From: jwkenne@attglobal.net   
      
   On 2014-07-27 10:26:58 +0000, Jymesion said:   
      
   > To indicate being surprised and bewildered:   
   >   
   > "It gasted my flabber."   
   >   
   > "My gaster was flabbered."   
   >   
   > Which one is correct?   
      
   Neither one is "correct". "Flabbergast" is an old slang word that was   
   either made up completely or composed from "flabby" + "aghast" or   
   "flap" + "aghast". Its earliest meaning may have been "to gasconade",   
   but if it was, "to wear someone out" caught up with it almost   
   immediately, and "to confound someone with astonishment" soon expelled   
   both.   
      
   --   
   John W Kennedy   
   "Never try to take over the international economy based on a radical   
   feminist agenda if you're not sure your leader isn't a transvestite."   
     -- David Misch:  "She-Spies", "While You Were Out"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)