And lo on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:56:28 -0000, Hildur K.  
<hil### [at] 3dcafemailevery1net> did spake, saying:

>
>
> I have to celebrate, today I´ve learned a bunch of new English  
> expressions:
>
> Forget about bureaucracy! Forget about democracy!

At times I wish we would :-)

> There are so many much more interesting alternatives:
>
> How about kleptocracy, or mobocracy perhaps? There is even pornocracy to  
> suit everybody´s taste or need.
>
> I´d personally go for:
>
> Xerocracy (zee-ROK-ruh-see) is the idea of "rule through photocopying".  
> It is a form of anarchic organization.

And make note of that "anarchic" you just used; an-archy. So Xerocracy is  
rule through photocopiers whereas Xeroarchy is where you're ruled by a  
photocopier.

> Got to love the English language. It´s so... versatile.

Especially since those terms are either Latin or Ancient Greek :-) We do  
like grabbing words from other languages and adding them to our own in a  
unique way. It helps that our own 'default' language is such a hodge-podge  
of other languages.

-- 
Phil Cook

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I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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