I've pretty much stopped expecting even halfway good grammar, spelling, etc., from the internets. Except here. (hugs Buffistas to generous - and grammatical - bosom)

The word Cromulent always make me think of Conan. I need to look it up so I know what it really means.

Writing is hard. For serious.

I know. That's why I've never done it. I'm too lazy and undisciplined. I have great admiration for serious writers.

You know, except for a-holes like *that* guy.

Connie, it's from the Simpsons: [link] (that's not a video link).

Hock is a perfectly cromulent verb; it just doesn't mean what they think it means. He was hawking, not pawning something. It is eye-bleed worthy.

What does one do to a loogie?

I write - it's part of my job - factual, articles for our magazine, etc., and I copyedit a lot of stuff. Sometimes it's really hard; sometimes I just can't write the stuff. I have all kinds of respect for the people who can write entire books. Except for those who write badly or, like *that* guy. For the reasons everyone else has gone through.

What does one do to a loogie?

Hocks.

I can tell he's not an artist. Real artists know how to spell the name of their publishers. What he is, almost certainly, is bipolar. The "I am the Messiah and you're all morons" is characteristic. This is pretty much how my dad lost his job. Lithium, baby.

So, the first charges in the riots at Penn State, against the guy who tried to set a garbage can on fire -- he's not a student. He's 41. [link]

Usually the best stuff I write comes out of my hands at a frantic pace for no apparent reason and then when i reach the end I have to go back and read to figure out what the hell I was talking about. And I'm amazed that it seemed that important.

Cromulent always reminds me of crullers. No idea why.