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Posted by gabriel at September 26, 2004 02:05 PMDetroit, Michigan -- Today, in the metro Detroit area, The Under Reprezented G-Man Funkalicious has declared the reign of "skillz" to have finally concluded.
"The ability is still, mos def, here," he was heard to say. "But the label has just gotta go."
Ever since Charles L Isbell brought the term to light with his fatefull alt.rap post of September '92, the word's Internet use has exploded.
Just two weeks later, Brian "D'Selecta" Millspaw proclaimed "Step cuz if you think it doesn't take as mad skillz to manipulate a rekkerd on a pair of 1200's as it does to play a damn electric guitar you're trippin"
The man was indeed tripping. And thusly, a new dialect, ebono-geek, was born.
Today, the Under Reprezented G-Man Funkalicious calls for us all "to just use some damn synonyms."
"Ability. Ingenuity. Technique. Adroitness. Proficiency. There are dozens of other words to choose from! By falling back on the same word again and again and repetitively, we dull creative expression."
"Phat", "snap", and "bomb" are also reportedly nearing retirement, though their use is nowhere near that of the geek-world adopted "skillz".
"Phat" never truly made it, probably due to its homonymic transgression.
"Snap" is onomatopoetic. One might just as well use "bang", "boom", or "crack".[homonym again -Ed.]
And the only place it is still hip to say "bomb" is at a major entertainment venue or an airport terminal. Bonus points are awarded for slipping "president" or "forgive me" in the same breath. [Hello Secret Service, NSA, and DHL.Oct. 21 is near.]
By the way, 'off the hook' seems to have made a comeback from the '70s, but others might argue that it never left. (link linkity link
i had no clue brian was so cool!
Posted by: mrs. selecta at February 17, 2005 03:53 PMYeah. Doesn't it rock, mrs. selecta? I tried to get in touch with Brian, but I may have had the wrong email address.
Posted by: Gabe at February 17, 2005 05:55 PM his email is brian@finewoodcarver.com :)
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