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Hornswaggle is an alternate spelling of hornswoggle, an archaic word that means to bamboozle or hoodwink. I take my pronunciation from the late Harvey Korman in "Blazing Saddles" --

"I want rustlers, cutthroats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, conmen, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswagglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass kickers, shit kickers and Methodists!"

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Friday, July 09, 2010

I'll take "Words that will come back to haunt me" for $100, Alex

In the rant he posted on the team's website, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said: "I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE."

Um, is there a way I can bet on this? I don't know if Gilbert noticed, but aside from Lebron James, the Cavaliers stunk. That team is going to be terrible next year.

Gilbert is no doubt trying to connect with the plebes and demonstrate he shares their outrage, but he's just making things worse. For Cavs fans, today it's sinking in that not only has LeBron James spurned you, but the owner of your team is a lunatic.

.: posted by hornswaggler 9:12 AM


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