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An extra 4 points for the Word of the Day:
farrago |fəˈrägō; -ˈrā-|
noun ( pl. -goes)
a confused mixture : a farrago of fact and myth about Abraham Lincoln. See note at jumble.
DERIVATIVE:
farraginous |fəˈrajənəs| |fəˈrødʒənəs| |fəˈrɑːdʒɪnəs| |-ˈreɪdʒ-| adjective
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally `mixed fodder,' from far `corn.'

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Frank Delaney ~ Ireland

by siegestate (siegestate or beyondwarispeace.com) on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 07:21:20 AM EST
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I owe a Hatlo hat tip to David Habakkuk for introducing the word into my vocabulary.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 08:28:38 AM EST
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