Politics (Poli+tics, or many blood-sucking parasites); Fried Coke (continued)

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POLITICS (POLI+TICS)
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I don't know if either Fred or Grant included this line in either of their
political books. Kinky Friedman, in last night's debate for Texas Governor,
said  that the word "politics" comes from "poly" (meaning "many") and "tics"
(meaning  "blood-sucking parasites").
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It's an old folk etymology that's incorrect, of course.
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_Texas Politics: Cheering Kinky on -- Updated_
(http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2006/09/cheering_kinky.html)      The independent
gubernatorial candidate defined  politics as "poly -- meaning more than one -- and ticks
--  bloodsucking parasites." ...
blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics//<WBR>archives/2006/09/cheering_kinky.html  -
_Cached_
(http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:7pcvlZh_RB8J:blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2006/09/cheering_kinky.html+politics+"bloodsucking+parasite
s"&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar pages_
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=related:blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2
006/09/cheering_kinky.html)
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_http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=politics&page=5_
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>From latin. Poli meaning many. tics being bloodsucking creatures.
United States politics makes me so sick.  Let's move to Canadia.

by _Eni_ (http://www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=Eni)  Mar 9, 2005
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from the Latin "Poli" meaning multiple, and "Tics" meaning blood  sucking
parasites.
Thats _George Bush_
(http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=George+Bush)  is a _liar_ (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=liar)  and
_deserter_ (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=deserter)  who likes
politics.
by _SoberVoter_ (http://www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=SoberVoter)
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The system that governs the world. A system of cheating, lying,  and scandal.
Coming from the phrase poly, meaning many, and ticks,  meaning bloodsucking
parasites.
by _Not Proud to be an  American_
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_The Root of Politics_
(http://groups.google.com/group/rec.humor/browse_thread/thread/ecbf7cf3d8654222/c616f2476daa42f1?lnk=st&q=politics+*+poli+*+tics+*+ma
ny&rnum=382&hl=en#c616f2476daa42f1)        ... poli (from the greek meaning
many)  tics (a small blood-sucking parasite)  Therefore
'politics' means a bunch of blood-sucking parasites.  ...
_rec.humor_ (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.humor?lnk=sg&hl=en)  - Oct 16
1991, 9:15 am by William Dye  - 1 message - 1 author
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FRIED COKE (continued)
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More of the great regional food down here.
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7 October 2006, Austin American-Statesman, section G (Life &  Arts), pg. G1:
Going on outside the game is, of course, the State Fair of Texas, where you
can find all manner of original ways to clog your arteries. New this year are
the deep-fried cosmopolitan, fried avocados, fried mac 'n' cheese, fried
pralines, fried pancake sundae and, our favorite, fried Coke: "Smooth spheres of
Coca-Cola-flavored batter are deep fried, drizzled with pure Coke fountain
syrup, topped with whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry. Served in
souvenir contoured glasses."

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