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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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I like D, because you just don't get to say oakum often enough.


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I could not vote for that one because I don't know what oakum
means ( dictionary taboo). I like the look of the word.

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Aye laddie, I'm goin fer C

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Olly--ha!

I have to vote for g ; it is wonderfully whimsical!

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It can't possibly be any of these, or it's all but one of these.
So I'll guess c) because I want to call one of our local politicians that and because I had a Sam Adam Scotch Ale last night and it was great. (No offense j)).
Thanks all.

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I'm in a stew about this, so I vote 'f'

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Originally Posted By: Jackie
I have to vote for g

wink did you perhaps receive a bribe?

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I *think all of the definers have also voted now, so I suppose I should proceed with a results post.. (although it's only been a couple of days).


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did you perhaps receive a bribe? Well, no, not this time; but now that you mention it, if future offerings were to be made, I might be persuaded... wink

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Originally Posted By: BranShea
I could not vote for that one because I don't know what oakum
means ( dictionary taboo). I like the look of the word.



Definition of OAKUM

: loosely twisted hemp or jute fiber impregnated with tar or a tar derivative and used in caulking seams and packing joints


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caulking seams and packing joints
Sounds like a potential song title to me!

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I was caulking seams and packing joints
And getting jabbed in my acupoints
When sweet Laura came and stole my heart away.
I touched her knee and she screamed, "Aroint!"
And now there's hardly any point
In staying here for even one more day.

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I like it. Got a tune for it?

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Thanks. No, not so far: I have a concert coming up and the tunes for it are so loud in my brain that I can't find anything original in there.

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I'm with Fal. I like the words, some tune will lend itself,
you'll see.


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Originally Posted By: Tromboniator
Thanks. No, not so far: I have a concert coming up and the tunes for it are so loud in my brain that I can't find anything original in there.


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Originally Posted By: Tromboniator
Thanks. No, not so far: I have a concert coming up and the tunes for it are so loud in my brain that I can't find anything original in there.


I had no idea so much art could come out of one corner
of Alaska. You are very lucky.


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