identity foreclosure

i am fascinated by jargon. shop talk. language people use in a civilian setting that instantly sets them apart from the general masses. appropriately throw in the term 'identity foreclosure' during an argument, and unless the other person knows the term, any momentum in the argument is yours for the taking. that is, assuming you know what identity foreclosure is. but really, any obscure term thrown in at just the right time is an incredibly powerful tool. and a favorite of mine. but i don't like to use it without prejudice. i like to use it for good, not evil. i do not like to use terminology to cover up that i'm really talking out of my ass, although i have done so on occasion. i like when other people use new words in front of me. i'm fascinated by them, and want to make the new words mine. i think the attraction is the same greedy desire that makes me want to have movie quotes at the ready for almost any situation. it's something you can put out there, and most of the time will fly under the radar... but that one person who picks up what you're laying down: that's someone to get to know.

Main Entry: jar·gon Pronunciation: 'jär-g&n, -"gän
Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French
1a : confused unintelligible language b : a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect c : a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
2 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
3 : obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words

circumlocutions? that has to be a joke.

Merriam: "hey, won't it be funny if we put jargon in the definition for jargon?"
Webster: "yeah, then we'll really feel superior."
Merriam: "kiss me, you fool!"

They begin to fuck.*

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* - this is a stage direction from the script of Angels in America: Millenium Approaches. It is the best stage direction ever written, by any author/stage manager, in any text, published in any language, from any period of mankind.