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Topic Options #122856 - 02/14/04 09:41 AM puberty wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Joke on me. In the thread about "pupil", the word "puberty" occurred to me, and I realized I did not know its etymology. Surprise! It's the time when there are amazing changes in the pubic area! Top #122857 - 02/24/04 06:39 PM Re: puberty Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada doncha hate it when life confuses you by making sense!! Top #122858 - 02/24/04 07:52 PM Re: puberty wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 And scents - pheromones. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8430 Members 16 Forums 13689 Topics 209808 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members supermatthias, prabakaran, sce, Eva, sylviasuper 8430 Registered Users Who's Online 2 registered (jenny jenny, Tromboniator), 41 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 85 jenny jenny 60 wofahulicodoc 57 endymion6 50 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 33 Faldage 14 Buffalo Shrdlu 14 zmjezhd 13 tsuwm 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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