The word makes me shiver. Find it in William S. Burroughs -- Naked Lunch.

Don
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Updated: August 15, 2003

"Butters, you can't take Teddy's place."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Mugwump


> Been a "real word" for as long as I can remember, to describe a
> fence-sitter.
>
> keith b. 1930...
>
> Christian wrote:
>
> > http://www.quinion.com/words/weirdwords/ww-mug1.htm
> >
> > funny thing is that my wife has used it as a nickname for our daughter.
I'm
> > not sure where she heard it the first time and she had no idea that it
was a
> > real word....
> >
> > Christian
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion
> >
> >
> >
> >>"Mug-wump"?
> >>Sounds like something from Narnia.
> >>
> >>Collin
>
>

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