocks sooooooooooooo good!
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#75723
07/25/2002 3:29 PM
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'exaggeration', and found: fish storyCould be a response to those lines (which I just found quote Sun Ra, whoever he is): "I'm not a part of history - his story, I'm more a part of the mystery, which is my story. What's your story?" "A fish story!" Quite appropriate here actually, Jackie, 'cos fish stories would I think relate to the size of things. Like Coke cups, I mean  . A fish onabike story would perhaps be a dramatic exaggeration that sounds wholly convincing when first heard, but on further consideration makes no sense at all. You return to the scene of the "crime" only to find that the storyteller has disappeared, your last bottle of bourbon has mysteriously emptied itself, and there's no fish-food left in the cupboards.
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#75724
07/25/2002 3:33 PM
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he's really only a fishonascooter?Harumph  - a scooter's not much better than perambulation. fishona trike is more like it.
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#75725
07/25/2002 5:09 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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Hmph. Probably not even really a fish. Plankton on a trike, perhaps.
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#75726
07/25/2002 5:38 PM
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Less is more?
Cellonatrike
Oh, and to avoid confusion with the instrument, perhaps cellsonatrike would work better, but I like cellonatrike, take your pick of pronunciation.
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#75727
07/26/2002 10:37 AM
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Shona! First you're a fish, then plankton, and now a cell? Cellonatrike! Ha! Hmm--if you drink, then you'll be a Barcellonatrike...
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#75728
07/26/2002 11:14 AM
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First you're a fish, then plankton, and now a cell? Cellonatrike! Ha! Ha ha ha, indeed.  Amoeba tricyclata sounds like a rather unwelcome digestive visitor. I much prefer Spirogyra tricyclata, even if it means allowing myself to vegetate. Hmm--if you drink, then you'll be a BarcellonatrikeEasily caught using a Spanish Fly, perhaps?
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