#983 Name Drain

Is our culture so worn out that we may actually be running out of names? Let’s face it, lately we don’t seem to be deep on creativity. And it may be because our culture has become so shallow.
So shallow that many people think “opera” is a misspelling of a famous midday talk show host.
Really, it’s like it’s easier to almost copy something than think up something new. Two brand new cars on the market. The Toyota Venza and the Nissan Versa. Since they both look sort of crossover-y it’s hard to tell what the name says at a distance. Is that a Versa or a Venza?
The Versa has one innovation though. The word they use to label reverse on the gearshift is “Vice.” They figured that was more clever the “Reversa.”
Or take the word “apps.” Many people use it as a short term for applications.
I guess. Everyone with an iPhone or iClone is all a twitter about shopping at the Apple App store. So is app short for Apple or application?
I saw two guys the other day comparing their iPhones and showing off their various apps. It was like the technological equivalent of a territory-marking incident between dogs. I see why they used to call this type of wired individual a whiz kid. Seriously, it was the geek version of jacked-up pickup trucks.
I’ve got more apps than you do. And they’re cooler too. What’s the one stroke text emoticon for neener-neener? I got an app for that.
It was a regular Freudian app-off. Except you can’t have a bigger phone. You got to have one that does more.
It’s not the size of the phone, it’s the variations of the application.
Then you have the other Apple—Applebee’s. They’re currently offering 2 entrees and an appetizer for a special price. But they call their appetizer an app. So an Apple app is an application and an Applebee’s app is an appetizer.
I’m gonna stop by Starbucks and get a latte vente then drive my Venza or Versa over to Applebee’s for some apps while I’m using my Apple app to automatically download Oprah.
America, ya gotta love it.