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Tantalust · 07-10-2018, 08:13 AM

That must be one very interesting family tree! [still sorting through my DNA genealogy test results here.]

Tantalust · 07-10-2018, 04:28 PM

Plutocrat

TheGrandK-Man · 07-10-2018, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tantalust

Plutocrat

Would you rather more blunt - Capitalist?

Tantalust · 07-11-2018, 05:58 AM

LilyMae521 · 07-12-2018, 02:48 PM

Fair and square

In use since the 16th century, when square meant honest.

Nomadicus · 07-12-2018, 03:03 PM

Household word

AADAD · 07-13-2018, 08:32 AM

Perfidiously

BMW R1100 · 07-13-2018, 01:53 PM

When discussing social issues or the unfairness of the world, my grandfather used to say, "If I was King, things would be different!"

LilyMae521 · 07-18-2018, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW R1100

When discussing social issues or the unfairness of the world, my grandfather used to say, "If I was King, things would be different!"

I'm remembering a line from a Mel Brooks movie - "It's good to be the king..."

But my favorite word for this post is nincompoop. And in German, nincompoopen.

;-)

Crashj007 · 07-18-2018, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW R1100

When discussing social issues or the unfairness of the world, my grandfather used to say, "If I was King, things would be different!"

But once a knight is enough.