Hurricane Sandy Zeugma

Hurricane Sandy survivors in my neighborhood have decided that the best coping mechanism for a cold dark powerless house is to find someone with electricity and drink all their cold beer . . . so Hurricane Sandy has not only severely damaged New Jersey's infrastructure, but it has also severely damaged our livers.


9 comments:

zman said...

Agreed. It's like OBFT out here.

rob said...

zeugma! you elitist bastard.

Pedant said...

Syllepsis.

Dave said...

wow -- NO ONE understands the difference between syllepsis and zeugma . . .

zman, do you have power?

zman said...

I have power. And I'm no longer hosting my in-laws as they have power.

zman said...

How is damaging infrastructure and damaging livers syllepsistic?

Pedant said...

Syllepsis is used to create an intentionally humorous effect, although maybe Dave was being unintentional. If so, I'll take my hat and leave.

zman said...

I guess I don't understand the difference between syllepsis and zeugma.

Dave said...

no one writes the word "zeugma" unintentionally.

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