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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: sic transit political correctness olly #177615 06/20/08 02:03 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh What is an oakie? A person from Oklahoma who went west in the days of the Depression in the US. It turns out I was wrong about my friend's mom's origins. She was an Arkie from Arkansas, but I suppose most Californians of the right vintage didn't make such fine distinctions in labeling the invaders. (I see that tsuwm has posted down south a link to the Wikipedia.) Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted sic transit hubbub BranShea 06/11/08 08:09 AM Re: sic transit hubbub dalehileman 06/12/08 06:37 PM Re: sic transit hubbub BranShea 06/13/08 06:22 AM Re: sic transit hubbub dalehileman 06/13/08 03:45 PM Re: sic transit hubbub Aramis 06/13/08 07:26 PM Re: sic transit hubbub zmjezhd 06/13/08 08:30 PM Re: sic transit hottentots? BranShea 06/13/08 09:50 PM Re: sic transit hottentots? zmjezhd 06/13/08 10:29 PM Re: sic transit hottentots? BranShea 06/14/08 06:43 AM Re: sic transit Hotepsekhemwy? zmjezhd 06/14/08 10:49 AM Re: sic transit Hotepsekhemwy? of troy 06/14/08 12:07 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? BranShea 06/14/08 03:27 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? twosleepy 06/14/08 11:48 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? BranShea 06/15/08 05:36 AM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? Faldage 06/15/08 12:15 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? The Pook 06/15/08 12:30 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? BranShea 06/15/08 12:37 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? Myridon 06/18/08 04:10 PM Re: notker balbalus zmjezhd 06/18/08 04:38 PM Re: notker balbalus Myridon 06/18/08 09:04 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? BranShea 06/18/08 05:24 PM Re: sic transit Amenhotepsekhemwy? Myridon 06/18/08 09:07 PM Re: sic transit political correctness BranShea 06/19/08 06:58 AM Re: sic transit political correctness Myridon 06/19/08 04:17 PM Re: sic transit political correctness BranShea 06/19/08 06:19 PM Re: sic transit political correctness Myridon 06/19/08 09:10 PM Re: sic transit political correctness tsuwm 06/19/08 09:18 PM Re: sic transit political correctness zmjezhd 06/20/08 03:38 AM Re: sic transit political correctness olly 06/20/08 03:55 AM Re: sic transit political correctness twosleepy 06/20/08 04:13 AM Re: sic transit political correctness tsuwm 06/20/08 05:32 AM Re: sic transit political correctness The Pook 06/20/08 05:46 AM Re: sic transit political correctness Alex Williams 06/20/08 12:22 PM Re: sic transit political correctness zmjezhd 06/20/08 02:05 PM Re: sic transit political correctness Jackie 06/20/08 08:04 PM Re: sic transit political correctness The Pook 06/21/08 01:18 AM Re: sic transit political correctness zmjezhd 06/20/08 02:03 PM Re: sic transit political correctness BranShea 06/19/08 09:51 PM Re: sic transit political correctness The Pook 06/20/08 02:08 AM Re: sic transit political correctness BranShea 06/20/08 12:13 PM Re: sic transit political correctness The Pook 06/20/08 12:58 PM Re: sic transit hottentots? The Pook 06/15/08 05:17 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 Posts229,367 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 (), 653 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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