What is Dread Merchant?
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A person who makes a living by predicting disasters and worst-case scenarios.
Guy1: What's the news, man?
Guy2: Bird Flu, terrorists, hurricanes, global warming, the price of gasoline and natural gas and electricity skyrocketing, death toll in Iraq . . .
Guy1: Boy, the dread merchants are busy lately!
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A common abbreviation for the all-important question, "What would Brian Boitano do?"
No, not the dead guy who can't eat ..
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Choosing a word because it evokes a specific emotion rather than because it is accurate.
After 9/11 the word "terrorism" beca..
