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To: lentulusgracchus

“absquatulated”!

As in, ‘abscond’—”The gold prospector absquatulated with our nuggets”.

Well done, FRiend.


22 posted on 12/01/2009 7:31:28 AM PST by reagandemocrat
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To: reagandemocrat

I can’t claim any credit — I believe the word is original with Mark Twain, as in “The horses have done absquatulated!”


27 posted on 12/01/2009 9:52:17 AM PST by lentulusgracchus
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