Citations:Eastwood

English citations of Eastwood

Verb: to talk to an empty chair representing someone not present

• 2012 August 31, Britney Fitzgerald, “Eastwooding: Clint Eastwood's 'Chair' Speech At Republican National Convention Inspires New Meme”, in The Huffington Post‎^[1]:

  If you see someone talking to an empty chair today, don't worry -- they're probably just "Eastwooding."

• 2012 August 31, Eyder Peralta, Debating An Empty Chair? 'Eastwooding' Was A Thing Back In 1924‎^[2], via WKNO 91.1:

  "Eastwooding" was a thing even before the Dollars Trilogy made Clint Eastwood the man with no name. Back in 1924, The Smithsonian reports, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Burton K. Wheeler took verbal shots at an invisible President Calvin Coolidge.

• 2012 September 1, “Clint Eastwood and the chair: 'Eastwooding,' 'This seat's taken' become new 2012 memes”, in Newsday‎^[3]:

  A brand-new word was born: eastwooding, the act of talking to an empty chair.

• 2012 September 1, William Lane Craig, “@RFUpdates”, in Twitter‎^[4]:

  Hmmm! Maybe I should have "Eastwooded" it with Richard Dawkins' empty chair at the Sheldonian Theatre!

• 2012 September 1, Justin Vacula, “William Lane Craig, Eastwooding Is Not Advisable”, in Justin Vacula's Blog‎^[5], Skeptic Blogs:

  Popular Christian apologist William Lane Craig recently offered his own take on ‘Eastwooding’ by taking a jab at Richard Dawkins who has refused to debate William Lane Craig as detailed in a 2011 article in The Guardian. Within this article, Dawkins said he would rather leave an empty chair than have a platform with Craig.

• 2012 October 9, Michael Gryboski, quoting William Lane Craig, “Christian Apologist ‘Eastwooding’ After Richard Dawkins Refuses Debate”, in The Christian Post‎^[6], retrieved 2012-10-10:

  There are two kinds of people in the world my friend. Those who show up and those who get ‘Eastwooded.’

Verb: to talk to an empty chair representing (a person) (transitive)

• 2012 October 9, Michael Gryboski, “Christian Apologist ‘Eastwooding’ After Richard Dawkins Refuses Debate”, in The Christian Post‎^[7], retrieved 2012-10-10:

  A video of a Christian apologist who "Eastwooded" atheist author Richard Dawkins in response to Dawkins' refusal to debate him over the existence of God will soon be posted to YouTube.

Verb: to upload a picture of a chair

• 2012 August 31, Erik Ortiz, “Clint Eastwood inspires 'Eastwooding': Social media users upload empty chair pics online”, in Daily News‎^[8]:

  Planking, skywalking and other bizarre fads will have to take a backseat to the latest Internet phenomenon courtesy of Clint Eastwood — Eastwooding.

• 2012 August 31, Renee Lorenz, “Have you "Eastwooded?"”, in OnMilwaukee.com‎^[9]:

  Easier than its trendy predecessors "planking" and "Tebowing," Eastwooding only requires Tweeps to upload their own sassy pictures of empty chairs.

• 2012 August 31, Brett Malek, “Eastwooding: Five Best Examples of the Empty-Chair Meme Based on Clint's RNC Speech”, in E Online‎^[10]:

  Here are our top five takes on what has become known as "Eastwooding":