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..or, rats, how can we compete with GallantTed?

ah well,

ogerhunch, choose one:

a) a severe curvature of the dorsal spine, nowadays called "dowager's hump"

b) a small grotesque statue: gargoyle

c) [Norse mythology] Loki's land-bound familiar

d) a dead, bare tree with a single remaining branch

e) the feeling that you are about to be set upon by a monster

f) a churchgoer, e.g. gree hunger*

g) an arrogant, unfeeling, kyphotic prankster

h) [Yugoslavian origin] a sandwich made from heavy, crusty bread, seasoned veal and pork patties, and dark mustard

i) a sluttish woman who smells rank

j) any frightful or loathsome creature, especially a bat

k) the radius of the tightest section of a curve, used in calculating the correct degree of camber when designing a racecourse


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I'm going to go with a).

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Before I vote: where's the footnote to f)?

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oh, just try to ignore it.


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I like trees.

d.


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I like trees. You gonna draw one like this, Sweetie? :-)

I too vote for A.

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by the by, (usually) reliable sources tell me that these contributions come from ASp, belMarduk, consuelo, Faldage, Hydra, Jackie, themilum, tsuwm, wofa, and Zed.

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Unlike Anna, I read the footnote.
I vote F

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[Yugoslavian]
Ha! Heavy crusty bread, seasoned veal, pork patties. I said I would not vote and won't but I did not say I would not comment.
This is a real humpback whale. Reaching far beyond the hunch Can't help to to have a severe giggle whenever I see it.

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Originally Posted By: tsuwm
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Hope they weren't Milo.

Meanwhilst, I'll vote for B

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