Strongly Worded

Things that are a Thing

I would be hard-pressed to say that OM has his finger on the pulse of pop culture, but he constantly surprises me. I thought I was all impressive and hip when I invoked Hilary’s use of the term “funemployment,” but he’d already heard of it. “It’s a Thing.” He told me. And when I bemoaned my non-toned triceps, he asked if I was lusting after Michelle Obama’s. Apparently, Michelle Obama’s arms are a Thing too, as is Shopping Your Closet.

I don’t know how one gets ahead of the curve when it comes to Things. There is, of course, the list of Things (actually Stuff) White People Like and Things Jewish Young Adults like. While entertaining, neither list is demographically inclusive, nor rife with neologisms or new trends. OM reads AV Club, which sounds like a dubious source of things Thing-related, but it may in fact be quite useful.

That's all. I don't have any Thing else to add.

Posted by Dori at 1:25 PM