If this were a poll,

[--Pete]

Hi,

I was rather sure I knew the definition of dystopian (and I was close enough) but I decided to look it up. So, off to Oxford's Dictionary of Current English and I am dismayed to find it goes from Dysprosium to Dystrophy without narry a mention of the word in question. Well, I can remedy that methinks and off to Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words by Josefa Heifetz Byrne. Turns out that was over-kill. She has Dysthymic to Dystychiphobia. I found the answer in The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Estraordinaryily Literate by Eugene Ehrlich.

That is funny. I have two dictionaries on my Palm Pre and they both had it.

The Matrix (they even reference it in the first movie, by talking about the first matrix and it's utter failure... I hesitate to call the series good, but the first film was great)

Good list. And I'm glad not to be the only one who thinks the series would be much improved if it wasn't -- just one excellent stand alone movie. Not as bad as the Highlander fiasco, but not god.

--Pete