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> Karl wrote: > > > > I'm not surprised about Rush Limbaugh's crude comments on just about anything............. He's> just a very well paid comedianne. > > > -- > > [log in to unmask] > > Mr Webster says to be a comedian(in the modern sense) one is "a comic > individual; specif: a professional entertainer who uses any of various > physical or verbal means TO BE AMUSING(emp mine)." > Since I have never laughed a great deal at anything the man > has said, I set my fingers ashaken through Mr. Webster, and found: > BOOR- "a rude or insensitive person" > > getting warm I think, but right below is the adjective: > BOORISH where Mr. Webster explains,"Boorish implies rudeness > of manner due to insensitivity to others' feelings and unwillingness to > be agreeable" > > Much closer, but how about a few near homonyms > BORE: "one that causes boredom: as a tiresome person" or > > BOAR: "an uncastrated male swine"...the Old World wild hog from > which most domestic swine derive" > > So,take your pick Rush fans, better yet with a little alliteration > (sorry, my Mom was an English teacher!) you capture the essential Rush > A BOORISH BORE OF A BOAR, BUT NEVER A COMEDIAN! > -- > Stephen C. Holahan > 49/14 -- Stephen C. Holahan