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Politically Correct Terminology
Inadvertently comical euphemisms mandated by committees of humourless academicians for the purposes of offending no group except believers in free speech. i.e. Abundantly capitalized individual - Rich Man.Financially challenged individual - Poor man. Self-employed outdoor monetary solicitor - Beggar man. Personal-property appropriation specialist - Thief . |
Politician
A bundle of gaseous ambition cleverly packaged as a public servant or a corporate manager. |
Polyester
An unnatural fibre used to construct inexpensive wrinkle-free garments widely favoured by the masses; despised by the knowing elite precisely because said garments are so favoured by such people. |
Pop Culture
Heir to the defunct civilization of Western Christendom; possibly the first culture democratic enough to reflect the popular preference for bad taste over beauty. The source of virtually all learned references in contemporary conversation; e.g., Til get you, my pretty - and your little dog, too!' |
Pop Music
Short for popular music (i.e. the music of the people), created by reclusive millionaires in collaboration with owlish sound technicians; as opposed to 'unpopular music", which consists mainly of classical, folk and bagpipe. |
Pornography
A two-dimensional substitute for that which the consumer cannot accomplish in three. |
Poseur
A Shakespearian scholar who pretends to be a fitness instructor so he can pick up women at bars and discos. |
Positive Thinking
Self-improvement through self-deception. |
Post-Christian Era
The historical epoch we entered as Jesus lost most of his following to the deified Elvis, who is believed to have produced more gold records during his career. |
Postliteracy
Humankind's return to its normal state of simian bliss following the prolonged aberration of the print era. |
