in awe = 'aghast'

[Laurence Horn]

Well, that's why he's an awful surgeon.  Makes sense to me.

LH


On Jun 9, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> A mom tells CNN that she and her husband were "in awe" when told that an
> idiot surgeon had partially blinded their child.
>
> JL
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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