gardentoolism

gardentoolism
 n.— «Call a spade a spade, rather than attacking it as a manifestation of the dangerous ideology of gardentoolism.» —“Comment is free: The demagogic cliches of right and left can only make things worse” by Timothy Garton Ash Guardian (United Kingdom) Feb. 1, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Punny Names From 1916

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No Bones (episode #1669)

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