It’s All in the Name.


Tang

A reader came up with a great name for the current administration, involving Tang. I quite like the Tang Regime.  All the elder folks will remember Tang, no household was without it, after all, it was the drink of astronauts!

So, from now on, if you see the Tang Regime, you’ll understand.

Comments

  1. brucegee1962 says

    If Ivanka later runs for office would that make it the Tang Dynasty? Because we already had one of those.

  2. says

    Bruce, Tang Dynasty was the original suggestion, but there’s no need to insult the real deal. Besides, as much as Trump wants to see his family as a dynasty, it’s more in line with a clan, yes?

  3. says

    Ogvorbis:

    More in line with a klan than a clan.

    Yes, absolutely. As Chigau notes, though, clan/klan isn’t a good idea, bumps up against the Wu Tang Clan. No need to dis them, either. Hmmm.

    Tang Gang! Lessee, faction, mob, sodality, coterie, crew, outfit, crush. Ohgods, The Tang Crush!

  4. chigau (ever-elliptical) says

    I can’t decide decide between Tang Gang and Tang Crush.
    TangGang feels more threatening but TangCrush sounds like a J-Pop girl band, which would be waaay more insulting.
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  5. says

    Chigau:

    I can’t decide decide between Tang Gang and Tang Crush.
    TangGang feels more threatening but TangCrush sounds like a J-Pop girl band, which would be waaay more insulting.

    I’ll definitely use Tang Gang, but I must use Tang Crush. Must.

  6. blf says

    Whilst I certainly remember Tang, I totally don’t get it! The only resemblance I can see is “orange”, but so what?

  7. Ogvorbis: A bear of very little brains. says

    My thinking behind the nickname was:

    1: Orange (yeah, easy)
    2: A product that masquerades as one thing (orange juice) while actually being something else (sour KoolAide)
    3: Something that professes to be good while actually supplying empty calories
    4: I thought it amusing. Sorry.

  8. says

    Blf:

    The only resemblance I can see is “orange”, but so what?

    I think you need to work a touch harder on not being a dismissive ass.

    Tang: fake, orange, empty calories.
    Trump: fake, orange, empty head.

    It works for me, and I think it’s quite clever. If you don’t like it, you’re free to go sniff in the corner, because it will be used, by me, the blog owner.

  9. says

    Lofty:

    Henceforth all pronouncements by the Orange Man will officially be called Tang Clangers.

    :Laughs: That’s a lovely bit of mockery! I can hear John Cleese saying it. :D

  10. Lofty says

    I remember back in the 70’s small bands of Hare Krishnas parading down the shopping malls of our little city in their orange robes, perhaps they could get a new job accompanying presidential announcements.

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