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5 Feet of Fury

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As I keep telling you: it’s ‘-quiddick,’ dammit

June 30, 2011 By Kathy Shaidle

Via Romenesko:

Five years ago I posted Pat Craig’s complaint about -gate being attached to every scandal.

“There are some tin-eared people in this business, who find it hugely funny to attach ‘gate to anything that even hints of scandal,” he wrote. “This gives you things like Shoplifter-gate and Income Tax Return Cheating-gate.”

Of course, gate is still being used — and now it’s Rem Rieder who’s irked.

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