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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread retromingent #103312 05/14/03 01:05 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass so today my site has had a veritible deluge (picture a horse peeing on a rock) of hits for retromingent, and I'm wondering, "who in the world has foisted this word on an unsuspecting public?" well. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103313 05/14/03 01:53 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I have seen quite a few raccoons, even saw one "washing" food. But never micturating, either antero- or retro-. Another thing: all the retromingent animals I know of are female. I think retromingent males would find copulation extremely difficult. I had to edid, somebody made the screen go wide. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103314 05/15/03 12:17 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 W wordminstrel enthusiast wordminstrel enthusiast W Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 all the retromingent animals I know of are female. I think retromingent males would find copulation extremely difficult. Aristotle wrote that male lions are retromingent and perhaps that is why the rumor persists to this day. But this photo of lion's mating would seem to corroborate your theory, wwh. Go to: http://www.africanlions.co.uk/mating/thumbnails/pic/lm1.jpg Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103315 05/17/03 06:39 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok All male cats are retromingent if they wish to be. It's how they spray for marking territory. Given the number of kittens (of all cat species) in the world, I can't agree that it interferes with their ability to copulate! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103316 05/25/03 08:15 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I have it on good authority that this word appears in Simon Winchester's latest book, Krakatoa. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103317 05/25/03 08:21 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass thank you! this week I've been awash in "smellfungus" looks. any ideas, ASp? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103318 05/27/03 11:19 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK it all seems rather backassward to me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retromingent #103319 05/27/03 11:30 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont didn't you mean bassackward? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,344 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 (), 782 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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