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Friday, November 25, 2011

Theater "Please don't Sylvia us."

Posted by on Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:50 PM

Mere hours after this week's deeply disgruntled review of Sylvia at the Seattle Rep went live on the website, I received emails from theater people using "Sylvia" as a verb.

I'm not sure whether I should feel gratified or ashamed. Maybe a little bit of both.

 

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merry 1
Sweet!!

One should always be proud to be a successful neologist!!

Posted by merry on November 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM
starsandgarters 2
But what's the verb mean? I didn't see it used as a verb in your review and the usage isn't clear here. Beat into submission? Humiliate? Feed dog kibble?
Posted by starsandgarters on November 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM
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@2: When the blurb right under the title of the review says "[This play] is dog shit", most people think "Okay--what else is playing this week?" and move on.
Posted by tiktok on November 25, 2011 at 2:10 PM
4
After all, it is all about YOU, isn't it?
Posted by Incredulous Fucking Troll on November 25, 2011 at 2:55 PM
5
;klnlkasdf
Posted by j.vanzetti on November 25, 2011 at 7:17 PM
6
I actually did not need your review this time to know that I didn't want to see this play. I am craving a good play, though. Any suggestions for tomorrow night?
Posted by CommonKnowledge on November 25, 2011 at 7:19 PM
scary tyler moore 7
@4, oh, honey, it's never NOT about brendan.
Posted by scary tyler moore http://pushymcshove.blogspot.com/ on November 26, 2011 at 7:31 PM

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