2016 Postmortem

CBHagman

(16,987 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:04 AM Aug 2012

Pecksniffian Paul Ryan.

It seems the perfect adjective.

[url]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pecksniffian[/url]

Definition of PECKSNIFFIAN

: unctuously hypocritical : pharisaical

Examples of PECKSNIFFIAN

<a Pecksniffian pandering to religious conservatives, especially in the weeks before the election>

Origin of PECKSNIFFIAN
Seth Pecksniff, character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843–44) by Charles Dickens
First Known Use: 1849

What say you?

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Pecksniffian Paul Ryan. (Original Post) CBHagman Aug 2012 OP

Peckersniffin' Paul Ryan? Yeah, works for me! Raster Aug 2012 #1

I say it's practically perfect in every way! GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #2

Fits in with Budget Hawk label WallaceRitchie Aug 2012 #3

Great collectible adjective. chollybocker Aug 2012 #4

Like it! I like Peckersniffian too! calimary Aug 2012 #5

PeckSniffian Lyin' Ryan. Cha Aug 2012 #6

It sounds more polite than SOCIOPATHIC MASS ELDERLY KILLER or RAPE-GETAWAY-DRIVER _Liann_ Aug 2012 #7

Those are scarily true. CBHagman Aug 2012 #8

Raster

(20,998 posts)

1. Peckersniffin' Paul Ryan? Yeah, works for me!

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:05 AM

Aug 2012

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)

2. I say it's practically perfect in every way!

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:08 AM

Aug 2012

WallaceRitchie

(242 posts)

3. Fits in with Budget Hawk label

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:09 AM

Aug 2012

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chollybocker

(3,687 posts)

4. Great collectible adjective.

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:21 AM

Aug 2012

Dickin's rote stuff good.

calimary

(81,352 posts)

5. Like it! I like Peckersniffian too!

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:35 AM

Aug 2012

Cha

(297,383 posts)

6. PeckSniffian Lyin' Ryan.

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:52 AM

Aug 2012

Yep!

_Liann_

(377 posts)

7. It sounds more polite than SOCIOPATHIC MASS ELDERLY KILLER or RAPE-GETAWAY-DRIVER

Reply to CBHagman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:53 AM

Aug 2012

CBHagman

(16,987 posts)

8. Those are scarily true.

Reply to _Liann_ (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 07:29 AM

Aug 2012

It's difficult to decide which one is most effective, though I have taken a liking to waving Grandma off to work.

Speaking of that, I seem to recall; the AARP did an ad with that theme recently.

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