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seltaeb4Aug 19, 2010
She and her minions wear their ignorance like a badge of honor.
larceniiiAug 19, 2010
Well speaken'
There's quite a cackle of diggers here!
lovekAug 19, 2010
"Well spakin'"
FTFY
larceniiiAug 19, 2010
lol thnx
trixter76Aug 19, 2010
I refudiate that!
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
Is your ignorance of the word "cackle" meaning both a group of hyenas, or a group of witches, a badge of honor for you?
dipsomaniacAug 19, 2010
Is your ignorance of the fact that "cackle" isn't the collective noun for hyenas or witches a badge of honour for you?
At best, a cackle of hyenas is an obscure literary use - and nobody's going to believe that Palin has that kind of familiarity with obscure literary terms.
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
Really? You're actually arguing that the fact that Palin used a noun that I learned in ELEMENTARY school (along with murder of crows, etc) .means she didn't mean to and therefore stupid? Forgive me, but that really is the weakest argument I've heard in a very long time.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dipsomaniacAug 19, 2010
Yeah, I looked it up in the dictionary instead, because when you google "cackle" of hyenas what you get is a bunch of people who all equally think they're being clever by "making the term up".
But in zoology, which is where this stuff is actually formulated, hyenas come in clans. Not "cackles". Witches come in covens, equally not in "cackles".
designnerdAug 19, 2010
Damn, this is some good coffee.
orangebobAug 19, 2010
"Damn, this is some good coffee."
What kind is it?
hardwalkerAug 19, 2010
@orangebob
a north african cackle
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
@Dipsomaniac: So you're saying that "clan" is the proper usage then? Why don't you show me in the dictionary? Oh that's right, IT'S not in there either, referring to hyenas. So can I call you stupid and illiterate now, simply because the dictionary doesn't keep up with usage?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
Lol, nothing but blind digg-downs since I point out that your word of choice isn't in the dictionary, either, exactly like Palin's. Embarrassed, everyone?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
propethicAug 19, 2010
But cackle isn't in the dictionary either for the definition used by Palin? Do you have an actual point here?
hardwalkerAug 19, 2010
i don't think either clan or cackle is proper, well, all collective nouns are more colloquial anyway
over time, they've entered into some dictionaries
personally, i don't think this isn't nearly as big a blunder as "refudiate" :D lol, since it is used in some regional english
another argument here is that clan actually embodies meaning of a group intuitively, whereas cackle doesn't, but you can see where it came from if you've ever watched lion king :D
humperdeathAug 20, 2010
When I bought an ipod that was not working, I went back to the store to get a refudiate!
hardwalkerAug 20, 2010
@humper
i think you meant refundiate you illiterate bum
energyxAug 19, 2010
All radicals do.
aratikaAug 19, 2010
Seriously - has Palin ever mangled english worse than Obama without a teleprompter? The more you guys focus on grammatical errors rather than core policy the more you're missing the point. Barry has a fine voice for radio - but what's he actually accomplished?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mweatherAug 19, 2010
What core policy?
orangebobAug 19, 2010
Remember that time Obama bitch-slapped the republicans on their own turf, without a teleprompter? That was awesome!
miatafitz2002Aug 19, 2010
You children that elected obumer our king should be embarrassed and ashamed. He is the worst president in us history in my opinion and he has destroyed race relations for generations. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
jedigerAug 19, 2010
Race relations? Really? You don't think that the whole "Obama is a Muslim" meme had something to do with that?
btw, good job on the amazing "obumer" pun. I'm sure that took a lot of thought.
miatafitz2002Aug 19, 2010
Absolutely nothing. I think he has done more ruin race relations than any other person in this country. He is a terrible president and I am embarrassed he is the king of the USAComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
redeyeprodAug 19, 2010
@MWeather
Palin has no policy. She says whatever she can to pander votes and drum up fake outrage.
@aratika
Don't compare one of the better orators of our time to somebody that doesn't even know the meanings of half of the words she says. Also, like I said to MWeather, Palin has no policy. And to your question of what has he accomplished, what do you call that health care thingy that you and your ilk complained about saying "It's SOCIALISM!" When it really wasn't anywhere near to that. What has Palin accomplished other than ditching half-way through her term as Governor of the least populated state (non-major cities have larger populations).
w1cked1Aug 19, 2010
what core policee? To defend the custitution, of the united provinces of amereca, to end world hunger, so that every child has a teddy baer, to secur are boarder, so peepol can have jobs mending fences.. and stuff, you know, like that.. *sssmile*. Foreen polooce? I think things would just go sooooo much better if peepol just stayed on their own side of the line *smile*
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Stupid ****
propethicAug 19, 2010
Every president uses teleprompters, you moron. Where is the guy with all of the links to pictures of politicians using teleprompters.
orangebobAug 19, 2010
Bush:
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww25/ctgreenroo ...
Cheney:
http://www.bobcesca.com/images/dick_cheney_telepro ...
Bush, Sr.:
http://www.mikedroste.com/teleprompter1.jpg
Reagan:
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/ ...
Romney:
http://www.bobcesca.com/images/romney_teleprompter ...
Jindal:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WgcboBa6Zhg/SaWnnCBrF3I/ ...
DeMint:
http://www.bobcesca.com/images/demint_teleprompter ...
Armey:
http://www.bobcesca.com/images/dick_armey_teleprom ...
Beck:
http://www.pensitoreview.com/Wordpress/wp-content/ ...
Palin:
http://bastardlogic.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/83 ...
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:1Rfh_GeOP1ZtMM: ...
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/Palin%20tel ...
(Borrowed from another comment the last time this stupid s**t was brought up)
jetboyterpAug 19, 2010
The Left is really scraping the bottom of the barrel these days on Palin. And hey, at least she doesn't wish she speaks "Austrian"...hasn't visited "57 states"...Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dipsomaniacAug 19, 2010
As opposed to the right, who are really scraping the bottom of the barrel these days *with* Palin.
