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04-17-2007, 01:12 PM
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| The Starter  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redskins Nation
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| Definition of our VP of Football Operations I ran into this word earlier today. I found an uncanny resemblence in the derivation of this word and a person in our front office. See if you can spot it. This certainly explains a lot. Lets hope that there are no quacks to influence our selection come draft day. -------------- American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source char·la·tan   (shär'lə-tən) Pronunciation Key n. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. [French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.] char'la·tan'ic (-tān'ĭk), char'la·tan'i·cal adj., char'la·tan·ism, char'la·tan·ry n. |
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04-17-2007, 01:14 PM
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| Most Interesting Man in the World  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Age: 25
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations what??
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04-17-2007, 01:20 PM
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| RG Glee  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 33
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations :confused: :confused: :confused: WTF? |
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04-17-2007, 01:29 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News,Virginia Age: 48
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations Dude, what in the world are you talkin about?
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04-17-2007, 01:34 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, Texas
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations I think he is referring to "the city of Cerreto, once famous for for its quacks." [French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.] |
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04-17-2007, 01:35 PM
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| Most Interesting Man in the World Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Age: 25
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations Quote:
Oh it all makes sense now, now I understand why Vinny sucks so hard. Thank you American Heritage Dictionary for making my day!
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04-17-2007, 01:52 PM
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| Franchise Player  Join Date: May 2004 Age: 34
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations Great idea Skinny Tee. Poor execution. |
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04-17-2007, 02:01 PM
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| \m/   Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations damn, digging really deep here |
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04-17-2007, 02:27 PM
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| The Starter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redskins Nation
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations You're right...that was poorly executed. I suck...I'm not good at the delivery. Cerrato last name was supposed to be the derivation of the Italian city where quacks are known to come from, thus calling Vinny a quack...I'm a quack...I suck at teasing the delivery because it got all confused. Sorry for wasting your guys time. I'll try to just deliver the punch instead of teasing it...damn, I suck! |
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04-17-2007, 02:32 PM
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| \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations 'A' for effort Skinny Tee. Practice up, watch some film, and you'll be a player in no time! |
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04-17-2007, 02:50 PM
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| I like big (_|_)s.   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 31
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations On a side note since this thread has already been hijacked to crap, what's up with the user name Skinny Tee? That's fairly unique, any reason for it?
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04-17-2007, 09:06 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: May 2004 Location: MA Age: 32
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations I thought it was funny..... |
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04-17-2007, 09:26 PM
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| MVP  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 51
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| Re: Definition of our VP of Football Operations is it really that boring around here?
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