[Ads-l] turd tornado

[Laurence Horn]

Yes, turdnado would have been le mot juste. But I was also interested in "except of poop". "Of" sickness strikes again!

LH

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> On Aug 17, 2016, at 3:41 PM, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Video:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thehill.com_blogs_blog-2Dbriefing-2Droom_news_291747-2Dformer-2Dbreitbart-2Deditor-2Dcalls-2Dtrump-2Da-2Dturd-2Dtornado&d=CwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wFp3X4Mu39hB2bf13gtz0ZpW1TsSxPIWYiZRsMFFaLQ&m=EF3yi39p2m8Ul-_cfLrjoLbMVsoJ3GAqGxAnhT6V7Gs&s=J49Hc4gTyZSkDbPcwhrp21P_mE6EYg3O4c9FTQfhOQk&e= 
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> He unaccountably missed the opportunity to create the blend "turdnado".
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Ben Shapiro, former Editor-at-Large, Breitbart: As you probably know,
>> I think D----d T---p is a turd tornado. ...
>> 
>> CNN Anchor Lady: A _what_ tornado?
>> 
>> BS:  A turd tornado.
>> 
>> CNNAL: What _is_ that?
>> 
>> BS: Well, it's like  a sharknado, except of poop.
>> 
>> CNNAL: [Covering face in embarrassment]: OK. All right. That's not
>> quite what I expected. But OK....
>> 
>> JL
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