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Weird Words for a Weird new WorldBY: Guest | Category: Social Issues | Post Date: 2009-11-04
BY: Hilary B I was on Craigslist the other day when I came across a very unusual classified ad. The subject header read "Soliptwist/ Soliptweme" the content of the classified contained what appeared to be a nonsensical kind of poetry or impenetrable jargon. It read as follows:"Hey Pere! Got loyal breadgard! Nothing less than a bog full of mirrors n boxskurt! Been Soliptwisting a while need solipmemes!! U-no!? Bye Pere!" For me an out the closet lexical fetishist (thats someone who likes words to the layman) it was a joy to read in its own right but impossible to understand. It felt like stepping right into Anthony Burgess book Clockwork Orange. I thought my god ive fallen behind if this is how people communicate these days. Intrigued, I Googled the word Soliptwist and I found a definition on the online slang dictionary. It defined Soliptwist or Soliptwister as follows: "Soliptwisters dance exclusively alone usually in domestic settings when nobody else is around. Sometimes this is filmed on a web camera. Soliptwisting or Soliptwism ; combines Solipsism (The philosophical belief that doubts the existence of others as a projection of the self) and the dance "the twist". It seems as an activity then Soliptwisting is a fairly common place thing. Everyone dances alone in their flat, So everyone is a soliptwist from time to time. Then again not everybody dances alone in front of a Web Camera this at least strikes me as a very modern idea. But there seems to be something dare I say it, a bit sad about it to me. Why dance alone when you can go to a disco and meet people? Ok now I am perhaps in danger of getting sentimental but dancing when I was young was a much more social activity. The whole point was to interact with others. 2d human relations seem to typify this generation. That said I must give credit to whoever coined the term because it at least hints at having some form of self-knowledge, albeit a twisting solipsistic one. Now, ill be the first to admit that their is a always a gap in understanding between generations. I know my parents were shocked when I tried to explain what free-love meant over an idyllic Sunday roast. As devout Catholics they were appalled, none the less so when my boyfriend pointed out they were murderers for eating meat and instead of eating anything he made psychedelic patterns on the table with a toothpick and some ketchup. The tension escalated to the point that my dad pushed the table over in frustration. I am a little embarrassed when I look back on it now, I think we could have showed a bit more humility, but at least we had strong views on things and were not afraid to voice them. This is what I feel is missing with this generation, wheres their views? the ideas? Dancing alone in front of web cams is one thing but I am always fascinated by contemporary Culture especially when it appears to arise out of new technologies. But I have to be honest and say that I don't really understand this idea. But in the spirit of a soliptwisting I have done this whole article whilst tap dancing under my desk. LOL Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Durga puja celebration in West Bengal - Durga pooja festival. * Indian stock market report - How to invest in stocks. * Is Internet Explorer on life support? * LIFE AS A HOUSE MAID IN MY OWN HOME * Women are versatile. Status of women in Indian society. Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (6 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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