[Ads-l] G.L.O.A.T.

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Intriguing acronym, Nancy and Bonnie.
Here is a lyrical instance in 2001.

Website: Genius
Album: Rip The Jacker (LL Cool J Diss)
Artist: Canibus
Release Year: 2001
https://genius.com/Canibus-rip-the-jacker-ll-cool-j-diss-lyrics

[Begin excerpt]
Yo, this be the realest shit I ever wrote
You should change your muthafuckin' name from G.O.A.T. to G.L.O.A.T
The Greatest Liar Of All Time that cannot rhyme
That cannot shine as long as I'm alive
[End excerpt]

On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 7:27 PM Bonnie Taylor-Blake
<b.taylorblake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Nice, Nancy.
>
> And now I see that "GLOAT" ("greatest liar of all time") had previously
> been used in an October 2021 letter to the editor of The Wisconsin State
> Journal (Madison), where it had been applied to ... Donald J. Trump.
>
> https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-gloat-121821/148338047/
>
> -- Bonnie
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 6:33 PM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Acronym of the year?
> >
> > "The GLOAT: Trump's lawyer calls [Michael] Cohen the greatest lawyer of all
> > time."
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOlj_NFdHOo
> >
> > "Todd Blanche asked jurors if they are familiar with the acronym GOAT,
> > which stands for 'greatest of all time.'
> >
> > Michael Cohen, Blanche said, 'is the GLOAT: Greatest Liar of All Time.'
> > Upon hearing this, one of the jurors, a young woman, cracked a smile and
> > began laughing softly."
> >
> >
> > https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/28/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/greatest-liar-of-all-time-gloat-00160168
> >
> >
> >
> > Nancy Friedman
> > Chief Wordworker
> > web: wordworking.com <http://www.wordworking.com>
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> >
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