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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: dead presidents #106952 07/04/2003 7:50 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta The possibility of a tale/talent connection never occurred to me. The Greek is talanton -- originally a balance, or in the plural a pair of scales. Then a weight (particularly of gold) and then the amount of money. http://makeashorterlink.com/?E24413625 Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dead presidents tsuwm 07/03/2003 3:52 PM Re: dead presidents Jackie 07/03/2003 8:07 PM Re: dead presidents Capfka 07/03/2003 10:03 PM Re: dead presidents dxb 07/04/2003 6:58 AM Re: dead presidents Bingley 07/04/2003 7:50 AM Re: dead presidents dxb 07/04/2003 8:34 AM Re: A tale of thalers... Capfka 07/04/2003 9:49 AM Re: Cash and coins wow 07/05/2003 2:15 PM Re: dead presidents wow 07/05/2003 2:43 PM Re: dead presidents Jackie 07/05/2003 4:15 PM Re: dead presidents Bingley 07/05/2003 11:27 PM Re: dead presidents Jackie 07/06/2003 2:05 AM The $2 Bill JohnHawaii 07/05/2003 10:37 PM Re: The $2 Bill Buffalo Shrdlu 07/05/2003 11:07 PM Re: The $2 Bill wow 07/07/2003 5:52 PM Re: A tale of thalers... of troy 07/05/2003 4:15 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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