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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread laputan #125594 03/21/2004 1:41 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Date: Mon Sep 28 00:01:39 EDT 1998 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--laputan Laputan (luh-PYOOT-n) adjective Absurdly impractical or visionary, especially to the neglect of more useful activity. [After the flying island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where absurd projects are pursued and useful pursuits neglected.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: laputan #125595 03/21/2004 5:18 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Laputa is the name of the Castle in the Sky in this wonderful film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092067/ I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Hayao Miyazaki's films, though I have not seen them all. yet. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: laputan #125596 03/21/2004 7:41 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Hayao Miyazaki's films, though I have not seen them all. yet. I know I should resist this, Eta, but how well did you enjoy the ones you haven't seen? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: laputan #125597 03/21/2004 9:15 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont hahaha! I knew there was something wrong with that sentence... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: laputan #125598 03/21/2004 10:10 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I have enjoyed not seeing many films. 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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