11. Around half of all companies are pooh-poohing the idea of skimping on holiday gatherings this year. 12. Notice how this parade of pooh-poohing never has an official's name attached to it. 13. Most of the great beach authorities of the world handle the threat of shark attack by pooh-poohing it. 14. "The Silber loyalict3 ( have been pooh-poohing a governance review, " said the source. 15. "And Donovan pooh-poohing the event at the first press conference didn't help ." 16. Speaking of struggling in the intellectual darkness, the column pooh-poohing the Cairo population conference brought out the Malthusians. 17. I am not pooh-poohing my parents'tremendous generosity, and giving presents at Hanukkah is a lovely tradition. 18. "It is no big deal, " he said, pooh-poohing his own lofty financial status. 19. He also encouraged do-it-yourself financing, pooh-poohing the need for stock brokers and financial planners. 20. As recently as two years ago, some big retailers were still pooh-poohing the idea of selling on the Internet.