| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#1
12-11-2003, 12:03 AM
|
|||
|
|||
Right of Reply to Frank
3 entries found for bamboozle.
bam·boo·zle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bm-bzl) tr.v. Informal bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin unknown.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bam·boozle·ment n. bam·boozler n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. bamboozle v : conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: snow, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false] Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University -- Dear Frank, We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? We would appreciate a Formal Apology. On behalf of all "Bambuseiros" and NOT "Bamboozlers" in Brazil. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Joćo Paulo Freire Paglione [FBB] Fundaēćo BambuBrasil [BBF] Bamboo Brazil Foundation www.bambubrasil.org Fone: 1-561-276-7327 Fax: 1-561-276-7327 eFax: 1-501-639-2695 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FundacaoBambuBrasil/ http://www.geocities.com/bamboobrazilfoundation |
|
#2
12-11-2003, 01:02 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
In article , Jo?o Paulo
Freire Paglione writes We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? I think 'bamboozle' was intended as a joke (of category pun), and no insinuation was intended - I certainly didn't read any into Frank's post. 'Bamboozle' sounds as if it could be derived from 'bamboo' (and it's also a potential contraction of 'bamboo brasil'). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
|
#3
12-11-2003, 01:13 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Clearly something had gotten lost in translation.
Now we know why there aren't any Brazilian comedians. They don't have a sense of humor. Maybe if they spoke Spanish instead of Portuguese they wouldn't be so paranoid? Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote in message ... In article , Jo?o Paulo Freire Paglione writes We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? I think 'bamboozle' was intended as a joke (of category pun), and no insinuation was intended - I certainly didn't read any into Frank's post. 'Bamboozle' sounds as if it could be derived from 'bamboo' (and it's also a potential contraction of 'bamboo brasil'). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
|
#4
12-11-2003, 02:04 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Clearly something had gotten lost in translation.
If you are so unfamiliar with the term that you need to look it up, you obviously don't get the joke. Now we know why there aren't any Brazilian comedians. They don't have a sense of humor. Maybe if they spoke Spanish instead of Portuguese they wouldn't be so paranoid? If you are going to crash the party, you should not forget that you are only an uninvited guest and you have no right to take it over. In the words of William Schatner: "Get a life." Jo?o Paulo Freire Paglione wrote in message om... 3 entries found for bamboozle. bam·boo·zle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bm-bzl) tr.v. Informal bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ [Origin unknown.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ bam·boozle·ment n. bam·boozler n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. bamboozle v : conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: snow, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false] Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University -- Dear Frank, We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? We would appreciate a Formal Apology. On behalf of all "Bambuseiros" and NOT "Bamboozlers" in Brazil. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Joćo Paulo Freire Paglione [FBB] Fundaēćo BambuBrasil [BBF] Bamboo Brazil Foundation www.bambubrasil.org Fone: 1-561-276-7327 Fax: 1-561-276-7327 eFax: 1-501-639-2695 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FundacaoBambuBrasil/ http://www.geocities.com/bamboobrazilfoundation |
|
#5
12-11-2003, 08:04 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Stewart Robert Hinsley schreef
I think 'bamboozle' was intended as a joke (of category pun), and no insinuation was intended - I certainly didn't read any into Frank's post. 'Bamboozle' sounds as if it could be derived from 'bamboo' (and it's also a potential contraction of 'bamboo brasil'). + + + I cannot help but agree. It does sound as if it was intended as a pun. If anything was meant by this there would have been some context. You have to remember there are a lot of people out there sitting behind a computer (or TV?) who just type in whatever enters their mind. As such things go this is relatively innocent. There are real nuts out there. PvR |
|
#6
12-11-2003, 02:43 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Sorry Joćo, it was just a joke!
