Priceless additions to our vocabulary

On today's MSNBC Special Investigations "The Senate Investigates: Three Generals Testify," Chris Jansing made a priceless speak-o. There was an extended report on the court martial of Jeremy Sivits (who received a maximum sentence of 1 year for his plea bargain). Jansing referred to the testimony as testiphony. She immediately, corrected her mis-speak, but it is more true than not. So remember that if you choose to utilize this new word to credit Jansing with it.

Meanwhile, the F.B.I. has yet a new list of things for us to watch for - people who smell of chemicals and have wires hinging out of their clothes. Thomas Friedman gets credit for coining the term "P.M.D." meaning "people of mass destruction" - in other words, suicide bombers. They are probably doubly suspicious if they are also carrying an almanac, tour book, or map. See his article The Search for P.M.D.'s in the 5/23/04 NY Times editorial section.