I got this today from another mailing list I'm on:
> From: Wordsmith <wsmith@wordsmith.org>
> To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org
> Subject: A.Word.A.Day--resistentialism
>
> resistentialism (ri-zis-TEN-shul-iz-um) noun
>
> The theory that inanimate objects demonstrate hostile behavior against us.
>
> [Coined by humorist Paul Jennings as a blend of the Latin res (thing)
> + French resister (to resist) + existentialism (a kind of philosophy).]
FINALLY, a word to describe what we've all been going through for years with
our beloved cars! :-)
--Andy Mace, newly confirmed *Resistentialist*
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