From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Jymesion   wrote:   
   >To indicate being surprised and bewildered:   
   >   
   >"It gasted my flabber."   
   >   
   >"My gaster was flabbered."   
   >   
   >Which one is correct?   
      
   Uh ... neither one makes it, IMO.  "I was flabbergasted" has made   
   it into the language as an adjective without any noun or verb of   
   which it can be said to be made up.   
      
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