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It is interesting. Think of "decimate," also.
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I know all about the reversal of meaning for "hoi polloi." I actually was using it in the original sense;…
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Ouch! (Rubs head.) What was that that fell out of the sky? Hmmm. Bone. Hmmm. Tool... Seriously, chastising accepted. Don't…
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Hey Gil, I think that's John Silber you're thinking of.  Philosopher (Kantian ethics) and long-time controversial president of Boston University,…
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That's helpful. Oh, poor Donnie Moore.  Haven't thought about him in a while.  What a sad story. Still, Mauch is…
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That's sad news.  I always thought Mauch was a good guy. I have to say, though, after reading your post,…
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especially, Gilgamesh, as you've already expressed your exasperation at the way this thread has devolved into a dispute over the…
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One way you might have heard of him: Coltrane, as a young man, played second tenor in Hodges' band during…
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I'll try to make this short as possible -- though that's hard for an old-timer to do. I really came…
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You missed at least a couple of former Representatives there: Nixon and Ford. Not that it affects your overall point.
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sometimes I think the enemy is aware of the rage, the hatred, and -- savors it. Haven't you ever been…
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I would like to see a link to this diary posted permanently somewhere in the front-page margin of this and…
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I dimly remember a column from a couple of years ago concerning a piece Safire had done on supposed French…
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for your new front-page status: Oh Maryscott, oh Maryscott, Possesses a temper that's hotter than hot. Yes, she'll damn you…
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