today's adventure in obscurity
today i bring you, from the annals of the american military elite, from those ever-churning pools of esoteric knowledge, a term of wondrous obscurity. the word of the day is ... rhyolite [scream real loud!]. if you've ever even heard the word, you probably know it as that ghost town in nevada, but aha! it's also a type of high level military security clearance to be used in such conversations like this:
military guard: whoa! who goes there? [shut up. they could say that if they wanted]
super secret military black ops guy with rhyolite clearance:
it's okay, guardperson. i have rhyolite 38 level 1 security clearance. let me pass.
military guard: oh sorry, sir. go right ahead.
yes, it's too bad we can't use words like this in everyday life to get what we want:
random cashier: sorry sir. your visa black card's been declined.
me: psst ... rhyolite.
random cashier: oh there it goes. must have been a glitch or something. Matt @ 2:51 PM