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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Nation Names #29250 05/16/01 06:28 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 but I was able to amaze people by telling them why CH was Switzerland -- it stands for Confoederatio Helvetica. Whereas any reader of Asterix© would have yawned and replied, "tell me something I don't know" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Nation Names Sparteye 05/15/01 05:53 PM Re: Nation Names ladymoon 05/15/01 07:56 PM Re: Nation Names AnnaStrophic 05/15/01 09:32 PM Re: Nation Names Bingley 05/16/01 01:09 AM Re: Nation Names Geoff 05/16/01 03:26 AM Re: Nation Names rodward 05/16/01 06:50 AM Re: Nation Names Bobyoungbalt 05/16/01 03:13 PM Re: Nation Names Flatlander 05/16/01 03:40 PM Re: Nation Names Max Quordlepleen 05/16/01 06:42 PM Re: Nation Names Faldage 05/16/01 04:21 PM Re: Nation Names Capital Kiwi 05/17/01 09:06 AM Re: Nation Names belligerentyouth 05/17/01 10:04 AM Re: Nation Names rodward 05/17/01 12:37 PM Re: Nation Names belligerentyouth 05/17/01 01:11 PM Re: Nation Names rodward 05/17/01 02:26 PM Re: Monaco NicholasW 05/17/01 03:21 PM Re: Monaco inselpeter 05/18/01 02:04 AM Re: Nation Names emanuela 05/18/01 05:45 AM Re: Arial Faldage 05/17/01 11:57 AM Re: Arial Geoff 05/18/01 12:33 AM Re: Arial inselpeter 05/18/01 02:06 AM Re: Arial Geoff 05/18/01 04:47 AM Re: Arial maverick 05/18/01 01:51 PM Re: Ariel Jackie 05/18/01 03:17 PM Re: Arial Sparteye 05/18/01 05:29 PM Re: Ariel maverick 05/19/01 12:09 AM Re: Ariel maverick 05/19/01 12:19 AM Re: Arial Gatsby 05/21/01 12:01 AM Re: Arial Jackie 05/21/01 12:14 PM Re: Nation Names Max Quordlepleen 05/16/01 06:28 PM Re: Nation Names rodward 05/17/01 08:04 AM Re: Nation Names Bean 05/16/01 03:47 PM Re: Nation Names wordcrazy 05/16/01 04:12 PM Re: Nation Names of troy 05/17/01 02:42 PM Teutonic Names NicholasW 05/17/01 03:46 PM Re: Teutonic Names slovovoi 05/18/01 12:32 PM Re: Slavonic Names NicholasW 05/18/01 02:11 PM Post deleted by Bingley Bingley 05/21/01 05:18 AM Re: Teutonic Names Max Quordlepleen 05/21/01 05:35 AM Re: Teutonic Names Bingley 05/21/01 05:52 AM Re: Teutonic Names Bingley 05/21/01 10:48 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,423 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 (), 1,136 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,593 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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