"Hippy Punching"--cool, useful term or annoying cliche?

[geek tragedy]

Poll question: "Hippy Punching"--cool, useful term or annoying cliche?

This is the latest blog phrase--it apparently refers to someone prominent saying something unflattering about a blogger or someone on the left.

So, is this a useful phrase to have around, or just stupid?

[county worker]

1. It's nice to have a word to describe the action.

It's happening a lot so why not give it a name? I like it.

[geek tragedy]

2. Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel drag people

out of their VW buses and start striking them with closed fists?

[county worker]

10. Euphemism

When a phrase is used as a euphemism, it often becomes a metaphor whose literal meaning is dropped. Euphemisms may be used to hide unpleasant or disturbing ideas, even when the literal term for them is not necessarily offensive. This type of euphemism is used in public relations and politics, where it is sometimes called doublespeak. Sometimes, using euphemisms is equated to politeness.

In this case it hides the unpleasant or disturbing idea that some Dems have the fucking audacity to consider left leaning to be a bad thing!

[Skidmore]

3. Stupid counterproductive adolescent and don't

we have anything better to do than name call?

[jobycom]

4. Of course we do, but will that stop us?

No way, pal! This nation was built on people sitting in their basements hurling insults anonymously at people across the Internet. If it was good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for us. Commie.

[geek tragedy]

5. You're such a square. nt

[jobycom]

8. hey, watch the name calling. Hoser. nt

[GKirk]

6. Sounds like something...

... a tea-bagger would do.

[stray cat]

7. Sounds whiny but then it fits many peoples imagined victimization

What do the homeless or those in the 3rd world think when they hear Americans whine about how persecuted and abandoned they are.

[Bluenorthwest]

13. The homeless are not Americans?

And you know thousands of Americans are actual hate crime victims every year, many of them are homeless, so I bet they'd not think what your fantasy writes.

[Uzybone]

9. used by people who are out of touch

the word "hippie" lost relevance in the 70s.

[depakid]

17. DFH is retro cool

[Mefistofeles]

11. I think you dislike the term because you agree with the administration's attacks on the left

Have you spoken in favor or against these attacks? Do you hate cliches posted by people who agree with you?

[county worker]

12. Right on! (That's not a hippie term but Black slang until it became popular.)

But you are right on anyway.

[geek tragedy]

15. They're not 'attacks' and it is not an act of violence.

Dear lord, if people on the blogs are so fragile that they can't take the heat from Barack Obama (who's about as gentle as they come), they really should find another hobby.

[nashville_brook]

14. unfortunately necessary description of events.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

16. "Under the bus" is what's really annoying. (n/t)