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Re: Bought the farm

#14022 01/04/2001 9:45 PM

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Faldage

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Faldage

Carpal Tunnel

Joined: Dec 2000

Posts: 13,803

English has an old poetic tradition of substitute phrases (there's probably a better term for it) originally for the purpose of facilitating alliteration in epic poetry, e.g., whale's road for the sea.

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Bought the farm Father Steve 12/28/2000 9:36 PM

Re: Bought the farm Solamente, Doug. 12/28/2000 10:35 PM

Re: Bought the farm tsuwm 12/28/2000 10:38 PM

Re: Bought the farm Father Steve 12/29/2000 1:03 AM

Re: Bought the farm Capital Kiwi 12/29/2000 3:02 AM

Re: Bought the farm TEd Remington 12/29/2000 3:53 PM

Re: Bought the farm Solamente, Doug. 12/29/2000 4:43 PM

Re: Bought the farm Faldage 12/29/2000 6:38 PM

Re: Bought the farm belMarduk 12/29/2000 6:52 PM

Euphemisms for Death Father Steve 12/29/2000 8:05 PM

Re: Euphemisms for Death Max Quordlepleen 12/29/2000 9:13 PM

Thanatology of Sesame Street Father Steve 12/29/2000 9:18 PM

Re: Bought the farm juanmaria 01/03/2001 8:13 PM

Re: Bought the farm Hyla 01/03/2001 8:16 PM

Re: Bought the farm Bobyoungbalt 01/04/2001 5:50 PM

Re: Bought the farm Faldage 01/04/2001 9:04 PM

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