boo-hoovianism

[Alison Murie]

Or do I mean horses' asses, as in Glenn Beck?
AM
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On Dec 4, 2009, at 7:16 PM, Alison Murie wrote:

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> Or could be horses.
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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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