[Ads-l] pooched

[Laurence Horn]

Probably not intended seriously, but there are a number (viz., 30) of “pooched the screw” hits—

http://forums.idosarchive.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=794
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=80971
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1143193-don-t-install-windows-10-ever

inter alia.

LH

> On Oct 23, 2018, at 12:31 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> "Screwed."
> 
> Nicolle Wallace on _Deadline: White House_ yesterday:
> 
> "The second member of the Dowd-Cobb team [is] basically acknowledging that,
> on obstruction, the President's pooched."
> 
> < screw the pooch (popularized by _The Right Stuff_) < fuck the dog
> 
> JL
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