Re: TAN: new words [was: RE: LONG: Latest Wenetaic Stuff]
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 30, 1999, 19:21 |
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Dennis Paul Himes wrote:
> Oh, no. The -gate suffix for scandals other than Watergate precedes the
> Whitewater scandal by many years. Koreagate was during the late 70's.
Oh. Okay. It's just that *I* hadn't heard any -gate scandals before
Clinton. But then again, I'm only 21, so things like Koreagate were
well before my time.
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