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Topic Options #64180 - 04/06/02 08:08 PM Ostrich Question Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, nobody knows what that instrument is called that holds horses by the nose. So here's an ostrich question: Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand? And, if so, does this behavior have a name? I think such a term would be useful. Denial comes to mind, but that ain't the term. Beast regards, WildeWind Top #64181 - 04/08/02 12:09 PM Re: Ostrich Question Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand? No. http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mostrich.html Top #64182 - 04/08/02 06:22 PM Re: Ostrich Question ladymoon member Registered: 01/07/01 Posts: 137 Loc: Usually the western United Sta... In school we were told ostriches didn't really bury their head in the sand, it just looked like it when they put their head down. And I never thought I'd use that piece of information twice. If someone can make up a word that means get hit with a fish, I'm sure someone has one for bury your head. Top #64183 - 04/08/02 06:27 PM Re: Ostrich Question Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... If someone can make up a word that means get hit with a fish, I'm sure someone has one for bury your head. Well, cornobbled is fish, so ostriduggled is bird. Bird regards, WordWidgeon yeah, I still think it's a duck Top #64184 - 04/08/02 06:48 PM Re: ostriduggled ladymoon member Registered: 01/07/01 Posts: 137 Loc: Usually the western United Sta... Now use it correctly in a sentence. Top #64185 - 04/08/02 10:38 PM Re: Ostrich Question Keiva Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/04/01 Posts: 2605 a word ... for bury your head. to chamberlain Top #64186 - 04/09/02 06:39 AM Re: Ostrich Question Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, to chamberlain is better than to chamberpot! Ostriduggled in a sentence: "Embarrassed by his linguistic fauxpas, tsuwm ostriduggled his poor head in a stack of lexicons." How's dat? Beast regards, WildeWind Top #64187 - 04/09/02 10:46 AM Re: Horses Noses stales old hand Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 866 Loc: Perth, Western Australia > nobody knows what that instrument is called that holds horses by the nose Hey! - I do! - it's a "twitch". Didn't see where you asked the question. Phew - zootsuit mustn't have been looking, she woulda stole my thunder! stales Top #64188 - 04/09/02 11:09 AM Re: Horses Noses Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Thanks, Stales. Twitch was exactly what I was looking for...under the Cape Buffaloed thread. Best regards, Wordwind Top 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 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 Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209712 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 33 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 82 jenny jenny 65 wofahulicodoc 47 endymion6 42 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 27 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 15 Faldage 15 May 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 31

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