Thursday, April 03, 2003

Myself, I am trying to work "shock and awe" into daily conversation. I figure that phrase is the "mother of all battles" of the Second Gulf War.

"Rapid and Decisive Manuver" is also nice, maybe even better than "shock and awe". Too bad it faded after early and continual usage, because it flows beautifully off the tongue. Moreover it is pretty easy to use in conversation, ie, "Well, if it's OK with you, let's make a Rapid and Decisive Manuver into that pub across the street."

Failing that, I will have to keep saying something like, "Well, five minutes to the 11.00 lecture; time to shock and awe the undergraduates."

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