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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread the word i am thinking of.. #170531 10/11/2007 1:08 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park define text that goes >>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>> i think... it starts with a b (bor???) its the way line printers print?? (its been discussed before.. but i don't remember enough to find it!) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the word i am thinking of.. of troy #170533 10/11/2007 1:10 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Boustrophedon (As the ox plows) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the word i am thinking of.. Faldage #170535 10/11/2007 1:17 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ooh! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the word i am thinking of.. Jackie #170540 10/11/2007 11:00 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Actually, line printers printed a whole line at once, 80 type wheels would all line up for their respective characters and, whango! you've got your line printed out. The regular printer of the time would have a type ball or a daisy wheel. Those printers printed back and forth. But classical boustrophedon not only was the direction of the writing reversed but the individual characters were also reversed. See this example. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the word i am thinking of.. Faldage #170542 10/11/2007 11:43 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont always loved that concept since I first read of it in Hofstader. formerly known as etaoin... 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 Website 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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