Monday, October 17, 2005

Perfectly Cromulent

Things are finally back to being cromulent again! i had some seriously shady issues...these involved a roof deck, possibly the mafia, and eventually being paid 8,000 dollars. The day before moving into our new apt we were told, sorry, you ain't moving in. Then ensued a ridiculous and frustrating ordeal, 2 weeks spent finding a new apt, a stupid jerk named sal and us finally coming out on top.

Our new fab apartment is in greenpoint, a neighborhood of brooklyn, a quaint polish area, and true to form for eastern europeans: chock full of delicious pork chops as well as delicious beers-- like Lezajsk. The label explains: In 1525, the Polish King Sigmund the Old granted the exclusive beer brewing right to Lezajsk Brewers as a token of respect for their mastery. This is a true flavor of the legend of Lezajsk. Pronounced: "le-zhaysk" or sometimes we like to call em Lez-Jacks.

On a completely different note, I was hoping that cromulence was a word, I wanted that to be my title, but it's not. Happily though, crapulence, is indeed a word.

Over the past 2 weeks Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine (for about 3 minutes), and Atlantic City were graced with my presence! Whew. No moose sightings, but I did get to see my friend get hitched on top of a black diamond ski mountain.

I also paid a dollar at the san genaro festival in little italy to see the world's smallest horse (it's really alive!), the amazing snake woman (beautiful angelic head! 200 pounds of ugly scaly snake body!), and the 29 inch tall woman (two inch hands! she's really alive!).

Enticing and educational as the announcers make it sound, a word of advice for you. Never, EVER fall victim to their lures. Save those 3 bcuks and buy yourself a churro.

11 Comments:

Blogger coffee and cigarettes said...

fiiiiiiiiiiinally!

XoX Rach

22:23  
Blogger darius said...

i don't think cromulent is really a word either. aras knows the etymology better'n i do though.

by the way, WELCOME BACK!

10:16  
Blogger vaiva said...

Main Entry: cromulent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fine, acceptable
Usage: slang

from answers.com:
cromulent
Cromulent is a word used by the schoolteacher, Miss Hoover, in an episode of The Simpsons, in which she defended one made-up word by making up another: "It's a perfectly cromulent word." Since it is used in an ironical sense to mean legitimate, in reality, it is spurious and not at all legitimate. The user assumes common knowledge of the inherent "Simpsons" reference. It has come to be used with tongue in cheek, or with the intent to insult high talkers, English majors and otherwise insufferable people who feel the need to correct others.

23:37  
Blogger Rachy said...

what a perfectly cromulent response Vaiva!

23:13  
Blogger Long Island Guide said...

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16:41  
Blogger darius said...

lawn guy land. Ha ha! "Lon" has too much time on his hands. that definition is weird. do you think the author purposely wrote "ironical"?

"Ironical is a bastardized word," the big man said. "The only reason it appears in the dictionary is because those who should be fighting to preserve the language are letting their guard down and caving in to the excuse of 'accepted use.' One need only say ironic. Ironical is ludicrous."

10:08  
Blogger Long Island Guide said...

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17:07  
Blogger Long Island Guide said...

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14:44  
Blogger darius said...

you should really stick a word verification on your site.

also, WELCOME BACK!!!

10:13  
Blogger Aras said...

"i don't think cromulent is really a word either."--darius

anything is "really a word" if it's used enough times. a wise man said "a language is whatever people say it is." in other words, if a new word or type of sentence construction catches on to the point that it's not going to disappear, it has then become part of the legitimate language, unregardless of how grammarians and linguists feel about it.

"it is spurious and not at all legitimate."--an idiot

the same was said about theories of a round earth revolving around a sun. just wait a few decades, mr. answers, and eat your words. if you don't, if it turns out you were right, i'll knock your damn teeth out you gloating bastard.

09:26  
Blogger Long Island Guide said...

Hi,

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Best regards,

Lonny

17:07  

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