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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: What could this be? #151068 11/29/05 07:21 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Sj: Thank you for your response, but I was sure everybody would understand. Forgive me all to pieces for being unclear. The tenders of needy children would be a cadre of participants in the Institute's work; "tender" meaning one who cares for or looks after--eg, if I am your doctor I tend to your wounds. Thus I am a tender. Those who go to the conference once a year get together as tenders of children but then disperse to their respective homes or institutions to carry on the work of the Institute tend...to act as an attendant: SERVE...apply oneself to the care of: watch over...to have or take charge of as a caretaker or overseer....syn TEND ATTEND MIND WATCH--Merriam Collegiate Again my abject apologies of those of you who were confused about my apparent failure to employ the correct parts of speech in every particular Last edited by dalehileman; 11/29/05 07:25 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151069 11/29/05 07:55 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Well, it could be a couple of other things. If they are coming by the boatload, it would be tenders. And if they were in the market to buy children it would also be tenders. If they were more interested in the cooking byproducts of children it'd be renders. If they were welcoming gymnastics instructors it would be benders. If they were welcoming auto parts made of kids it'd be fenders. If they were welcoming both sexes it would be genders. If they were looking for bankers who deal in children wouldn't it be lenders? And it could also be eeleomosynary pediatricians -- menders of needy children. Or even the people who make the needy kids happy, senders. As in, that really sends me. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151070 11/29/05 07:58 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Lighten up, Dale. I'm the one who didn't go past thinking of the word as a verb. My bad, OK? Of course it does make sense grammatically as a noun. Thanks for your effusive explanation. Edit: ... and for your elaborate expansion thereupon, TEd! Last edited by AnnaStrophic; 11/29/05 08:01 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151071 11/29/05 10:15 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Anna, TEd: Bless you one and all. Bless Sj too Last edited by dalehileman; 11/29/05 10:46 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151072 11/29/05 10:18 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Quote: Sj: Thank you for your response, but I was sure everybody would understand. If I'm the "Sj" being referred to, all I can say is, "huh?" noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151073 11/29/05 10:24 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Sj: Again forgive me my trespasses. The opening was just too big and tempting to pass up Indeed incorrigible, I shall forthwith compose a NY resolution to curb my mordant non-sequiturs Last edited by dalehileman; 11/29/05 10:50 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151074 11/29/05 10:28 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Quote: Sj: Again forgive me my trespasses. The opening was just too big and tempting to pass up You don't need to apologise - I still have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. What opening? This is the first instance in this entire thread of you actually replying to one of my posts, hence my confusion at being cited when you replied to AnnaS. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151075 11/29/05 10:38 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Again my profuse apology, I had meant to address it to Anna. There's just no hope for an old guy at the onset of Alzheimer's I shall endeavor to be more careful, tho there's no guarantee I have been banned from other web sites for lesser impudence Your forbearance, guys, is phenomenal Guys includes gals Last edited by dalehileman; 11/29/05 10:54 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151076 11/30/05 11:20 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 34 india M maygodbwidu newbie maygodbwidu newbie M Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 34 india lovely post..TED Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What could this be? #151077 11/30/05 01:32 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna OP addict OP Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Aaaaaaarhg, TEd!! Do you mean I got it wrong, wrong, wrong?? Lenders of needy children, of course. I must quickly call the editor. 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