While making the new graphic for the front page of The
Crazy World of Vic and Sade yesterday, I realized just how many Paul
Rhymer innovations of speech still exist.
If you look up Lorem Ipsum, you will see a claim that it may have began in 1985. Another claim I found on the net was it actually began in 1959.
However,
if Paul Rhymer's GREEK JUNK isn't Lorem Ipsum, I dunno what what is.
And it least began as early as 1937, perhaps before. And I don't care
what anyone says, HE CREATED IT.
Bluetooth headsets are
often referred to as "Bluetooth Johnsons" - as a matter of fact, I
believe there is a brand of headsets called just that, "Bluetooth
Johnson." That's a Rhymer invention.
Wikipedia contends that "sh*t happens" is really a Rhymer creation (stuff happens).
I
can think of no OTR show that can make a brag about having a hold on
today's language. What's odd about it, is that both Lorem Ipsum and
Bluetooth Johnsons are technology "devices." Vic and Sade is over 70 years old.