On Fri, 23 Apr 2010, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
As an American, I am required to fear what might happen if the rouge states got a hold of Pd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_%28cosmetics%29
"rouge" is pronounced with a long "oo" and soft "g" "rogue" is pronounced with a long "oh" and hard "g"
(but in french the latter is more like : rug states)
I thought he was making another joke, like the "access/axis" one. The "red states" here are the ones that vote republican.
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