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#209073 - 01/15/13 06:37 PM Re: Trying yet again [Re: zmjezhd]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd I like cerulean, too, and I think it's why I always want to pronounce "herculean" the wrong way... Wait. You pronounce Herculean cerulean? heh _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#209074 - 01/15/13 06:39 PM Re: Trying yet again [Re: zmjezhd]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd So, whose idea is it to spell it buncombe? Probably the folks in Buncombe County, NC, which provided the etymology of bunk. as in bunk bed? and bunco? _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#209077 - 01/15/13 10:57 PM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Jackie]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Back from mootdom...er... Anyway--I love you guys! This kind of discussion is what I was hoping for.
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#209080 - 01/16/13 04:49 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Jackie]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5248 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Somewhat on the side, must disagrrree with this be it underused or overused: * Cerulean: The blue of the sky. The sky has as many shades of blue as there are shades of grey. Edited by BranShea (01/16/13 05:11 AM)
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#209082 - 01/16/13 08:23 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Jackie]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	Not to mention that old perennial favorite, sky blue pink.
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#209084 - 01/16/13 10:27 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3268 Loc: R'lyeh	as in bunk bed? Probably not. and bunco? Nope. Bunk as in "nonsense". _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#209085 - 01/16/13 10:44 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: BranShea]
Avy old hand Registered: 06/23/00 Posts: 724	One of my favourites is "mother of pearl sky" and a "papaya pink sunset". I think thelast was Somerset Maugham- I'm not sure. Edited by Avy (01/16/13 10:57 AM) Edit Reason: Typo
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#209086 - 01/16/13 10:57 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: zmjezhd]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd as in bunk bed? Probably not. and bunco? Nope. Bunk as in "nonsense". Thanks. so... bunk bed? bunco? Where they from? ;¬ ) _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#209088 - 01/16/13 12:34 PM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Jackie]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5272 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Originally Posted By: Jackie Back from mootdom...er... Anyway--I love you guys! This kind of discussion is what I was hoping for. A discussion of your disappearance? or maybe nothingness??? _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#209093 - 01/16/13 04:31 PM Re: Trying yet again [Re: LukeJavan8]
Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 690 Loc: Alaska	Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8 A discussion of ... nothingness??? We could spend hours here with nothing to talk about.
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