etymologist humor
<< Oct 13, 2004 @ 00:00 >>
"This girl in my school writes up a packet of paper she refers to as a 'zine.' I asked her why didn't just call it a magazine. She said that the word wasn't derived from magazine. I asked what it was derived from. Her reply was 'fanzine'. So I asked her what that was derived from. She changed the subject...
Lately I've taken to subtly mocking her until she cries, then laughing my ass off." I think I know her! (Turns out I love lowbrow.com.)