Allie and I were discussing yesterday's post. She liked it, and I let the praise go to my head.
Me: And the term "Yoko?" That's a John Original, thank you very much. I coined that.Allie: Ha, ha!
Me: No, seriously. That's mine.
Allie (slowly): You don't really think that, do you?
Me: Oh no.
Allie: Oh yes. I hear that all the time.
Me: But I coined it three years ago in Sue's living r—
Allie: They used it on "That 70s Show" just the other night.
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Allie: Sorry.
Me: Goddammit. There's just nothing original to be said anymore.
Allie: I'm sorry.
Me: Fuck you. You had to go and take that away from me. Here I was, feeling all pleased with myself, and you had to go and blow a hole in my pride. A big Yoko-shaped hole.
Allie (chipper): "Yoko-shaped hole" is original! You can claim that!
Me (bitter): It sucks. Thanks heaps.
Allie: Eh. Garbage in, garbage out.