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TeostiedotDr Johnson's Dictionary of Modern Life: Survey, Definition & Justify'd Lampoonery of Divers Contemporary Phenomena, from Top Gear unto Twitter (tekijä: Tom Morton)
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In this hilarious update of his original Dictionary, bewigged lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson takes a curmudgeonly look at modern life, from Celebrity Big Brother to dubstep In 2009 Dr Samuel Johnson made a surprise reemergence from 18th century retirement and began Twittering. It proved the perfect vehicle for his acerbic, aphoristic wit and he has quickly become the darling of the site. The Guardian calls him the "greatest" thing on Twitter and the Telegraph dubs him its "star." Our gouty man of letters finds the modern world in a parlous state. It is peopled with fools like "Raisin-ey'd Tyrant Mister Nick GRIFFIN" and "BABOON-SLAYER, Fop, Macaroni, Dandy & Folderol, Mister AA Gill." His attempts to negotiate a path through the vagaries of modern life do not fare well either--for instance, on a trip to "Mister LIBERTY'S blast'd Haberdashery," upon finding "all else clad as Lumber-Jacks, I left thwart'd & alone... unwilling to dress as an unmanly Pastiche of Mister COBAIN." From Top Gear and the Daily Mail to David Cameron and Celebrity Big Brother, nothing escapes his sardonic gaze. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Now imagine how the revered Dr. Samuel Johnson, who wrote his original Dictionary in 1755, would perceive our modern way of life. He would be an outsider no different than a visiting alien. And his language, quaint and old, will elevate his observations to a credible level of authenticity.
Dr. Johnson would find Twitter as the simplest media to channel his discoveries, and its 140 character limitation he would find as a worthy challenge that would be a match to his abilities of concise formulations.
I discovered Dr. Johnson by chance, his aphorisms probably retweeted by somebody I follow. His definitions I found to be witty and on the spot. His old morals were frequently giving a fresh point of view to things we modern people don't put too much thought in anymore. The best way to find what is in this book is to see a few of the best definitions yourself:
"Deodorant n. Miasma that, when apply’d underarm in sufficient Depth, is held by Primitives & English Youths to convey Irresistibility"
"Cocaine n. potent Snuff that does invest the Partaker with th’Illusion of Omnipotence & his Membrum the Reality of Impotence"
"Gymnasium n. an inverted Work-House that People do PAY to enter & therein undergo Servitude"
"LinkedIn n. a ghostly Coffee-House of Commerce in which the recently unemploy’d do remind the working World of their EXISTENCE"
"MILF n. cant Term for a Woman in possession of a Child who does excite in Men the Urge to produce another"
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Apart from the collected works, his continuous stream can be found at https://twitter.com/DrSamuelJohnson
The idea for this book is great. most parts of it are very entertaining. Although the standard is very high it is not evenly manifested throughout the text, that I find to be the only downside of this work.
I read it as an e-book on my phone, immediate accessibility and the nature of its text provided me edifying diversion for times which would've been otherwise lost.
Mentioned in The New York Times: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/an-ad-agency-hires-samuel-johns...
His move to America was announced by himself thusly: https://twitter.com/DrSamuelJohnson/status/90332525200809984 ("Auspicious News: I set sail to live in the Colonies to-day. Future Tweets shall be compos'd in a 'twixtatlantic ACCENT") ( )