For the life of me, I just don't understand how people on the right don't at least have the integrity to be embarrassed by her.
jedigerAug 19, 2010
@Dipsomaniac
That's probably because the intelligent conservatives don't want to hurt their changes in November by alienating her fan-base.
delphium226Aug 19, 2010
Imagine how f**king stupid you must be if you think Palin has anything of worth to offer. If her brains were dynamite she wouldn't even be able to blow her own hat off.
jetboyterpAug 19, 2010
If a conservative is "stupid" as you say, for backing Palin, what does that make you and all the liberals and the MSM...who can't seem to get enough of her? Y'all bring Palin up more than any conservative does.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
delphium226Aug 19, 2010
I'm sure in some drug addled reality your last statement makes some kind of sense.
dipsomaniacAug 20, 2010
Jetboy, everyone likes a laugh, and Palin is good for at least 3 a week.
If you can't see the difference between being admired and being mocked, then maybe you should look that up. Also, ask yourself why conservatives apparently admire a vacuous shell who couldn't even complete one elected term.
swizzcheezAug 19, 2010
Except that "cackle" _is_ a collective noun (specifically of hyenas, not in science but in rare poetic forms). Good job proving her word choice correct even though I'm not sure it was intentional on her part... >:(
There are several (authoritative and otherwise) links on this:
http://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=cackle+of+hyenas&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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sprucecabooseAug 19, 2010
So your proposal is that instead of substituting 'cackle' in place of a more appropriate world like 'gaggle', Palin chose to use an obscure and outdated poetic term very few people would know?
swizzcheezAug 19, 2010
No, I don't assume she knew what she was doing (I'll be generous and give her a 50/50, and that's due to the likelihood of a speech writer behind the scenes). However, the response to it only makes the word's usage ironically correct as her detractors are indeed acting like a bunch of hyenas.
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mweatherAug 19, 2010
"and that's due to the likelihood someone else wrote the speech"
What speech? It was a tweet. If she can't even write those herself, she's dumber than I thought.
BlndSqrlAug 19, 2010
Angry badges.
trigonometronAug 19, 2010
MUSHROOM MUSHROOM
basalcellbosskAug 19, 2010
They would probably claim them to be badgers.
trigonometronAug 19, 2010
SNAAAAAKE.... SNAAAAAAKE OH, IT'S A SNAKE
tyhoAug 19, 2010
I'm a conservative and I spend about 99% less time thinking about Palin than you guys.
She gets press for being attacked, not what she says, so you guys, well not you silly heads on digg but the Left in general, are keeping her in the lime light.
So you enable that which you hate.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
miatafitz2002Aug 19, 2010
That is because all liberals are stupid idiots. There is no other explanation for such dumb actions
w1cked1Aug 19, 2010
actually she gets press regardless, it's shoved down everyone's throat, so you are wise to f**king hate it. You see, the way it normally works when people are stupid and suck ass, they don't get the airtime to begin with. For some odd, inexplicable reason however.... this bitch does. She is propaganda, she wears the mask of the ennemy to detract from the bankers, wallstreet, etc.... she's a decoy.
delphium226Aug 19, 2010
@miatafitz2002
You sound like one dumb motherf**ker yourself. Lemme guess, you think Palin is an intellectual giant (in comparison to you).
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
"That is because all liberals are stupid idiots. There is no other explanation for such dumb actions"
Do you get extra points for calling out a troll first.
robotbodiesbffAug 19, 2010
More like suits of armor.
miatafitz2002Aug 19, 2010
Just like polosi, bidden, hillbilly Hillary, Kagan, Ginsberg, halter, 9 circuit court, Rahman, etc. Minions my friend. Minions all of them
110pctAug 19, 2010
Ahhhh the list - don't you just love it when they run through the list? They're so good at remembering the list, but not much else...
delphium226Aug 19, 2010
Polly wanna cracka?
tcsavantAug 19, 2010
"She and her minions wear their ignorance like badges of honor."
Shakespeare made up words too. Just sayin'.
nikokunAug 19, 2010
Sarah Palin and her fans actually think they're a majority in America.. LOL
What a bunch of delusional, ignorant, nutjobs.
kalliusAug 19, 2010
Palin's definition of honor is, "If you can't cum in'er, you better cum on'er."
bobadobalinaAug 20, 2010
OMG! You mean Sarah communicates like a real person instead of a groomed, polished, practiced, ineffectual political mouthpiece? Who would ever vote for someone like that?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
1hrsleepAug 21, 2010
...Having an average person lead you over someone smart is just retarded.
bobadobalinaAug 22, 2010
@1hrsleep "...Having an average person lead you over someone smart is just retarded..."
Yeah those stupid Framers. What were they thinking?
spacem00seAug 19, 2010
With ever day she becomes more like GW Bush. Someone who either invents knew words or mangles existing ones. The irony is that she basically describes herself in her whine/rant about Feminists. Mrs Palin isnt shy about crucifying people who disagree with her, thats the whole point of her Facebook page (to throw poop, without getting hit).
tarantulusAug 19, 2010
"knew words"?
spacem00seAug 19, 2010
f**king auto spell check.
andrewdbAug 19, 2010
... Spell check doesn't account for stupidity Spacem00se.
robiczAug 19, 2010
Like we say in Mexico, "el burro hablando de orejas".
atarioAug 20, 2010
Still, dugg for using "poop" and "s**t" in consecutive sentences.
davidnivenAug 19, 2010
LOL at liberals who make fun of others' speech when they have trouble themselves with a simple Digg post and blame it on an auto spell checker.
Remove the plank in your own eyes, Koolaid drinkers, before you worry about the sliver in Palin's.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mbst2000Aug 19, 2010
You really are a tiresome idiot
sprucecabooseAug 19, 2010
There is a difference between a Digg commentator and a person with political aspirations making a public statement. One should have a higher standard and handlers.
redline582Aug 19, 2010
Speech:
noun-
1.something that is spoken; an utterance, remark, or declaration: We waited for some speech that would indicate her true feelings.
2.a form of communication in spoken language, made by a speaker before an audience for a given purpose: a fiery speech.
I believe this article is mocking Sarah Palin's grammar and lack of vocabularic knowledge, not her speech.
larceniiiAug 19, 2010
She has a little bit further to overcome the master...
"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
rolfAug 19, 2010
I prefer these two:
"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000
adml_shakeAug 19, 2010
I would say she's leaps and bounds ahead of GW. At least he never tried to cover up his intellectual short comings the way that she does. He just moved on from it. Mrs. Palin likes to argue that while she was wrong, she was still right in the spirit of what she was trying to say. Which only her and her followers know.
larceniiiAug 19, 2010
Haha true true I've heard her say that...
atarioAug 20, 2010
My favorite was during the "refudiate" thing when she compared herself to Shakespeare (!!).
oboshoeAug 19, 2010
And if HuffPo, Digg and everyone else continues to keep her in the news and enhancing her name recognition, she'll follow in Bush's footsteps into the Whitehouse.
