Mama would get her ducks in a row, and then the affronted collie would return. Then the collie would return to make the ducklings clump like sheep before wandering off. As soon as the collie left, the ducks would string out per their imprinting. The ducklings tried to stay in line while the resident border collie worked to bunch them up. I went duck-hunting once, but sitting quietly in a blind by the South Platte River on a winter morning was cold and boring.Ī farm friend did have a duck pond, where Mama Duck would lead her offspring to shore.
WHATS ANOTHER WORD FOR LAME FULL
It connotes a sense of being crippled, even though the lame duck still holds the full powers of office. This got me to wondering about the origin of the phrase “lame duck.” We use it to describe an office-holder whose replacement has been elected but not sworn in. Bush is still president of the United States of America, and thus in position to issue regulations, pardons and executive orders that deserve scrutiny, especially when most eyes are focused on the impending presidency of Barack Obama. Lately Maddow’s show has offered a nightly feature called “Lame Duck Watch,” which observes that George W. Nor is she full of herself like Keith Olbermann, who can elevate pomposity to stratospheric levels.
She might argue with them, but she always offers them a chance to speak. Not that I always concur with her politics, but unlike most such hosts, she doesn’t badger, talk over or needlessly interrupt her guests. One of the few positive media developments in 2008 arrived after the national political conventions, when Rachel Maddow got her own nightly hour on MSNBC. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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