Daily Archives: 9 Sep 05

New Word for the Dictionaries

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“Fe·ma (‘fE-mä)adj 1: foreboding imminent disaster 2: inadequate or unsuited to a purpose to the point of ultimate doom
Nancy’s babysitting job went from bad to fema when she accidentally put the spaghetti O’s in the litterbox and the cat in the microwave.

Fe·ma (‘fE-mä)vb Fe·ma·rized, Fe·ma·rated 1: to bungle, damage or ruin in such a way that people sing songs about your paramount ineptitude for millenia to come
Jack femarized himself by cutting his toenails with a chainsaw while sniffing gold colored spray paint.

Fe·ma (‘fE-mä)n 1: a steaming pile of feces 2: a U.S. government agency used to cause chaos in any emergency situation 3: mother of all clusterfucks
George W. Bush femarized the nation once again with his femarated decision to appoint a failed horse show manager to run FEMA. ” (Cynical-C Blog via walker)

I had independently begun to use the word fema’ed with my friends in related but simpler ways. It’s mostly used as an adjective, and I predict a glorious future in the vernacular: (1) A situation can be fema’ed, in a sense that will replace snafu’ed or fubar. (2) A person can be fema’ed. “I’m fema’ed” will replace I’m up the creek without a paddle, I’m screwed or I’m totally fucked. To anticipate some of your objections, I am of course not talking about the sexual act here, but rather some of the less pretty things people frequently do to one another.

Political Issues Snarled Plans for Troop Aid

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“The debate began after officials realized that Hurricane Katrina had exposed a critical flaw in the national disaster response plans created after the Sept. 11 attacks. According to the administration’s senior domestic security officials, the plan failed to recognize that local police, fire and medical personnel might be incapacitated.” (New York Times )

Unless you operate on a child’s fantasy level taking your parents’ reassurances that the police and firemen will always protect you and should always be trusted, it seems as if considering the possibility of the incapacitation of local emergency personnel would be basic to any disaster response plan!

In case you wondered…

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Storm Leaves Legal System a Shambles: “They have no paperwork indicating whether they are charged with having too much to drink or attempted murder. There is no judge to hear their cases, no courthouse designated to hear them in and no lawyer to represent them. If lawyers can be found, there is no mechanism for paying them. The prisoners have had no contact with their families for days and do not know whether they are alive or dead, if their homes do or do not exist.” (New York Times )