Raymond Chandler is one of my favorite writers, so when I heard that there was a newly discovered short story about to be published, I was more excited than a salad in a paper towel factory (I have no idea what that even means, that’s how excited I am). It’s the Modern Family of annoying words and should take itself out of consideration. Maybe Marist should declare that whatever can no longer be named an annoying word of the year. Actually, I would add the words actually, like, irregardless, basically, selfie, hashtag, and viral. Other annoying words and phrases of the year include fake news literally you know what I mean ya know, right and huge. For the ninth year in a row, Americans have declared the word whatever the “winner.” I don’t know if this counts as a “best” or a “worst” - maybe it’s the best of the worst - but the list of the most annoying words of 2017 has been released by Marist College. It’s a year-end tradition we look forward to as much as stuffing and the first snow. The best and worst movies, the best and worst albums, the best and worst political stories of the year.
It’s the Most Wonderful, Annoying Words of the YearĮvery December, magazines, newspapers, and websites release their best-and-worst lists for the year. Or at least let him watch it until the end, when his heart grows bigger as he learns the true meaning of the holiday and gives all the gifts back. Of course, now the family has to make sure the boy doesn’t watch The Grinch Who Stole Christmas again, or he may think the Grinch escaped. The police assured him that they weren’t going to let the green guy steal anything, and to prove it, they invited the boy to the police station two nights later so he could actually lock up the Grinch in a cell. The police went to the house to check on things anyway, and the boy showed them a YouTube clip of the Grinch and what he had planned. The father got on the phone to assure the 911 operator that there was no problem. Why did he call? Because he was upset that the Grinch was going to steal Christmas. It involves a five-year-old boy from Jackson, Mississippi, who called 911. I don’t know if he’ll ever be nominated but he deserves to be there. I would also add Marshall Crenshaw to that list. All fine choices, I guess (don’t get me started on Bon Jovi), but it means that a lot of people didn’t make it again this year (musicians are eligible 25 years after the release of their first commercial recording), including Depeche Mode, Judas Priest, Eurythmics, the Zombies, Janet Jackson, Devo, New Order, Iron Maiden, Roxy Music, the Cure, Tina Turner, and the Smiths.
The inductees this time around are Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, The Cars, Bon Jovi, Nina Simone, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It would be really weird if the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted that many musicians in a single year. News of the Week: Rockers Snubbed, the Grinch Arrested, and Chestnuts Roasting, Well, Everywhere 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees