It's Really Bad...
...when your name becomes a verb that has a distinctly negative connotation.
That's exactly what has happened to Condoleeza Rice. According to several sources, her first name has become the basis for a Hebrew word, which ordinarily might be a nice honor. But not so, in this case.
In the words of the blog Wonkette, what has Condoleezza Rice accomplished in the past week? The answer is always the same: nothing! What has she been doing, where has she been going?
Yes, Ms. Rice, whom I've previously suggested might be doing more than a little something with the Cowboy in Chief, is seen as a do-nothing Secretary of State. So much so, that the word "lecondel" has entered the Hebrew lexicon. It means "to come and go for meetings that produce few results."
I wonder how one conjugates this new verb:
Present
I lecondel, as in I lecondel daily.
Past Progressive
I was lecondelling as in I was lecondelling when you called.
Future Perfect
I will have lecondelled as in I will have lecondelled several times, before you even get up.
Present Perfect Progressive
I have been lecondelling all damn day.
The habitual past
I used to lecondel as in I used to lecondel all the time.
I could continue all day with this, but unfortunately, I cannot because I can do a modified lecondel. I have stuff to do. So does she. Ultimately though, her job might be a tad more important than mine. She has things on her plate, like trying to find a palatable solution to continuing violence in the Middle East; working towards stabilizing Iraq, revitalizing the absolutely obliterated image of the United States on the world stage, etc., etc. Unfortunately, none of those things are quite getting done.
When Israelis and Palestinians both hate your involvement in a situation, you've really screwed the pooch.
That's exactly what has happened to Condoleeza Rice. According to several sources, her first name has become the basis for a Hebrew word, which ordinarily might be a nice honor. But not so, in this case.
In the words of the blog Wonkette, what has Condoleezza Rice accomplished in the past week? The answer is always the same: nothing! What has she been doing, where has she been going?
Yes, Ms. Rice, whom I've previously suggested might be doing more than a little something with the Cowboy in Chief, is seen as a do-nothing Secretary of State. So much so, that the word "lecondel" has entered the Hebrew lexicon. It means "to come and go for meetings that produce few results."
I wonder how one conjugates this new verb:
Present
I lecondel, as in I lecondel daily.
Past Progressive
I was lecondelling as in I was lecondelling when you called.
Future Perfect
I will have lecondelled as in I will have lecondelled several times, before you even get up.
Present Perfect Progressive
I have been lecondelling all damn day.
The habitual past
I used to lecondel as in I used to lecondel all the time.
I could continue all day with this, but unfortunately, I cannot because I can do a modified lecondel. I have stuff to do. So does she. Ultimately though, her job might be a tad more important than mine. She has things on her plate, like trying to find a palatable solution to continuing violence in the Middle East; working towards stabilizing Iraq, revitalizing the absolutely obliterated image of the United States on the world stage, etc., etc. Unfortunately, none of those things are quite getting done.
When Israelis and Palestinians both hate your involvement in a situation, you've really screwed the pooch.
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"Lecondel" is still a far cry from "SANTORUM" based on former conservative senator from Penn. The guy pissed off Dan Savage (of Savage Love) and his readers enough to give his name to a frothy back-door sexual by-product. And the name has stuck! Moral of the story? Being an asshole stinks.
Dude, I'd forgotten about dude being called a mix of shit, ass juice, semen and/or lube. That takes the cake for disgusting reappropriation of a name.
Nonetheless, Condi's contribution to the Hebrew lexicon is in many ways worse.
At least with some "santorum," one or both of the parties presumably got some pleasure out of the encounter. With a lecondel, everyone goes away feeling fucked but gaining nothing.