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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Language: According to Eco and Noam #172471 01/10/2008 3:36 AM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... I understand Laurie perfectly but the questions of Fry seem a bit...well, pedestrian. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFD01r6ersw . Last edited by themilum; 01/10/2008 3:42 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam themilum #172477 01/10/2008 11:46 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 Thanks lots for a good laugh on a gray day. I have some doubts however on the pejorative application of the word "pedestrian" . The best holidays I remember were pedestrian long trail trips. Never a dull moment. Isn't Fry the rock that makes Laurie roll? Or the other way around? Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam BranShea #172479 01/10/2008 2:06 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass the use of pedestrian to mean ordinary is quite pedestrian. -joe (dull even) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam tsuwm #172484 01/10/2008 8:28 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague I just learned from milo's post that the word can also mean "dull" or "ordinary". I'm afraid there hardly is a word that is ordinary to me. cobwebs long since overrun by a Wellington boot, ha!! Last edited by BranShea; 01/10/2008 8:50 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam BranShea #172491 01/11/2008 4:26 AM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... Originally Posted By: tsuwm the use of pedestrian to mean ordinary is quite pedestrian. -joe (dull even) friday Originally Posted By: BranShea I just learned from milo's post that the word can also mean "dull" or "ordinary". I'm afraid there hardly is a word that is ordinary to me. cobwebs long since overrun by a Wellington boot, ha!! Ah, BranShea, you wooden she devil, you have just "outed" joe friday as "Milo" themilum. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam themilum #173029 01/30/2008 11:03 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean I have met both joe friday and themillum and I can tell you, they are not anywhere even near the same Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam consuelo #173036 01/31/2008 2:56 AM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... Originally Posted By: consuelo I have met both joe friday and themillum and I can tell you, they are not anywhere even near the same Well hello, Consuelo, long time no see. But me and joe would like to know which of us should thank you for your discernment? Last edited by themilum; 01/31/2008 2:56 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Language: According to Eco and Noam consuelo #173041 01/31/2008 12:24 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague As we all are. Copy Link to Clipboard 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website 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 View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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