PASSING FADS in LANGUAGE

A lament about the passing language 'fads'.

I'm amused; a mattress has become

A new thing, a "sleep system".

Don't be upset, and don't feel glum;

Rise up! We can resist 'em.

Push back, be strong, however much

You want to just let go;

Just remember, having such

Terminology can grow!

One day, you could just find that you're

No longer understood;

The old descriptive phrases snore--

You never thought they would.

There's all new, "better" phrasing now;

If only I'd foreseen 

That my words would follow 'thee' and 'thou'

With 'cat's meow' and 'keen'.

Each generation has its own

Personalized, special slang.

I find myself cut to the bone

And feeling much past a pang

My generation's 'groovy' and 'fab'

Is no longer relevant. Still, it's my bag,

And youth's opposition is simply a drag...

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

What Lorry said. I'm stubborn and will continue saying words and phrases I think are good. Hey, hey, my, my--sixties words will never die! I got my poop in one bag now.

[angel]

Ewww...you SAVE that? Oh, dear Sam...TOO MUCH INFORMATION!
Just yankin' yer--but you deserve it for staying away--unless it was due to illness. In which case, a thousand apologies! I was most inappropriate..

[Lorry]

Oh don't get me started. Too late, i've started. Remember when face-time used to mean looking at someone and a status update was who gut dumped at the weekend?
Ever s

[Lorry]

...contined (sorry about that.

Ever since health and bloody safety crept into our lives in the seventies, the gene pool hasnt been getting enough chlorine :)
What was wrong with life without comittes blue-skying ideas (enforving change with a one way discussion)
And additives were compulsory back then too, when orange squash tasted nice.
Ach, dont mind me, just having a saturday rant before they are outlawed too :)

[angel]

If they ever outlaw ranting, say goodbye to me; I'll be off to prison. Thanks for stopping by!