Bad Press is only slightly less desireable than positive press and FAR better than no press.
insightfulAug 19, 2010
Not that I like either but at least George Bush went to just one university and then onto grad school. Palin had to go to 4 colleges in 6 years to get her degree.
In fact, she is the only person in her family to have a college degree (not making this up folks).
johnmosbyAug 19, 2010
I'd much rather have GWB as pres than her.
serinusAug 19, 2010
There's nothing wrong with being a first generation college graduate.
7eedAug 19, 2010
that's not true!!!...... THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
supradaveAug 19, 2010
As a Democrat, I'd vote for GWBush without even a debate over Caribou Barbie.
serinusAug 19, 2010
Oh god, it'd be so hard to decide.
sd5005Aug 19, 2010
Alaskan English...
lantzaAug 19, 2010
It's pretty simple, refute + repudiate = refudiate
cabal + pack + gaggle = cackle
The esteemed Mrs. Palin is merely on the cutting edge of the evolution of education in this country: the combination of multiple subjects, e.g. math and English as well as world history and gym (they're still working on the marching band/woodshop curriculum).
chuckdontsurfAug 19, 2010
I wish I could digg this twice.
atarioAug 20, 2010
"cabal + pack + gaggle = cackle"
You're giving her a lot more credit that I would. To me it just looks like she thought the word "gaggle" was actually spelled "cackle".
jstock23Aug 20, 2010
mmmm quite
tmyprodAug 19, 2010
I'm from Alaska and don't know anyone who talks like that.
magus_melchiorAug 20, 2010
Okay, Wasillan English...
davidme1Aug 20, 2010
could call it "Panglish"
thebileballAug 19, 2010
Sounds like "I'll ask in English."
serinusAug 19, 2010
I've heard the term "A cackle of witches" before. I feel like it refers to a group of witches as well, though it might only mean their maniacal laughter. It goes well with what she was saying (vilifying liberals in a metaphor for witches.)
455holeAug 20, 2010
damn she iz uh mad stupid biotch who can't speak cracker ass english republicans best brace theyselves
ronpauliskingAug 19, 2010
I'm impressed the warmonger can form words at all
larceniiiAug 19, 2010
lol
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
You know what I find the most amusing?
The "Cackle of radicals" that disagree with her is somewhere int he order of 6 billion of us.
Sarah Failin - again!
shamsaelAug 19, 2010
Calling her a warmonger is giving her way more credit than she's earned. In order to be a warmonger, she'd have to be in some kind of position of authority to make war. She's just a talking barbie doll, not a rogue dictator.
ronpauliskingAug 19, 2010
she was in a position of governance, and people still look to her for her opinion, in an ideal world we'd simply stop talking about her and she'd go away, but we love our five minutes hate...1984 reference
bobadobalinaAug 20, 2010
@Ronpaulisking I'm impressed the warmonger can form words at all
She is not a warmonger. She does not have a Nobel Peace Prize
ronpauliskingAug 20, 2010
she said Obama should invade Iran so that he looks "tough"
Just so we're clear i'm not to pleased with Obama's handling of the war either, but at least he has enough since not to commit a war crime
stevejobsliverAug 19, 2010
Whatever makes you feel better about the complete and utter failure that Obama is, I guess.
Keep focusing on the issue at hand, libs: Sarah Palin. Yup. That will surely stave off one of the largest congressional landslides in history.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
worldgrooveAug 19, 2010
Yeah... whatever.
*looks at friendlist*
...hmm, ya got bossm4n on there.... I've seen that name somewhere before....
................Oh yeah, it's in this list http://freakoutnation.com/2010/08/05/the-digg-patriots-bury-list/
Anyone who has ANYONE on that list for a friend, is auto-bury for me.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Yeah, we're gonna "win" by putting republicans back in washington!
davidnivenAug 19, 2010
Better than Dems controlling everything.
smacksawAug 19, 2010
@DavidNiven
I wouldn't know, because in my lifetime, every time the Democrats have had a chance at control, the Republicans just run things like they're in charge anyway.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
No, no it isn't. Not by a looooong f**king shot. 8 years of Republicans landed us the largest terrorist attack on US soil, 2 unnecessary, trillion dollar wars, the largest raping of the constitution in US history, and the largest financial collapse in 80 years. Now while I'm not particularly pleased that Obama hasn't pushed as hard as he can to reverse this bulls**t, he hasn't done a single thing that approach any of those, much less all of those. You can cry about the healthcare bill all you want, but most of your disdain comes from accepting fascist propaganda "socialism" doublespeak.
kuzmiakAug 19, 2010
David is right. It is better to not have one party in control of everything. Having it all dem or GOP just opens the doors wide for their johns.
Steven: The democrats started more wars than the GOP. The only difference is that most of them were better supported or at least short and successful before the masses got upset. The democrats have also instigated wars when GOP leaders, such as Bush I, didn't jump right into Panama and Iraq.
Obama didn't push to reverse anything. What did he do for torture? Nothing. What about our constitutional rights? Nothing. If anything, he is pushing in the same direction as Bush.
Bush tried selling social security to private corporations. Not quite a success, but he did sabotage it. Obama did the same thing with our health care. He let corporations right a plan that serves them, not us.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/
Yeah, that looks like a "complete and utter failure" to me...
60mmAug 19, 2010
I like how when you look up George W Bush it only has two things.
Axelrod saying, "When President Bush took office in 2001, he inherited a $236 billion budget surplus, with a projected 10-year surplus of $5.6 trillion. When he ended his term, he left a $1.3 trillion deficit and a projected 10-year shortfall of $8 trillion." Rated mostly true.
Bush saying, "Barack Obama said "he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad." Rated completely false.
Thanks for the website.
marx2kAug 19, 2010
Because clearly making fun of Sarah Palin's shortcomings is always about Obama.
namja23Aug 19, 2010
Could you tell me how Obama is an "utter" failure?
theexitwoundAug 19, 2010
He's just milking the job.
tk0680Aug 19, 2010
Yeah, now actually qualify a statement for us.
blackhalozAug 20, 2010
"Could you tell me how Obama is an "utter" failure?"
