Kerfuffles

I ♥ Kerfuffles
Kerfuffle, Kerfuffles, Kerfluffles and Kerfuffels! What Is The Meaning of Kerfuffles?

No, it is not a sack of potato chips! With so many, many visitors arriving daily, searching for the elusive meaning of the name of my blog, “KERFUFFLES”, I will again provide the definition that I gave when I made my first blog posting at “Kerfuffles” in February of 2005. Although it is an ancient Gaelic word, it had fallen into the abyss of oblivion, until found and resuscitated by the author of one of the first blogs I started reading, James Taranto. Yes, that Mr. Taranto - the county seat of Ontario, or however the Canadians describe that city. Yes, the Taranto overlooking Wall Street at the corner of “Best of the Web”. To Mr. Taranto goes the credit for standardizing the word’s spelling in American usage. However, be forewarned that the British have yet to adopt our way so that oftentimes strange spellings are encountered, such as “curfluffels”.

Kerfuffles is honored that her word has been made famous by our plain-speaking President, however the rest of the world is asking how did such a word as “kerfuffle” become a part of the vocabulary of the straight-talking Texas cowboy, George W. Bush. Speaking yesterday of his administration’s warrantless surveillance program, Mr. Bush said that it had “created quite a kerfuffle in the press,” according to the AP at Yahoo News.

In the whole wide world of words, “kerfuffle” is considered one of the world wide word’s weird ones, according to the Weird Word’s Dictionary. From an ordinary dictionary we find: kerfuffle - a noun: a commotion, a disorderly outburst or tumult; “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused” [synonym: disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah]

Google Kerfuffles — or check out these other “Kerfuffles” in the Kerfuffles Blogosphere, of which I know nothing more:

• The Peking Duck Kerfuffles
• Cold Kerfuffles
• Orthodox Kerfuffles
• Yes, We Have No Kerfuffles
• Of Kerfuffles, Konspiracies, and Kossacks
• Is Anderson Cooper Kerfuffle-icious?

Hat Tip to WuzzaDem, who wrote “Do you know a web site or blog that repeats the same theme over and over?” How about this one: There’s a War On! Here is another: I ♥ Kerfuffles. “Arrrhhh and Avast!” to the Pirate’s Cove for bellowing kerfuffles from the briny main. Kerfuffles is highly honored by the kerfuffle flattery, and will be listening to the President’s news conference today for any further mentions of her word.
UPDATE: Kerfuffles didn’t hear anymore kerfuffles from President Bush. (Pronunciation)