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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 More transparent #96960 02/27/03 07:27 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick OP Carpal Tunnel OP musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Clear? Crystal. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Less empty #96961 02/28/03 12:52 AM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 M maahey addict maahey addict M Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 Clear? Only to Sir Humphrey Appleby! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Less empty #96962 02/28/03 01:14 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Sir Humphrey Appleby (aka Nigel Hawthorne) Dies, 72 December 26, 2001 Sir Nigel Hawthorne, the actor best known for his portrayal of the scheming civil servant, Sir Humphrey Appleby, in the political satires "Yes, Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister", has died, aged 72. An obscure actor in his early years, Hawthorne achieved recognition through television series such as "The Barchester Chronicles" and films such as "The Madness of King George". Hawthorne's portrayal of Sir Humphrey was a great satirical role during the Thatcher years in Britain. Sir Humphrey's manipulation of his minister, Jim Hacker, portrayed by the late Paul Eddington, often involved a masterful ability to manipulate the English language in order to obscure, obfuscate and obstruct. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Less empty #96963 02/28/03 07:19 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland This reminds me of the term "negative growth rate" which is used in economic jargon so often nowadays that nobody seems to feel negative about it anymore Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,333 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 651 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 17 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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