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hiromichi



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:41 am    Post subject: Primary Reply with quote

I know SWAK and SWALK, but in the below what does "seal with a kiss" mean/

Lieberman Hopes His Fate Isn’t Sealed With a Kiss

WASHINGTON, July 15 — On his increasingly difficult path to re-election, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman keeps getting kissed. And not lovingly.
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Jintii



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a play on 2 phrases:

his fate is sealed
and
sealed with a kiss

Because the word sealed appears in both phrases, and the outcome (fate) of Lieberman's senatorial campaign may be already determined (sealed) because of a kiss from George Bush, the headline writer combined the phrases.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jintii, Thank you very much.
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