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kevinmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 07:43 AM
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deus ex machina
Definition - an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.

For More See - Barack Obama
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EmilyAnne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 07:44 AM
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1. Seriously, when I saw the title of your thread, I expected this to be about Al Gore.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 07:50 AM
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2. I like wiki's definition
"The phrase deus ex machina (literally "god out of a machine") describes an artificial, or improbable, character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (such as an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina
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