1. The writer Bill Bryson described flummery as an early form of blancmange. 2. Of course, at present the system is riddled with flummery and unfairness. 3. A . By and large, a stock split is about 90 percent flummery . 4. The answer to that, however it is dressed up in diplomatic flummery , is a target. 5. He's quick to spot pride, the cover-up, flummery , snobbery, cant. 6. Thompson, who was appointed by former President Jimmy Carter, didn't buy that theological flummery . 7. "I guess we should get ready for instant flummery and microwave syllabubs, " he says, laughing. 8. Also made using jelly crystals, mousse flummery became established as an inexpensive alternative to traditional cream-based mousse in Australia. 9. Junk-shop and rummage sale aficionados are driven by the knowledge that somewhere amidst the flummery is something worth 10 times the asking price. 10. The fact-checking was easy, because Time had legendarily high standards for accuracy, admixed with a reputation for right-wing flummery .