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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread draggle #123101 02/17/2004 4:43 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 It took protracted cogitation before I could think of a way to post about this word. How many parents among us have had a small child become fixated on one toy, or a particular blanket corner, which they clutch like Linus, and refuse to surrender no matter how badly bedraggled it gets? Good Grief! Charlie Brown! Linus' security blanket is missing and it is up to you and the Peanuts Gang to track it down! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: draggle #123102 02/18/2004 10:57 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I had a small pink blanket as a child, "pinket". actually, I still have it... and yes, I draggled it around until it was bedraggled. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I miss my way-way #123103 02/21/2004 3:30 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 I called my security blanket "way-way". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter blankies #123104 02/21/2004 11:40 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean I crocheted a small blanket for my niece as a birth gift and she draggled it but good! I was called upon to "fix" it. It wasn't easy since the hole was quite large when I was presented with the task and I was unable to reconstruct it perfectly, but that was OK with her. That is, until she saw me crocheting another blanket in the same pattern and similar colors for another baby. The next time she saw me, she informed me that she no longer liked the blanket I'd made for her nor did she use it anymore. She made a face like this 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 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

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