12.11.2003

Nat the Word Spy pointed out to me yesterday that the term "regift" was so seamlessly absorbed into our culture and language that people immediately began using it without needing to attribute it to "Seinfeld." Well, Larry David may not mind this kind of free meme flow, but William Dodd probably will, now that he's patented a method of online regifting. Apparently it's a bit trickier than just re-wrapping that bath gel and passing it on to someone new...

No comments: