travesty

[Jonathan Lighter]

Earlier today the President of Plaquemines Parish described the gushing oil
as "a tragedy and a travesty."  Later, on the History Channel's series
_America: The Story of Us_, Donald Trump forcefully described the 9/11
terrorist attacks as "a travesty."

Roughly, "an outrageous happening."

I've heard it a number of times before, but I can't say when.

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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