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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Bill who wrote (22529)8/17/2001 9:17:40 AM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Yes. Amusing, isn't it:

hyp•o•crite

Pronunciation: (hip'u-krit), [key]
—n.
1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.

2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.



To: Bill who wrote (22529)8/17/2001 9:19:18 AM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
And then of course.....

pom•pos•i•ty

Pronunciation: (pom-pos'i-tE), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ties for 3.
1. the quality of being pompous.
2. pompous parading of dignity or importance.
3. an instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language, manner, or behavior. Also,pomp•ous•nessPronunciation: (pom'pus-nis) [key] (for defs. 1, 2).



To: Bill who wrote (22529)8/17/2001 9:22:30 AM
From: Poet  Respond to of 82486
 
Just your kind of thing, isn't it Bill? Your delight is palpable.