I am not criticizing them, I’m just out of the loop.

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    ostrichized

    I just want to take a moment off topic to say how much I love this new word (malaprop?).

    The word you were hoping for is ‘ostracized’, but ostrichized is a fun enough mental image that it should be its own word too.

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      Now I’m imagining a mad scientist with a ray gun that “ostrichizes” people who annoy them.

      Screwed up coffee order? ZAP! The barista gets turned into an ostrich. Annoying, pushy person at the door handing out pamphlets? ZAP! Try saving souls as an ostrich. Have a cart overflowing with groceries in the “Ten Items or Less” line? ZAP! Ostrich.