Project
Mooj is a project I started. This is the culmination
of a summer grounding. The intense boredom finally
got to me, I'm sad to say. I cracked, and this dribbled
out. This project is to see if I can get the word
"mooj" into the popular culture of America
today. Mooj is not a real word. I made it up. It has
no definable meaning as of yet, however it is used
as an insult. Example: "You stupid mooj!"
It can also be used playfully, although in the same
context. Such as: "You silly mooj, you."
It's third and final use would be an exclamation of
the quality of something. Like "Why, that's mooj-tastic".
PRONUNCIATION:
Mooj. Moo as in the sound cows make. And J as in just.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
It
all started last week:
I
was watching "Pay it Forward". Not because
I like the movie (although the story is interesting)
but because there was nothing else on and TNT has
been playing it over and over. They know drama, my
ass. When I got to thinking…I wish I could change
the world, or at the least have some effect on people's
day-to-day lives.
A
few days ago I was talking to a friend via instant
message. Actually, my ex-girlfriend. I was being…well,
I suppose eccentric is a god word for it. I was rambling
about the quickness of ninjas and the fact that they
are too lazy to become cooler than they already are
by wearing sunglasses (don't ask). She started typing
things like "lol" "lmao", which
we all know is web shorthand for "laughing out
loud" and "laughing my ass off", respectively.
As I continued my inane babble, she typed "fah",
which I later found out meant "funny as hell".
I looked at this word and became confused. I berated
her with questions like "Fah? What the hell is
fah?" and "Fah? Is that like feh or meh?"
Then came the word. Mooj?. I typed it and hit send.
To
this day I don't know where the hell I got that, but
it stuck in my head. I started to think. Mooj…what
a funny word. Mooooooooooj; as I'm sure most of you
are doing right now.
Today on my way to volleyball, while arguing over
the pronunciation of that stupid Affleck and J.Lo
movie "gigli", it happened. "No! You
MOOJ! It's pronounced "GIGGLY""
Now
here I am, attempting this pointless, yet hilarious
even as an inside joke, task to affect change in the
slang vocabulary of the American people.
MY
GOAL:
My
goal is to see the word mooj used in one of the final
episodes of "Friends". "Friends"
is a pop culture icon and the use of mooj on such
a show will definitely guarantee it's use and possible
addition to a dictionary. (Hey, if "McJob"
got in there…mooj is a shoe-in.)
I
will consider the project a success when mooj is in
widespread use throughout the country.
HOW
YOU CAN HELP:
You
can help this project succeed simply by using it.
Use it when you speak, use it when you write, use
it anywhere possible. Write it in your livejournal.
Write it in your school work. If you're worried about
it costing you grades, then be smart and use it in
a quote. Explain to your teacher that whether it is
a word or not, it was said by this person. It's a
slang insult. Then call your teacher a silly mooj
and go back to work. Also applicable at work. Use
it online when you chat with friends. Have fun with
it.
However…and
this is very important…you must not, I repeat,
MUST NOT tell anyone about Project Mooj. Use the word.
Don't say it's a project. No one will use it if they
think it's just some word some insignificant 16 year
old made up way out in bumfuck Florida.
Call
people on the street a mooj. When they say "What
the hell is a 'mooj'?" You should squint angrily
and reply "…You". Then smile and calmly
go about your business.
I
appreciate any help you can give.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Thank
you, to every person who uses the word "mooj"
and special thanks to Willow
for agreeing to help me set up a website for Project
Mooj.
If
you like what we're doing, then you should consider
sticking up one of our spiffy support banners! By
sticking one of these on your livejournal/website/whatever
and using "mooj" everywhere you go, you
can help make Project Mooj a success!
Here
it is:
All
you have to do is copy the following HTML into your
journal/webpage/whatever:
We here at Project Mooj have absolutely NO affiliation with Swami Mujaputtia Umbababbaraba or the "friends of mooj association". This is a cult, and we don't go for that kinda thing. It just ain't groovy. Project Mooj is an original idea, any similarities or other uses of the letter combination "m-o-o-j" is strictly coincidental, or they copied off us... bastards.
Have a mooj-alicious day. Or don't. It's all good.
