bumbershoot

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His purpose is to teach the bumbershoot-less as well as others bumbling through this scenario to succeed in college.

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  • The homely, humble bumbershoot seems exclusively the property of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown, although no serious attempt was ever made by any of Chesterton's publishers to exploit such a fixed idea. —  In The Queens' Parlour
  • He stared ruefully at the remains of his bumbershoot, which had blown inside out. —  AnalogSFF,May2006
  • His purpose is to teach the bumbershoot-less as well as others bumbling through this scenario to succeed in college. —  PegasusNews.com stories
  • "Notice the ferrule of this bumbershoot I happen to have aimed right smack at your goonies. —  Galaxy Jane
  • Tags: bumbershoot, can can, he doesn't like rap?!, johnny cash, local music, sasquatch, tattoo expo, vince mira, wunderkind —  Seattlest
 

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  1. Alteration of umbrella + alteration of (para)chute.
 

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