celebutard

[James Smith]

You're joking, right?  Clearly _celebrity_ + _retard_,
with a _u_ thrown in for a smooth transition.


--- Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> A Fox News spot just characterized Paris Hilton as a
> "celebutard."
>
>   [Perh. blend of _celebrity_ + _debutante_ +
> _bankcard_, in ref. to her fabulous shopping sprees]
>
>   Perh.
>
>   JL
>
>
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> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect.
> Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.
>
>
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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.



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