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Binkie The Clown

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10. Understandable. It's an archaic word.

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 11:30 PM

Sep 2017

As early as jr. high school in the 1950s I was a big fan of Charles Dickens, Jules Verne (20 Thousand Leagues..., Mysterious Island), Richard Henry Dana (Two Years Before the Mast), Herman Melville (Moby Dick), Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island), C.S. Forester (the many novels about Captain Sir Horatio Hornblower), and many other sea-faring authors of the 19th century, so the word "dotard" has been a part of my normal vocabulary for as long as I can remember.

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I suggest we promote giving DJT a new name. Let's call him Dotard J. Trump. nt [View all] Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 OP

I second that motion! VigilantG Sep 2017 #1

Not the "J" part!!!! logosoco Sep 2017 #2

Works for me! SunSeeker Sep 2017 #3

He will hate it! Cracklin Charlie Sep 2017 #4

I completely share your lack of respect for the orange creeper BUT... luvMIdog Sep 2017 #5

Asking in complete seriousness: KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #6

yes you are very right no one says retarded anymore it's outdated luvMIdog Sep 2017 #7

Understandable. It's an archaic word. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #10

Thanks, Binkie! KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #12

No need to apologize - we're all learning! KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #15

"Dotard" does not mean "retarded". Objection noted, but I disagree. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #8

I apologize . Please read my post above . Again I apologize luvMIdog Sep 2017 #9

:) It's all good. :) nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #11

Useful to know that it is also NOT pronounced the way "libtard" would be. July Sep 2017 #14

'Dotard' goes back to the 14th century... JHB Sep 2017 #13