When The Hillster referenced (repeatedly) "a vast right-wing conspiracy," perhaps she was rehearsing for September 19. On that day, we observe "Talk Like A Pirate Day." In fact, see a Web site for this important observance by clicking on this link: Talk Like A Pirate Day Site. The Hillster might make a campaign stop at a Talk Like A Pirate Day observance and recite her litany about "a vast right-wing conspiracy." The Hillster used the phrase, "a vast," without realizing that "Avast!" means "Stop and give attention." It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!" If this is (fair & balanced) buccaneering parlance, so be it. PS: I always thought that a "buccaneer" was a helluva price to pay for corn. (Groan)
[x (One Of The) Knoxville Fishwraps]
By Charlie Daniel
[Charlie Daniel was born in Richmond, Va.and grew up in Weldon, N.C. He attended Weldon Public Schools and Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Va. He was a private in the Marine Corps and studied Political Science at the University of North Carolina, which is where he started drawing cartoons for The Daily Tar Heel in 1955. Daniel came to Knoxville in 1958 as the editorial cartoonist for The Knoxville Journal. He moved to the Knoxville News Sentinel in January 1992 and has been the editorial cartoonist at this daily ever since.]
Copyright © 2008 Charlie Daniel
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