View Poll Results: From where do you hail?

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  • North America

    132 58.67%
  • South America

    3 1.33%
  • United Kingdom & Ireland

    32 14.22%
  • Europe

    46 20.44%
  • Austrailia & New Zealand

    9 4.00%
  • Asia

    3 1.33%
  • Africa

    0 0%
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    Growing up in Chicago I can remember garbage cans being blown a block from where they started, and walking to school bent forward at a 45 degree angle so the wind wouldn't push me back. But, my vote goes to Chicago politicians. Much more wind and hot air.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunner View Post
    Growing up in Chicago I can remember garbage cans being blown a block from where they started, and walking to school bent forward at a 45 degree angle so the wind wouldn't push me back. But, my vote goes to Chicago politicians. Much more wind and hot air.
    In the early- to mid-'80s, I worked for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, at City Hall. I experienced both types of wind on a weekly basis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunner View Post
    Growing up in Chicago I can remember garbage cans being blown a block from where they started, and walking to school bent forward at a 45 degree angle so the wind wouldn't push me back. But, my vote goes to Chicago politicians. Much more wind and hot air.
    Quote Originally Posted by 7eat51 View Post
    In the early- to mid-'80s, I worked for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, at City Hall. I experienced both types of wind on a weekly basis.
    One of my favorite words...
    Bloviate
    blo·vi·ate ˈblōvēˌāt/ verbinformal
    1.talk at length, esp. in an inflated or empty way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cmmdre View Post
    One of my favorite words...
    Bloviate
    blo·vi·ate ˈblōvēˌāt/ verbinformal
    1.talk at length, esp. in an inflated or empty way.
    That's great.

    I am confident it will be used before year's end; I believe we have at least one faculty meeting left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7eat51 View Post
    That's great.

    I am confident it will be used before year's end; I believe we have at least one faculty meeting left.
    Sweet. Have fun with it.

    With all the recent reading I've been engaging in some interesting words have made it onto the vocabulary list such as veriest driveller, pestiferous, vituperative to name a few.

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