In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Gobsmacked: That's what the British would say about this photo of Mayor JOSEPH LESTER BOLES, JR.:
Gobsmacked. Shagged in the motorway.
That's what the British would say about this photo of Mayor JOSEPH LESTER BOLES, JR.:
BOLES never saw it coming.
BOLES was rude, arrogant, mean, vindictive and rode roughshod over our history, nature and human rights.
It's morning again in St. Augustine.
We all look forward to a new day of healing.
WIKTIONARY:
gobsmacked
Contents [hide]
1 English
1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Adjective
1.3.1 Related terms
1.3.2 Translations
1.4 References
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
As if smacked (“hit”) in the gob (“mouth (Irish / Scottish gaelic)”).
Attested since 1959, from Northern English dialect, particularly Liverpool, popularized via television.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒb.smækt/
Adjective[edit]
gobsmacked (comparative more gobsmacked, superlative most gobsmacked)
(chiefly UK, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed. [quotations ▼]
Related terms[edit]
gobsmacking
gobstruck (much less common)
Translations[edit]
[show ▼]Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed
References[edit]
^ World Wide Words: Gobsmacked
As an Englishman
ReplyDeleteGob smacked literally means smacked in the mouth
gob = mouth
smacked speaks for itself
I think many would enjoy smacking the ex Mayor in the GOB