FW: Politiquera, Pachanga, Palanca (OED? DARE? Double-Tongued? Anywhere?)

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Barry sent the message below to a select group of ads-lers.  I now forward it to the entire list.

Gerald Cohen

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From: Bapopik at aol.com [mailto:Bapopik at aol.com]
Sent: Sun 1/6/2008 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Politiquera, Pachanga, Palanca (OED? DARE? Double-Tongued? Anywhere?)

I revised "pachanga" and have added these three Texas political "p" words for your pleasure:
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PACHANGA:
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/pachanga_pachanga_politics/
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POLITIQUERA:
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/politiquera_campaign_worker_or_vote_broker/
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PALANCA:
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/palanca_lever_or_straight_ticket_votiing/
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PACHANGAS + TEXAS--3,180 Google hits
POLITIQUERAS + TEXAS--2.540 Google hits
PALANCA + TEXAS + POLITICS--687 Google hits

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Barry Popik
www.barrypopik.com <http://www.barrypopik.com/>

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