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Feb 11, 1812

"Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that created oddly-shaped voting districts...The lines of these districts gave Gerry's party an advantage in the upcoming election. An artist added a head, wings, & claws to the strange shape that was the governor's new home district and declared it looked like a salamander. A quick-witted friend decided a better name was 'Gerry-mander'

1 of our less illustrious contributions to the political culture

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Jim Wald

On the subject of the (PT), the article points out that Governor Gerry's name was pronounced with a hard "g."

This provides you with a crucial opportunity to distinguish yourself from the rabble when discussing early in the course of cocktail-party banter or other high intellectual discourse.

Bonus: same is true of

In a future lesson, we will take up:

- Mainwaring

- Cholmondeley

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