According to one online directory, a
buffoon is also considered a fool, idiot, dolt, dunce, dunderhead, dullard, ignoramus, dummy, simpleton, jackass; informal chump, blockhead, jughead, boob, bozo, doofus, nincompoop, numbskull, numbnuts, dope, twit, nitwit, halfwit, birdbrain. See also
ass.
An elderly couple in our neighborhood were forced to sell their home because of illness and move into an apartment with assisted living. They could not take all of their belongings into smaller square footage and were forced to sell some of their beloved possessions. With the help of their realtor and a nod from the management company, a three hour sale was to be held from inside their home on one recent morning.
This is where things get sticky and my use of buffoon enters the picture. With arms flailing upward toward the sky, the president of the master board of this gated community ranted and raved about the audacity of this couple having an indoor sale without her permission. But it gets better. The president of the single family homes (spouse of the aforementioned) enters the house, screaming and yelling for everyone to GET OUT. He boomed loudly at the woman holding the sale that she didn't have his permission, forcing her to back away and frightening her into ending the sale. At this point he ran to the gates and had them closed, fearing that the riffraff from other neighborhoods might try to come in for the Estate Sale.
Many neighbors were mortified that this happened within their own community and felt it necessary to apologize for the board out of embarrassment.
Once again, the word is spelled B U F F O O N.
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