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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Spry? Why? #71949 06/02/02 03:13 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 275 W wordcrazy enthusiast wordcrazy enthusiast W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 275 While listening to NPR yesterday I heard the reporter refer to an active centenarian as "spry.".... Trust NPR to use words like spry. (I wonder how many teenagers would know it.) Anyway, I did enjoy the series they did, some months back, on those spry centenarians. I will not forget the one who still does skinny-dipping on moonlit nights at the lake in the back of her country house. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Spry? Why? Geoff 06/01/02 01:22 AM Re: Spry? Why? pjandq 06/01/02 02:04 AM Re: Spry? Why? Geoff 06/01/02 04:48 AM Re: Spry? Why? Angel 06/01/02 02:26 AM Re: Spry? Why? FishonaBike 06/01/02 10:02 PM Re: Spry? Why? wordcrazy 06/02/02 03:13 AM Re: Spry? Why? Angel 06/02/02 03:28 AM Re: Spry? Why? Geoff 06/02/02 04:43 AM Re: Spry? Whom? I ? wow 06/03/02 05:05 PM Re: Spry? Whom? I ? Keiva 06/03/02 05:12 PM Re: Spry? Whom? I ? Geoff 06/04/02 02:08 AM Re: Spry? Whom? I ? Angel 06/04/02 03:00 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 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 (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 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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