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The E-Sylum: Volume 6, Number 48, November 9, 2003, Article 15 BLOVIATION Regarding the title of Joel Orosz' article in the next Asylum, Dave Bowers writes: "Eeek! What is this "The Printer's Devil: Bowers, Books and Bloviation?" I thought whenever I bloviated it was done in the highest professional manner. I hope it is presented in a nice manner. Now, to the OED to see what it means!" Joel Orosz replies: "Dave, you should rest easy. You never bloviated in your life! The article is a meditation upon the historical ramifications of the events of last spring. Hint: does anyone remember who succeeded Lou Gehrig at first base for the Yankees? "Bloviate" is a verb coined, I believe, by H. L. Mencken. It connotes those who hype or ballyhoo." To which Dave responded: "Is that about Tinker, Evers, and Chance? The Cynic's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, if I recall correctly,gives lots of good info. Is it the one with definitions as: Bathtub for twins: Bothtub? So much humor, so little time!" Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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