43 down=scumbag...even the NY Times is calling bush like they see him

[greenbriar]

its not slang

they are calling bush a scumbag after all bushy likes to wear his hat that says 43

[CATagious]

1. What in the world are you talking about? nm

[greenbriar]

2. eveyone is making a stink about the NY Times crossword clue

43 down = scumbag


they are referring to bush

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. what was the crossword clue?

[greenbriar]

4. oh man I forgot...Bill Maher referenced it last night

I forgot. Will have to watch my DVR to see if he said it

[Jose Diablo]

5. The real opinions are leaking by corporate censors desk

43 down = scumbag, now thats subtle.

[greenbriar]

6. The clue was Scoundrel

http://www.slate.com/id/2139453/



here is some news about it---Condom? I like it referring to bush better

The Dirty Word in 43 Down
A New York Times crossword gaffe.
By Jesse Sheidlower
Posted Thursday, April 6, 2006, at 12:25 PM ET


If you finished Monday's crossword puzzle in the New York Times, your answer for 43 Down, clued as "Scoundrel," was SCUMBAG. Most puzzlers, penciling in these letters, felt nothing more than mild satisfaction. But a small number knew enough to be outraged.

Allan Siegal, the assistant managing editor who is the Times' arbiter of usage and style, told me "we got dozens of angry messages from readers, as well as complaints from colleagues on the staff."* Bloggers expressed their surprise and dismay. Why were people so upset?

The original meaning of scumbag is "condom." The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to 1967, with 1971 as the first example of the "despicable person" sense, but current research has pushed the dates back to 1935 (based on the still earlier scum, "semen," and bag, "a condom") and 1950 respectively.


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[GreatCaesarsGhost]

7. thanks

[greenbriar]

8. no prob

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