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Page 3 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 > Topic Options #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... Top #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... Top #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. Top #209080 - 01/16/13 04:49 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Jackie] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 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) Top #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. Top #209084 - 01/16/13 10:27 AM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3269 Loc: R'lyeh as in bunk bed? Probably not. and bunco? Nope. Bunk as in "nonsense". _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #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 Top #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... Top #209088 - 01/16/13 12:34 PM Re: Trying yet again [Re: Jackie] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5284 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---- Top #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. Top Page 3 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 > 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. 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