So much hope, so little change.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
I was going to digg you down but I love your name. Though I assume the Chinese prisoner who gave it up wouldn't.
tiduAug 19, 2010
Nice name.
smpaisnutrientsAug 20, 2010
I doubt there'll be congressional landslides. the right has seemed crazier then ever these past several months, not to mention the loss of the latino vote. that will kill them in november,
yerlordnsaveyerAug 20, 2010
I will focus on that if I please. In addition to science, other political ideas, music, comedy, and whatever else I please.
Focusing on more than one thing per day is a great way to broaden your mind!
5vegasAug 19, 2010
People carrying on about how <fill in the blank> she is only keeps her in the spotlight, which may very well be the plan.
stubearAug 19, 2010
I am really sick and tired of hearing this bulls**t comment every time SarahnPalin is mentioned. Fox News keeps her in the spotlight and if you think for a second that people on digg making fun of her english skills is what's keeping her in the limelight, you need to get out of the basement more. Media outlets know she can draw attention to their papers and TV stations and THAT is what is keeping her in the limelight, not people making fun of her.
thetxiAug 19, 2010
For a long time Democrats and liberals in general thought that they could live above the fray and not confront lies and stupidity head on. They figured if they could ignore it, it would go away and attention would dwindle. Turns out that in the dark closet, the mold grows more. That's why you have people like Limbaugh with millions and millions of listeners who lap up everything he says, and why there is an entire industry revolving around pure right wing talk radio.
You don't get rid of ignorance by letting it fester. You tackle it head on. You mock it, you humiliate it. Ignorance, stupidity, and bigotry won't go away unless it is actively confronted.
whitegripesAug 19, 2010
I believe your right about shinning a light on Palin, Limbaugh, Beck, ect. because most people see through their BS but it also causes their followers to become more defensive and to dig in their heals.
polarbearfireAug 19, 2010
Oh John McCain, what have you done?
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Lost
andrewdbAug 19, 2010
Thank whatever deity you choose to or not to believe in for that!
mrwallyAug 20, 2010
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT!!!!
Ooops, my bad. Got distracted.
energyxAug 19, 2010
gave us bookoo SNL material
thetxiAug 19, 2010
It's not worth it.
piieerrrreeAug 19, 2010
beaucoup
energyxAug 19, 2010
don't correct me when i'm bashing sarah palin ya f**kin right wing f**khole. whose side are you on?
piieerrrreeAug 20, 2010
I'm on the French side. Please stop insulting me, I give up :(
elranzerAug 19, 2010
Assumed all of the American female voting base was stupid and would vote for any woman just because she was a woman?
hatdropAug 19, 2010
they also assumed having free buckets of kfc at the polls would entice black voters
whitegripesAug 19, 2010
To be honest it did give him a bump when he chose her and I believe he would have lost by more if she wasn't on the ticket.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Bingo
adml_shakeAug 19, 2010
unleashed the political Kraken.
nycjapAug 19, 2010
and finish that danged sentence.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Wow, you'd think that at this point she would reference a dictionary before she posts any "big words" on her twitter page. Unbelievable.
plastichotdogAug 19, 2010
Sarah Palin has always been notoriously bad at PR. I just don't think she really gives a s**t. Nothing matters as long as she retains as much money and power as she can with as little effort as possible.
unhuhAug 19, 2010
The dictionary is too hard. It requires you to know the letters in alphabetical order...
aliendisasterAug 19, 2010
She did use one. That's why it's spelled correctly. She just never learned that you could use one to find out what words actually mean.
nycjapAug 19, 2010
"So which dictionary do you use?"
Sarah: "Oh, all of 'em...any of 'em...anything they put in front of me..."
homercles337Aug 19, 2010
Hey, she has no problem firing up the computer machine and downloading the intarwebs, therefore she has every right to post the most asinine, ignorant, lies that one can muster.
satori3000Aug 19, 2010
...and by big words I assume you mean anything with more than one syllable.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Yes, exactly.
DurkadurAug 19, 2010
Cackle 1. To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg.
2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner.
I think she meant Cabal.
Sarah is a moron that try to use fancy words to look clever while decrying the edumucation of libruls elitist.
edstateAug 19, 2010
Or "gaggle" ?
thetxiAug 19, 2010
That's what I thought she was referring to.
tcquadAug 19, 2010
"Gaggle" doesn't have any nefarious implications. "Cabal" fits the tone better.
skyjis6Aug 19, 2010
quad do you really think Sarah would have put that much thought into it?
diggcensorsAug 19, 2010
Group of hyenas?
stubearAug 19, 2010
I was thinking she meant gaggle, as in a gaggle of geese.
smacksawAug 19, 2010
Hey, whatever her and her "murder of Republicans" wants to say is fine with me.
suz123njAug 19, 2010
It is "She" and her Republicans
rattusrattusAug 19, 2010
If she wants some feminist cackling, I can very easily provide it for her. She might want to hide the kiddies though; I get pretty loud when I'm amused, and I've always cultivated a great appreciation for the absurd.
chuckdontsurfAug 19, 2010
It reminds me of this old 'In Living Color' skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izpa9D7c77U
nycjapAug 19, 2010
Noooo! Cackle: as in a group of momma grizzlies is referred to as "a cackle".
hardwalkerAug 19, 2010
chillax guy
shawnfromnhAug 19, 2010
This account has been closed by the user
trigonometronAug 19, 2010
Damn Cabal Company shut off my NASCAR NETWORK but I still got my FOX.
flagg85Aug 19, 2010
To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg.
tarantulusAug 19, 2010
Ah the irony of anyone in the US talking about the 'boundaries of english'!
