What the hell does this mean?

[Lindacooks]

"Bush vowed that the United States would not 'crater in the face of hardship,"



Crater? Is that some chimpspeak?

This is what dictionary.com says of 'crater':

A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.

[livinontheedge]

1. Crater, buckle, collapse . . . .

Interchangeble terms. He's too dumb to come up with "crater" on his own. Must have heard it from Cheney.

[Booger]

2. you remember that?

I heard parts of that conference today, and all I can remember is

uh
uh
uh
er
uh

every damn statement started with it

[Bandit]

The "uhs" have it.

okay the "ers" get honorable mention.

[mlawson]

3. In college, 'crater' meant to totally wipe out in an exam.

I think the general term is 'to reach a nadir', but that doesn't fit into the context of what Dumbo said.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. He was trying to say COWER...but of course, he fucked up...

Does this surprise ANYONE? He should never speak off the cuff.
Duckie

[mlawson]

5. Actually, we should WANT him to always speak off the cuff.

That is when he shows what he really is. Maybe, just maybe the masses will finally see him that way.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

6. But the rest of the world thinks we all think like HIM!!

So wouldn't that just be EMBARRASSING!?
Duckie

[mlawson]

7. It's a price we have to pay, to defeat him.

Gaffes have ended more campaigns than anything else. This guy, unscripted, is a walking and talking gaffe!

[Bertha Venation]

8. Crater is fighter-pilot speak.

It means to drive your aircraft straight into the ground. To "auger in." To make a crater in the earth.