Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Who Knew He Was Irish?/The Name Game

Stumbled across a supporter of the Hope and Change Senator from Illinois the other day, offering fulsome praise of his hero -- and spelling the gentleman's name "O'Bama" every time. Faith an' begorrah!

On a related topic, it was hardly fifteen minutes after I decrode* twisting candidate's names into more-or-less funny shapes that I came up with my first such. It has been itching at me ever since but didn't become irresistible until I realized they all could work the same way. Now that I can paint 'em all with the same neologistical brush:

It's some choice the major parties offer us for President; add each of their candidate's names to the nation and you've got your pick of "abomination," "raw damnation," or "machination!"

Y'know, some day I'm gonna get hit by a streetcar, tryin' to grab a weak pun somebody's dropped on the tracks....
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*Past perfect of "decry," what? No? Drat!
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6 comments:

  1. rremingtonApril 23, 2008 at 11:18 PM

    You should really find a hobby. If you have THIS much time on your hands just think what you could do!

    Cute though ;<)

    Word Verification: ireswsg
    Irish Wig???

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  2. AlanApril 24, 2008 at 12:07 AM

    Cleaning up the screen now. Will send bill.

    verification:
    izailinq (Is A Link?)

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  3. JeffroApril 24, 2008 at 1:23 AM

    Y'know, some day I'm gonna get hit by a streetcar, tryin' to grab a weak pun somebody's dropped on the tracks....

    Your sacrifice will not have been made in vain.

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  4. phlegmfataleApril 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM

    Clever girl.

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  5. FaithApril 24, 2008 at 10:11 AM

    I really like them!!! They'll float around in my head for awhile.

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  6. doubletroubleApril 24, 2008 at 8:56 PM

    I'm sure you've heard of the "Black Irish"?

    Verification: ohtua- O'bama relative?

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