Apparently the WSJ's James Taranto thinks he has a monopoly on all the fun words in the English language, because he claimed to be "gobsmacked" to learn that Anderson Cooper had used the word "kafuffle" on his show last week. Said Anderson, per the CNN transcript:

Cooper: Did you have any idea this was going to cause such a kafuffle?

Meyers: No. I knew it was going to be a controversial article. My supervisor also told me that it was--it could cause some problems, but we weren't expecting it to go this far. . . .

Cooper: And yes, I did use the work "kafuffle." I think it's not used enough these days.

1. CNN, it's spelled "kerfuffle." That goes double for you, Taranto - you don't seem too sure: "We didn't see the show, but a reader tells us that Cooper in fact said 'kerfuffle.'"
   
2. Apropos of nothing, the WSJ has a "kerfuffle" t-shirt. WSJ logo on the front, the word "kerfuffle" on the back. I repeat, apropos of nothing.
   
3. Both of you should be reading more of Fishbowl, the Kerfuffle Capital of the Internet™: we've mentioned it no less than six times, for no less than six separate kerfuffles. No shortage of kerfufflage here. There is, however, a shortage of Anderson Cooper photos around. Anyone know where we can find a decent shot of him?

   p.s. For those who doubt, the final arbiter, Merriam-Webster: