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Posted on February 16th, 2008

The very odd journal WordWays (which really ought to become a Web-based journal, imo) in this issue runs a piece by A. Ross Eckler that ~~anagrams~~ uses the letters in the various candidates’ names to make phrases. [The strikehtrough is because I got this seriously wrong.] ~~These are in order of the longest words that can be formed from the letters in their names, but that’s a different story:~~

JOHN MCCAIN = MACHO CON MAN
RUDY GIULIANI = I RUN GAUDILY
MITT ROMNEY = MY, I’M ROTTEN
FRED THOMPSON = HOT FOND SPERM
HILLARY CLINTON = RANT? I ONLY CHILL!

He lists none for Barack Obama.

[ADDED LATER: Here are some anagrams:

HILLARY CLINTON: ICY THRILL ON LAN

JOHN MCCAIN = CONCH IN JAM

MIKE HUCKABEE = I BACK MEEK HUE

BARACK OBAMA = AM A BACK AROMA
ARK.: A CAB, A MOB
O, MA! BACK ARAB!
A CORK, MA! ABBA!
BAM. A CRAB. A-OK.
BAA! ROAM BACK!

[Tags: wordways anagrams politics humor ]

6 Responses to “Candidates’ anagrams (kind of)”

Jeff Moore, on February 16th, 2008 at 12:38 pm Said:

These are not all anagrams.

“Macho Con Man” has an extra A, M, and O, and is missing the I and J.
“I Run Gaudily” is missing an I.

The others look correct.

-Jeff

davidw, on February 16th, 2008 at 7:28 pm Said:

Ack. You’re right! These are long phrases that can be made out of the letters. My fault, not Eckler’s. I’ve heavily edited the original posting (using strikethrough to indicate deletions).

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Candidates’ anagrams (kind of) Posted on February 16th, 2008 The very odd journal WordWays (which really ought to become a Web-based journal, imo) in this issue runs a piece by A. Ross Eckler that ~~anagrams~~ uses the letters in the various candidates’ names to make phrases. [The strikehtrough is because I got this seriously wrong.] ~~These are in order of the longest words that can be formed from the letters in their names, but that’s a different story:~~ JOHN MCCAIN = MACHO CON MAN RUDY GIULIANI = I RUN GAUDILY MITT ROMNEY = MY, I’M ROTTEN FRED THOMPSON = HOT FOND SPERM HILLARY CLINTON = RANT? I ONLY CHILL! He lists none for Barack Obama. [ADDED LATER: Here are some anagrams: HILLARY CLINTON: ICY THRILL ON LAN JOHN MCCAIN = CONCH IN JAM MIKE HUCKABEE = I BACK MEEK HUE BARACK OBAMA = AM A BACK AROMA ARK.: A CAB, A MOB O, MA! BACK ARAB! A CORK, MA! ABBA! BAM. A CRAB. A-OK. BAA! ROAM BACK! [Tags: wordways anagrams politics humor ] Tagged with: anagrams • humor • politics • wordways Previous: « Home page done right \|\| Next: Six Degrees of Howard Reingold » 6 Responses to “Candidates’ anagrams (kind of)” Jeff Moore, on February 16th, 2008 at 12:38 pm Said: These are not all anagrams. “Macho Con Man” has an extra A, M, and O, and is missing the I and J. “I Run Gaudily” is missing an I. The others look correct. -Jeff davidw, on February 16th, 2008 at 7:28 pm Said: Ack. You’re right! These are long phrases that can be made out of the letters. My fault, not Eckler’s. I’ve heavily edited the original posting (using strikethrough to indicate deletions). Spindoc \| Il rischio della hybris, l’understatement e i circoli online, on February 18th, 2008 at 5:07 am Said: [...] ROAM BACK! Dopo i neologismi di Slate, gli anagrammi dei candidati via Word ways e Mr. Miscellaneous David Weinberger. Eccone alcuni tra i più riusciti JOHN MCCAIN [...] PEEJ!, on February 18th, 2008 at 11:27 am Said: the Illinois Democrat senator, Barack Hussein Obama = A black icon has ideas to terminate serial moron Bush. casino spielen, on May 31st, 2008 at 8:14 am Said: seven card stud en linea… Never strip poker flash descargar poker gratis play free black jack poquer pc poker online multijugador… texas holdem hand, on June 5th, 2008 at 4:21 am Said: world champion poker… Probablemente apprendre le poker gratuites www poquer casino gioco virtuale top poker promociones jeux video… Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (required) Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail	Web Joho only Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS).
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