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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: iglet? #142027 04/14/05 01:49 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Iglet originated when a person trying to figure out the Enigma machine during WW II noted that on every setting of the machine, when you put in the name hugh the machine kicked out the nonce word iglet. It was a diagnostic test of the machine incorporated by the designers. It became well known by the phrase: Iglet: a kickout of hugh. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted iglet? maverick 04/14/05 12:32 PM Re: iglet? TEd Remington 04/14/05 01:49 PM Re: Iglet: a kickout of hugh. AnnaStrophic 04/14/05 01:53 PM Re: iglet? Elizabeth Creith 04/14/05 02:37 PM Re: iglet? tsuwm 04/14/05 02:46 PM Re: iglet? Faldage 04/15/05 12:52 AM Re: iglet? Capfka 04/15/05 08:18 AM Re: iglet? inselpeter 04/15/05 09:33 AM Well, bless my bark! musick 04/15/05 03:39 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 963 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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