boo-hoovianism

[Jonathan Lighter]

You're thinking of "bovinists."

But you knew that.

JL

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: boo-hoovianism
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> At 12/4/2009 11:02 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >A misanthropic friend emailed me today to complain about sentimental
> >"save-the-animals boo-hoovianism."
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> Do boo-hoovianists cry only over ungulates?
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> Joel
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> >I disagree with what he says, but I will fight to the death to promote his
> >neologism as Word of the Year.
> >
> >(Well, maybe not to the *death* exactly....)
> >
> >JL
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