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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Anonym feels better Faldage #175628 04/06/2008 8:48 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass ha! we've been down this road before, too. -joe bfstplk edit - just to obviousize all that, it's entirely possible that Frank Frazetta, who ghosted for Al Capp, deliberately misspelled Joe's name to put his personal imprint on the comic. edit² - or maybe he couldn't remember how Al spelled it. Last edited by tsuwm; 04/06/2008 9:15 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anonym feels better tsuwm #175629 04/06/2008 9:22 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Or maybe he purposely misspelled it to avoid confusion with Mr. Mxyztplk. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anonym feels better Faldage #175630 04/06/2008 9:24 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont bfstplk - I allus see that as beefsteak. skipping the plank. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anonym feels better zmjezhd #175700 04/08/2008 7:58 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX  Originally Posted By: zmjezhd what does B&M stand for Brick and mortar, i.e., the print version rather than the online one. Brick and mortar to mean a store which has a physical building, I accept readily, but I'm not ready to accept B&M for any physical entity whatsoever. In addition, you could order a "B&M OED" from a non-B&M store (e.g. amazon.com) - isn't that like ordering a leatherbound OED from a vegetarian store. (^_^) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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