Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture Quotes
Satire books, Canadian novels, Postmodern novels
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“the tens - the first decade of a new century. (page 163)”
“paper rabies - hypersensitivity to littering. (page 127)”
“metaphasia - an inability to perceive metaphor. (page 164)”
“spectacularism - a fascination with extreme situations. (page 50)”
“green division - to know the difference between envy and jealousy. (page 150)”
“ozmosis - the inability of one's job to live up to one's self-image. (page 25)”
“poorochondria - hypochondria derived from not having medical insurance. (page 74)”
“platonic shadow - a nonsexual friendship with a member of the opposite sex. (page 62)”
“option paralysis - the tendency, when given unlimited choices, to make none. (page 139)”
“native aping - pretending to be a native when visiting a foreign destination. (page 172)”
“consensus terrorism - the process that decides in-office attitudes and behavior. (page 21)”
“celebrity schadenfreude - lurid thrills derived from talking about celebrity deaths. (page 70)”
“poverty lurks - financial paranoia instilled in offspring by depression-era parents. (page 137)”
“poor buoyancy - the realization that one was a better person when one had less money. (page 82)”
“cryptotechnophobia - the secret belief that technology is more of a menace than a boon. (page 172)”
“virgin runway - a travel destination chosen in the hopes that no one else has chosen it. (page 172)”
“Dorian Graying - the unwillingness to gracefully allow one's body to show signs of aging. (page 164)”
“bleeding ponytail - an eldery sold-out baby boomer who pines for hippie or pre-sellout days. (page 21)”
“recurving - leaving one job to take another that pays less but places one back on the learning curve. (page 24)”
“air family - describes the false sense of community experienced among coworkers in an office environment. (page 111)”