A Short Vocabulary Lesson

by George Peabody

By learning and properly using a few of the following expressions you too can become a radical, impress your friends, shock your parents and strike terror into the heart of the establishment.

Power to the People

A good slogan to close with should you unexpectedly find yourself addressing a rally. Also used by the MED (in a slightly different sense from the original.

Right on !

Formal response to the preceding. Except for that, should be reserved for important occasions, such as replying to the query 'Let's have another one'. May fall into disrepute if the Wellington motorcycle club has its way — they're encouraging members to drive with lights on at all times in order to be more visible. Their slogan is 'Light on, right on, light off, write off !'!

Groovy

Should be used ironically, unless you're John B.Sebastian, Donovan, or have your head in 1968.

Rip-off

What stores, record companies, corporations, etc do to us.

Liberate

What we do to the products of the stores, record companies, etc.

Capitalist

Anyone who seems to have more money than you do.

Factionalist

Anyone who disagrees with your opinion.

Fascist

Anyone who owns a car, particularly if they don't pick you up when you're hitchhiking.

Chauvinist

Any male.

Note — should you wish to add force to the preceding four expressions, simply tack the word 'pig' onto them.

Running Dog

Handy epithet to be tossed into the conversaron when you're trying to think of something nastier.

Lackey

To be added to the preceding if you still can't think of anything nastier.

Imperialist Motherfucker

The something nastier you were trying to think of.