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To: zarf
Did charlie gibson just say a "sober President Bush" when he meant to say somber????

250 posted on 12/14/2003 9:22:09 AM PST by alisasny (Hope to see many of you at the NY Holiday party on 12/28)
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To: alisasny
He said sober, meaning somber, hopefully anyway!
261 posted on 12/14/2003 9:23:42 AM PST by ladyinred (If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door!)
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To: alisasny
"sober" and "somber" can mean the same based on the context in which both words are used
269 posted on 12/14/2003 9:24:23 AM PST by apackof2 (I won't be satisfied until I am to smart for my own good)
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To: alisasny
Bill Sammon on FNC just used the same word in describing the Presidents performance.
313 posted on 12/14/2003 9:29:17 AM PST by CedarDave (Insted of using the new spel checkr, I'll just tpye as usal.)
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To: alisasny
Urgent Message for the TINFOIL BRIGADE!...........

When you spew hate for our wonderful Pesident, you make yourselves irrelevant!

342 posted on 12/14/2003 9:33:37 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (Libertarians are LOOOOOOSERS!)
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To: alisasny
som·ber adj.
Dark; gloomy.Dull or dark in color. Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood. Serious; grave.

so·ber adj. besides the intoxicated definition ----there is---

Plain or subdued: sober attire.
Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. See synonyms at serious.
Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.

According to GuruNet ---

425 posted on 12/14/2003 10:12:47 AM PST by malia (BUSH/CHENEY '04 *A Cherished Constitutional right - the right to vote and have it counted - once.)
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