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peggysue2

(10,823 posts)
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:23 PM Jan 2018

Anagrams and Revelation

Anagrams

plural noun: a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as cinema, formed from iceman.

Anagrams have been around since the ancient Greeks who believed in the mystical and revelatory nature of letter rearrangement. Victorians saw anagramming as a form of literary entertainment.

So why shouldn’t we have fun, particularly on a day when there's little fun to be had?

And today’s word? Shithole, of course.

Anagram: his hotel.

How very ourious!


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Anagrams and Revelation (Original Post) peggysue2 Jan 2018 OP
Ahh sometimes the universe deals in perfection! MLAA Jan 2018 #1
True peggysue2 Jan 2018 #6
😉 MLAA Jan 2018 #8
Good one! canetoad Jan 2018 #2
x1000!! peggysue2 Jan 2018 #7
Some people, like Rachel, don't like to use that word on the air ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2018 #3
Well, Rachel prefers to maintain class. longship Jan 2018 #4
I've been surprised . . . peggysue2 Jan 2018 #5

peggysue2

(10,823 posts)
6. True
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 02:54 PM
Jan 2018

At times even the Universe groans with disgust and conjures up a surprise. Little bit of Karma thrown the Trumpster's way, methinks.

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)
3. Some people, like Rachel, don't like to use that word on the air ...
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:39 PM
Jan 2018

so maybe they can just say "anagram of his hotel" instead.

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. Well, Rachel prefers to maintain class.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:54 PM
Jan 2018

She did say "shithole" once last night, but reminded everybody that it was the only time the word would be uttered by her on the air.

That's called class, unbridled class.

She's one of the best of the best.



peggysue2

(10,823 posts)
5. I've been surprised . . .
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 02:51 PM
Jan 2018

how many newscasters have said 'shithole' on air without hesitation or pause. Think you could make the case that the Trumpster has coarsened everything within his grasp, even our discourse. On the other hand, letting people hear how crude in word and mind the man is can be instructive. For those willing to learn.

And if it makes Republicans squirm, I'm all for it.

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