The Daily Show renames Air Quotes

Yes, the writers at The Daily Show have come up with a much more descriptive term for air quotes that really cuts to the heart of their true intent.

From here on out, they are now to be called Dick Fingers. It is a crude, but surprisingly apt description of them.



Now, I've used air quotes... err, dick fingers, in the past, and when I did, I really was being a dick. I admit it (and admitting you have/had a problem is the first step to getting help). And when I was then mocked for doing so with a not so flattering imitation of myself performed by a peer, I totally deserved it, because really, friends don't let friends do the dick fingers. Ever.

And if I get caught doing them again, now someone can just tell me to stop doing the dick fingers, I will immediately get the drift, as it wouldn't just be telling me that I was acting pretentious, but that I was being a dick as well. And if everyone else got on board with this naming convention, then we may be able to rid ourselves of the worst excesses of air quote usage.

And then we would be free at last.

Tags: air quotes, daily show, dick fingers, chris farley, pretentiousness, jon stewart