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stylite, choose one: /STY lite/ a) a certain type of Styrofoam b) Unadorned stone tracery forming the structural border of a stained glass window. c) A Greek slave used as a soldier. d) Agric., jocular : a term used to refer to the illumination of a pig shelter e) (Old French) a quill; a long wing-feather, used as a pen; often clipped, so that the birds could not fly f) - n - a type of ripstop nylon of extra light nature mainly used for making kites, windsocks, inflatables, banners g) Fossilized swine feces. h) n., a small, pen shaped device used to write on any number of computer connected devices, such as a graphics tablet. Related to stylus, which is typically larger in size. i) The top echelon of the swine pecking order. j) adj. Having the shape or form of a stem or stick. From the Latin, stylus, stilusk) a Christian ascetic living atop a pillar l) light-housekeeping as performed by a bachelor (coined by Dave Barry)
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Lots of very funny but plainly whimsical creations there! I predict most will be able to pick the right one this time.
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Oh really? Give me some light here. Do not underestimate the tricky aspects of this Hogmaster. I like the whole lot but I go straight for the one that brought me the biggest laugh. The happy hermit. Sitting stylite in the twilight.  Which means k)
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Like Bobby Shaftoe, I'll go to C.
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Like Bobby Shaftoe, I'll go to C. Hopping there lightly no doubt... 
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I'll side with the recent birthday girl and pick k. Could be the new style.
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Fun Maven, fun! [ But may the wise voters continue... ]
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Still suspect it could b) but if none hath claimed, will call h).
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Because it ran through my head to submit something similar, and great minds think alike, I'll take B :0)
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I think we have votes from all the entrants but for Jackie and ASp, so we can put this sucker out of its misery as soon as they deign to vote.
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I'd say no; but you did enter, didn't you?!
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Yah, and I ain't neither Jackie nor ASp. Although I do have a special relationship with the ASp.
But just so as not to make a liar out of you I'll vote for B
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I didn't enter or vote 'cos I think I know it, but my favourite is the fossilized pig poo
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OK, a lot of these are not written very well so they get thrown out, despite tsuwm's good intentions in trying to normalize.
From what's left over, I'll go with L).
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Yep. I meant from what's left over of the plausible definitions! :o)
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I say F .
I was also very surprised that this word has only two syllables; I'd been sure it was STY-uh-lite. Like style is sty-uhl. Now don't you-all tell me there's anybody out there who can pronounce style in one syllable only!
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For sure I can, but it might not sound very Kentuckian. I can't imagine why you have to make this little in between step. Sty-uh-lite? (we've done this before) Like twilight.
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Stile...a step used to go between pastures without crawling over/under/through a fence. Homonym for style, in my mangled usage.
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I'd count style as one and a half syllables. Tack the -ite on the end and the L has something to grab a hold of so it's only two syllables.
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I say F .
I was also very surprised that this word has only two syllables; I'd been sure it was STY-uh-lite. Like style is sty-uhl. Now don't you-all tell me there's anybody out there who can pronounce style in one syllable only! Jackie Jackie Jackie, what're we gonna do with you, huh?
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You ain't gonna make no Yankee out of me, that's fer sure! I come from the state where people have been known to say pee-ON-sull. Edit: Like twilight. Yeah, I can say that in two syllables, but not stylite, probably because there's no such word as twile. Style and stile both have two syllables!
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