Wes Phillips

"Centuries from now, scientists may point to this as the moment in time when the pickiness gene became dominant. In the end, it will come down to one really old, lonely guy and his list.

An appreciation of a most singular man.

When I worked as a corporate speechwriter, my hardest job was weaning people off of their PP dependency and getting them to tell me what they did in conversational rhythms rather than bullet points. The people who downloaded the most data in pre-speechwriting interviews and delivered the best speeches at the events were the ones who'd never used that "gateway" program.

Even with lobsters—or is it the blonde thing?

Heuristics—and Dan Goldstein—say not necessarily. A more pop-culturish explanation is presented on Goldstein's">http://www.dangoldstein.com/dsn/archives/2006/03/malcolm_gladwel_1.html… blog, where he shouts out to an excellent Malcolm Gladwell interview on ESPN.

"At the rager the chicks come and go
Talking about art or something, I don’t know."

David Bragin sent these alternate meanings to existing words. I Googled them and found they're two years old—although they still seem fresh'n'tasty to me.