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“The granite, when it attains its highest point, is covered with a 200-foot layer of sedimentary rock called the tonto sandstone.”
“[A]. .hopefully, they'll choose a better - more respectful - name than 'tonto”
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD Writer to Ride with THE LONE RANGER – Collider.com
“As far as the 'tonto' monicker goes, I have a smattering of Native American blood which I have always been very proud of.”
“- I was also surprised that our moderator used the word "estúpido" as I have always been told and have learned by listening that that word -- although used lightly in English -- is much more insulting in Spanish and that the better word to use is "tonto".”
“I was interested that the author didn't trace the etymology of "tonto".”
“Sánchez, since former chairs of college mathematics and statistics departments don't exactly resonate across our tonto land.”
The Huffington Post: Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting
“Ustedes have probably never heard of David A. Sánchez, since former chairs of college mathematics and statistics departments don't exactly resonate across our tonto land.”
The Huffington Post: Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting
“Rather than ignoring me though, workerbee and tonto (btw, tonto, I've heard from some of my liberal friends that tonto is insulting to those of Indian heritage, but IMO I think that's a little over the top) chose to attack me personally from the start.”
“If my post offended you, I apologize, but I looked at it again and certainly don't see how you could construe it as a personal attack against you in particular. tonto”
“You know, tonto, you suffer from dilletante's disease.”
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bywords
The height of fame, or infamy, is when your name becomes a byword for something. I'm not 100 percent sure about the technical name for this trope, but it seems to be antonomasia. Suggestions are mo...
einstein, romeo, casanova, lothario, sherlock holmes, shakespeare, tolstoy, rembrandt, leonardo, mozart, beethoven, howard hughes and 116 more...
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Oh, Puck
Thou speak'st aright;
I am that merry wanderer of the night.
I jest to Oberon and make him smile....
-- A Midsummer Night's Dream
Famous sidekicks, real and imaginary...woodstock, robin, ron weasley, ed mcmahon, sancho panza, puck, doctor watson, pokey, rocket j. squirrel, natasha fatale, archie goodwin, baba looey and 93 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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bumwank, calamity, recalcitrant, gayenese, jeeze, nonsense, flabbergasted, juxtapose, procrastinating, ossanity, biffing, loser and 1972 more... -
nicknames
titles or nicknames I will use when I'm an old man in a hat.
pontiac, turbo, cowboy, scout, chief, boss, peanut, sachem, hot-rod, peaches, ranger, pistol and 3 more...
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western movie zingers
words or phrases that evoke the provenance of classic western movies
thunderbird, tombstone, ok corral, maverick, pecos, twenty mule team, tonto, buffalo bill, kit carson, cimmaron trail, ricochet, Death Valley Days
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