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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread GOP #150865 11/22/2005 3:19 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain I think this might come up if I do a proper search, but I really don't have the time at the moment, sorry. Also, I think it's a quick question to answer for USonians: What does GOP stand for? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: GOP #150866 11/22/2005 3:42 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Grand Old Party formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: GOP #150867 11/22/2005 3:53 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Oh my! You don't say! You know, somebody actually told me this and I thought they were pulling my leg! !! I thought it must stand for something more "official", since I saw it in newspapers all the time... This will teach me, definitely. Thanks a lot, etaoin. So, now the second question (sorry!), is GOP applied only to the Republican Party, or can they all be referred to as "Grand Old Party"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: GOP #150868 11/22/2005 4:01 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont just Republicans. (wikipedia alert) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: GOP #150869 11/22/2005 4:18 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Right, I can take Wiki with a grain of salt. Thanks a lot. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: GOP #150870 11/22/2005 11:29 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 oh, I wuz gonna guess Gangrenous Old Pharts ~ close then 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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