[Ads-l] COLLEAGUES & FRIENDS COME TO JUDGE KAVANAUGH'S DEFENSE

[Jonathan Lighter]

Come on, obtusers. The Fox headline is imperative. Gotta get this done!

JL

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 5:18 PM Mark Mandel <mark.a.mandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> (Headbang)
>
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 1:10 PM Dave Hause <dwhause at cablemo.net> wrote:
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> > Or it could be Brett and his friend, Mark.
> > Dave Hause
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: W Brewer
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 8:26 AM
> > To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: COLLEAGUES & FRIENDS COME TO JUDGE KAVANAUGH'S DEFENSE
> >
> > Thought you'd never ask. <Judge> as attributive title vs. <to judge>
> > transitive verb.
> > (1) Friends rush to defend Judge Kanavaugh.
> > OR:
> > (2) Friends eventually decide to challenge Kanavaugh's explanations.
> > Don't it blow yer mind?
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