As previously mentioned, we are currently poor. It happens. One way of trying to combat this state of sluggish economic well-being is to write articles for online sources for very little cash. I recently submitted an article to one of these sources and it was rejected due to a line being “inappropriately flippant”.

Let’s review.

flip·pant    

–adjective

1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity

Yes, yes, that’s me in a nutshell.