Frank "Jo?o Paulo Freire Paglione" wrote in message om... 3 entries found for bamboozle. bam·boo·zle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bm-bzl) tr.v. Informal bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ [Origin unknown.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ bam·boozle·ment n. bam·boozler n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. bamboozle v : conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: snow, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false] Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University -- Dear Frank, We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? We would appreciate a Formal Apology. On behalf of all "Bambuseiros" and NOT "Bamboozlers" in Brazil. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Joćo Paulo Freire Paglione [FBB] Fundaēćo BambuBrasil [BBF] Bamboo Brazil Foundation www.bambubrasil.org Fone: 1-561-276-7327 Fax: 1-561-276-7327 eFax: 1-501-639-2695 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FundacaoBambuBrasil/ http://www.geocities.com/bamboobrazilfoundation |
|
#7
13-11-2003, 01:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Clearly something had gotten lost in translation.
Now we know why there aren't any Brazilian comedians. They don't have a sense of humor. Maybe if they spoke Spanish instead of Portuguese they wouldn't be so paranoid? Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote in message ... In article , Jo?o Paulo Freire Paglione writes We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? I think 'bamboozle' was intended as a joke (of category pun), and no insinuation was intended - I certainly didn't read any into Frank's post. 'Bamboozle' sounds as if it could be derived from 'bamboo' (and it's also a potential contraction of 'bamboo brasil'). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
|
#8
13-11-2003, 01:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Clearly something had gotten lost in translation.
If you are so unfamiliar with the term that you need to look it up, you obviously don't get the joke. Now we know why there aren't any Brazilian comedians. They don't have a sense of humor. Maybe if they spoke Spanish instead of Portuguese they wouldn't be so paranoid? If you are going to crash the party, you should not forget that you are only an uninvited guest and you have no right to take it over. In the words of William Schatner: "Get a life." Jo?o Paulo Freire Paglione wrote in message om... 3 entries found for bamboozle. bam·boo·zle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bm-bzl) tr.v. Informal bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ [Origin unknown.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ bam·boozle·ment n. bam·boozler n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. bamboozle v : conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: snow, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false] Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University -- Dear Frank, We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? We would appreciate a Formal Apology. On behalf of all "Bambuseiros" and NOT "Bamboozlers" in Brazil. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Joćo Paulo Freire Paglione [FBB] Fundaēćo BambuBrasil [BBF] Bamboo Brazil Foundation www.bambubrasil.org Fone: 1-561-276-7327 Fax: 1-561-276-7327 eFax: 1-501-639-2695 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FundacaoBambuBrasil/ http://www.geocities.com/bamboobrazilfoundation |
|
#9
13-11-2003, 01:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Stewart Robert Hinsley schreef
I think 'bamboozle' was intended as a joke (of category pun), and no insinuation was intended - I certainly didn't read any into Frank's post. 'Bamboozle' sounds as if it could be derived from 'bamboo' (and it's also a potential contraction of 'bamboo brasil'). + + + I cannot help but agree. It does sound as if it was intended as a pun. If anything was meant by this there would have been some context. You have to remember there are a lot of people out there sitting behind a computer (or TV?) who just type in whatever enters their mind. As such things go this is relatively innocent. There are real nuts out there. PvR |
|
#10
13-11-2003, 01:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Right of Reply to Frank
Sorry Joćo, it was just a joke!
Frank "Jo?o Paulo Freire Paglione" wrote in message om... 3 entries found for bamboozle. bam·boo·zle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bm-bzl) tr.v. Informal bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ [Origin unknown.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ bam·boozle·ment n. bam·boozler n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. bamboozle v : conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: snow, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false] Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University -- Dear Frank, We do not understand why you are insinuating this about our organization and it's aims. Do you have any conclusive proof to show that we are deceiving the general public or using elaborate methods of deceit? We would appreciate a Formal Apology. On behalf of all "Bambuseiros" and NOT "Bamboozlers" in Brazil. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Joćo Paulo Freire Paglione [FBB] Fundaēćo BambuBrasil [BBF] Bamboo Brazil Foundation www.bambubrasil.org Fone: 1-561-276-7327 Fax: 1-561-276-7327 eFax: 1-501-639-2695 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FundacaoBambuBrasil/ http://www.geocities.com/bamboobrazilfoundation |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
