OK, so you’ve heard about Todd Akin and his claims that “legitimate rape” rarely leads to pregnancy, right? People are kind of in an uproar about it, but honestly, I think it’s a bit awesome, because now I can misuse the word “legitimate” like I misuse the word literally. LITERALLY!
We could found a WHOLE NEW POLITICAL PARTY–no, a WHOLE NEW RELIGION! Just based on the word legitimate! The spirit animal will be the Legitimate Unicorn.
Legitimate Asians are rarely smart.
Legitimate peanut butter rarely has calories.
Legitimate overspending rarely leads to debt.
Legitimate tacos are rarely delicious.
Legitimate Ikea furniture is rarely hard to put together.
Legitimate toddlers are rarely unreasonable.
Legitimate cats rarely get furballs.
Legitimate pigeons rarely poop on your car.
Legitimate Zooey Deschanels are rarely irritating.
Legitimate women rarely vote for Todd Akin.
Oh wait, that last one doesn’t fit, but you get the idea. Who’s with me?
On board! Mmm…peanut butter…
I’m legitimately hungry…
Or would that be illegitimately hungry?
Thanks a lot, Todd Akin.
Oh, sad unicorn with the flaccid horn looks sad.
This is why I lurve you. Legitimately.
Hahahaha! Completely agree on the last point.
I love the triple/double/maybe negatives this gives you. I legitimately love it, and that’s really not supposed to be an insult.
AWESOME.
Count me in.
Legitimate Mayonnaise is rarely tasteless
Is your flaccid unicorn a comment on Aiken? If so, it’s legimately appropriate.
Those are perfect ways of using ‘legitimate’ – I didn’t know that words in the English dictionary were open for re-defining. Yes!
Legitimate blogs are rarely a welcome escape for people whose minds are boggled by spreadsheets.
in the way future when you are struggling for a blog topic for the day, can you please consider doing a post on the word “boondoggle”? i don’t know why, but i just love that word, and i think you’d do something fabulous with it.
thanks!