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Donald H. Dillon (dhdillon@AWOD.COM)
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I received this today, I thought the list would be interested
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Donald H. Dillon
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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--boondoggle
boon.dog.gle n. [coined by Robert H. Link, American scoutmaster]
1. a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or
ornament
2. a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft
"The Alameda Corridor is potentially the greatest boon to the broad
region that stretches from the Pacific through the Inland Empire--and
it is the biggest potential boondoggle."
Bill Boyarsky, The Spin, Los Angeles Times, 03-20-1996, pp B-1.
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