I have been totally intimidated by the last couple Exquisite Words collections but the theme of the those you chose in this Bus inspired this attempt: "Your hypercathexis on the age of planet Earth, given your lack of background in astrophysics and geology, likely led to your little-appreciated exeleutherostomise during Bible Studies when you were preaching your ultracrepidarian “facts” supporting Young Earth Creation and humorously included the lapsus linguea “Saint Fun Paradox.”
I do believe ultracrepidarianism is spreading at an alarming pace.
This is a great sentence - and Young Earth Creationism is, unfortunately, a perfect example of ultracrepidarianism. I was talking with my brother earlier today and he was telling me how in their Maryland county - Carroll County (so named because this needs outing) - the county council (or whatever it's called) has bowed to pressure from some MAGA right-wing racist/homophobic/etc mothers' group so that certain books have to be removed from school shelves, locked in a box - and that box then placed in a locked room. If this isn't a metaphor for ignorance-with-power, I don't know what is. Ugh.
Lapsus Linguae also happens to be an incredible turn-of-the-millennium band from Glasgow. Irrelevant, sure. Though I would be remiss not to mention it.
Thanks! I’m glad you liked this stop - it’s always fun to work with words, and it’s NOT irrelevant that Lapsus Linguae is a band: thanks for letting me know - I’ll be checking them out!
I have been totally intimidated by the last couple Exquisite Words collections but the theme of the those you chose in this Bus inspired this attempt: "Your hypercathexis on the age of planet Earth, given your lack of background in astrophysics and geology, likely led to your little-appreciated exeleutherostomise during Bible Studies when you were preaching your ultracrepidarian “facts” supporting Young Earth Creation and humorously included the lapsus linguea “Saint Fun Paradox.”
I do believe ultracrepidarianism is spreading at an alarming pace.
This is a great sentence - and Young Earth Creationism is, unfortunately, a perfect example of ultracrepidarianism. I was talking with my brother earlier today and he was telling me how in their Maryland county - Carroll County (so named because this needs outing) - the county council (or whatever it's called) has bowed to pressure from some MAGA right-wing racist/homophobic/etc mothers' group so that certain books have to be removed from school shelves, locked in a box - and that box then placed in a locked room. If this isn't a metaphor for ignorance-with-power, I don't know what is. Ugh.
Lapsus Linguae also happens to be an incredible turn-of-the-millennium band from Glasgow. Irrelevant, sure. Though I would be remiss not to mention it.
As always, a great stop.
Thanks! I’m glad you liked this stop - it’s always fun to work with words, and it’s NOT irrelevant that Lapsus Linguae is a band: thanks for letting me know - I’ll be checking them out!
Their music can be quite abrasive but I adored them back in the day. This was the fan favourite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08h6ChhumYM :)
Good one, Bryan. I wrote about ultracrepidarians last year: https://open.substack.com/pub/terryfreedman/p/beware-the-ultracrepidarians?r=18suih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thanks - and I really liked your article, too! I'm starting to think it's actually ultracrepidarianism which will take us out as a species ...
Thanks, Bryan. I'm inclined to agree!