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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread happy new year #173282 02/07/2008 9:57 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 it's the year of the rat. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year tsuwm #173293 02/08/2008 12:36 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 29 New Mexico Porcupine newbie Porcupine newbie Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 29 New Mexico Is there a word from Latin used to describe things rat-related (as lapine is to rabbits, equine is to horses, and so forth)? Last edited by Porcupine; 02/08/2008 12:36 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year Porcupine #173294 02/08/2008 12:39 AM 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 of course.. murine Of or relating to a rodent of the family Muridae or subfamily Murinae, including rats and mice. 2. Caused, transmitted, or affected by such a rodent: a murine plague. [AHD4] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year tsuwm #173296 02/08/2008 12:41 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 29 New Mexico Porcupine newbie Porcupine newbie Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 29 New Mexico I thought murine was related to mice. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year Porcupine #173297 02/08/2008 12:42 AM 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 see continuation, above. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year tsuwm #173298 02/08/2008 12:43 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 29 New Mexico Porcupine newbie Porcupine newbie Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 29 New Mexico Ah yes, thank you. Sorry to be hasty. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year Porcupine #173305 02/08/2008 3:18 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont eww formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year Buffalo Shrdlu #173324 02/08/2008 3:44 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 Personally I always preferred Al Stewart's - Year of the Cat. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year Buffalo Shrdlu #173329 02/08/2008 4:43 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 Originally Posted By: etaoin eww yeah; there's someone dint do their branding research. -ron o. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: happy new year tsuwm #173358 02/09/2008 12:06 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Or, maybe they did all of their product testing on rats and somebody in marketing had a sense of humour. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Website 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 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 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

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