The story about the mom with the 8 kids is pretty crazy, even if it's getting heavy media saturation at this point. My favorite part about it all is how the lady's has been tabbed Octo-Mom, which sounds hilariously insulting. I wouldn't wanna be an Octo-Mom; mother of 8 children, maybe.
Now Octo-Mom is everywhere in the news, revealing the media's true motivation: labeling an event or thing as octo-something is guaranteed to make it awesome. Google News is proof:
Octo-Mess
Octo-Porn (no link - don't want to get fired)
Octo-Awards
Octo-Doc
Even the celeb mags have confirmed my suspicion, misidentifying squid in their gruesome, unquenchable thirst for octo-stories.
They have a point, though - just about anything is cooler when you octo-it. Don't want spinach for dinner? Try OCTO-SPINACH. I may be sick of taking the subway to work, but my annoyance could be assuaged by knowing I'm on the OCTO-TUBE.
Now Octo-Mom is everywhere in the news, revealing the media's true motivation: labeling an event or thing as octo-something is guaranteed to make it awesome. Google News is proof:
Octo-Mess
Octo-Porn (no link - don't want to get fired)
Octo-Awards
Octo-Doc
Even the celeb mags have confirmed my suspicion, misidentifying squid in their gruesome, unquenchable thirst for octo-stories.
They have a point, though - just about anything is cooler when you octo-it. Don't want spinach for dinner? Try OCTO-SPINACH. I may be sick of taking the subway to work, but my annoyance could be assuaged by knowing I'm on the OCTO-TUBE.
back when octo meant something
The clincher for all of this is, not surprisingly, the New York Post: Octo-Puss.
To be fair, I actually laughed out loud at the first two paragraphs. I cannot say enough about this woman and the words that are written in this article - in fact, I'm starting a new blog whose sole reason for being is the New York Post: BELIEVE.
It always makes me laugh that my friends who work for the City can only peruse a handful of websites at their office: WebMD, City intranet, and the Post. Tax dollars at work.
To be fair, I actually laughed out loud at the first two paragraphs. I cannot say enough about this woman and the words that are written in this article - in fact, I'm starting a new blog whose sole reason for being is the New York Post: BELIEVE.
It always makes me laugh that my friends who work for the City can only peruse a handful of websites at their office: WebMD, City intranet, and the Post. Tax dollars at work.
I would like to go on record as stating that I am NOT in favor as you being known as a mother of 8 children.
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