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Quibbling Quads in a Quandary in their Quest to Smear & Quiet Quick-Witted Rush Limbaugh(vanity)
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Posted on 03/06/2009 7:59:59 AM PST by pillut48

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from dictionary.com

quib·ble (kwĭb'əl) Pronunciation Key intr.v. quib·bled, quib·bling, quib·bles

1. To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections. 2. To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.

n.

1. A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection. 2. Archaic A pun.

[Probably diminutive of obsolete quib, equivocation, perhaps from Latin quibus, dative and ablative pl. of quī, who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents); see kwo- in Indo-European roots.] quib'bler n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints: quibbling about minor details; a critic who constantly carped; caviling about the price of coffee; an editor who niggled about commas; tried to stop nitpicking all the time; pettifogging about trivialities.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Humor
KEYWORDS: alliteration; comicrelief; freepun; wordoftheday
What say you? ;-)
1 posted on 03/06/2009 7:59:59 AM PST by pillut48
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To: pillut48

Nice to know you’re not alliterate...


2 posted on 03/06/2009 8:03:49 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 43 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: null and void

I are the produck of fine Merkin free publik skooling, thk yu! ;-)


3 posted on 03/06/2009 8:06:22 AM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: pillut48

Can you say merkin on FR?


4 posted on 03/06/2009 8:11:06 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 44 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: null and void

You mean “disliterate”, don’tcha?


5 posted on 03/06/2009 8:32:38 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Mr. Bernanke, have you started working on your book about the second GREATER depression?")
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To: pillut48

My quip: quote a queer, quixotic quagmire.


6 posted on 03/06/2009 8:39:26 AM PST by dangus
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Nope. The title was classic alliteration.


7 posted on 03/06/2009 8:42:20 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 44 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: null and void

I know, it was a good post! I was invoking the combined spirits of Jesse Jackson/Maxine Waters; apropos of nothing at all.


8 posted on 03/06/2009 8:47:48 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Mr. Bernanke, have you started working on your book about the second GREATER depression?")
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Damn. You got me.

LOL!


9 posted on 03/06/2009 8:48:56 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 44 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: null and void

Glad you got it my FRiend! Happy to supply the chuckle.


10 posted on 03/06/2009 9:20:58 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Mr. Bernanke, have you started working on your book about the second GREATER depression?")
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