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#180370 - 11/17/08 02:32 PM Re: Volitant [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 876 Loc: western NY	Sneakingly, creepingly, some think annoyingly, twosleepy comes in to fix up the mess made of a Spanish word, guess that you never heard; "frijole" does not ex- ist; it's "frijol" no less! Spanglishly, manglishly statesians mess up in trying to use words that aren't English norm, stumblingly, humblingly, Even the best can learn "-es" removes from the plural noun form. Wow! Did I write that?!? That was fun! Don't know if I followed all the rules, but I think so... This is a problem usually with "tamales", from which people want to make "tamale", but it doesn't exist; it's "tamal" in the singular. Since so many Spanish words end in vowels, those are easy; just remove the "s". Hope you enjoyed my mini-lesson! :0)
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#180373 - 11/17/08 03:18 PM Re: Volitant [Re: twosleepy]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	'njoying the lesson I stand by my usage I know that I've heard it a time on TV blame not me, uh-uh my vocabularic pe- culiar niceties trump prescript'vies! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#180374 - 11/17/08 04:12 PM Re: Volitant [Re: twosleepy]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5248 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	That's a mayor poem and lesson and Etaoin is making hashj from it. And you could have expected this sooner or later: Dactylus! Dactylus! Olleke bolleke Tweemaal vier regels Die rijmen aan 't slot Kreet, thema, één woord met Zeslettergrepigheid Moeilijk te maken Maar wat een genot! (borrowed) ---------- AKA: Olleke Bolleke rebuso olleke Olleke Bolleke............Knol! (nursery rhyme)
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#180392 - 11/18/08 07:43 AM scat [Re: BranShea]
Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1814 Loc: Spam Factory	Sniggley piggly Ding dong a diggley Wop bop a loo bop a-biddle bam bo Widdley waddley Sham-a-lama ding daddley Hi de hi de hi de hi de hi de hi de hi de ho!
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#180393 - 11/18/08 08:27 AM Re: scat [Re: Alex Williams]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	heh I remember a similar bit of poetry on an episode of Night Court. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#180405 - 11/18/08 02:58 PM Re: scat [Re: Alex Williams]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5248 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Your elegant nursery rhyme proves to me once more that the Dutch language is fine for many things, but it does not sing. The difference is obvious.
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#180411 - 11/18/08 04:41 PM Re: scat [Re: BranShea]
Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA	I find the most difficult part of the Double Dactyl is finding the person's name in that meter. Here's one for today. You can tell I don't have enough work to do!! Doodlewon Toodlewon Jennifer Anniston: Actress who played in a Number of hits; She tried to reconcile Enthusiastically; Later declared, “Brad, you’re Really the PITTS.”
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#180417 - 11/18/08 08:58 PM Re: scat [Re: Coffeebean]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11577 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	[helpless laughter e]
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#180442 - 11/19/08 12:41 PM Re: Volitant [Re: Coffeebean]
Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA	Originally Posted By: Coffeebean Zippity Lippity Catherine DeMedicis, Looking to end the religious divides, Issued her Edict so Idealistically; Nevertheless many Lost their poor hides. Something made me think of Catherine DeMedicis a couple weeks ago. I don't even remember now what it was. But I thought: "Aha! A double dactyl could arise from this!" And I began to cogitate. Actually, all I truly remembered about her from my school daze was that she was a ruthless woman and a poisoner. As you can see, after doing a little research, I decided to praise her for her good, yet futile, attempt to bring Catholics and Hugenots together. So you see, wordplay is not only fun but educational. I learned things about her I had not known!
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#180488 - 11/22/08 11:55 AM Re: Double Dactyl [Re: Alex Williams]
Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA	Supiter Dupiter Anakin Skywalker: Jedi apprentice, The Force was his guide; He fought fantastically, Telekinetically, Bravely for Good 'til Consumed by his pride.
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