chutzpah n., when the Governor of Texas cuts funding for volunteer fire departments by 75%, then demands federal disaster relief to fight wildfires, while at the same time calling for cuts in government spending

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:31 am chutzpah n., when the Governor of Texas cuts funding for volunteer fire departments by 75%, then demands federal disaster relief to fight wildfires, while at the same time calling for cuts in government spending

Brilliant, but beware, that sort of comment could subject you to the Scythian Cure.

CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision. (from Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary)

Transward

I understand

d'oh from the Simpsons and

truthiness from Colbert Report

have made it into "the dictionary".

Ejacation? Not yet.

Moi

I was always told that

a) when you meet a man on the street and he's wearing your business suit, that's nerve.

b) when you meet a man on the street and he smiles at you with your own teeth (think dentures), that's chutzpah!...

moi621 (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:42 pm I understand

d'oh from the Simpsons and

truthiness from Colbert Report

have made it into "the dictionary".

Ejacation? Not yet.

Moi

Moi,

EJACATION IS WHEN YOU GET EJAMACATED...

O.K.?