Look what happened to Guy MacKendrick, the young executive sent by his London-based agency to oversee its acquisition of a New York rival, in "Mad Men" (yes, it is now compulsory to refer to the hit television series in all articles about the ad business).
ALSO IN STORES THIS WEEK -- "The Whole Ten Yards," from Warner Home Video, is the egregiously unnecessary sequel to the serial killer comedy (yes, it is now a genre) "The Whole Nine Yards," starring Bruce Willis as a hit man living in a witness protection program and Matthew Perry as his neighbor, a highly strung dentist.
And yes, it is now better positioned to compete in the era of the cloud.
Gaming is an extremely intense sport (yes, it's now considered a sport), and players know that in order to be successful they have to work together on common ground.
It's a "yes, save for this" kind of sentiment, rather than a "yes, buy it now!" one.
Why has X's mother taken it on herself to mess around with my decorations (yes, it's "my" now)?
Yes, Nasdaq is 62% below its high; yes, venture capital is a cyclical business; yes, it's now harder to raise venture capital.
Calling the United States "the original 'too big to fail' institution" is fairly choice, and so is the image of a Chinese summit delegation keeping everyone entertained at Camp David by telling "great stories about the former North Korea" — yes, it's now defunct — "as if it were the black sheep in the family".
But kombucha can still set you back $3 a bottle or more, even if you buy it at Wal-Mart (where, yes, it's now available).
We're not sure who had the idea of creating rainbow sherbet vodka but yes, it is now available and is as unpalatable as it sounds.
