appalled = "astounded"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Introducing an item about an industrious Girl Scout who won a trip to Europe, a _Fox & Friends_ anchor promised "You'll be appalled and very excited for her!"

  Seems the girl sold 17,328 boxes of cookies. Astounding, but not appalling.

  On the other hand, her methods of persuasion went unexplained....

  JL

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