What the hell does this mean? - Democratic Underground

Lindacooks

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:13 PM
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What the hell does this mean?

"Bush vowed that the United States would not 'crater in the face of hardship,"

Crater? Is that some chimpspeak?

This is what dictionary.com says of 'crater':

A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.

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livinontheedge

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:15 PM
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1. Crater, buckle, collapse . . . .

Interchangeble terms. He's too dumb to come up with "crater" on his own. Must have heard it from Cheney.

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Booger

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:19 PM
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2. you remember that?

I heard parts of that conference today, and all I can remember is

uh
uh
uh
er
uh

every damn statement started with it

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Bandit

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:21 PM
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The "uhs" have it.

okay the "ers" get honorable mention.

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mlawson

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:21 PM
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3. In college, 'crater' meant to totally wipe out in an exam.

Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 06:22 PM by mlawson

I think the general term is 'to reach a nadir', but that doesn't fit into the context of what Dumbo said.

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YellowRubberDuckie

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:42 PM
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4. He was trying to say COWER...but of course, he fucked up...

Does this surprise ANYONE? He should never speak off the cuff.
Duckie

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mlawson

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:47 PM
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5. Actually, we should WANT him to always speak off the cuff.

That is when he shows what he really is. Maybe, just maybe the masses will finally see him that way.

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YellowRubberDuckie

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Tue Oct-28-03 06:48 PM
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6. But the rest of the world thinks we all think like HIM!!

So wouldn't that just be EMBARRASSING!?
Duckie

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mlawson

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Tue Oct-28-03 07:04 PM
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7. It's a price we have to pay, to defeat him.

Gaffes have ended more campaigns than anything else. This guy, unscripted, is a walking and talking gaffe!

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Bertha Venation

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Thu Oct-30-03 08:47 PM
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8. Crater is fighter-pilot speak.

It means to drive your aircraft straight into the ground. To "auger in." To make a crater in the earth.

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