rash = 'critically decisive'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Or maybe it just means 'sudden.' Like that would be much of an improvement.

JL

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> A CNN journalist narrates the story of a schoolbus driver who saved lives
> by turning around and taking the bus back to the school rather than drive
> it straight into a giant, whirling tornado.
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> I know. But that's not the point. The point is that the narration includes
> the phrase: "Then she made a rash decision" to turn back.
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> JL
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