Similar Words, Opposite Meaning

Okay, I’ve seen this headline on a few different news sites now :

Survey: Bush decisive, Kerry smart

…but each time I glance at it, I keep reading it wrong. At first glance I see either “divisive” or “derisive”. Maybe it’s just me, but don’t those two words better describe President Mushmouth than….




…decisive??


posted by greg on July 14, 2004 @ 11:59 am

6 comments

  1. The Talent Show.

    go see the talent show. Go see it now.

    Trackback by Human Bacon — July 14, 2004 @ 12:41 pm

  2. Sen’tah Kerry? yah heez wickid smaht.

    Comment by mdhatter — July 14, 2004 @ 2:55 pm

  3. Oh leave him alone. Have YOU read “My Pet Goat?” It’s fuckin’ awesome.

    Comment by albino — July 15, 2004 @ 8:02 am

  4. “Decisive” is not the word I would have used

    Survey: Bush decisive, Kerry smart You have got to be kiddin’ me… Thanks to The Talent Show

    Trackback by CaptainNormal.org — July 16, 2004 @ 6:04 am

  5. I guess my Ignorant, but Decisive! bumpersticker for the boy king needs more work.

    “Listen, once Dick, or Karl, or that little Wolfowitz feller tells me what to do, see, I can act in a decisivist manner to carry out the right strategery.”

    Comment by mark — July 17, 2004 @ 1:24 am

  6. Teacher this book is to hard to read.

    Comment by sandra sellers — July 18, 2004 @ 2:33 pm

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