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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:03 PM
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Is this descrption of * OVER THE TOP?
"Why does this guy always look dumb as a bag of hair?"

Quote DemBeans

I live for the day when (if he doesn't get us all killed first) when
the chickens come home to roost for * & all his gang. Because they are;
killing, lying, end time watching, fear mongering, election stealing,
kick back taking, bribe giving, send the soldiers to die for
no good reason, non Osoma getting, media & message manipulating,
greedy, self righteous bags of dog shit w/ worms.

Just thoughts ..... :rant:
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salib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:07 PM
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1. I always thought the expression was "dumb as a box of rocks"
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:07 PM
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2. Looks accurate to me.
Except for the bag of hair part, looks dumber than that.


Keith’s Barbeque Central
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:08 PM
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3. You forgot Poland!!
Other than that, excellent rant.
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Sugarbleus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 07:19 PM
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14. LOL........poland......n/t
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:09 PM
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4. Can't argue
sounds just like him to me.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:12 PM
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5. and don't forget 'blivet' (someone on DU calls him that) which can mean
five or so pounds of fecal matter held in a two pound sack.
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Castilleja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:58 PM
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10. You have no idea how long I have wondered
what that word meant! Thanks, I feel educated now. Now I am off to teach it to my kids! :D
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 06:54 PM
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13. it can mean a few things...but for our purposes I took that one as a
perfect fit.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bli2.htm

BLIVET AND NITNOID

From John McWilliams: “I am an engineer and have used the words blivet and nitnoid all my professional life, but I’m not sure if they are real words. To me, a blivet is some small amorphous shape like a blob. A nitnoid is a small mechanical device of little importance as in, ‘that nitnoid keeps the belt tight’. Any help?”

Blivet is by far the better known of the two words and dictionaries of American slang suggest it dates back to American servicemen in World War Two. It is frequently said to be any small, useless, unnecessary or superfluous thing. It looks like a mixture of blip and widget, though your definition suggests that it might instead be from blip plus rivet.

It’s often described as ten pounds of horse manure in a five-pound bag (though the quantities vary between tellers) and the excuse to retell that “explanation” to a naive onlooker is often the reason for using the word. I am told that in the 1950s the term could be used to describe a person who was either self-important and full of himself or grossly overweight, for whom this description was all too apt.

When this piece first appeared, many subscribers mentioned that they knew blivet as the name of an impossible two-pronged trident thingy, otherwise known as the Devil’s pitchfork. It is sometimes said that the name derives from “believe it”, which I don’t. Other subscribers remember blivet as a military term for rubberised bladders that were used by various air forces for holding fuel at temporary locations, usually small airstrips. Once drained, the bags would go flat and be easily stored until required for use elsewhere.

snip
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evlbstrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:13 PM
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6. "Dumb as a bag of hair"
Edited on Sat May-07-05 05:13 PM by evlbstrd
is a new one to me. I happen to like it.

Not that I misunderestimate him.
He's still a greedy dangerous cretin.
He doesn't have to be smart to do Neocon bidding, just appeal to the lowest common denominator.

edit for grammar dammit.
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:22 PM
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7. I've always heard the expression, "Dumb as a bag of nails."
You've got to pound them to get them to do anything constructive.

"Dumb as a bag of hair" has a nice sound to it, though. Sweepings from the barber's floor, not good for much of anything except throwing in the trash.
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:35 PM
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8. *LOL* "Over the top"?
Get outta' here!!!:rofl:
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:45 PM
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9. That may have been inspired by Foghorn Leghorn:
"That boy, ah say that boy's about as SHARP as a bag of wet hair!"
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 05:58 PM
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11. Thanx to posts 1 to 9.
I always have heard I have socks smarter than ________.

Oh well I can call him "the hammer" because he is just
a tool.

For Fun go to dubyaspeak.com .......

only in limited time spots though his stupidity is mind reeling
in nature.

Oh well, It is a gift from the God's ..... a May PM w/
sun, flowers, and my 10 year old son @ my side ......
I am the richest man in the Universe .......
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 06:09 PM
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12. It's a little over the top.
I don't think they have worms.
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