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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread OT: For the newshounds #29467 05/17/2001 9:06 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Having become increasingly perturbed by signs that AWADtalk is being used for its intended purpose, I offer this as an antidote to such regrettable rectitude http://www.miami.com/herald/special/features/barry/2001/docs/may20.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: OT: For the newshounds #29468 05/18/2001 2:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.miami.com/herald/special/features/barry/2001/docs/may20.htm This is cute, Max. Though Dave Barry has crossed my path only a few times, I have enjoyed every one of them. Geoff may be interested to find out that his newspaper has been in production since 59 B.C. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: OT: For the newshounds #29469 05/18/2001 3:23 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Oh, Max ... for this ex-newshound it was a flash from the past! On a semi-related note : there *are stories that repeat. Among the annual stories we had in the '70s and 80s were: "Police station sinking" -(built on the edge of a salt water marsh, it still is!) "Beach parking in crisis" (yep! you guessed it!) "Beach Precinct voters clash on budget increase" (ditto) "Selectmen consider Senior Center" (still!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 7 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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