30 March 2007

ersatz \AIR-sahts\ adjective

Tucker sat in the doctor's waiting room surrounded by fellow patients and a wealth of ersatz: fake potted plants, imitation leather chairs, chipboard end tables veneered to look like oak. He drank coffee from a polystyrene cup. The irony that he was here today to have his hip joint replaced with titanium, ceramic, and plastic was not lost on him. He laughed bitterly, but no one paid him any mind.

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