So what should we use instead of "*"

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in referencing that guy who just moved out of the White House (I still don't feel like he was justifiably the President). Many people have been using * instead of his name, but what should we use now? Maybe _

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1. The person formerly known as *

[redirish28]

2. How about Jerk.

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4. yes but I'm specifically referring to the previous resident, not Obama

[vanboggie]

7. That's right

No more need to use an asterisk for the asshat in human history who lost two elections was never truly voted in as President.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. What's wrong with *?

It still works for me...:shrug:

It doesn't necessarily mean president...

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6. Maybe asterisks are getting tired of being demeaned by it

[Bucky]

15. You know who this really demeans?

<== the French!

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16. I guess I'm slow...

I don't get it

[Bucky]

18. He's a cartoon character named Astrix.

Astrix is big in France. See here ==> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix

[DesertRat]

5. He'll always be * to me. n/t

[Posteritatis]

8. maybe +; as an ex-pres he's now a mere fraction of his former *ness (nt)

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. I'm waiting for his prison number.

[derby378]

10. X*

As in "ex-President Bush." Although I have always been loathe to refer to him as "President," seeing as how he never won except through cheating.

[islandmkl]

11. how about: ° ?

[Bucky]

12. I always just say Bush or Dubya. Typing * is just so immature

The dude has a name. He's a prick, but he has a name. A ruined name, a name that has come to be a term of derision and ridicule, a name that may well replace Hoover in the American lexicon of failure. But a name nonetheless.

[alwysdrunk]

14. I feel the same way

When I was first on DU years ago people complained that I typed Bush and not * or Shrub. Very immature. He's a worthless bastard but he's not an asterisk.

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13. Resident01-08*

[FightingIrish]

17. I had Google translate "Shit Stain" to Chinese and I got this

狗屎染色