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The war on words

May 20th, 2004 by Talboito

Jon Stewart recently gave the commencement speech at his alma mater, William and Mary. The transcript has found its way online.

An excerpt:

We declared war on terror. We declared war on terror—it’s not even a noun, so, good luck. After we defeat it, I’m sure we’ll take on that bastard ennui.

Hate to break it to Jon, but:

“WordNet (r) 2.0″
terror: n
1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety syn: panic
2: a person who inspires fear or dread; “he was the terror of the neighborhood” syn: scourge, threat
3: a very troublesome child syn: brat, little terror, holy terror

Funny line anyway. No matter if its a bit on the factually wrong side.

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