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Bushisms Make New Edition of Quotations Dictionary
ap ^ | 11/14/2002 | ap

Posted on 11/14/2002 3:35:15 PM PST by TLBSHOW

LONDON (AP) - President Bush makes a strong showing in a new book of quotations released Thursday. "Bushisms" in the second edition of the "Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation," include the president's declaration: "We are ready for any unforeseen event which may or may not happen."

The other "Bushisms" include the president's words of wisdom at the 2001 Yale University commencement: "To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the 'C' students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States."

The thematically arranged dictionary includes quotations, colloquialisms and memorable turns of phrase on more than 350 topics.

Other new entries in this edition also include the "Star Trek" phrase, "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it," and the expressions "licensed to kill," "Generation X" and "It girl."


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: bushisms

1 posted on 11/14/2002 3:35:15 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: A CA Guy; Amelia; ArneFufkin; blackbart.223; Bush2000; Chad Fairbanks; ClancyJ; COB1; ...
FYI
2 posted on 11/14/2002 3:38:08 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: TLBSHOW
I'm waiting to see if "strategery" is added to the OED.
3 posted on 11/14/2002 3:38:55 PM PST by Cicero
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To: Humidston; justshe; Kevin Curry; ladyinred; Lowelljr; Lucius Cornelius Sulla; Luis Gonzalez; ...
ping
4 posted on 11/14/2002 3:39:08 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: nopardons; RedBloodedAmerican; rintense; Roscoe; Russell Scott; sinkspur; Southflanknorthpawsis; ...
Funny stuff!
5 posted on 11/14/2002 3:40:08 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: Cicero
I can't wait for President Bush to be included in the history books as the greatest President.
6 posted on 11/14/2002 3:44:40 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: TLBSHOW
LOL!!
7 posted on 11/14/2002 3:46:08 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: TLBSHOW
"We are ready for any unforeseen event which may or may not happen."

Yogi would be proud of this one
8 posted on 11/14/2002 3:47:34 PM PST by uncbob
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
LOL!!

Nope... that one isn't in there... and I personally don't remember Dubya ever saying 'LOL!!'... can you cite a source?

(heh heh heh)

9 posted on 11/14/2002 3:51:31 PM PST by Chad Fairbanks
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To: TLBSHOW
I have a friend who made a great quote that deserves to be in Bartlets. She was talking about Babe Ruth (for some reason) and said, "If he wasn't dead, would he still be alive?". I just stared back at her....I had nothing to say.
10 posted on 11/14/2002 3:52:01 PM PST by FreepLady
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"If he wasn't dead, would he still be alive?".

That reminds me of a question that Rummy was asked today at a press conference. "Is Bin Laden alive or dead, and if he's alive, does that mean that we're losing the war?" Rummy smiled and said, "Yes, Bin Laden is alive or dead." With that he closed his notebook and walked away.

Gotta love that Rummy.

11 posted on 11/14/2002 4:08:50 PM PST by alnick
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To: TLBSHOW
Pretty good actually.
12 posted on 11/14/2002 9:32:33 PM PST by A CA Guy
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