Words I Nominate for Re-consideration: Prosaic

Why does the word prosaic have to mean "unimaginative" or even just "matter-of-fact"? It doesn't sound like it should mean that at all. It sounds flowery, maybe because in saying it you hint at the word "rose", and it ends in "-aic" which always makes me think of something Greek, curlicued, with a lot of parts to look at.

It sounds like it could be complimentary and insulting at the same time. This property is actually outside of the meaning of the word, as in my mind it should actually mean "overwrought, gaudy, or ostentatious". Like a baby blue moped covered in orange fleur de lis, or a gold bar which has been silver plated and covered with diamonds which spell out "GOLD BAR INSIDE".

I suggest everyone start using prosaic the way it was meant to be. Do it enough, especially around people who don't know the meaning anyway, and in time my meaning will become the meaning. Ahh yeah. I'm waiting.

Lever 6,000,000

So I was flipping through an old Flash Gordon comic book we have sitting around here, checking out the artwork and all, when I noticed the page of ads on the inside cover:



No biggie, right, just a bunch of ads for X-Ray specs, joy buzzers, and various other cheap tricks. But then I noticed this one, right at the bottom down by the order form:



Really? Hitler Soap? Seems a bit crass, and more than a little difficult to implement as a practical joke. It apparently relies heavily upon the assumption that you have a blonde friend with a Hitler moustache already in place. And if you have a friend like that, they'd probably welcome the soap.

But hey, who am I to doubt the marketing folks over at Honor House?