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In response to "but who is going to apologize for the nonsensical affixing of -gate to every scandal???....nm" by x

One of my pet peeves. Watergate was not a scandal about water. Drives me crazy. -- nm

Posted by Volnelk Oct 14 '14, 16:40

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Did you see the comment a few weeks ago that if Watergate had happened at the Waldorf, all scandals would be suffixed with -Dorf? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 16:48 8
- Now that would be an alternative universe worth living in. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 16:55 5
  - I've actually been meaning for a while to posit that -gate is one of the biggest legacies of any president. No scandal seems immune to it (e.g. Bridge -- nm - The Zorking Dead Oct 14, 18:08
  - I think the first joke I saw about it referenced the "WorfDorf scandal" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 17:01
  - But what if we found out that Tim Conway wasn't really involved in any way with Dorf on Golf? - prayformojo Oct 14, 16:57 2
    - So, add PFM to the list that have me blocked. -- nm - SpawnDorf Oct 14, 16:58 1
      - naturally - prayformojo Oct 14, 17:00
- Dorf-on-Golfdorf -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 14, 16:50 1
  - This amusement will carry me through the evening. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 16:51
So should it be called Watergategate then? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 14, 16:42 1
- Gateaffixgate started here. -- nm - Loyola Oct 14, 16:43

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