Obnoxious phrases: 1) "Social media." 2) "Lamestream media."

[UTUSN]

1) This A.M., a supposed journalist-critter said breathlessly into the camera, "Investigators are exploring all possibilitites, even the SOCIAL MEDIA, yes, TWITTER!1" This was said as if it were something really original and perceptive. I grabbed for the remote to TURN OFF the ANTIQUATED media so fast that I dropped it, and unfortunately it didn't shatter.

2) There's a commercial for Toyota where a neighbor tries to copycat buying the same car, and the original owner "fools" him by saying it's all sold out and, "You can't believe the LAMESTREAM MEDIA." The root of this crap is Grifter Sarah PALIN, but it was always, er, LAME on its own. The word "lame" has been a wingnut favorite for years.

[jakeXT]

1. Elizabeth Laime

At what point did you start to embrace the humor of your last name?

Very early. I was teased with "Laime Brain" a lot. This is kind of douchey, I know it, but in class, I would always raise my hand and tell a stupid story about whatever I was answering the question to. They called them "Laime Stories." People were like, "Here's another "Laime Story." Very early on, I sort of joined them in making fun of it, instead of fighting back, as a defense mechanism. It worked pretty well.

http://splitsider.com/2011/09/talking-to-elizabeth-laime-winner-of-the-earwolf-challenge-and-host-of-the-totally-laime-podcast/

[datasuspect]

2. "really?"

"wow, just wow"

that shit ALWAYS makes me want to slap the shit out of the person who says/writes it.

[UTUSN]

3. Not to mention "Awesome!1" nt