boo-hoovianism

[Jonathan Lighter]

The article that sparked the comment:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/wl_sthasia_afp/nepalreligionanimal

JL
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Alison Murie <sagehen7470 at att.net> wrote:

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> 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."
> >>>
> >>> Do boo-hoovianists cry only over ungulates?
> >>>
> >>> Joel
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> 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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