# 21 Mar 2005, 09:43AM: gH:
When dismayed, we often say "Gah." If I'm quite dismayed, I'll say "Gaah" or even "Gaaaahhhh!". But how can we quantify our dismay more precisely and accurately?
gH is a measuring tool for dismay. Its scale is akin to the pH scale of alkalinity and acidity.
Yes, a typo in an instant messaging conversation inspired this model. Coleridge only wishes he was on AIM.7 = no dismay.
0 = dismay at murder, rape, and other such awful, barbaric behavior.
14 = dismay at Precious Moments figurines and other such sappy glurge.
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