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Google returns no hits for "sixteen sycophants" (in quotes), so I hereby claim credit for coining this label.
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The Sixteen Sycophants (Original Post)
Towlie
Jun 2017
OP
You have reminded me of my favorite early 70's group, Seatrain. "13 Questions":
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#6
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)1. I thought it, but you said it!
Textbook examples!
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)2. Well done!
Our courts (no way around this by the way) will now be packed with anti Constitution, anti American sycophants who make Scalia look reasonable.
3catwoman3
(23,973 posts)3. A most excellent label. Well said.
I love alliteration.
The Sixteen Sycophants were guilty of fulsome flattery.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. Sycophant is an interesting Twitter search today.
https://twitter.com/search?q=sycophant Top result:
I thought I coined #Sycophantasia today, but no, it is taken on Twitter:
Amara B @sycophantasia
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Link to tweet
I thought I coined #Sycophantasia today, but no, it is taken on Twitter:
Amara B @sycophantasia
Towlie
(5,324 posts)5. Also: "Sixteen Sickening Sycophants"
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)6. You have reminded me of my favorite early 70's group, Seatrain. "13 Questions":
JHB
(37,158 posts)7. How about "The Psycho-phant and his sycophants"?
Probably needs a visual of Kremlin Don & Kabinet with elephant ears.