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Atmospheres by Jon Konrath

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Kon·ra·thi·an adjective \ˈkän-rath-ēən\

: a sentence or phrase used, in caustic hyperbole, to describe the complete meaninglessness of American culture and its icons

I stumbled to Wendy's on a hate bender to fuck sluts and eat chili. I saw Judge Ito, now bald with a huge ZZ Top beard, shoveling in baked potatoes covered in bacon bits and frosty ice cream.



Konra·thian noun \ˈkōnrä-thē-ən\

: Overlord of lower-middle class America. Shrines include mega-malls, dilapidated little league stadiums and the Coney Island midway.

"Hail the dark lord of killer processed cheese food product, motherfuckers!" he yelled, before blacking out in an epileptic seizure.




Kon·rath·ian synecdoche \kin-ˈrath-ēn\

: figure of speech that stands as the final word on a particular metaphor; no better allusion can be made
: the same goes for similes

The blob of a kid looked like pure 99-cent McDonald's hamburgers and high-fructose syrup, the punchline to a joke about the failure of corn subsidies.
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