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CanonRay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:27 AM
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I learned a new word during the Spelling Bee-Kakistocracy
Kakistocracy-government by the worst men in the state.

This is my new favorite word. Who knew we were living in a Kakistocracy?
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:30 AM
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1. Keep this going.....
maybe instead of using the asterisk when referencing bushco, we can just use a K.
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Cabcere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:32 AM
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5. I'm down with that.
When I was little I used to call the asterisk a "star," and Bush is certainly no star. :shrug: Plus, if you put three of those K's together, it seems to accurately describe this administration's mindset...
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:30 AM
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2. By God it is a word just like you said
What a perfect word!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy
Kakistocracy, rule by the least-able or least-principled of citizens, is a form of government in which the people least qualified to control the government are the people who control the government.

The origin of this word is Greek, derived from the superlative of the Greek adjective kakos (bad), the superlative form being kakistos (worst).
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CanonRay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:35 AM
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7. I wonder if this is where "Kaka" or shit, comes from.
That's what we called it when we were little kids!
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:45 AM
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8. Either one fits, of course.
:rofl:
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tblue37 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:33 AM
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14. The Spanish word "caca" means something a bit
Edited on Fri Jun-01-07 10:33 AM by tblue37
more gentle, like "poo-poo." Mierda has the stronger nuance of "shit."
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Evergreen Emerald Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:31 AM
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3. It has been my screen saver for about a year now.
My boss thought it was funny.
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Cabcere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:31 AM
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4. It is quite appropriate, isn't it?
:hi: I can think of several other words to describe this government, but "kakistocracy" is one of the few suitable for polite company. :evilgrin:
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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:34 AM
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6. That would be a killer screen name
Who knew there was a word for that?
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 09:01 AM
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13. You would be a kakistocrat then.
It is a great word.

-Hoot
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:45 AM
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9. I saw that and loved it!
the girl was from Madison, WI I believe, so I think she chose that word very intentionally. Brilliant.

to the parents out there: never underestimate your kids and what they do know. :)
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 11:54 AM
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16. They get to pick their words?
I have no idea how this works but, yeah, a kid from Madtown would totally do that on purpose.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 11:58 AM
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18. the brief segment I saw was an interview with her
and they asked her what her favorite word was (or something similar), so she picked kakocracy. I don't believe it was during the contest itself.
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:01 PM
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19. Ah -- right on, Kid!
Edited on Fri Jun-01-07 12:01 PM by jgraz
I guess it would have been too obvious if she said her favorite word was "Fucktardistan".
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joneschick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:47 AM
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10. I used to have that with the definition pinned up
in my cubicle. Then I got laid off. The mortgage industry is booming.
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leveymg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:49 AM
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11. Make that a theo-klepto-kakistocracy
Government by those who worship the theft of public goods by the worst elements in society.

What's the simple term for that? Privatization.
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displacedtexan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 08:53 AM
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12. I knew.
Edited on Fri Jun-01-07 08:54 AM by displacedtexan
LINK
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DKRC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 11:35 AM
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15. O that's what the K in K Street stands for!
K Street + Repukes = Kakistocracy

:evilgrin:
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 11:57 AM
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17. I knew it
I learned the word kakistocracy in the eighties.

At that time, I joked it was synonymous with Nixonian democracy. Now I would call it something else.
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:06 PM
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20. ME TOO! When the kid said that...my first thought was....THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LIVING!
KAKISTOCRACY...SAY IT OFTEN...REPEAT, REPEAT REPEAT. Kakistocracy. Kakistocracy. Kakistocracy.
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Morgana LaFey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 04:33 PM
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21. and it's so close to "ka-ka" -- makes it easy to remember, too nt
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DemReadingDU Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-02-07 07:20 AM
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22. Kakistocracy
I like this word

:)
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