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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The perils of folk etymology #91857 01/13/2003 10:23 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina sjm old hand sjm old hand Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina http://snurl.com/kwg Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The perils of folk etymology #91858 01/14/2003 2:13 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ohmigawd! sjm, whenever my tears stop streaming, I'm going to tell you we already have a PC thread or 12... I love Dave Barry! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The perils of folk etymology #91859 01/14/2003 2:38 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada I'm so glad he stopped mentioning having sex with caribou when he said he would.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The perils of folk etymology #91860 01/14/2003 3:13 AM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina sjm old hand sjm old hand Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina > glad he stopped mentioning having sex with caribou when he said he would.... A touchyfeely subject with Canucks, is it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The pearls of folk etymology #91861 01/14/2003 10:54 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean It was sex with caribou? I thought it was sex while wearing maribou!looking out the window whistling-e Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The pearls of folk etymology #91862 01/14/2003 12:35 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Another feather in your dutch cap, connie? 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 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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