appalled = "astounded" (UNCLASSIFIED)

Thu May 15 22:08:47 UTC 2008

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Maybe he meant to say "you'll applaud and be very excited for her".

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> Subject:      appalled = "astounded"
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> 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!"
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>   Seems the girl sold 17,328 boxes of cookies. Astounding,
> but not appalling.
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>   On the other hand, her methods of persuasion went unexplained....
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>   JL
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