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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?


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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?


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Back from mootdom...er...
Anyway--I love you guys! This kind of discussion is what I was hoping for.

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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.

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Not to mention that old perennial favorite, sky blue pink.

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as in bunk bed?

Probably not.

and bunco?

Nope. Bunk as in "nonsense".


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One of my favourites is "mother of pearl sky" and a "papaya pink sunset". I think thelast was Somerset Maugham- I'm not sure.

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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? ;¬ )


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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???


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A discussion of ... nothingness???


We could spend hours here with nothing to talk about.

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