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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Torschlusspanik #87331 11/19/02 08:13 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "Tor" = gate. "Verscluss" = closure "panik" = panic. German cities used to have entrance only through gates that were shut and barred after dark. Imagine the anxiety of a traveller having to spend night outside with fear of robbers. The application to "unclaimed blessing" females is a metaphor. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Torschlusspanik wwh 11/19/02 04:40 PM Re: Torschlusspanik tsuwm 11/19/02 08:03 PM Re: Torschlusspanik wwh 11/19/02 08:13 PM Re: Torschlusspanik Wordwind 11/20/02 12:45 AM Re: Torschlusspanik wwh 11/20/02 02:17 AM Re: Torschlusspanik Wordwind 11/20/02 09:46 AM Re: Torschlusspanik sjm 11/20/02 10:44 AM Re: Torschlusspanik Faldage 11/20/02 11:40 AM Re: Torschlusspanik Wordwind 11/20/02 12:37 PM Re: Torschlusspanik tsuwm 11/20/02 02:43 PM Re: Torschlusspanik Wordwind 11/20/02 03:31 PM Re: Torschlusspanik wwh 11/20/02 10:10 PM Re: Torschlusspanik Wordwind 11/20/02 11:12 PM Re: Torschlusspanik sjm 11/20/02 07:08 PM Re: Torschlusspanik Faldage 11/20/02 07:39 PM Re: Torschlusspanik sjm 11/20/02 07:50 PM Re: Torschlusspanik Faldage 11/20/02 07:58 PM Re: counting coup tsuwm 11/20/02 08:00 PM Re: counting coup sjm 11/20/02 08:15 PM Re: counting coup Faldage 11/20/02 08:37 PM Re: counting coup sjm 11/20/02 08:41 PM Re: counting coup tsuwm 11/20/02 08:45 PM Re: counting coup Wordwind 11/20/02 09:41 PM Re: counting coup Faldage 11/21/02 01:43 PM Re: counting coup Wordwind 11/21/02 02:14 PM Re: counting coup wwh 11/21/02 02:58 PM Re: counting coup Wordwind 11/21/02 03:14 PM Re: counting coup Faldage 11/21/02 04:06 PM 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 1 members (A C Bowden), 729 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 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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