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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #205536 - 04/19/12 10:16 PM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: Rhubarb Commando] Hamish stranger Registered: 04/16/12 Posts: 7 Loc: Australia Haha, I feel the naivety of my youth shining through here, but I'll let that slide... for a few years more, at least! Thanks Bran, Rhubarb and Luke. Top #205551 - 04/20/12 10:58 AM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: Hamish] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5371 Loc: Land of the Flat Water I'd say with age comes wisdom, but far too often I've seen the opposite. Just keep doing what you are doing, you'll be OK. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #205554 - 04/20/12 12:28 PM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: LukeJavan8] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8 I'd say with age comes wisdom, but far too often I've seen the opposite. Just keep doing what you are doing, you'll be OK. Yes - I've never made up my mind whether it is worse to be young and foolish; or old and stupid. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top #205555 - 04/20/12 05:15 PM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: Rhubarb Commando] Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 693 Loc: Alaska Originally Posted By: Rhubarb Commando whether it is worse to be young and foolish; or old and stupid. Yes, it is! Top #205578 - 04/21/12 03:03 PM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: Hamish] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Originally Posted By: Hamish Haha, I feel the naivety of my youth shining through here, but I'll let that slide... for a few years more, at least! I hope the naivety of your youth will still come shining through when you'll be 91. Top #205582 - 04/21/12 07:44 PM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: BranShea] Hamish stranger Registered: 04/16/12 Posts: 7 Loc: Australia Oh no, please don't wish such a thing upon me - I try to live by the motto: Live hard, die young and leave a good-looking corpse. Edited by Hamish (04/21/12 07:46 PM) Top #205588 - 04/22/12 08:03 AM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: Hamish] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Ha! Top #205594 - 04/22/12 10:06 PM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: Rhubarb Commando] olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 933 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand and it is from this that the slang term for condoms, "French Letters" arose. A New Zealand band, Herbs, had a hit with the song 'French Letter' A no nukes song. I'd have never had guessed the innuendo until now. Top #205597 - 04/23/12 07:23 AM Re: Paragon and paragon [Re: olly] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK It's a very old-fashioned term, Olly, and I haven't heard it used for years, I admit. Another slang term for condoms which seems to have gone out of use is "johnny." People deal wwith contraception so matter-of-factly these days, that there doesn't seem to be the need for euphemism any more. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8453 Members 16 Forums 13692 Topics 210109 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members zhangzhen, dene13, MariaAnastasia, MNPrasad, Krysto4 8453 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 52 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 98 wofahulicodoc 71 endymion6 70 jenny jenny 66 teepee 23 Rhubarb Commando 18 Faldage 13 tsuwm 9 anddrewlee 6 Jackie 4 June Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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