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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: I can't stand it-- Faldage #167457 04/10/07 03:34 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 74 Sandy, Utah pennyless journeyman pennyless journeyman Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 74 Sandy, Utah Even Geoffrey Chaucer noted the stirrings of the soul in the springtime: WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne, And smale fowles maken melodye, That slepen al the night with open ye, (So priketh hem nature in hir corages: Than longen folk to goon on pilgrimages, And palmers for to seken straunge strondes, To ferne halwes, couthe in sondry londes; And specially, from every shires ende Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende, The holy blisful martir for to seke, That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seke. (It was an annotated version of The Canterbury Tales that kindled my interest in etymology, when I was a child). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I can't stand it-- Faldage #167471 04/10/07 07:32 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Because it is a fiendish trap! It feigns warmth enough to sprout flowers in Killin, only to entice the overly bold to wade in Loch Ness. ÅΓª╥┐↕§ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I can't stand it-- Faldage #167495 04/12/07 12:36 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: belMarduk I find February can be a pretty cruel month as it is generally the coldest month of the year. But it's the month when you really start noticing that the days are getting longer. Aye, so you notice that it's colder for longer. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I can't stand it-- Jackie #167543 04/14/07 04:19 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Hi, Jackie! Still shivering down there ? Here we're having round 80 F. Springtime is flung around the corner. Summer is here. Doc. Drat said: "post ahead" . And daylight lasts till 10 PM. So over to hogwash. Last edited by BranShea; 04/14/07 04:20 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,373 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 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 166 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,562 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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