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ProudLib72

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4. Do you think they were trying to bury it

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 07:09 PM

Feb 2018

by using an archaic term? It certainly backfired on them. I still think "old lunatic" would have spoken directly to him and his base. Of course, he could have pushed his bigly button right then and there if they had used the direct translation.

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What exactly is a "Dotard"? [View all] orangecrush Feb 2018 OP

"Old lunatic" might have been better than "dotard" ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #1

but "dotard" orangecrush Feb 2018 #2

Do you think they were trying to bury it ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #4

entirely possible orangecrush Feb 2018 #12

+1 although I knew what dotard meant despite my age (or because of it?) n/t rzemanfl Feb 2018 #3

Same here! orangecrush Feb 2018 #13

Pfft. It never hurts for people to relearn how to use a dictionary and expand their vocabulary... Hekate Feb 2018 #7

Pronounced "dough turd" ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #8

Dough Turd itself would be a good name for him JI7 Feb 2018 #10

Another image I found (but couldn't steal) showed a set ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #11

It fits him orangecrush Feb 2018 #14

Literate way of saying "Old Fool". no_hypocrisy Feb 2018 #5

It wasn't that unheard-of a word muriel_volestrangler Feb 2018 #6

If you look in the dictionary .. SummerSnow Feb 2018 #9

!!! orangecrush Feb 2018 #15