Evolutionary Terms
by David Barth
These terms and phrases are from various issues of Wired. Wired calls
these "Expired - Tired - Wired." I call them "No Play - Passe - OK."
No Play/Passe/OK
Ebert & Roeper/Metacritic/Real Geezers
Pigment-based tattoos/Polymethyl methacrylate tattoos/Ink-transfer tattoos
Bodybuilders/Baseball players/Rappers
At least four characters/Case-sensitive/Strong
From page 30 of the May 2008 issue of Wired:
No Play/Passe/OK
Angry mob/Flash mob/Twitter mob
Home pregnancy test/Home HIV test/Home paternity test
MapQuest/Google Earth/WorldWide Telescope
Mr. X/Professor X/Racer X
In Wired's first issue in 1993, it had a Tired/Wired list. "Expired" was added in 2002. The following is a sample
of Tired/Wired from Wired's first year in 1993. I call it "No Play/OK:"
No Play/OK
Clairol/Manic Panic
Mass production/Mass customization
Copper/Fiber
Ren & Stimpy/Speed Racer
Cyberpunk/Ribofunk
Philip Morris/Cisco Systems
500 Channels/Many to many
FCC/Unlicensed bandwidth
Schwarzenegger/Stallone
Copyright holders/Offshore data havens