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Buffalo Shrdlu #167217 03/27/07 04:42 PM
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this def'n?

snooty
1 : looking down the nose : showing disdain <snooty people who won't speak to their neighbors>
2 : characterized by snobbery <a snooty store>

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tsuwm #167218 03/27/07 04:51 PM
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c'mon. I know you can look up a definition and make it be what you want, but how many times have you used a word, with a twinkle in your eye, etc. throw a little fake Brit accent in there, and all's well with the world...


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Buffalo Shrdlu #167219 03/27/07 05:03 PM
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uh huh. here's some Snooty for ya.

With such extremes I deal not; I take humanity ex medio acervo, and believe it will be found that the mass is of a temperament like my own.

edit: did you catch the twinkle there?

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tsuwm #167220 03/27/07 05:35 PM
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maybe more like bovis acervo...


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zmjezhd #167229 03/28/07 12:50 PM
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What does cat-5 mean?

AnnaStrophic #167230 03/28/07 12:58 PM
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What does cat-5 mean?

Not that you can trust it, but Wikipedia has a nice [sic] article on cat 5.


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zmjezhd #167231 03/28/07 01:15 PM
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well, definitely a twisted pair...


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zmjezhd #167232 03/28/07 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
What does cat-5 mean?

Not that you can trust it, but Wikipedia has a nice [sic] article on cat 5.


Oh. Silly [sic] zmjezhd.

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eta: As an electronics type, I wanted you to know I got the pun and it's appreciated


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Originally Posted By: dalehileman
eta: As an electronics type, I wanted you to know I got the pun and it's appreciated

thanks, dale. but z started it, and I'm still trying to figure out if there's something really clever there....


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