While looking up some synonyms for "rant" and "screed" over at the Free Dictionary (an excellent site; well worth bookmarking, and far better than Dictionary.com) this morning, I came upon this lovely word:
- Bragging or blustering manner or behavior
- swaggering boastfulness; vainglorious speech or behavior
Beautiful! It rather fits (with some minor alterations) two people who have contacted me in the past 12 hours and tried to tell me how to run my blog.
Hm. [poking around the Free Dictionary] Actually, "sanctimonious" would work for them both, too, as would "peremptory" and "autocratic."
Remember, folks, CatHouse Chat is not a democracy or a republic; it is a kingdom. MY little kingdom. I'm generally a rather benevolent despot, but I am a despot nonetheless, and your "free speech rights" (the Fairness Doctrine's possible return notwithstanding) DO NOT APPLY HERE. Amuse me, graciously educate me, politely argue with me - that's all lovely.
Piss me off, and I kick you out of the house.
Them's the rules.
