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Saturday, August 5th, 2006
12:49p - I came across this in a book and couldn't resist...
Gell-Mann's Standard:

Gramatically plausible but silly-sounding made up words can only be taken seriously when used in situations ordinary English was not designed for, such as describing arcane properties of subatomic particles.

EG: 'truthiness' is a conserved characteristic of the Truth Quark, and has nothing to do with fandom.


current mood: Dramatic

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