To get "punked" is to be intentionally fooled in some way, usually the butt of a practical joke perpetrated by a friend or colleague. In a harsher and more extended context, getting punked can be receiving the short end of a stick.
Merlin Miller's shell game
Mayor David Miller walked into his protocol lounge Wednesday — his chest all puffed up as if he’d discovered a way to bottle greenhouse gases — ready to make the “important announcement” that had left media wags speculating for 12 hours
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Maestro Miller plays us again
Carpeted in dark purple, the Protocol Lounge outside the Mayor's office on the second floor of City Hall is about the size of the average living room. Decorations from the ...Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/index.html#ixzz0hrjAAFY7
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Surplus serves Miller's interests
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Keen to wring maximum political advantage from a $100 million budget windfall, Toronto Mayor David Miller is cannily easing up on tax hikes – burnishing his own legacy as outgoing mayor, while boosting re-election prospects for left-wing...David Miller's $100 million spin machine: Granatstein
Mayor David Miller was feeling like a fiscal genius, his staffers were dislocating their own shoulders patting themselves on the butt for getting such press attention as the newly found $100 million of surplus was unveiled at City Hall on Wednesday.
Mayor David Miller budgets by surprise: Editorial
Someday, Toronto Council will budget like a fiscally responsible adult.
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