boo-hoovianism

[Alison Murie]

Or could be horses.
AM
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On Dec 4, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> You're thinking of "bovinists."
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> But you knew that.
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> JL
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> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net>
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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.
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>>> (Well, maybe not to the *death* exactly....)
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>>> JL
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