I'm thinking more along the line of "evasion."

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I'm thinking more along the line of "evasion."

Tom Brosz — 7/25/2004 4:15:04 AM (archived)

My Thesaurus program also comes up with prevarication, beating about the bush, hedging, fencing, shilly-shallying, shuffling, dodging the issue, sidestepping the issue, pussyfooting, equivocation, vagueness, quibbling, cavilling, temporization, stalling, stalling for time,

and a special favorite: tergiversation.

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World Stupidity Awards - YZ - 7/24/2004 11:59:02 AM
- Finally, Bush wins a real majority of the popular vote........ (n/t) - Publius - 7/24/2004 3:16:54 PM
  - Yuk it up, folks. - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2004 4:16:57 PM
    - Don't put a jinx on it - Gary - 7/24/2004 6:37:05 PM
      - I too have known sin - phil - 7/25/2004 8:14:29 PM
      - re: Don't put a jinx on it - Chris Vancil - 7/24/2004 10:47:24 PM
        
        Bush is an idiot. But Kerry is a Bore. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2004 3:41:28 PM
    - My gut tells me - Buck Galaxy - 7/24/2004 4:29:55 PM
      - Read a poll the other day that would bear you out. - Bowser - 7/24/2004 6:37:42 PM
      - Bookmark that prediction... - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2004 4:34:45 PM
        
        Not so quick - gbaikie - 7/24/2004 6:47:14 PM
        
        It may be Buck - Robert - 7/24/2004 6:36:25 PM
        
        My gut...The incumbant always has the advantage. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2004 3:52:45 PM
        
        re: My gut...The incumbant always has the advantage. - Robert - 7/28/2004 5:20:31 PM
        
        re: My gut...The incumbant always has the advantage. - Scott Evil - 7/28/2004 6:03:14 PM
        
        It's not so one-sided - Robert - 7/28/2004 6:33:12 PM
        
        We survived Carter, we can survive Kerry! - p - 7/24/2004 8:37:17 PM
        
        America's bigger than the President - Robert - 7/25/2004 6:12:44 PM
        
        Maybe. - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2004 8:44:44 PM
        
        The word "Appeasement" still works (n/t) - Gary - 7/25/2004 1:25:07 AM
        
        I'm thinking more along the line of "evasion." - Tom Brosz - 7/25/2004 4:15:04 AM
        
        re: Guts - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2004 8:01:23 PM
        
        Fear, undertainty, and doubt - Robert - 7/25/2004 5:57:01 PM
        
        re: Fear, uncertainty, and doubt - Tom Brosz - 7/25/2004 11:25:38 PM
        
        Don't forget 9/11/04 is coming up - REB - 7/26/2004 3:43:15 PM
        
        I've held my breath for every anniversary - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2004 5:19:00 PM
        
        re: Guts - Chris Vancil - 7/25/2004 6:02:28 AM
        
        Polls - Tom Brosz - 7/25/2004 4:36:33 PM
        
        re: Polls - Chris Vancil - 7/25/2004 8:18:33 PM
        
        No, I don't accept that possibility. - Tom Brosz - 7/25/2004 10:22:10 PM
        
        No, it's because Diebold is run by a Diehard Republican - Robert - 7/28/2004 6:38:07 PM
        
        re: Diebold - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2004 7:42:31 PM
        
        re: Diebold - Robert - 7/28/2004 9:10:32 PM
        
        Popular vote - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2004 11:06:29 PM
        
        re: No, I don't accept that possibility. Of course you don't... - Chris Vancil - 7/26/2004 7:15:15 PM
        
        re: Of course you don't... - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2004 8:49:33 PM
        
        Geek perspective - Robert - 7/28/2004 7:02:32 PM
        
        re: Geek perspective - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2004 7:47:24 PM
        
        re: Geek perspective - Robert - 7/28/2004 8:57:36 PM
        
        re: Of course you don't... - Chris Vancil - 7/27/2004 11:42:52 PM
        
        Another couple of diverse articles on this subject: - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2004 4:28:19 AM
        
        On your latter point I fully agree. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2004 12:46:48 AM

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