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The Snob
A Fat Golden Crown-Wearing Green-Eyed Rat With Pigs Feet
Dressed In A Colorful Robe Sticking It's Tongue Out
Surrounded By Green Cheese & Diamonds
The Upward Position Of The Tongue Is Representative Of
"Compulsive Upspeak"
A 4"x3.5" Watercolor by David Saks
The Most Valuable Players Spend Time On The Bench
Compulsive Upspeak, a sharp rise in the inflection and pitch contour of any speaker which indicates
a transitional pattern of stress through intonation accompannied by the act of modifying
or adjusting the inflection commensurate with the speakers relative degree of uncertainity
as to how they are being interpreted, suggests an acute level of vulnerability, insecurity and anxiety.
Therapy includes politely requesting the speaker to shut the hell up.
-David Saks-
