organology

Organology is not, as you might expect, the study of organs--either human or pipe--but rather, the study and classification of musical instruments in general, which just doesn't make any goddamned sense. Why isn't it called "instrumentology?" It is a field that musicologist usually enter when they can't even hack their own field, so that in the hierarchy of music it is sort of like second viola in a string quartet.

Organologusts, only a step above Musical Iconographers (q.v.), have to resort to the study of the forms, history, and classification of the instruments that real musicians get to play and that real scholars get to write about.

I can't believe she went into organology! I thought she had kids to support!

Schadenfreude

The joy, existential validation, and downright delicious pleasure received by watching, reading of, hearing of, or even, occasionally, causing an enemy's downfall. And by enemies, I mean also friends.

Ever since November 8, I have been watching election night coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and The Young Turks just for the orgasmic Schadenfreude of it. Yum!

Russian Propaganda

1. Any news article, monograph, Facebook post, Tweet, or any other form of communication that is in any way even slightly favorable to Donald Trump.

2. Anything, anything at all, that leftists decide it is. That means you could literally squat in the street in Cucamonga, California and take a shit, and it could be considered Russian Propaganda, provided a member of the mainstream media so proclaims it.

"Did you hear that Trump actually didn't murder anyone?"

"Ah, bull, that's just Russian Propaganda."

"Oh, of course. All hail, Hillary the Innocent, our queen and rightful president!"

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