Friday, January 23, 2009

etymology marches on

I was there! We were probably among the very last ones to get through in time.

Purplegate

A serious and preventable error caused by poor planning, derived from the denial of entry to thousands of ticketholders at the Purple Gate on Inauguration Day 2009.

Q: On this, George W. Bush's last day in office, what one word do you feel best describes the past eight years?

A: Purplegate.

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