more -gates

[Ben Zimmer]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
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>> The "slutgate" has already gone by, in case you missed it.
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>> Now we have the overheating iPads 3s that are being dubbed "heatgate".
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> "Crate-gate."
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> Mitt's doggie-transport scandal.
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> "Watergate" was in 1972. Please, please let this crap die!

Today, of course, brought Etch-a-Sketch-gate.

--bgz

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