Alas, the ritual part is long lost…
but the foolery, loud & clear…
Doug
> On Jan 11, 2017, at 2:28 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Ritual foolery no longer obsolete, Patrick, it seems. Not sure if we are at
> risk, as the last hapless?/ happy? few contributors to poetyetc which seems
> to be on the slippery slope. Could it hve been hacked by the Russians do
> you think?
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> Bill
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> On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 at 8:13 PM, Patrick McManus <
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>> *TRUMP*
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>> (found poem)
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>> *trump*
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>> /trump,(obs)v.t./
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>> to deceive.
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>> n *trumpery*
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>> showy and
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>> worthless stuff:
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>> rubbish:
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>> ritual foolery
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>> //
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>> /pmcmanus/
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>> /s062/
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>> /Chambers English Dictionary/
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>> /ISBN1-85296-000-0/
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>> //
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Douglas Barbour
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