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The GIGAWIT Dictionary of the E-nglish Language [Paperback]

Tony Hendra (Author)
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Book Description

June 23, 2000
Welcome to the first satirical book about the Internet!

Every day, another cyber-visionary adds another sparkling spire to the fabulous Wired City of the Future: rooms that think, PCs that feel your pain, micro-electrical devices that warn you when youre about to be mugged An e-topia set in a sea of genetically modified money that grows ALL BY ITSELF without boring old profits or products!

The analog world and its bricks-and-mortar dinosaurs have been swept away by a Silicon Tsunami! The Wired have crushed the Tired! And with them they have brought an outlandish tribal language only THEY can understand!

Do you REALLY know what URL and XML mean? Or the origin of sinister terms like drop-and-drag end-user fat media and worst of all, up-time? Have you any idea why something is through-put instead of put-through?

Of course you dont!!! At best, YOURE FAKING IT!

You need to know the REAL MEANING of terms that RIGHT NOW are making thousands of people with bad skin and all-black wardrobes into billionaires.

You need The GIGAWIT Dictionary of the E-nglish Language.

YOU may be a GIGAWIT! Find out by submitting your own E-nglish terms and definitions to us. If in the arbitrary and capricious judgment of the editors, its funny enough, boom! youre in the next edition of the GIGAWIT Dictionary, Youll be a published author AND youll get paid!


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"A new dictionary that pokes fun at e-lingo is the first comic salvo from Gigawit" -- AdWeek, July 10, 2000

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

A: algorithm: technique of deep hypnosis enabling Al Gore Jr. to clap along at R&B concerts.

alt-energy: actually knowing what the Alt key does and having the flat-out gosh-darn energy to use it.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Gigawit (June 23, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0970245505
  • ISBN-13: 978-0970245502
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,478,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very clever..., September 5, 2000
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This review is from: The GIGAWIT Dictionary of the E-nglish Language (Paperback)
I don't think anyone is safe from Tony Hendra's pen - I particularly enjoyed his definitions relating to Al Gore and George W. Bush. I can't believe the late night comics never figured out that the real definition for "internet" is a "young female intern." His definition of the "help menus" within Windows is a riot - something about the layers upon layers upon layers of menus that do absolutely NOTHING to actually "help" you. Bill Gates, are you listening?

So many of the terms caused me to just snicker - RAM, drop and drag, MP3, fat media... it goes on and on. I have to admit that since I've read this, hearing about "outsourcing" has taken on a whole new meaning.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Get Ready to Giggle !, September 1, 2000
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This review is from: The GIGAWIT Dictionary of the E-nglish Language (Paperback)
This book is hilarious! Definition after rediculous definition of electronic age terms that you thought you had a grasp of. I pick it up and read a few passages when I need a laugh much in the same way as I grab a cup of coffee when I need a pick-me-up.

I found myself thinking up my own terms and was pleased to find out that I, too, could join a raving band of Gigawits. At Gigawit.com, humor aficionados like you & me can join the community and make our own submissions. Who knows, maybe this will be the way to achieve our 15 minutes of fame.

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