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[elisi]

This is for bogwitch re. our thread the other day. (Snagged from The Sunday Times Magazine, Feb. 20th):

President Calvin Coolidge, who took office in August 1923 on the death of President Harding, was known for his dry wit and his frugality with words. Once, at a dinner party, a young woman told him she bet she could get at least three words from him. He answered: "You lose."

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[spikefan.livejournal.com]

If only Dubya would consider a similar frugality with words.

No kidding. What I wouldn't give to never hear him say "nuke-kya-ler" ever again.

[elisi]

Heee! Saw a stand-up comedian doing a Condoleeza Rice impression the other day, saying that she had the job she had, because she could speak properly and knew how to pronounce 'nuclear'. And she had a rule that said: 'If you can't say it, you don't get to play with it!'

How I wish that was the truth.