Comments on: Friday movie roundup - Jan. 5 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: William Goss http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9477 William Goss Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:24:55 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9477 Oh, the way you said "salacious" was ever so amusing. Oh, the way you said “salacious” was ever so amusing.

]]> By: ken http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9468 ken Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:18:13 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9468 Thumbs up for the Ween in your podcast. I love Ween! Thumbs up for the Ween in your podcast. I love Ween!

]]> By: Dave http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9436 Dave Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:57:14 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9436 Main Entry: high·fa·lu·tin Variant(s): also hi·fa·lu·tin /"hI-f&-'lü-t&n/ Function: adjective Etymology: perhaps from high + alteration of fluting, present participle of flute 1 : PRETENTIOUS, FANCY 2 : expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language : POMPOUS http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=highfalutin Another source says it is from the Dutch word verlooten, meaning stilted. However, that meaning is apocryphal, at best. http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/1/messages/2530.html Main Entry: high·fa·lu·tin
Variant(s): also hi·fa·lu·tin /”hI-f&-’lü-t&n/
Function: adjective
Etymology: perhaps from high + alteration of fluting, present participle of flute
1 : PRETENTIOUS, FANCY
2 : expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language : POMPOUS

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=highfalutin

Another source says it is from the Dutch word verlooten, meaning stilted. However, that meaning is apocryphal, at best.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/1/messages/2530.html

]]> By: Brandon http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9434 Brandon Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/01/05/friday-movie-roundup-jan-5/#comment-9434 What exactly does "highfalutin" mean? What exactly does “highfalutin” mean?

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