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voter x Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 02:34 PM
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"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"
Anyone else bothered by *'s use of the word "embolden" over and over.
Reminded me of the Simpsons episode where Jebediah Springfield was revealed to be a fraud.......
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Birthmark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 02:36 PM
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1. You've made...
...a perfectly cromulent comparison, IMO.
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felonious thunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 02:39 PM
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4. Agreed
It's a perfectly cromulent word.
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 02:36 PM
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2. no...
because "embolden" is a real word. Let's give * credit for getting at least ONE word right.
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voter x Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 02:38 PM
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3. Credit where it's due
Way to go speechwriters for using words the pResident can pronouce...
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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 03:04 PM
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5. The silver-tongued pirate!
ROFL! Very amusing!

P.
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 03:07 PM
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6. Are you trying to "insticate" a laugh riot?
:yourock:
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TEXASYANKEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 03:21 PM
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7. Insticate
Gawd, I heard that as well. In fact, I think he said it twice. Can this bumbling fool REALLY be the President of the United States???
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voter x Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 03:31 PM
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8. And where does
A guy from Connecticut get a Texas accent that thick, I've lived in Southern VA all my life, but don't have a twang.....he must have bought it along with the ranch prop.
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