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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread crinoid #141561 03/31/2005 4:29 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Anyone know what a crinoid is - could it be some rudimentary life form with a large jaw-bone or something like that? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: crinoid #141562 03/31/2005 4:33 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont didja do a search? I think we discussed this little arthropody-shell thingy a while back? here's one: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=beheadingwords&Number=90435& and another: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=61742 funny, I wasn't part of either of them. wonder what I'm thinking of?... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: armless fun #141563 03/31/2005 4:43 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Thanks :) I didn't quite understand one thing though - the second link said: Syzygy (n.) The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. So that may be where I picked up the jawbone idea... or not... ~ but how does this crinoidal thingy relate to the armless little critter of Dr Bill's definition? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: armless fun #141564 03/31/2005 6:30 PM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... Maverick! I'm proud of you. You have a mean streak! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: armless fun #141565 03/31/2005 8:48 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 You only just figgered that, Milo?! ;) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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