Political Cartoons

It’d be nice if the damage he’s going to do would be that selective.

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“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

H.L. Mencken, Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920 (Later reprinted in “On Politics, A Carnival of Buncombe”)

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Oh, TIL, that’s where Bunkum comes from.

Thanks.

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And DEBUNK is derived from this too - the removal of Bunkum

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:astonished:
I am having a proper school-night!
Thank you.

There is no /s here, by the way, I mean every word.

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Isn’t there a short version, “bunk?” As in “that’s a load of bunk?”

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I’m sure there is.
I’ve only ever seen it in American literature.

The UK phrasing is “that’s a load of bollocks

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It might be a euphemism for bullshit. Like horse pucky for horse shit, Jeepers and Gee/Geez for Jesus, and so on.

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Not to be confused with “It’s the dog’s bollocks!”

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