Delafield’s Epic campaign to stop the misuse of the word Epic.

Every generation has their own buzz words that they use to describe how good things are. Be it Groovy, cool, Hot, phat or Awesome.  Currently the in word is “Epic”. Now I know that I shouldn’t get wound up about these kind of things but I’m gonna. Epic is such a good word and it’s powerful and means so much more than the trite it is now been used to describe.

An Online dictionary tells me.

“–adjective Also, ep·i·cal.

1.

noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem.

2.

resembling or suggesting such poetry: an epic novel on the founding of the country.

3.

heroic; majestic; impressively great: the epic events of the war.

4.

of unusually great size or extent: a crime wave of epic proportions.

–noun

5.

an epic poem.

6.

epic poetry.

7.

any composition resembling an epic.

8.

something worthy to form the subject of an epic: The defense of the Alamo is an American epic.

9.

( initial capital letter ) Also called Old Ionic. the Greek dialect represented in the Iliad  and the Odyssey,  apparently Aeolic modified by Ionic. “

No where does this state that it is to be used to describe humdrum run of the mill every day events.

The Lord of the Ring Films are pretty Epic ordering slightly more food from the take away than you usually do isn’t.

Robert Falcon Scott’s attempt to reach the south pole was epic. Going to the corner shop in the rain to buy a bottle or Dr Pepper isn’t.

I could go on. But I’ve made this little video instead.

And it would seem I’m not alone.

Urban dictionary contributor describes epic as

“the most overused word ever, next to fail. for even more asshole points, use them together to form "epic fail."

everything is epic now. epic car. epic haircut. epic movie. epic album. epic shut the fuck up.

saying "epic win" doesn't make you sound any better, either. and for fucks sake, don't ever say it in person.

DUDE UR POSTCOUNT IZ EPIC FAIL FAGOT

LOL EPIC WIN U RUEL

LISTEN TO THIS SONG IT'S SO EPIC”

The time has come Brothers and Sisters let’s bring back the word Epic for Homer’s sake!