Have you heard yourselves recently? back in blighty, we still speak the queen's old chap!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
stubearAug 19, 2010
I was listening to the BBC the other day and this guy was talking about albeeno's in Tanzania being killed to produce magic potions. At first I was thinking to myself, what the f**k is an albeeno and then I realized they were talking about albinos. The 'i' makes an 'eye' sound not an 'eee' sound. You brits have lots of ridiculous pronunciations like this and no dictionary backs up your phonetic olympics. Perhaps you need to learn to speak english properly instead of thinking you're the end all be all of all things english language related.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
covertbadgerAug 19, 2010
"The 'i' makes an 'eye' sound not an 'eee' sound. You brits have lots of ridiculous pronunciations like this and no dictionary backs up your phonetic olympics"
Umm, even the most cursory search reveals plenty of dictionaries that list the correct 'eee' pronunciation, covering everything from dictionary.com right up to the unabridged OED. Perhaps you need a better dictionary?
tarantulusAug 19, 2010
hmm, surely since WE INVENTED IT, we get to tell YOU what the correct pronunciations are?
dipsomaniacAug 19, 2010
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/albino
What's that? An alternate pronunciation? Sounds like al-bee-no? Imagine!
jchromeAug 19, 2010
Bloody brilliant! Next you might want to look into inventing dentistry though...
:^B
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Oh look, another article about Sarah Palin on the digg homepage. The digg sure seems to have a thing for Sarah Palin. We just can't stop talking about her! She's just so fascinating that we constantly need to give her attention!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
thetxiAug 19, 2010
It is fun to make fun of morons.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Maybe, but it's become an obsession on digg. She does not deserve the attention. Period.
propethicAug 19, 2010
It is fun to make fun of morons.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Wow, I can't believe I'm getting buried. Just be forewarned, you fools, that the more the left negatively obsesses over Palin, the more desirable she becomes to the right. They are going to put her into high office just to f**k with us. Mark my words.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
5vegasAug 19, 2010
Gotta keep the buzz going!
homercles337Aug 19, 2010
Let them try. She would be decimated in the primary. Plenty of repugs are smarter and craftier than her.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
i would love to see the right put her back up for election. worked extremely well last time
dopreAug 20, 2010
It would not be the first time Republicans chose an idiot. Smart Republicans (I believe that there are still some hidden ones) are pussies who are afraid to speak up and tell the money-grabbing idiots (see Sarah Palin) to stfu.
cuervoman914Aug 19, 2010
anytime she opens her mouth, it's an instant present full of retarded. she's not on power and thank god for that, because THAT could have happened.
misterbadideaAug 19, 2010
"She's just so fascinating that we constantly need to give her attention!"
Quite frankly, yes, she's one of the most fascinating politicians of our time.
It's kind of like the same fascination many have with "Twilight." Here is something utterly and totally and transparently awful, yet inexplicably popular. And because it's such a comedic gold mine, even the haters feel compelled to spend their time mocking and laughing instead of ignoring, which just gives it MORE attention, which somehow makes it even FUNNIER, and so on and so on. Meanwhile, I still haven't watched "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and I haven't checked up on my local congressional race.
chriskzooAug 19, 2010
She probably forgot to take a puff from her inhalator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbpWonUzlrc
michrechAug 19, 2010
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhalator
Even though it was technically the wrong word, it is still a real word.
Republican Obama Hater FTL!
chriskzooAug 19, 2010
What she meant was "bitches who cackle" like Joy Behar.
Palin haters are like the boys elementary school who are mean to the girls they like. It's comical.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
sildudeAug 19, 2010
English not work like that.
sgerwel1985Aug 19, 2010
Well no one has ever confused Palin with Webster, or at least i haven't.
marx2kAug 19, 2010
She's too tall and white
diggcensorsAug 19, 2010
Cackle can apparently refer to a group of hyenas, which seems fitting for her intended usage?
oltpAug 19, 2010
Digg's true colors are really showing on this one, everyone is getting buried who points out she's right.
pjsmikeAug 20, 2010
There are a trip of sheep.
bytecolorAug 19, 2010
There are hyenas in Alaska? That's so cool. I did _not_ know that. Thanks Sarah!.
ontainAug 19, 2010
where did you get that definition?
pjsmikeAug 20, 2010
http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/kennel/collectives.htm
darklanceAug 20, 2010
A CACKLE of hyenas.
Submitted by Melissa Bee.
Ah yes, the famous biologist Melissa Bee....
I could find no authoritative source for the definition of 'cackle' including hyenas anywhere.
drekorAug 19, 2010
It's a legit usage of the word. It's subtle and nuanced and almost poetic, which makes me wonder, who wrote the line. It's uncharacteristic of her public persona to use subtlety or word-play beyond colloquialisms. Even if she wrote it, the stark departure from her usual mannerisms is interesting.
grubwortAug 19, 2010
Couldn't agree more. It's a superb use of metaphor. If Stephen Fry had done this he'd have been praised for his poetic wit.
pjsmikeAug 20, 2010
http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/kennel/collectives.htm
darklanceAug 20, 2010
pjsmike, thank you again for posting that... I will repost my reply as well:
A CACKLE of hyenas.
Submitted by Melissa Bee.
Ah yes, the famous biologist Melissa Bee....
I could find no authoritative source for the definition of 'cackle' including hyenas anywhere.
thetxiAug 19, 2010
That's quite a stretch, saying she's right when there is no definition even close to matching that, nor any mention of cackles as a term used for hyena packs.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
rolfAug 19, 2010
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080918155226AA0TuOI
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cackle+of+hyenas
cowboy1015Aug 19, 2010
oh no not yahoo answers!!
darklanceAug 20, 2010
yahoo did come through on this one. at least its the most authoritative source I can cite:
The most widely-used and zoologically accepted term for a group of hyenas is a clan. They are sometimes called a pack, but this is generally used by lay-persons who believe hyenas to be canids (members of the dog family, Canidae. They actually belong to their own family, the Hyaenidae, which is more closely related to cats than to dogs). There is also a poetic term, 'a cackle of hyenas', but this is very rarely used, much like 'a dazzle of zebras' - no zoologist would use these terms. They would say 'a clan of hyenas' and 'a herd of zebras'.
Source(s):
I used to be a zookeeper and have studied animals all my life.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
As much as it pains me to point out, it is a correct usage.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm
Cackle can refer to a group of hyenas. My family enjoys sharing esoteric knowledge so I've heard this before, and it is true. Whether it was intentionally correct or not, who knows, but the usage stands.
dempyrosAug 20, 2010
You should be dugg up more. Not that I'm in favor of making Sarah Palin look smart, but if she is indeed correct in using the word then there's no reason to have a bunch of reactionary news stories on it.
I thought I learned something like that (a "cackle" of hyenas) when I was younger, and apparently that's right.
