For example, "We asked 100 [proles / suburbanites / aristos] to name a type of wine."-- calum, Jan 28 2013 Family Fortunes http://en.wikipedia...iki/Family_Fortunesis a British game show based on the American game show [calum, Jan 28 2013] Family Feud http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Feud [calum, Jan 28 2013] a bit short of nouns and verbs and stuff this morning ?-- FlyingToaster, Jan 28 2013 noun density: 40% approx; verb density: 13% approx; implying stuff density of: 47% approx.
True, though, the idea presupposes familiarity with the Family Feud/Fortunes game show model and an understanding of what may or may not constitute a class signifier. Also, I couldn't think of Amerocentric equivalents for "proles" or "aristos".-- calum, Jan 28 2013 actually "suburbanites" is the odd man out in this corner of Leftpondia, being used more of a locale descriptive. I spend a bit of time moving furniture/clothing between peoples of markedly different means, all within the same 'burb.-- FlyingToaster, Jan 28 2013 fearing family feud, flyingtoaster finds family fortunes foretold-- pashute, Jan 29 2013 //Amerocentric equivalents for "proles" or "aristos"
Millionaires and billionaires, I think-- theircompetitor, Jan 29 2013 Blacks, hispanics and whites are the dominant class signifiers with each and all others either desending or ascending into one of these categories by ascribing the particular ways of speech and dress.-- rcarty, Jan 30 2013 I think the terms you're looking for are rednecks and 1%ers.-- RayfordSteele, Jan 30 2013 random, halfbakery