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   Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 10:00:09 JST Minoru Saba

   Idly turned on midday TV news show yesterday.
   *Big mistake*
   Still possessed enough self-control to forestall a RUD event of ancient TV set, but took a while to get over skin-crawling reaction to smarmy pundits.
   Brain does double take..."smarmy pundits"?
   Merriam-Webster came closest with "smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness"
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smarmy
   Recalled "pundit" came from "pandit", but much heavy lifting re "learned".
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pundit
   #smarmy #pundits #Japan #MediaFail

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     tend2wobble (tend2wobble@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 10:51:27 JST tend2wobble

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     @minorusaba as in Ramasmarmy

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     Muro deGrizeco (murodegrizeco@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 12:26:28 JST Muro deGrizeco

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     @minorusaba

     I know what you mean.