Alongside the clamor surrounding John McCain choosing Sarah Palin for Vice President comes the emergence of a positively sexy word; 'vet'. A transitive verb, 'vet' means, "to subject to thorough examination or evaluation"; as in, before selecting Palin, McCain's staff scrutinized (i.e. googled, and called her mother) every detail of Palin's personal and public life, "[they] vetted [the shit out of] her".
For those of you sick-to-death of political jibber-jabber, let me assure you: this has nothing to do with the '08 election. I reference McCain/Palin only to provide a context for the popularization of this word. This, as you already know, is a smart-free zone.
With the exception of myself, everyone is either vetting or not vetting somebody or something. Having not vetted anything, I feel left behind. Like the last abductee on the spaceship to receive an anal probe; now, I want mine.
Below, I am compiling a list of things I have vetted (some without even realizing it!), am currently vetting, and plan to vet. Feel free to make your own list, or add to this one. Join the club.
This morning, I vetted a carton of half & half to determine whether it would enhance or ruin my coffee/morning .
Last night, I vetted a pimple to determine whether it would yield its seed. Update (9/9/08): success.
The vetting process for determining whether I am "fresh" involves raising my arm, lowering my head, and sniffing.
Let's see if you're getting this...
Pop Quiz (hotshot)
Match the adjective to its corresponding noun, and verb:
"I vetted the_______of _________by ________ it."
radness, hash, stroking
tastiness, pornography, smoking
potency, steak, pettting
silliness, a baby seal, reading
cuteness, fish, eating
freshness, puppies, smelling
deadness, The Bible, clubbing
more to come...
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