Fwd: word-watch

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

forwarded from a friend:

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Victor Steinbok
> Date: November 26, 2007 5:08:48 PM PST
> To: "Arnold M. Zwicky"
> Subject: word-watch
> McCain is upset because Iraq has too many ministries? That's very  
> deckchairish on the Titanic of him, isn't it?
>  http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2007_11/012575.php
> November 26, 2007
> MINISTRIES....Ramesh Ponnuru reports back from a journalists' lunch  
> hosted by John McCain:
>
> McCain notes that corruption and the lack of political progress are  
> continuing problems. "Whoever designed that government ought to be  
> taken out and shot," he said, referring to the large number of Iraqi  
> ministries.
>
> McCain is upset because Iraq has too many ministries? That's very  
> deckchairish on the Titanic of him, isn't it?
>
> ... POSTSCRIPT: For what it's worth, Iraq appears to have 31  
> ministries these days. Just thought I'd clear that up.
>
> —Kevin Drum

the other hits on "deckchairish" are about color schemes and patterns  
characteristic of deck chairs.

arnold

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