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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Pickwickian Richard Wise #184399 04/20/2009 6:53 PM Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 725 Oregon, USA Coffeebean old hand Coffeebean old hand Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 725 Oregon, USA We saw Clint Eastwood's latest movie: Gran Torino. Eastwood's character takes a shy young man from the Hmong culture, and teaches him how to relate to men in Eastwood's culture, particularly in the construction industry. It's cute, and a perfect example is their Pickwickian insults. I have known a person or two like that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Pickwickian Richard Wise 04/10/2009 12:18 PM Re: Pickwickian Coffeebean 04/20/2009 6:53 PM Re: Pickwickian Jackie 04/22/2009 2:53 AM 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

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