Saturday, February 20, 2016
Moguls
Pundits seem to be especially trite this year. We know what they really want to say about Trump, and some of them manage to say it, producing remarkable strings of incoherent touretting. When restrained from touretting, they stick with Thebillionairemogul. For Hillary their natural tendency would be in the opposite direction, but they feel equally restrained, so they stick with Theformersecretaryofstate.
So far I haven't seen a rubber stamp for Sanders. Theirasciblesenatorfromvermont appears occasionally, but is too long for stamp usage.
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Mogul is an odd word. It hasn't been used lately.
Most recently Mogul referred to a specific large light socket used for streetlamps, and in some circles it became slang for any light bulb.
Originally Mogul was a title for princes in India, and the most famous of those Moguls was Nizam of Hyderabad, who I've noted before.
The abovenoted story claimed that the fabulously rich Mogul, with 300 wives, was prohibited by law from leaving his kingdom. Appropriate for our firmly nationalist Thebillionairemogul. Other stories cast doubt on the idea....
This tale is even more appropriate for Thebillionairemogul's role as Paladin, defending citizens who suffer elite disdain.
Condensed and edited a bit:
Once on a trip to London, Nizam Mukarram Jah saw a Rolls-Royce showroom. Dressed in ordinary business attire, he stopped in to inquire about the latest models. The salesman, mistaking the unassuming Nizam for a poor foreigner, threw him out of the showroom. Nizam, without losing his temper or making a fuss, immediately had his aide call up the dealer and arrange a princely visit. The next day, Nizam in royal dress received a red carpet welcome, and he bought six cars to be shipped to India.
After returning to India, he ordered the municipal sanitary department of Hyderabad to use the six Rollses for street cleaning and trash collecting.
Curried revenge, served CHILLED. Deeeee-licious.
Labels: Language update
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