This New Man

Here’s a witness quote from a article called “Man Severely Hurt in Police Shooting” in the NYTimes online.

“Some guys came running out screaming, ‘What are you doing? What are you doing?’” Karo said, adding that the officers tried to keep those men away from the injured man. “One cop was tending the injured guy, and the other cop was trying to deal with the screaming guys.”

I guess it’s not new that guy is the new man. When guy is combined with “this” and “some,” it takes on all kinds of wonderful nuances. Maybe we should just adopt it.

Guy Severely Hurt In Police Shooting

Police shot and seriously wounded this guy who had been firing a .45-caliber machine pistol in the air yesterday, police said. The guy, who was with at least two other guys, was firing a weapon near 179th st.
“I looked out the window and I saw two cops shooting some guy,” said Ron Karo, who watched from the office where he works. After that guy was shot, Karo saw three other guys in the alley. “Some guys came running out screaming, ‘What are you doing? What are you doing?’” Karo said, adding that the officers tried to keep those guys away from the injured guy. “One cop was tending the injured guy, and the other cop was trying to deal with the screaming guys.”

I’m going change all the headlines:

Manhattan: Four Guys Struck By Car
Guy Cleared of Murder Files Suit Against City
Some Guy Found Dead in Bronx Apartment