Keeping the Bar Low

Looking for a new hairdo online. The one I want turns out to be a "Before" picture. That's probably a bad sign.

(And one's a fish)

Courtesy of Dictionary.com:

Founder (verb) -

foun•der

 
1. (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
2. to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
***3. to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
***4. to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.
5.to become ill from overeating.

Flounder - (verb)

floun•der

1. to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
***2. to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job.

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