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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: grotesque BranShea #170942 10/29/07 10:41 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: BranShea * Do I see zmejhz here in before the metamorphosis?* We called jheem Nuncle, too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque Faldage #170966 10/29/07 04:42 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh jheem Yes, jheem was my father's only son. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque zmjezhd #170968 10/29/07 04:46 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque BranShea #170994 10/29/07 09:45 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont grotty! (from one of my many favorite scenes in a Hard Days' Night) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque Buffalo Shrdlu #170996 10/29/07 09:50 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 Quote: ‘I wouldn't be seen dead in them. They're dead grotty.’ Marshall stared. ‘Grotty?’ ‘Yeah—grotesque.’ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque BranShea #171005 10/30/07 12:15 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Quote: Just to add something to the Etymology of wwh's first post in 2004 . Gargoyles are grotesqe but the word come from gargouille, Old French for throat. Grotesqe from 'grottesche'. Is this becouse they were used at the end of gutters to direct the rain off the cathedral walls? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque Zed #171009 10/30/07 08:22 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Gos,Yes! of course.I never took that little mindstep. Seems like the most logical association to make.Thanks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque BranShea #171017 10/30/07 12:14 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > mindstep I like that. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grotesque Zed #171418 11/17/07 06:57 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 99 Hungarian Gypsy R. Eastcourt journeyman R. Eastcourt journeyman Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 99 Hungarian Gypsy Originally Posted By: Zed Quote: Just to add something to the Etymology of wwh's first post in 2004 . Gargoyles are grotesqe but the word come from gargouille, Old French for throat. Grotesqe from 'grottesche'. Is this becouse they were used at the end of gutters to direct the rain off the cathedral walls? No, becuase. 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