Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Language: scare the pudding out of us

Amy Biancolli's review of The Omen in today's Houston Chronicle describes its scary elements, "all of which are meant to scare the pudding out of us." By extension, the noun "pudding" can now tastefully be employed in a range of emotional contexts:

"Crap!" becomes "Pudding!"
"Oh, fiddlesticks!" becomes "Oh, pudding!" (not to be confused with "Oh, fudge!")
"Shee-YET!" becomes "Pud-DEEN!" (not to be confused with "Boudin!")

Depending on one's mood, flavors might be specified.

Anything more off-color might be off-pudding.

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