"war" [wor]

[Charles Doyle]

Last night the folks at MSNBC were discussing McCain's bellicosity regarding the Russia-Georgia conflict, and the caption on the screen read "War More Years."  I was baffled for a good many seconds, trying to ascertain wherein consisted the wit of the expression. Finally I realized that "war" is supposed to rhyme with (thence substitute for) "four."  Was that the point?

--Charlie
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