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#204521 - 02/06/12 12:50 PM waught defined, at long last
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Definitions for ‘waught’, choose one:

a) (obs. spelling) v.t., to carry along by a gentle current; waft

b) a fallacious statement leaked to discredit a political rival

c) OE: nothing; nil

d) adj., intricately entwined

e) something that you are obliged to do; an inescapable duty

f) a copious draft

g) tasteless, insipid; unpleasant to the smell or taste

h) an official charged with the surveillance of the population growth of free range Scottish Highland hogs

i) Scot: the wail of a Banshee

j) interj., an expression of surprise or disgust
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#204522 - 02/06/12 01:45 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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Hmmmm....they are delicious!

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#204526 - 02/06/12 10:38 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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I like g, it's prolly j, but I'm voting for i 'cause it makes me think of Branshea.

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#204529 - 02/07/12 04:23 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Jackie]
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Pleasant association Jackie grin, thanks, all I can say is Ah....!

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#204534 - 02/07/12 11:05 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: BranShea]
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They're all believable, more or less. I especially like e) and wish it were b), but my vote goes for
A
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#204540 - 02/07/12 04:51 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Im liking the look of B

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#204541 - 02/07/12 08:22 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: olly]
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I'm gonna take G

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#204559 - 02/09/12 06:01 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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I like them all...fantastic.

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#204570 - 02/09/12 09:59 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Candy]
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Originally Posted By: Candy
I like them all...fantastic.


that's swell, but you should 'choose one'; and then with so few players this time, all we need is a vote from Faldage to close this baby out!
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#204571 - 02/09/12 10:03 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Jackie]
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Originally Posted By: Jackie
I like g, it's prolly j, but I'm voting for i 'cause it makes me think of Branshea.


I really like the banshee/Branshea connection too! wink

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#204572 - 02/09/12 11:07 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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Well, that's what she said when she first came on here: that that was kind of the explanation for her screen name.

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#204574 - 02/10/12 06:22 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: tsuwm]
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Oh, OK. F an' shut er down.

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#204581 - 02/10/12 11:18 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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laugh
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#204588 - 02/10/12 05:12 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: tsuwm]
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Originally Posted By: tsuwm
Originally Posted By: Jackie
I like g, it's prolly j, but I'm voting for i 'cause it makes me think of Branshea.


I really like the banshee/Branshea connection too! wink


Really, careful now, I'm afraid all this flattering wil turn me into a spoiled brat. blush

And Luke should at least put in a vote instead of anagramming the somaniest edition of the word SALIENT (I strongly advise you to choose e or h or f or maybe i or b laugh ) she wailed.......


Edited by BranShea (02/10/12 06:22 PM)

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#204589 - 02/10/12 05:44 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: BranShea]
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I Fearlessly Favour F

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#204590 - 02/10/12 06:21 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Candy]
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Oh daredevil, a copious draft of waught?

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#204594 - 02/10/12 06:34 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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And I raise my tankard to you Bran... singing....'Should old acquaintance be forgot......'

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#204602 - 02/10/12 08:59 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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How did you know she's old? whistle

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#204604 - 02/11/12 05:17 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Jackie]
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'old' understood as 'ancien' not 'vieux'. Btw, How did yòu know I'm old? smirk

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#204609 - 02/11/12 09:56 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: hogmaster]
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Hee, hee!

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#204615 - 02/12/12 07:51 AM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Jackie]
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She's not old; she's auld.

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#204624 - 02/12/12 01:09 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Faldage]
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Och, weel! Ye're as auld as ye feel!

(Except that NOBODY lives to be as old as I feel, some days!)
smile


Edited by Rhubarb Commando (02/12/12 01:10 PM)
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#204664 - 02/14/12 01:47 PM Re: waught defined, at long last [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Oh, wee ! That's right, I'm auld and bold, not bald. grin

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