"OH, DEJECTA!"

by Just_Lin

I learned a new word the other day, "dejecta". I had to look it up but perhaps you won't need to.

We usually know dejecta when we see it, although sometimes we may not see it and end up walking right into it. Hopefully, we know it when we hear it and are wary of those people who are full of it. We don't want to take any of it, but, too often, we put up with it. It's probably getting stirred up a lot more than usual these days and it means real trouble when it hits the fan.

Some people think their dejecta doesn't stink but we all know better than that. Some people don't know it from Shinola. Others don't have theirs together. Sometimes we have to work through it in order to get to the bottom of it. At times, we may feel we are just shoving it against the tide or are treading knee deep in it. Hopefully, none of us are up dejecta creek without a paddle.

So, have you had to deal with any dejecta lately? Have you found yourself uttering the words "What a bunch of dejecta!" or "Don't give me that dejecta!" or "Whose dejecta is this?" Perhaps you know someone who has dejecta for brains. Please tell. I find everyone else's dejecta to be so much more interesting than my own. No dejecta!