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The “Is The New” image from DIAGRAM visualizes the common saying “[something] is the new [something else]” in a fun infographic.
Examples include: “gin is the new vodka” and “ugly is the new cute.” Read the diagram by starting at a word and following the arrow, reading the arrow as “is the new.” Here’s a snippet of the image (click for the whole thing):
ha. that’s totally weak! (the new hilarious)
posted by Mangesh on 2-8-2007 at 11:36 am
Sounds like Sprint is the new AOL. hahaha
Bravo for fighting and winning. :-)
posted by Sheldon Siegel on 2-8-2007 at 11:47 am
BTW, have you ever posted on www.planetfeedback.com ?
They actually do get the companies there to read the complaint letters.
Just try to ignore the idiots there who post complaints comments if you misspell a word or don’t use enough punctuation, etc.
posted by Sheldon Siegel on 2-8-2007 at 11:54 am
I think they left out MILF’s are the new
Sex Symbols
posted by CropTillDawn on 2-9-2007 at 12:46 pm
Cougars are the new MILFs
posted by ZR on 2-11-2007 at 3:51 pm