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#198619 03/30/11 05:28 AM
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yett, choose one:

a) a starchy vegetable related to the sweet potato. primarily grown in Russia

b) the young of the custacea, Kiwa hirsuta or yeti lobster

c) Scots a nasty person; a jerk

d) a tool used to force oakum into the plank seams of a wooden ship

e) obs from Old Norse -- to talk or utter rapidly or nonsensically; chatter

f) a jungle stew and city for which it is named in West Central, Africa; popular among tourists

g) a traditional garland of ribbons (yetties) placed halfway on one of the masts of a whaler

h) a goat's milk cheese similar to stilton, traditionally made in Northunbria

i) a long-haired ungulate, native to northern Europe and Scandinavia

j) chiefly Scotland a gate or grille of latticed wrought iron bars used for defensive purposes in castles and tower houses
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we have entries from Candy, Owlbow, Luke, Jackie, BranShea, wofa, Faldage, tsuwm & obihave, and of course a true one - welcome obihave!


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I mo vote E.

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I think I see some typo's here and I'm sure tsuwm forgot to add the real definiton. Time out.
Ah, what the...! I'll take the long haired kiwi lobster B

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Can I vote for two smirk

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Two lobsters? To go with the caviar? grin

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That sounds delicious...

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I'll dig out a fifty-year old memory and go for J.

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I will say J as well.

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I like the martime theme of g.

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I will go for J as well.
Fifty year old memory not needed.


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