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An Interview with a Solipsist
The only interview. Ever

By Zeb Blackwell
March 29, 2007

Q: What is a solipsist?

    A: Why are you asking me this? You know what a solipsist is.


    Q: Well, yes, but this is for the benefit of the readers, some of whom don’t know what solipsism is.

    A: It can’t benefit them. The readers don’t really exist.

An Interview with a Solipsist
The only interview. Ever

By Zeb Blackwell
March 29, 2007

Q: What is a solipsist?

    A: Why are you asking me this? You know what a solipsist is.


    Q: Well, yes, but this is for the benefit of the readers, some of whom don’t know what solipsism is.

    A: It can’t benefit them. The readers don’t really exist.

Merriam-Webster's Word of '07: 'W00t'

Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t."

"W00t," a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in the Springfield-based dictionary publisher's online poll for the word that best sums up 2007.

Merriam-Webster's president, John Morse, said "w00t" was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.

Merriam-Webster's Word of '07: 'W00t'

Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t."

"W00t," a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in the Springfield-based dictionary publisher's online poll for the word that best sums up 2007.

Merriam-Webster's president, John Morse, said "w00t" was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.