From Mittdiculous to Mittastrophe

from Matt Miller at the WaPo: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/beyond-mitticulous/2012/08/02/gJQAtB4xRX_blog.html


Beyond ‘Mitticulous’

My column this week proposing “mitticulous”as a new adjective to capture the full-bore ridiculousness of Mitt Romney’s remarks and behavior struck a nerve — but even better, it drew some great reader ideas for other Mitt-inspired additions to the English language . . .

Romney’s followers, many readers simultaneously agreed, should henceforth be dubbed “Mittwits.”

Some said Romney’s behavior was so pathetic as to be truly “mittiful.”

“The guy is the village Mitt-iot,” wrote one reader. His actions are thus “mittiotic.”

. . . a few final words for Romney’s propensity for blunders. There’s "mittastrophe" — a major event or occasion designed to impress that has the exact opposite effect. And a philosophical reader urged us all to realize that in a complex world, “Mitt happens, and sometimes Mitt hits the fan.”


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