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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' #164946 01/11/07 10:15 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Quote: Anyone care to parse the following? Quote: —or, if you'd like it put more simply—' It's a typical Lewis Carrol trick to let 'put it more simply ' be followed by something totally absurd. You puzzle it out put first? Ah ,I see you just tried. Ouf! Could you not get it as simple as the Dutchess makes it seem to be? ( asked the totally undemanding person) Last edited by BranShea; 01/11/07 10:27 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/07/07 10:35 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Faldage 01/07/07 12:44 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' zmjezhd 01/07/07 02:59 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' AnnaStrophic 01/07/07 03:25 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' themilum 01/07/07 03:42 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Faldage 01/07/07 06:02 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' of troy 01/07/07 06:08 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' themilum 01/07/07 08:04 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' sjmaxq 01/07/07 08:18 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' TEd Remington 01/07/07 08:53 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' sjmaxq 01/07/07 09:02 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Jackie 01/08/07 02:24 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' sjmaxq 01/08/07 02:51 AM Re: be oil that you canapé zmjezhd 01/08/07 03:52 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Jackie 01/08/07 05:21 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/08/07 04:15 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' sjmaxq 01/08/07 04:40 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/08/07 04:50 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Faldage 01/08/07 10:28 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' sjmaxq 01/08/07 10:36 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/11/07 08:44 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' BranShea 01/11/07 10:15 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' BranShea 01/11/07 11:26 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/12/07 07:24 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' BranShea 01/14/07 07:10 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' olly 01/16/07 01:13 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/16/07 02:53 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' olly 01/16/07 03:12 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/16/07 11:22 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' BranShea 01/16/07 07:22 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/17/07 07:26 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' sjmaxq 01/17/07 07:41 AM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Hydra 01/17/07 02:13 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' olly 01/16/07 10:07 PM Re: 'Be what you would seem to be' Zed 01/17/07 12:35 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,389 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 (), 775 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,572 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,920 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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