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#204521 02/06/2012 5:50 PM
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Definitions for ‘waught’, choose one:

a) (obs. spelling) v.t., to carry along by a gentle current; waft

b) a fallacious statement leaked to discredit a political rival

c) OE: nothing; nil

d) adj., intricately entwined

e) something that you are obliged to do; an inescapable duty

f) a copious draft

g) tasteless, insipid; unpleasant to the smell or taste

h) an official charged with the surveillance of the population growth of free range Scottish Highland hogs

i) Scot: the wail of a Banshee

j) interj., an expression of surprise or disgust


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Hmmmm....they are delicious!

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I like g, it's prolly j, but I'm voting for i 'cause it makes me think of Branshea.

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Pleasant association Jackie grin, thanks, all I can say is Ah....!

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They're all believable, more or less. I especially like e) and wish it were b), but my vote goes for
A


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Im liking the look of B

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I'm gonna take G

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I like them all...fantastic.

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Originally Posted By: Candy
I like them all...fantastic.


that's swell, but you should 'choose one'; and then with so few players this time, all we need is a vote from Faldage to close this baby out!


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Originally Posted By: Jackie
I like g, it's prolly j, but I'm voting for i 'cause it makes me think of Branshea.


I really like the banshee/Branshea connection too! wink

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Well, that's what she said when she first came on here: that that was kind of the explanation for her screen name.

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Oh, OK. F an' shut er down.

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laugh


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Originally Posted By: tsuwm
Originally Posted By: Jackie
I like g, it's prolly j, but I'm voting for i 'cause it makes me think of Branshea.


I really like the banshee/Branshea connection too! wink


Really, careful now, I'm afraid all this flattering wil turn me into a spoiled brat. blush

And Luke should at least put in a vote instead of anagramming the somaniest edition of the word SALIENT (I strongly advise you to choose e or h or f or maybe i or b laugh ) she wailed.......

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I Fearlessly Favour F

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Oh daredevil, a copious draft of waught?

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And I raise my tankard to you Bran... singing....'Should old acquaintance be forgot......'

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How did you know she's old? whistle

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'old' understood as 'ancien' not 'vieux'. Btw, How did yòu know I'm old? smirk

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Hee, hee!

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She's not old; she's auld.

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Och, weel! Ye're as auld as ye feel!

(Except that NOBODY lives to be as old as I feel, some days!)
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Oh, wee ! That's right, I'm auld and bold, not bald. grin


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