[Ads-l] notorious = 'well regarded or recognized'

[Jim Parish]

There's also Justice Ginsberg's nickname on some leftish blogs, 
"Notorious R.B.G.", itself presumably derived from "The Notorious B.I.G.".

Jim Parish

On 8/14/2016 1:09 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> Perhaps just following 'notoriety' from the dark side to the light?
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> On Aug 14, 2016 1:34 PM, "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> CNN reports the death of a Syrian first responder who was "notorious
>> for pulling a baby out of the rubble."
>>
>> Maybe they were trying to find a synonym for "infamous."
>>
>> JL
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