Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Trumpery

What's in a name? -- Shakespeare

We report, you decide. -- Fox News slogan

   Trumpery means "showy but worthless" and "something without use or value."

   Have you noticed that the French verb meaning "to deceive" is "tromper" as in "trompe l'oeil" to fool the eye? So a trumper is a fool. Let's just say it's a coincidence.

   Yeah, right.

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