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“Gobbledegook” “Gobbledegook” sounds like the name of a monster in a fairy tale. But in reality it was created by Maury Maverick, who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1935 to 1939. Congressman Maverick came from the state of Texas. There, Texans say, men come right to the point. They say what they mean in a few quick words. Of course, Texas is far from Washington, not only in miles, but in the way people use words. Maverick learned this shortly after he arrived in Washington in 1935 for his first term in Congress. He soon began to wonder why people in government agenc