Preposterous: the brass neck of an imposter in Derry, a judicial cover-up and a rigged election. pre·pos·ter·ous| prəˈpäst(ə)rəs | adjective contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous: a preposterous suggestion.   ORIGIN mid 16th century: from Latin praeposterus ‘reversed, absurd’(from prae ‘before’ + posterus ‘coming after’) + -ous.   The preposterous mayoral... Continue Reading →