I told you guys that I was going to make up a new word, and here it is.
Definition:
factopinguess: \fakt-o-pin-ges\ n : 1. To falsely present as fact something that is derived from opinion or pure conjecture.
The Legal Stuff:
I give my permission to any and all people of the world to use the word, [i]factopinguess[/i], at will, without the necessity to either obtain permission or give credit to the creator of the word, who is, for the record, Maxwell T. Edison of TechRepublic (aka _______________ in real life), providing it is used in its correct form and done so without compensation; and if any compensation is paid and/or collected, or otherwise deemed payable from the use of the word, [i]factopinguess[/i], Maxwell T. Edison of TechRepublic (aka _______________ in real life), will be entitled to any and all monetary payments or benefits otherwise gained from its use; and the date-time-stamp permanently recorded at the TechRepublic Web site will verify such authenticity.
(I am, after all, a practicing capitalist, and have to protect my interests.)
The Plan:
So there you go — spread the word.
And the word is, [i]factopinguess[/i].