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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: aestival & autumnal dalehileman #173453 02/11/2008 6:27 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Double threads, double posts. Between the definitional and the practical appraoch: Googling for 'dry' jokes and for 'wry' jokes shows a distinction between 'dry', the dummy lame ones and 'wry', the more intelligent ironic and sarcastic ones. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux CarlAdler 02/11/2008 3:02 PM Re: Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux dalehileman 02/11/2008 3:51 PM Re: aestival & autumnal zmjezhd 02/11/2008 4:07 PM Re: aestival & autumnal dalehileman 02/11/2008 4:53 PM Re: aestival & autumnal BranShea 02/11/2008 6:27 PM Re: aestival & autumnal Jackie 02/12/2008 2:55 AM Re: aestival & autumnal Zed 02/12/2008 6:36 AM Re: aestival & autumnal AnnaStrophic 02/12/2008 1:53 PM Re: aestival & autumnal belMarduk 02/13/2008 12:15 AM Re: lame and dry BranShea 02/12/2008 1:59 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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