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- From: fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu (Fragano Ledgister)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.dan-quayle
- Subject: Re: The Dan Quayle Dikshunary
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- Date: 22 Dec 92 23:52:52 GMT
- References: <1992Dec22.215519.10439@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- In article <1992Dec22.215519.10439@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> pat@sphinx.phys.Virginia.EDU (pat walsh) writes:
- >RAJA@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:
- >
- >>The nattering nabobs of negativism is by W. Safire I think!
- >>Nothing to do with Slac business....rajagopalan
- >
- >and fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu (Fragano Ledgister) writes:
- >
- >>I think 'nattering nabobs of negativism' was one of Safire's
- >>effusions.
- >
- >Safire! Suffering succotash! A salient seismic seizure of the cerebrum has
- >caused me to attribute this infamous quote to the wrong man! :-)
- >
- >The "nattering nabobs" quote is probably the most famous example, but didn't
- >Spiro (and/or his speechwriters) display a fondness for alliteration on more
- >than one occasion?
-
- Yes, they did. And Safire was frequently to blame. Another famous
- phrase is at the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite remember it.
-
- ObQuayl(e): Happy campers you will always be.
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