8.28.11 Adam News & Info

Yeah, Susie, you got it. Major is Brit slang oft used by V.B. It's kinda the Brit version of "epic" (sorry, Adam ). Song-wise, both "major" and "epic" work for me!

As far as "rot" vs "burn" I agree with all you guys have said, and "burn" is quite the cliche--enough of one that, as NoAngel said, the mind just glides a little too comfortably over it. Though "rot in hell" is also a bit of an old chesnut, IMO (garnering over a million google-hits to "burn"'s just under 4 million), it has enough disgusting punch that the mind can't help but stick on it. My only problem, and this is probably totally obvious but I'll say it any way, is that it doesn't follow through on the "branded" image like "burn" would have. (Random
fact: "Brand" means "fire" in German.) But burn is really no good, and I can't think of a better alternative. I thought of "roast" maybe, which has the same rousing "R"-sound as "rot," but it's almost comical in it's effect--Thanksgiving-y, really. "Flame" is more elegant, and has a clever third
meaning given the social message of the song, but is probably too unidiomatic in the end, and doesn't quite conjure branding, anyway. Which is all just a convoluted way of saying yes, perhaps "rot" is the best option...

Speaking of burning (though I'd never call Austin hell!)...
LindaG23--yup, plenty of rain, and I can't say I'm sick of it yet after our parched
year. Although I must admit that attempting (unsuccessfully) four times to convince the dog to take a pre-hurricane piss on the concrete in the wet wee hours of last night tried my patience for the weather (and my umbrella's structural integrity) somewhat. But today was lovely, blustery and autumnal with all the fallen leaves, and easy to enjoy given that the damage was so negligible compared to what was feared...

That said, sorry to all atoppers who weren't so lucky. Good luck cleaning up!!