It's okay though, she'll probably say something dumb next week that will make up for it.
rsm33Aug 19, 2010
Well then I will give it to her. So the score is:
Sarah Palin: 1
Intelligence: 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
glendowerAug 19, 2010
I came here to say this. I loathe Palin, but there is no reason to bend the facts to make her look bad. She does that on her own.
rujtuAug 20, 2010
I'm glad I read through the comments and saw that someone pointed this out. I hate this woman, but persecution is unnecessary. She makes herself look dumb all the time. You don't have to make things up.
mikesobaAug 20, 2010
certainly for her intended audience.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
At least she used the word "whom" correctly. Many Liberal elites cannot even accomplish that feat.
marx2kAug 19, 2010
What's a "liberal elite"?
paraswarmAug 19, 2010
Having an IQ over 90, or a college degree (and increasingly, a high school degree) makes you a "liberal elite."
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
LOL
thetxiAug 19, 2010
The liberal elites are a cackle who have turned our once great press into a lamestream media that is happier following the gotcha politics and hopey changey than in reporting the truth to real Americans.
*wink*
You betcha
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
A Liberal Elite is someone who has Huffington Post bookmarked in the browser, and drinks PBR on the weekends.
jetboyterpAug 19, 2010
And I don't believe she's called anyone a "corpse man" either. But since when aren't liberals hypocritical?
029aAug 19, 2010
Sarah Palin: Howard Dean of the Right.
smacksawAug 19, 2010
No, because Howard Dean was a middle of the road uniter who appealed to both conservative and liberal Vermonters. Sarah Palin staked out the far right and then redrew the boundaries even farther right.
thetxiAug 19, 2010
If Howard Dean made a habit out of his verbal gaffe you might have a point, but he didn't, so you don't.
I still find it weird how Howard Dean can have his political career flame out after trying to keep his supporters excited after a tough primary loss by making a funny yell...
But we have Sarah Palin in all of her blazing idiotic glory who can make a career out of being the stupidest person in the room.
exergenAug 19, 2010
Liberal's Obsession with Sarah Palin Stretches Boundaries of Personal Inadequacies.
smacksawAug 19, 2010
By your logic, the evangelicals obsession with Islam stretches the boundaries of their faith and the inherent inadequacies of their religion.
DurkadurAug 19, 2010
Says the guy with a bad case of Obama derangement syndrome.
melikbilgeAug 19, 2010
Troll Trolls Online News Aggregator to Feel Better About Himself, read all about it!
bamazombiepunchAug 19, 2010
Palin American for retard.
someretardAug 19, 2010
Hey! That's f**king low! More like Palin = America.
arcangelgabrielAug 20, 2010
Can republicans have fanboys?
flammablewaterAug 23, 2010
they're called teabaggers
unhuhAug 19, 2010
More from the village idiot...
wateryouthAug 19, 2010
Hufpo is really trying to solidify their spot as a legitimate news source with this story.
arcangelgabrielAug 20, 2010
Yea they should have edited the video to distort the record.
raskaliAug 19, 2010
It's actually a very creative use of the word.
checkpleaseAug 19, 2010
I think it's rather cromulent.
raskaliAug 19, 2010
You embiggen me, sir!
thetxiAug 19, 2010
I am incredibly disappointed and hope that you refudiate this immediately.
oltpAug 19, 2010
She meant a "cackle" as in a group of hyenas. She's calling them hyenas. I'm no fan of Palin but leave her alone on this one, it's fine.
snaxieAug 19, 2010
no....
bombulaAug 19, 2010
I'm guessing you're given credit where none is due. Dollars to donuts, Palin meant gaggle and had/has no idea what the collective noun for hyenas is.
suz123njAug 19, 2010
Definitely she had no idea about the "cackle of hyenas"
hatdropAug 19, 2010
she knows what hyenas are? man if she knows where they're actually from my head would assplode
crytekemployee3Aug 19, 2010
most diggers don't know s**t about women, yet here we are commenting on you. Please, she meant a cackle of hyenas just like my sister knows how to drive stick shift.
ciarAug 19, 2010
I'm a woman and I know how to drive stick.
seroevoAug 19, 2010
As usual, as much as she's an idiot we should all be more offended or angry with the people who keep her in the public eye.
It's amazing though how for so many people being stupid, or at least pretending you are, is better than being smart.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
This is actually what scares me. I think Palin is an opportunistic-populist-halfterm-quitter-governor-dimwit with charisma. Fine. But it's terrifying to realize there are a lot of people who support her.
remingtonhAug 19, 2010
I'm no fan of Sarah or anything - but if you have someone recording everything you say everyday, looking for the slightest slip or error in your speech anyone would have the same problems.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Actually, no.
remingtonhAug 19, 2010
OK then.
cdw070Aug 19, 2010
Actually, yes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP_2YfZmTXc
hivoltage815Aug 20, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws
Maybe we should make a book of Obama-isms
lukeatronAug 19, 2010
Are you actually trying to make her some kind of victim here? She wrote this on twitter for f**ks sake. Poor Sarah Palin, why won't people stop reading her public proclamations and just let her live the nice quiet private life she obviously wants.
Idiot.
hatdropAug 19, 2010
people should follow NPH over her, he's a lot more awesome and humorous
bsmangAug 19, 2010
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remingtonhAug 19, 2010
oh I see, well that's completely different, I guess. (I really don't know if it is or not - I've lost interest in the story.)
raskaliAug 19, 2010
Please, do not try and bring insight into the Sarah Palin hate fest, people might think you like her.
remingtonhAug 20, 2010
I agree, and I am slowly learning my lesson here on digg. Whether it be the subject of Israel, Iran, Bush, Palin, Obama, the ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Apple, Microsoft, ios, Android, Apple, Microsoft, Ford, Chevy, Coke, Pepsi -haters gonna hate :)
dig1xAug 19, 2010
Never feed the trolls.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Ok, now, I hate Palin as much as anyone, but a "cackle" is a pack of hyenas.
Stooping to their level only cheapens your point of view. If she says something genuinely stupid, then make fun of her, but make sure you're not the one being stupid.
somnipotentAug 19, 2010
i think the dictionary and should replace "stupid" with "sarahpalin".
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
Ok, now, I hate Palin as much as anyone, but a "cackle" is a pack of hyenas.
