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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:33 PM
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Tom Brokaw said that..
...Saddam was literally a rat in a hole.

If Saddam was to be literally a rat in a hole,wouldn't that mean he mutated into a rodent?
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Lefta Dissenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:35 PM
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1. Apparently,
you are taking the word "literally" too literally! :)
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:38 PM
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2. interestingly, the word "literally" colloquially means "figuratively".
ironic, huh?
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:46 PM
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4. Wow!
You are correct. You learn something new every day.
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carpetbagger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:42 PM
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3. He was in a hole. He's been a literal rat for decades.
Even when Special Envoy Rumsfeld sang his praises.
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cosmicdot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 01:34 PM
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5. so is Cheney
but, it's all how it's packaged, PR'd and billed





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