Dangerous Irony
September 9, 2008
Oh no! A new, dangerous drug with a dumb name! It made some kids throw up. That is not at all why I’m posting this, however. I want to draw attention to school official’s rigorous search for the truth behind Snurf:
“We did the Google and found out more than we needed to know about it,” [Superintendent] Klein said.
He said “the Google”! What an old person!
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Beware. One day, saying, “the Google”, along with “the rap music” etc, will shift from ironic hilarity to accepted usage.