Religulous

[LanDi Liu]

You guys are awesome.  Thanks.  (And within 20 minutes!)

And that gets my vote for WOTY.

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Benjamin Zimmer
<bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
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> Randy Alexander wrote:
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>> This seems to be a portmanteau of some sorts, obviously "religious" is
>> one part, but I can't put my finger on the other part.  The closest
>> thing I can come up with is (heh) Caligula.  : )
>>
>> Help?
>
> Doug Wilson wrote:
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>> "Ridiculous", I think.
>
> Yes, Bill Maher explained this as a blend of "religious" and "ridiculous" when
> he appeared on "The Daily Show":
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> http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=186755&title=Bill-Maher-Pt.-1
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> --Ben Zimmer
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