AARP

The sound a dog makes when it bites its tongue. It's also the initials behind the American Association of Retired Persons. AARP has become a powerful lobbying group for, um, old people. "Old" here is defined as "over 50," which was, in fact, "old" 100 years ago. Today it's the zone of mid-life crises. AARP is a powerful political lobby these days, fighting to keep Social Security obligations in tact, among other things. AARP is also trying to be a kind of "CostCo" membership business which aggregates the considerable buying power of its members to extract volume discounts of...stuff. Sit Ubu. Good dog.