stymied

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah but he tried to make a singular out of _kudos_.

O tempura! o morays!

JL

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Herb Stahlke<hfwstahlke at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I got a flyer for Consumer Cellular that contained the following kudo:
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> > "My wife and I are absolutely stymied by the unbelievable customer
> > service Consumer Cellular offers. It exceeds anything I have ever
> > experienced."
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> > Either "stymied" for "stunned," or a serious irony gap.
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> > Herb
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