Word: zonked
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...That's Zonk...
...girl this time. And this grandchild told you that she believed her body had been won in an intergalactic lottery by an extraterrestrial named Zonk whom she had met at college, and that where Zonk came from, "family values" had a far different meaning than they do here on earth. For example, on Zonk's home planet consensual simultaneous polygamy was regarded as pretty much standard operating procedure, and so, for that matter, were intimate, but caring, relationships with plants...
...this grandchild asks your permission to go off with Zonk and pay a visit to his planet. She explains that she wants to see and experience these different family values for herself, the better to be able to make an informed judgment on the life-style of her choice. What would you say to her, or to any young person faced with such a situation...
Despite the brilliant special effects during the fight scenes (Whap! Zonk! Boof! flashing across the screen), the show was pretty one-dimensional. Batman was good and noble, Robin was good and dorky. Together, the two foiled the mischievous intentions of a host of stock bad guys: Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, etc. (In a rare appearance, the Mad Hatter was featured in the show...
There may exist somewhere in this country those hardy viewers who, with pads, pencils, reference works and receptive cerebrums, actually catalogued policy nuances and body language and advanced their state of decision. But the fear is that most people were merely titillated by all the wham, zonk and gurgle that surrounded the endless evening...