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To: Just A Nobody

"Presidential podium"

It's a lectern.. Sorry, pet peeve of mine.

226 posted on 10/09/2006 7:21:22 AM PDT by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)

po·di·um (pd-m)
n. pl. po·di·a (-d-) or po·di·ums

1. An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker.
2. A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.
3. Architecture.
1. A low wall serving as a foundation.
2. A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.
4. Biology. A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.

lec·tern (lktrn) n.

1. A reading desk with a slanted top holding the books from which scriptural passages are read during a church service.
2. A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.

252 posted on 10/09/2006 7:28:16 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

You are correct, of course. Had the TV and 2 computer screens going and only 2 cups of coffee consumed. My humble apologies.

311 posted on 10/09/2006 7:44:00 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! www.irey.com and www.vets4irey.com - Now more than Ever!)

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