lunacy

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Well, one idiot admitting to his lunacy is a start.

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  1. noun Insanity, especially insanity relieved intermittently by periods of clear-mindedness. See Synonyms at insanity.
  2. noun Great or wild foolishness.
  3. noun A wildly foolish act.

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  • But I'm kind of partial to Pat Boone's brand of earnest lunacy, which is found in his latest Newsmax column, —  The Seventh Sense
  • Why would energy companies support global warming lunacy, which is explicitly intended to hinder their operations and raise the price of their products? —  Moonbattery
  • I've only just begun my six years Masters course in fan-lunacy, and we have not yet covered how to respond to breast implant allegations. —  1gossip.com
  • Ah! there, I take it, you have winged the right bird, Van Schaick If I had seen a decent petticoat since we took leave of Mynheer Van Winkle and his daughter, on board the good sloop St. Nicholas, I should think so too, Osgood At any rate, it would be wise to report our suspicions to his lady mother Your suspicions of what--lunacy or love?" —  Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest
  • All the authorities are agreed in attributing to this cause the lamentable increase of lunacy, which is one of the most terrible factors in the economy of modern Ireland. —  Ireland and the Home Rule Movement
 

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