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To: Califelephant

Somebody checked up on what a 'Scaramouche' was. Turned out to be a standard operatic charachter for a 'boastful coward'.

2 posted on 04/26/2004 5:10:01 PM PDT by Riley

- If the name fits, sail it!

Scaramouch also Scaramouche (skàr´e-m¡sh´, -m¡ch´, -mouch´) noun

A stock character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime, depicted as a boastful coward or buffoon.

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3 posted on 04/26/2004 5:13:34 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Uday and Qusay are ead-day)

Can you do the fandango? Very, very frightening indeed!

6 posted on 04/26/2004 5:19:44 PM PDT by pittsburgh gop guy

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