Stooping to their level only cheapens your point of view. If she says something genuinely stupid, then make fun of her, but make sure you're not the one being stupid.
troyfoleyAug 19, 2010
I really, really, really, really, really doubt that Palin knows that.
rumbeefAug 19, 2010
she probably did look it up. I think she got burned by refudiating thing,
ontainAug 19, 2010
Where are you getting Cackle of hyenas from? not the dictionary.
covertbadgerAug 19, 2010
You need a better dictionary. 'Cackle' is the collective noun for hyenas. 2 seconds with google will verify it. Or, of course, a decent dictionary.
raskaliAug 19, 2010
http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html
ontainAug 19, 2010
that's not an official site. it's just some dude's collection of names he found on the web. he even says as much.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm
From my above post.
robiczAug 19, 2010
cackle is the sound hyenas make. Hyenas live in clans.
"Hyenas live in groups, called clans. The clan can have as many as 80 animals and Hyenas are unique in that their clans are led by the females, not the males."
Read more: http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals-land/hyena/#ixzz0x5e6fgqM
ontainAug 19, 2010
The correct term is "clan" of hyena.
flammablewaterAug 23, 2010
or in Palin's case, "klan"
davidnivenAug 19, 2010
The liberal wackos at HuffPo must really view her as a threat to keep devoting their day to monitoring and reporting on Palin.
malexAug 19, 2010
Right. It couldn't merely be skimming though her twitter feed for a source of cheap and well justified laughter.
/s
/By which I mean the previous statement was sarcastic.
nycjapAug 19, 2010
Yeah, this moron is a *legitimate* presidential candidate for 2012 for you ass-clowns and *they're* the whackos. Right.
cntlscrutAug 19, 2010
Her poor, tenuous grasp on and the continued abuse of the english language makes me want to punch a baby.
moderndaydarwinAug 19, 2010
I have to say it, I'm terrified of this woman. I'm terrified at the way she's charmed so many people in this country. I'm terrified simply because it means there are that many dumb people in America.
joemanmanAug 19, 2010
I wouldn't be too worried, your terror shouldn't be some kind of revelation. There are and always have been a majority of dumb people in any country.
pharmaphoxAug 19, 2010
I live in a very red state, and everyone here thinks she's a moron, too. Her supporters may be loud, but I really doubt there are enough of them to catapult her to some important office. I really think if McCain had chosen a better veep he would've had a bit more of a chance...and that was before we realized just how deep the void of ignorance went in her head.
ruckfulesAug 19, 2010
Her use is actually fairly fine, since "cackle" is also the collective noun for a group of hyena. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to call another group a "cackle of rad(ical)s".
ontainAug 19, 2010
Link to reputable source for that definition please.
only one i found with for cackle of hyenas was a site where that term has not been officially "authenticated".
basically it was just submitted by some random person.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
ruckfulesAug 19, 2010
A group of fox is called a "skulk" or "leash", but you'd rarely if ever find a lexical definition (which is what you're asking for) that describe the words "skulk" or "leash" on their own to mean as much, when the terms "skulk of fox" or "leash of fox" are stipulative (see: stipulative definition).
And I don't know what you mean by "reputable source for (a) definition". All definitions, or more accurately: uses of words are submitted by random people. There's no way of "officially" authenticating the use of word insofar as all uses in lexicons are simply reportative.
ontainAug 19, 2010
as someone else pointed out, Clan is the correct term.
btw skulk is in the dictionary.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skulk
as for leash. it doesn't just refer to foxes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leash
Among hunters, a collection of three hares (“a brace and a half” or tierce) or three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks is called “a leash."
ruckfulesAug 19, 2010
@ontain, you can discover terms of venery in collections like "An Exaltation of Larks: the ultimate edition" by James Lipton, "A Crash of Rhinoceroses: a dictionary of collective nouns" by Rex Collings. Or you can, if you so choose, go to Wikipedia, search "list of animal names" and discover that, it is in fact the case that a "Cackle of hyenas" is just as appropriate as a "Clan".
dipsomaniacAug 19, 2010
Hyenas come in clans, not cackles.
ruckfulesAug 19, 2010
"Clan" and "cackle" are both collective nouns for Hyenas, just as "troop" and "flange" describe a group of Gorillas, a "band" or "down" of Hare, a "plot" or "congress" of Lemur.
equinox2o12Aug 19, 2010
I found the usage of cackle perfectly cromulent.
revchris2Aug 19, 2010
Surley even the smallest man would feel embiggend by her speech.
sup3rsh3epAug 19, 2010
some of the things she says are downright crumbelievable
clonedAug 20, 2010
I find this to be shallow and pedantic.
arcangelgabrielAug 20, 2010
I found the usage one of insegular negritude much akin to her honorary aquarium parents Ralph Bunch and Ida Lapino.
clyentnineAug 20, 2010
Sarah Palin fail English? That's unpossible!
bsmangAug 19, 2010
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designnerdAug 19, 2010
Did she mean "gaggle"?
As in, "She panders to a gaggle of idiots" or "Every time I hear her talk, I gaggle a little bit"
caughtthinkingAug 19, 2010
I'm sure. she's so damn retarded she probably thought they were the same word.
wojjieAug 20, 2010
I was wondering that too, had to google what a group of geese is called, cause I could of sworn a similar sounding word to "cackle" existed for it.
bugalouAug 19, 2010
Stop posting Sarah Palin Articles on digg! It only makes her more popular even if you hate her.
checkpleaseAug 19, 2010
I'd love to call Sarah Palin a stupid whore, but there are probably uneducated prostitutes who talk like Frederick Douglass compared to her.
arcangelgabrielAug 20, 2010
Brilliant!
timthetaxmanAug 19, 2010
The only thing more annoying than Palin is how the media follows her around and makes a story out of every little slip up she makes.
The whole thing, on both sides, is pathetic.
supradaveAug 19, 2010
Well, I'd much rather people understand how incredibly stupid she is then pretend that she's presidential material.
hivoltage815Aug 20, 2010
You do realize, when it comes to the right wing, by constantly victimizing her you are only making her more powerful because she is battling "the establishment."
If she wasn't the left's number one enemy, then she would begin to fall out of favor on the right.
useraccessAug 19, 2010
The stupid knows no bounds with this one.
obamadisasterAug 19, 2010
You voted for the DISASTER obama. This means your an A$$ Clown.
