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RE: Origins of "Slav?"
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Just looked it up. It's "bourse," not "bourge." No doubt from Latin "bursa." Still might all tie ......
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January 12, 2013 11:31
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After reading the bit about Bulgarian, buggar, and bourge, I had to laugh. Isn't "bourge" the name ......
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January 12, 2013 11:30
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January 12, 2013 09:14
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After peeking in at the palindrome thread it occurred to me that some languages don't have alphabets......
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January 12, 2013 06:47
RE: Which is it?
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What about "Damn the torpedoes..." ......
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January 12, 2013 00:25
RE: Which is it?
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Yes. This question reminds me of the famous quotation of my great-great grandfather, the Confederat......
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January 11, 2013 15:20
RE: Streel
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Perhaps when Superman was in his cups he became the Man of Streel?...
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January 11, 2013 04:25
RE: At bay
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Yeahbuttttt... Proof did answer first! They're both super good, IMHO!...
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January 10, 2013 08:07
RE: Streel
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I've never seen it used in any way. I is ignerunt....
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January 10, 2013 05:03
RE: At bay
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I had thought that the baying of dogs was the weaker idea, but it seems it's the real one. I had tho......
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January 08, 2013 18:41
At bay
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I can't find the origin of the above term. While "bay" has several definitions, only one seems to b......
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January 07, 2013 19:00
RE: Is Facebook too self-promoting?
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Since its inception I've felt that Facebook was really about the opposite end of the spine from the ......
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January 05, 2013 04:08
RE: You can't make up headlines like this!
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Another bizarre Oregon headline - this time suggesting he's proud of his knickers: "Portland Filmmak......
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January 05, 2013 03:48
RE: What words do you use that others don't?
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Speaking of cattle, Stihl sells some of their chainsaws under the name, "Farm Boss." I sometimes ta......
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January 04, 2013 05:19
RE: Limerick Game: Kalorama Poll
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B35's limerick made me think she was writing a bawdy parody of a Gilbert & Sullivan opera, "HMS Porn......
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November 09, 2012 05:20
RE: Limerick Game: Kalorama Poll
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I voted for #1 only because it was the only funny one I didn't write, but I can NOT get it to scan r......
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November 07, 2012 05:16
RE: Limerick Game: Kalorama Poll
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Are you going to declare #1 the winner? Obvious nobody else cares to vote....
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November 06, 2012 05:49
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An exclamation might omit ......
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November 05, 2012 17:33
RE: They're watching you
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Case of beer? I'll keep a close eye on this thread while keeping my nose to the grindstone and my s......
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November 05, 2012 17:29
RE: Sloyd
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There is no division of labor in the sloyd system: one person does it all. Here's the TV show where......
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