tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post7634780087831052882..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Vocabulary, words and phrases encountered since last timeTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-62265508339571674722017-06-12T22:20:18.774-04:002017-06-12T22:20:18.774-04:00Thanks for the list. Some of the words I was just...Thanks for the list. Some of the words I was just on the verge of knowing. How many times do you have to see a word before you take the trouble to look it up? I have a large vocabulary of fuzzy words whose meaning I almost know.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-39073500144225731442017-06-12T16:20:33.674-04:002017-06-12T16:20:33.674-04:00Mumpsimus, thank you. Corrected.
TIL: Duckduckgo...Mumpsimus, thank you. Corrected. <br /><br />TIL: Duckduckgo doesn't correct misspellings like Google does :-(Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-14874982769673261342017-06-12T15:53:22.447-04:002017-06-12T15:53:22.447-04:00"America, which is entertaining itself to ina..."America, which is entertaining itself to inanition, has never experienced a scarcity of entertainment."<br /><br />Hey, I remember that phrasing from a recent George Will column. It was a good column, too, about why are taxpayers subsidizing PBS. I guess I was so shocked the George Will wrote a good column that I remembered it!Amartelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636450794507517534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-70165005037761513772017-06-12T15:52:29.449-04:002017-06-12T15:52:29.449-04:00Mueller is over. If he tries to keep this going, i...Mueller is over. If he tries to keep this going, it ends badly for him.<br /><br />Knew a couple in every letter except M where I did a little better. Cheongsams were very popular as the 50s morphed into the 60s, both as outer garment and as lingerie, performing the same function as a chemise.<br /><br />And ginchy was unique to the late 50s, particularly "77 Sunset Strip". On the record, "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb", Edd Byrnes says to Connie Stevens, "Baby, you're the ginchiest".<br /><br />Fitting as Roger Smith died last week.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-39340249204573173492017-06-12T15:43:23.233-04:002017-06-12T15:43:23.233-04:00"Djellaba," not "djeballa.""Djellaba," not "djeballa."Mumpsimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105924003974189699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-35831438100919916122017-06-12T15:42:39.955-04:002017-06-12T15:42:39.955-04:00Yeah, I read something like that about the friends...Yeah, I read something like that about the friendship between Mueller and Comey and how Mueller can't possibly be disinterested. Also read about Comey, in typical aggressive prosecutor who holds all the cards fashion, mercilessly leaned on "obstruction of justice" in order to get convictions, especially in cases where the original charge was not working out (like in Martha Stewart's case). It's like what Patrick "that asshole" Fitzgerald did to Scooter Libby. They feel like they're entitled to a conviction once they've indicted.<br /><br />People don't like to believe that prosecutors can abuse their power, but they most certainly can and do. It's like with the police; you just don't want to believe it, would rather believe there are "a few bad apples" and they eventually get caught. Comey, and people like him, rely on trust. He was really leaning heavily on the "boy scout" imagery in his testimony. But he's the one who's lying. He's a partisan hack; always has been, always will be. There's a post at Ace of Spades about how he lied about taking notes on his convos with Bush II. Said he didn't but, typically, he did. He is exactly the sort of entitled, delusional, not-as-bright-as-he-thinks-he-is swamp moster (I called it way back last summer) that needs to be defenestrated from our government at all levels. With fire.Amartelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636450794507517534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12041865020948570672017-06-12T15:24:13.511-04:002017-06-12T15:24:13.511-04:00Amartel, Turley has a post today about a barriste...Amartel, Turley has a post today about a barrister Mueller hired named, Michael Dreeben. He is infamous for having an incredibly brought definition of obstruction of justice which he employed in the Enron case. He was overturned unanimously. But, it looks bad. Mueller and Comey are golf buddies and Deep State elitists. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-33597944832456517122017-06-12T15:11:11.534-04:002017-06-12T15:11:11.534-04:00"anodyne" can also be an adjective, mean..."anodyne" can also be an adjective, meaning "not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so."<br /><br />Use it in a sentence, AMartel!<br /><br />"Jim Comey gives the appearance of being an anodyne bureaucrat, neutrally committed to his job and nation but behind the scenes he is a total shit-stirring partisan hackosaurus,and also a bit of a moron."Amartelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636450794507517534noreply@blogger.com