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OP Originally Posted By: Worthless Word For The Day"He writes the worst English that I have ever encountered.
It reminds me of a string of wet sponges; it reminds me
of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale
bean soup, of college yells, of dogs barking idiotically
through endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of
grandeur creeps into it. It drags itself out of the dark
abysm of pish, and crawls insanely up the topmost pinnacle
of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and doodle.
It is balder and dash."
- H. L. Mencken, of Pres. Warren G. Harding's bloviations
The Baltimore Evening Sun, 1921
I wish I could have said that!
Last edited by themilum; 09/27/07 02:41 AM.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Rumble Bumble themilum 09/27/07 02:40 AM Re: Rumble Bumble Faldage 09/27/07 10:11 AM Re: Rumble Bumble BranShea 09/27/07 06:44 PM
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