Or
Voted Obama = your opinion ZERTO
kingussopAug 19, 2010
Paying attention is keeping this woman around.
castletechAug 19, 2010
Who the f**k cares? I don't like her as much as anyone else, but this is stupid.
rumbeefAug 19, 2010
The problem for me isn't idiotic use of language, it is her trying to take the label of feminist, at the same time demonizing other women who've actually worked for women's rights. What has Sarah done? A mamma grizzlies ad?
osko2052Aug 19, 2010
What have you done other than make a comment on digg?
rumbeefAug 19, 2010
I'm not your parties vice presidential candidate!
ammundsenAug 19, 2010
We all make mistakes. Anyone who has ever spent time in the country or inner cities knows that both groups tend to make up words, often by mixing together existing ones. I imagine most liberals would be very offended if we made fun of inner city Blacks for doing this. But they'd probably be pretty accepting of making fun of the mountain folks who do.
The English language has changed over time. Words are added or morphed and pronunciations change. The people who make the biggest deal out of keeping its current state are the educated elite snobs. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
kurtwinterAug 19, 2010
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ammundsenAug 19, 2010
I agree with all that you wrote. I would point out that everyone is a hypocrite to some extent and politicians exceed in this more than the average person. Just about anyone who rises to prominence in our modern society is going to be a disaster. To appeal to the masses you must appeal to an illogical, greedy, debased people.
graehAug 19, 2010
did you really just single out "inner city blacks" while discussing universal linguistic evolution?
Seriously?
That doesn't sit right with me - the phrasing, in context with Palin's gaffs. Evolution of language is a relevant topic, but framed against a consistent pattern of linguistic errors and ignorance kinda makes it seem like... a bit ... not right. At least, from theperspective of another english speaker in another former colony.
I may have misread your intent, but I don't think I'm the only one who may have found that a sour sentiment. Some of your best friends use the word "ebonics"?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
Am I the only one who learned about the different names for groups of particular animals in elementary school?
A "Cackle" is a group of Hyenas (it can actually a group of witches, as well)
Anyone who ridicules her for using proper terminology that they themselves haven't learned makes themselves out to be twice the idiot they claimed she was.
If you don't believe me: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22cackle+of+hyenas%22
tcquadAug 19, 2010
Yes, and the proper term for a group of hyenas is "clan". The most common term is a "pack".
The phrase "cackle of hyenas" is rarely used; even your link showed only 10k results (including references to this Palin topic on the first page). Using the more specific search "a cackle of hyenas" (to eliminate alternate usage like "the cackle of hyenas", which could be referring to their laugh), I come up with 606 results versus almost 4k for "clan" and 112k for "pack".
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
"Pack" is certainly more common because any four-legged mammal can be called a "pack", and it's the default word for most people. I've never heard of "clan", but regardless, 600 cackle results vs 3700 clan results is hardly enough to call someone stupid for using the lesser-used term. For example, "pail of water" has about a third the number of results as a "bucket of water", which is only twice the proportion as those who use "cackle" to "clan", but would you allow even half the amount of vitriol spewed at someone who used the word "pail" instead of "bucket"?
tcquadAug 19, 2010
A pail of water still has over a million entries, relative popularity aside. 600 hits for an accurate and properly spelled phrase? That's highly unlikely.
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
Too bad, I learned this word meaning twenty years ago, at the same time as I learned "murder of crows" "gaggle of geese" etc etc. I'm actually truly sorry that you are actively trying to make yourself more ignorant by claiming that 61K people (searching without quotes) coincidentally made the same mistake.
Closed AccountAug 19, 2010
@apack - I got this dead horse and an extra stick. Wanna hang out?
shieldwolfAug 19, 2010
Based on the fact that "[a] cackle of hyenas" has two order of magnitudes FEWER google entries than "a pack of hyenas" or "a clan of hyenas", and the term is not present in ANY online dictionary, I think this is a made-up poetic term that has pretty much 0 usage in real life.
apackofmonkeysAug 19, 2010
Really, so all those other entires that refer to a cackle of hyenas were written by Palin then? No one else uses it? The lengths to which you are stretching to call Palin stupid for using a real word are astounding. Why would I ever want to align myself which such a hateful group?
leif777Aug 19, 2010
Do you think she meant a gaggle?
ripleyisdeadAug 19, 2010
I think she was using cackle as a collective noun, as in a "cackle of hyenas". She probably refers to a group of conservatives a as a "pride of conservatives". :/
leif777Aug 19, 2010
...and most likely a "shrewdness or basketball players"
thaguruAug 19, 2010
dictionaries: she's read 'em all.
ilmickeyliAug 19, 2010
Cankle?
wh213206Aug 19, 2010
While I do dislike Sarah Palin and love to see her look like an idiot, I dont think this is a good example. The context in which she used it actually makes sense because a "cackle" is a group of Hyenas, therefore she correctly used it. Also digg need to get off its high horse and stop having these anti-republican articles take over the top 10. WHat happened to cool science articles, or interesting news links or funny photos involving weird s**t from Japan? Instead, you get on digg and its "REPUBLICAN DOES SOMETHING HORRIBLE AND IS A REAL DICK" and then everyone write a comment and its the same s**t. We get it, digg is a website that is mostly used by more liberal leaning people, but stop digging up every article that has something stupid that the republican party did. Im tired of it.
Im not saying I like the republican, or democratic party, just that Im tired of digg being used by people to rip on political parties. They do the same thing on CNN and FOX and I just dont want digg to be consumed by it either. THIS IS MY SAFE HAVEN, DONT LET POLITICS RUIN IT TOO!!
fredpilotAug 19, 2010
dugg for truth
sasquach111Aug 19, 2010
Disappointed that this made the top in all news when there's REAL s#!t going on in the world... Sarah Palin is a rash... let's stop scratching it.
parboAug 19, 2010
I agree on the basis that gentlemen should never discuss politics. Politics are unsightly, and unless are truly earthshaking, should likely be confined to a political corner and off my front page.
DiggIdea: Make a filter to keep stories tagged with politics, Sarah Palin, whatever, off my front page.
stochioAug 19, 2010
You can already do that.
silenceAug 19, 2010
So when she and the Republican loyalists and Tea Party activists start crowing about this or that we can call them a murder of lunatics and be entirely correct?