Michael Madigan wrote: > I don't think it's NF either. > Thank you, Michael ! > > --- Paul Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> John >> >> Try as I might, I see no justification whatsoever >> for this to be NT - >> perhaps you would care to enlighten me ? >> >> Paul Newton >> >> John Harvey wrote: >> >>> The Washington Post has an article today which >>> >> attempts to say the Fred >> >>> Thompson is stupid because of his name, and after >>> >> all, he IS from THE SOUTH. >> >>> Liberals- go figure. And this article is from a >>> >> woman named Monica. Here's >> >>> an excerpt and a comment I posted on their >>> >> website: >> >>> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081101 > >>> 204.html >>> >>> Fred, Fred, Fred: Thompson's Challenge Has a Name >>> >>> By Monica Hesse >>> Washington Post Staff Writer >>> Sunday, August 12, 2007; Page D01 >>> >>> In the swampy soup of hopefuls for the 2008 >>> >> presidential election, there is >> >>> a man with a funny name. (No, not that one.) >>> >>> We're thinking of the one named Fred (Thompson). >>> >>> >>> Fred Thompson is weighing a run for president -- >>> >> with a name that doesn't >> >>> get much respect. (By Rick Gershon -- Getty >>> >> Images) >> >>> Say it out loud. Do it. Fred. Fred. In the South, >>> >> Fray-ud. >> >>> Fur-red-duh. >>> >>> It has the tonal quality of something being >>> >> dropped on the floor, something >> >>> heavy and damp-ish. >>> >>> Waterlogged paper towel. >>> >>> Fred. >>> >>> The phonetics of the name seem integral to its >>> >> image problem: On >> >>> Urbandictionary.com, a "Fred" is defined as "a >>> >> person who does stupid, >> >>> annoying, or idiotic things" (Fred Flintstone, >>> >> Fred Mertz). The best-case >> >>> descriptors a Fred can hope for are terms like >>> >> well-intentioned, >> >>> predictable, benign (Fred Rogers). >>> >>> There has never before been a major presidential >>> >> candidate named Fred. There >> >>> were two Alfreds, in 1928 and 1936. But Alfred, >>> >> being all British and >> >>> Batman-y, is not the same. >>> >>> Then, out of almost nowhere, came Thompson, who is >>> >> transcending the notion >> >>> of Fred. >>> >>> Recent media accounts of the guy (who has not yet >>> >> officially announced his >> >>> candidacy) would have us believe that being a Fred >>> >> means Law & Orderly >> >>> sex-in-a-suit, a name exuding such flypaper >>> >> pheromones that people find >> >>> themselves helplessly drawn in. Chris Matthews >>> >> dedicated three minutes of a >> >>> recent "Hardball" to exploring Thompson's sex >>> >> appeal. London's Sunday Times >> >>> last month interviewed a bevy of his >>> >> ex-girlfriends, all of whom have drunk >> >>> the Fred-Aid: "He's majestic," said country >>> >> singer/Fredophile Lorrie Morgan. >> >>> "Women love a soft place to lay and a strong pair >>> >> of hands to hold us." >> >>> My comment: >>> >>> Yeah, we've got another dummy named Fred living >>> >> here in Memphis. Fred Smith, >> >>> founder and CAO of a little company known as >>> >> FedEx.... >> >>> You liberals are skeered to death of Fred "The >>> >> Great", cause he's agonna be >> >>> our next komannder n chef, er sumpin lak dat. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [excessive quoting removed by server]
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