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Re: apple or banana?
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twosleepy
05/11/08 07:43 PM
I nosed around and found this: http://www.kolel.org/pages/5767/bereshit.html which I found to be very interesting; I think you'll enjoy it, Bran. I learned about a new fruit (etrog), among other things. As it says, the scripture does not name the fru
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Re: Happy Mothers' Day!!!
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The Pook
05/11/08 07:11 PM
Originally Posted By: BranShea boycotter (where does that word come from btw.)
Yes as Faldy says, from Captain Boycott. Interestingly, although it is an active/transitive verb, he was the TARGET of the original 'Boycott.' It would have
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Re: apple or banana?
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The Pook
05/11/08 07:02 PM
Originally Posted By: BranShea(you're not an exuberant nitpicker, are you? ; )
I think it came out as blend of revue and review and some many mistakes I make over and over again.
Of course he is, otherwise he wouldn't be here!
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Re: History Rules!
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AnnaStrophic
05/11/08 06:51 PM
Originally Posted By: wofahulicodocAnd then there some older (not to say ill-defined [not to say fanciful {not to say apocryphal}]) units that are inextricably rooted in the language. Such as the "thumb".
I don't h
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Re: apple or banana?
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AnnaStrophic
05/11/08 06:47 PM
Still and all, it's interesting that we Western Culture types have come to refer to it as an apple. Or a napple, if you will.
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Re: Happy Mothers' Day!!!
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AnnaStrophic
05/11/08 06:43 PM
>>Mainly to avoid getting breakfast in bed.
You have that messy tradition in Holland, too?
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Re: History Rules!
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twosleepy
05/11/08 06:29 PM
Horses are (still) measured, from the ground to the top of the withers, in "hands", which each measure 4 inches. I believe it was the width of the hand. Mine measures only about 3 inches, but I presume the average man's hand is wider. Good thing they
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Re: apple or banana?
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twosleepy
05/11/08 06:19 PM
I don't know Hebrew, but the part about it having "more logic" is a misapplication of logic. We're talking about the Garden of Eden, not the earth as we know it now. Supposedly every kind of animal and plant thrived there, so it makes no sense to tal
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History Rules!
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wofahulicodoc
05/11/08 06:03 PM
And then there some older (not to say ill-defined [not to say fanciful {not to say apocryphal}]) units that are inextricably rooted in the language. Such as the "thumb".
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Re: "Go to lunch" or " Go for lunch"?
by
of troy
05/11/08 05:58 PM
Old Joke:
Provacator:What is the difference between a great tuna salad sandwich and great sex?
Naif: (i dunno... what?)
P: Let's DO Lunch...
Ah, I remember DOING LUNCH!
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Re: Happy Mothers' Day!!!
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Faldage
05/11/08 05:35 PM
Originally Posted By: BranShea I've been an active mother's day boycotter (where does that word come from btw.)
From Charles C. Boycott. Another eponym.
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Re: apple or banana?
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Faldage
05/11/08 05:30 PM
Originally Posted By: tsuwm Originally Posted By: BranShea
Quote from the revieuw:
in English, the review.
so why the extraneous vowel? (you're not a clandestine Brit, are you? ; )
Looks pretty
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Re: "Go to lunch" or " Go for lunch"?
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Faldage
05/11/08 05:27 PM
Originally Posted By: zmjezhdLisp nerds might pose the question: (lunch-p).
Can they really do it with only two parentheses?
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Re: Happy Mothers' Day!!!
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BranShea
05/11/08 05:11 PM
The adjective "wonderful" puts a small restriction to whether one may think oneself fit to receive your good wish or not.
I'll tell you and nobody else that I've been an active mother's day boycotter (where does that word come from btw.) ever
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