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Jump to new posts Re: Shorts found in Library of Congress by Rhubarb Commando @ 05/19/13 02:44 PM

At first sight, these do seem to be pretty fantastical, Luke. However, if one were to take the time and energy to investigate what has been written on these strange topics, it is not impossible that they are actually pieces of serious - and potential
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Jump to new posts Suckers! by Rhubarb Commando @ 05/19/13 02:36 PM

LEMONS
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Jump to new posts life's lessons by wofahulicodoc @ 05/19/13 02:33 PM

I trust he survived this one, he said gravely. LESSON S-->M SOLEMN
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Jump to new posts Shorts found in Library of Congress by LukeJavan8 @ 05/19/13 11:33 AM

Short Subjects When PLAFSEP magazine asked its readers to nominate the silliest library subject heading, the hands-down winner was BUTTOCKS (IN RELIGION, FOLK-LORE, ETC.). Other highlights, gathered by columnist John R. Likins: AMERICAN GIANT CHEC
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Jump to new posts - - - - school by LukeJavan8 @ 05/19/13 11:22 AM

I > S LESSON
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Jump to new posts aside to Faldage.. by tsuwm @ 05/19/13 10:56 AM

wwh 13858 Faldage 13653 but who's counting?
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Jump to new posts Re: Bart, Blair, Messi, Ritchie? by endymion6 @ 05/19/13 09:48 AM

LIONEL L ---- > S When the toy train ran over his hand, he had a LESION
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Jump to new posts Re: Sophisticated word for the following...? by Rhubarb Commando @ 05/19/13 09:26 AM

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Jump to new posts Bart, Blair, Messi, Ritchie? by Rhubarb Commando @ 05/19/13 09:25 AM

-D LIONEL
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Jump to new posts Re: do you expect me to take this lying down? by endymion6 @ 05/18/13 11:52 PM

EIDOLON Excellent, by the way! O --- > L If I were not this, I might give more thought to the thought of that ... OLD-LINE
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Jump to new posts Re: do you expect me to take this lying down? by jenny jenny @ 05/18/13 09:40 PM

Lo! Another... LEONID I watch stars fall until I fall asleep then dreamland. add O EIDOLON
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Jump to new posts Re: exscind by Jackie @ 05/18/13 09:30 PM

Thank you, sir.
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Jump to new posts Re: do you expect me to take this lying down? by endymion6 @ 05/18/13 05:06 PM

DOCILE C ---- > N May I request a return (esp. to avoid CHIDING, which I eschew) to more serene ways and ask that you watch for this mid-November ... LEONID
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Jump to new posts Re: Sophisticated word for the following...? by BranShea @ 05/18/13 04:58 PM

Sure, the daily bath or shower takes care of all the bits and pieces , but still we only can assume this wàs about personal hygiene. Never mind, lets rub it off. :-)
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Jump to new posts Re: Sophisticated word for the following...? by Rhubarb Commando @ 05/18/13 04:22 PM

Personal hygiene is to do with washing the bits that stink, really! Edit: the bit that smells is, of course, yor nose!
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Jump to new posts Re: do you expect me to take this lying down? by Rhubarb Commando @ 05/18/13 04:18 PM

I protest an infringement of the norm for this thread!! DOCILE does not morph into CHIDE without twochanges !! (Roolz? We don' wan'no steenkin' roolz !!!)
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Jump to new posts Re: Late Friday's word by wofahulicodoc @ 05/18/13 03:57 PM

EXSPEND - all you can do after a really painful divorce decree
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Jump to new posts Re: Sophisticated word for the following...? by tsuwm @ 05/18/13 12:22 PM

..and, once again, it appears to have been a drive-by searching.
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Jump to new posts Re: Late Friday's word by LukeJavan8 @ 05/18/13 11:54 AM

TEXSEND-- a "bon voyage" of ginormous, humongous proportion
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Jump to new posts Re: do you expect me to take this lying down? by LukeJavan8 @ 05/18/13 11:50 AM

E > L CHILD I caught the sheep drawing thing, Wofa, Yay!
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Jump to new posts Re: do you expect me to take this lying down? by jenny jenny @ 05/18/13 11:38 AM

DOCILE No...Oh Stand up like a man! I wish to... CHIDE you for your passive behavior.
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Jump to new posts Re: Sophisticated word for the following...? by BranShea @ 05/18/13 10:10 AM

Confusion often occurs when someone comes in asking for a word without giving a possible context. It's not clear if sorrow meant lack of hygiene or lack of hygienic appearance. The answers were all on looks, appearance.
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Jump to new posts do you expect me to take this lying down? by wofahulicodoc @ 05/18/13 07:47 AM

CODDLE D-->I DOCILE
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Jump to new posts Re: Sophisticated word for the following...? by jenny jenny @ 05/18/13 12:23 AM

Originally Posted By: BranSheaThank you, one more misunderstanding out of the world. What in the follow up I refered to is that I've understood now that there is a difference between hygiene and personal hygiene. Hygiene has strictly to do with healt
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Jump to new posts Late Friday's word by jenny jenny @ 05/17/13 08:39 PM

exscind PRONUNCIATION: (ek-SIND) MEANING: verb tr.: To cut out or off. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin exscindere, from ex- (out) + scindere (to cut). Ultimately from the Indo-European root skei- (to cut or split), which also gave us excise, schism, ski
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