Comments on: IBALWW: Barry Does Beijing Edition

By: narciso

narciso — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:45:55 +0000

“Boadicea of the Boreals” that’s a good one, I liked the transliteration of “Huntress” ,Akhanitsa, that she was referred to in Russia, when she first appeared, I got it from Roger Kimball

By: Sully

Sully — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:23:46 +0000

@ Barbara:

“Boadicea of the Boreals”

Great coinage! No other examples show up on a google search.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:14:04 +0000

Since every electron in the media, lamestream, cable, blogospheric, soc-net, and radio wave, has been devoted to Boadicea of the Boreals, I thought I’d be different. But I confess, it’s been a pleasure watching her.

I also didn’t comment on Nøprah. Looks like the heavies (sorry!) are leaving Chi-town in droves.

By: ZOMBIE CONTENTIONS - re: The Simulus

ZOMBIE CONTENTIONS - re: The Simulus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:37:57 +0000

[...] The coinage is, of course, Barbara’s. On the same subject, here’s a video from Danny Tarkanian’s budding campaign in Nevada to unseat and replace Harry Reid. Jim Geraghty predicts that the video will shortly be pulled from YouTube – for massive copyright infringement that is no doubt being dutifully and urgently reported to both Fox and YouTube by a thousand unhappy Obamanauts all at once even as I type this. [...]

By: Sully

Sully — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:37:47 +0000

@ narciso:

Or a not un-bull moose.

By: narciso

narciso — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:11:57 +0000

More of a Kodiak Grizzly

By: CK MacLeod

CK MacLeod — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:55 +0000

Simulus, indeed. It describes the whole darn Obamaist shebang pretty well.

I’m wondering if it was a strategic decision not to mention the 800-lb Alaskan elephant in our national living-room all week.

By: Peter Shalen

Peter Shalen — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:46:17 +0000

Thanks, Barbara. That was a lot of fun to read.