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RE: The dis- game
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July 09, 2018 18:14
Limerick Game: Millers Creek
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Shu’s new limerick game place is Millers Creek. It is in North Carolina. Send me your limericks by P......
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July 04, 2018 19:14
A couple of poems - about thirty years apart.
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My old English teacher set up a group on Facebook called Grumpy Grammarians. In case the title doesn......
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July 03, 2018 19:54
steep learning curve
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I have always used "steep learning curve" to mean that the learning will be difficult and take awhil......
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July 02, 2018 18:56
RE: Fascism
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I kinda like Wikipedia's definition: Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of radical authoritarian ultran......
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July 02, 2018 18:45
RE: Fascism
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Further to my definition you could add In theory the ideological opposite to communism, in practice......
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June 30, 2018 02:02
RE: Fascism
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A central Government under one leader where the state has all the rights and individuals have none. ......
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June 29, 2018 17:40
Fascism
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How do you define ......
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June 29, 2018 06:37
Limerick Poll: Kohler
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Here is the poll for Kohler - remember, this is Shu's game. Select your favorite! *** These have n......
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June 24, 2018 20:06
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Goofy, offline, has convinced me that Chaucer hadn't meant to use "cunt." Goofy, though I sometimes......
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June 20, 2018 19:10
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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It’s tempting to connect the word to Latin cunnus or cuniculus but there are difficulties. If the En......
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June 19, 2018 17:47
There ARE intelligent beings left on Earth - despite T. Rump!
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June 19, 2018 05:40
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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I see a connection with the Latin name for "rabbit, " ......
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June 19, 2018 05:36
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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June 17, 2018 21:35
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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You win on this discussion. I was just thinking that words evolve over time and the Q-word could ha......
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June 15, 2018 20:09
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Actually ......
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June 13, 2018 15:13
RE: Words with Friends
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June 12, 2018 19:47
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Yes, that last emboldened part was what I was referring to. I guess you are right about not actuall......
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June 12, 2018 19:42
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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June 08, 2018 19:12
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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“Queynte”, spelled later as “quaint”, is a ......
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June 08, 2018 18:58
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Ah well. This conversation would be best in person, I think. Just like the spelling isn't exactly......
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June 08, 2018 18:51
RE: World's WORST jokes (part one)
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A businessman got an invitation to an IRS meeting for an audit. He asked his accountant what he shou......
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June 07, 2018 18:58
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Kalleh, I'm not saying the translation is wrong. I don't care about the translation. I'm taking issu......
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June 05, 2018 20:38
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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I don't purport to be a translator of Chaucer, goofy. But others spend their entire lives at it. Y......
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June 05, 2018 20:00
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Hmm... "Bit" is French slang for penis. Any connection in this discussion?...
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June 05, 2018 14:00
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Wait what? The translation is not really relevant to my point. They translated ......
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June 05, 2018 13:17
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Wow, you don't even believe the master translators. Good for you for being so confident!...
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June 05, 2018 11:39
RE: Is Chaucer readable?
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Also Wikipedia says '"Quaint" was probably pronounced in Middle English in much the same way as "cun......
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June 04, 2018 21:04
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I think it is translated ......
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June 04, 2018 20:40
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June 04, 2018 20:09
RE: Words with Friends
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Aha! And here is a word that my sister had recently (for 72 blanking points!), "amis." I looked it......
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June 04, 2018 19:51
deportment vs. comportment
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When I was in elementary school, there was a category on our report cards for deportment, or behavio......
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June 04, 2018 19:47
Limerick Game: Kohler
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Shu's word for the next limerick game is Kohler, Wisconsin. We have spent many a weekend at the won......
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June 04, 2018 19:39
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June 04, 2018 10:45
RE: The dis- game
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June 04, 2018 06:16
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Circular. Wikipedia says of ......
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June 04, 2018 05:22
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June 04, 2018 04:34
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June 03, 2018 21:16
Question...
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What do these words have in common? Wi-Fi SOS Idaho Zumba Ginsu Kpdak Halitosis Corinthian l......
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June 01, 2018 12:24
The Oxnard Companion to Limericks
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Eight is enough (or, rather, that's as many as we're gonna get, I think). Choose your favorite: 1.......
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May 26, 2018 18:28
Hereby
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What are your thoughts about this column by Eric Zorn on the word "hereby?" ......
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May 24, 2018 19:19
RE: epicaricacy reredux
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May 22, 2018 20:28
RE: World's WORST jokes (part one)
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And it came to pass that a virgin named Mary was visited by the Holy Spirit and did conceive. Mary w......
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May 20, 2018 16:57
“You did that THREE TIMES ?!!??”
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May 19, 2018 18:45
RE: Limerick Literature
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In the future it's easy to see A world where no one will be free. So for now let us smother All thou......
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May 16, 2018 12:11
Oxnard it is, then
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No problem with using ......
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May 13, 2018 15:05
RE: Another wacky headline
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A venue in Las Vegas is promoting a world-record-breaking orgy next month. The previous record was o......
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May 11, 2018 20:52
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Is NcCain with Trump's talk points complying? No, the words from the prez, he's not buying. He says ......
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May 11, 2018 16:24
RE: Another wacky headline
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May 11, 2018 10:33
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AP headline Prosecutor: Ex-mobster feared murder victim would testify against him Do ead men tell ......
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