Here's the deal. You attempted to express yourself with a smartass remark that backfired. You then attempted to cover your dumb error. You know very well, I wasn't referencing "intellectual sustenance", but rather, your "insipid, simplistic" and "bland" writing. Period.
You then proceeded to post definitions without a proper link and without proper attribution. Making your reply, void of substance and pure nonsense.
What I posted backed up exactly what the meaning of the word "pabulum" was, per my linked source at Merriam Webster Online. While its been given a shared meaning with "pabulum", MW defines "pablum" in its earliest form, as a trademark for baby food.
Btw, contrary to what you posted...
>>>>>"somewhat like "judgement" is now a word."
... the word "judgement" is the original and proper spelling for British English. It preceded the word "judgment" which is now commonly used in American English. Judgement is not a proper word used in the good old USA today.
You attempted a sarcastic comment, but in doing so used a word with multiple meanings, where the meaning you wanted was the least used. In doing so, you ignored the more obvious word which sounds like the word you used and has the meaning you expected.
Taking advantage of your use of the less exclusive word was a simple task. Quoting the online dictionaries was also a simple task, one that even a child could do. It's hard to imagine anybody other than you would have required me to post a link to an online dictionary reference.
Of course I know that you were not trying to say anything nice -- it wouldn't be your nature, contrary to the namesake you have chosen to hide behind as a screen name.
It's not my fault you left yourself open with a poor word choice.
Going with my assertion you are not clueless, I can't fathom how you think that "insipid, simplistic, and bland" have no relationship to the word "pablum". You surely must know that those are descriptive terms used for baby food, and why the word is used to describe bland writing.
While its been given a shared meaning with "pabulum", MW defines "pablum" in its earliest form, as a trademark for baby food.
So you actually believe that "pablum" got a shared meaning FROM "pabulum"? Wow.
It's not my fault you chose a word for which the most common definition is a positive quality of speech that elucidates or feeds the curiousity of those who read it. That you chose this word for an opposite reaction is your own fault. I tried to give you a better word, but you seem to simply want to argue that you meant the 3rd definition, not the 1st, as if everybody doesn't know that already, and are having a good laugh at your expense.pabulum Usage Examples Adjective modifier very: For these dangerous and divisive elements the legislation proposed in the Race Relations Bill is the very pabulum they need to flourish.
Your response reminds me of an insipid movie, "Happy Gilmore". The protagonist, trying to act the cool man, says "I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast". TO which Gilmore replies -- "You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?"
And just like you with your "pabulum" remark, everybody knows what the protagonist meant, and they all laugh at him for his poor choice of how to say what he wanted to say.
Next time, I do recommend that if you are trying to be snarky (and given your history, I would suggest you stick to trying something you are better at), you should try choosing a word whose main meaning is what you want to say, not the opposite.