Want to see a brawl among hundreds of expensively dressed men and women? You only need look at the politicians currently trading verbal punches in elections for 468 seats in the United States Congress.
Political slugfests also happen in Britain, Australia, Canada, and elsewhere. But the stunning thing about this particular free-for-all is how the disappearance of one small phrase has suddenly . . . read on >>
The man who gave the world “axis of evil” recently left the White House, presumably never to return.
Though his words captured people’s attention around the world, chief speech writer, Michael Gerson’s identity was relatively unknown. Since he departed have you noticed a difference in what comes out of the President’s mouth?
That famous three-word power phrase emerged from word games inside . . . read on >>
Nearly a million people went online last month to vote for one. A global computer maker, a brewery in Wales, an Oklahoma mega-church, and an Australian soccer club each recently launched one.
They are slogans, and now they are reaching everywhere like a crashing tsunami. The advertisers just mentioned launched these: “Believe or burn”; “Remember, there was a time when you thought you wouldn’t like sex either”; “A Newport blonde goes down better”; and “Go far, keep your secrets close”. But can you guess who launched which slogan? . . . read on >>
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