Please may I add that all too often I am bombastic?
I'd also like to piont out that this thread reminds me of a recent TV programme I saw (in the UK) called something like 'public opinion' (Catwoman, Zummerzet, help me out here). The chairman (Gyles Brandreth if you please) had a four word unpleasant description of an unnamed celebrity and four celebrities to play with. Each celebrity (the programme I saw featured Jimmy Saville and Daniella Westbrook, Craig Charles and one other) had to explain how each pejorative word could be applied to them. I was intrigued to notice how eager they were to own up to, for example, 'irresponsible' but baulked at confessing to being 'pretentious' (or something similar). I suppose this give rise to a new thread ....
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