stymied

[Herb Stahlke]

I also order one gyro at a time.

Herb

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Jonathan Lighter<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yeah but he tried to make a singular out of _kudos_.
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> O tempura! o morays!
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> 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
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>> > Either "stymied" for "stunned," or a serious irony gap.
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>> > Herb
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>> You got that right!
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