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Larry in KC (465 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 12:49 PM Original message |
I need a vocabulary word regarding Sarah Palin (no joke intended) |
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HopeFor2006 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Emperor has no Clothes |
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Larry in KC (465 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Ah, of course, great example! That's a good term for it, too, and I know it's often used... |
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minnesota_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. That was my first thought |
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chieftain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. But she knows how to wear a towel. |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. if you read " Lucky Jim " by Kingsley Amis |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Twunt |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Wonderful. Can we try something that doesn't reveal your |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Thank you. |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Agreed. Well said. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Word |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. One of my favorite websites: |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. P.S. also Try H.L. Mencken and Mark Twain |
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Larry in KC (465 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yes, I 've been thinking of Huck Finn |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. There's a really good, full text, searchable online library called Questia.com |
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seaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Dolt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. P.P.S. And also Bartlett's Famous Quotes - you can search quotes by topic, e.g. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. A boor. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. How about "oblivious" ? |
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Chef Eric (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. Chauncey Gardener of "Being There" comes to mind... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. The character of Peggy Hill on the cartoon "King of the Hill" |
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votetastic (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
14. laughingstock |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
15. Cognitive delusion |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
19. Projectile Vapidity |
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BleedingHeartRN (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
21. Obtuse harpy |
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crossroads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. *ding dong* the witch is dead! |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. "A face in the crowd" |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. Tartuffe. |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. William Collins from Pride and Prejudice |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. blatherskite = A noisy talker of blatant rubbish; foolish talk or nonsense |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Isn't that a great word? |
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cayuga (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. The word for the happy discovery that she is an idiot: |
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