megilla

[Laurence Horn]

At 5:26 PM -0500 11/7/10, Ben Zimmer wrote:
>On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>>  At 9:05 AM -0500 11/7/10, Ben Zimmer wrote:
>>>
>>>Today's "Doonesbury" has Roland Hedley saying to a fictional Dubya,
>>>"Mr. President, let's talk about the big magilla -- your decision to
>>>invade Iraq."
>>
>>  I have this picture of a triangular wrestling ring containing, one in
>>  each corner, the Big Kahuna, the Big Enchilada, and the Big Magilla,
>>  each dressed in his (or her?) traditional ethnic garb.   Am I missing
>>  a fourth contenduh?
>
>How about Bill Parcells, aka the Big Tuna?
>
>--bgz
>
Excellent candidate; he even rhymes with the Big Kahuna.

LH

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