This year has seen a number of perfectly respectable words used until they are tattered and ready for the ash can. Can we give them a rest and perhaps bring them back when they don't connote this election season? With the help of some friends, Rosie has compiled this list of candidates for a vacation without pay. Chad not to be confused with cad Undercount how do you do that? Bipartisanship bi what? Reform as in Medicare, Social Security and health care Taxes hated by all; let's not even think of them until Jan. 15 Dimpled once a nice description of an attractive facial feature, now connoting a piece of paper with a slight bulge Lockbox its use depends on who has the key Constitutional crisis what we don't think we are in Subliminable Huh? (OK, this one never was respectibable.) E-shopping a game of chance, of skill in navigating a maze Nasdaq look down, you might see it Interest rates the factors that run our lives Alan Greenspan as Louis IV said, "L'etat c'est moi." Cautious optimism - that's hedging your bets New Economy it doesn't look so good right now Click not in the sense of being compatible Wazzup who wants a beer? Boy band if you're a 14-year-old girl you will know what this means Sugar Busters for all the talk there don't seem to be many thinner people walking around. Let Rosie hear from you by telephone (358-0825), letter (1707 Summit Ave., Richmond, Va. 23230), fax (355-9089) or e-mail repps@styleweekly.com
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