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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Off the wall #37685 08/08/2001 1:34 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 While we are at it, how about a discussion of the origin, and subsequent broadening of application of the phrase "off the wall." It sounds like it started with graffiti, but has been broadened to the point that at times it is hard to tell what it means to some of the users. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) wow 08/06/2001 6:17 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) Bean 08/06/2001 6:27 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) Faldage 08/06/2001 6:36 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) wwh 08/06/2001 11:37 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) Fiberbabe 08/07/2001 11:13 AM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) Bean 08/07/2001 11:30 AM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) tsuwm 08/07/2001 11:36 AM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) maverick 08/07/2001 11:57 AM about the stones... of troy 08/07/2001 4:13 PM Re: about the stones... wwh 08/07/2001 5:38 PM Re: about the stones... of troy 08/07/2001 5:53 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) wwh 08/06/2001 6:41 PM "An instructor in English ..." Bobyoungbalt 08/07/2001 2:51 PM Re: "An instructor in English ..." wwh 08/07/2001 3:13 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) of troy 08/06/2001 6:48 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) WhitmanO'Neill 08/07/2001 2:17 AM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) belligerentyouth 08/07/2001 8:50 AM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) maverick 08/07/2001 9:32 AM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) WhitmanO'Neill 08/08/2001 3:50 AM Re: Off the wall wwh 08/08/2001 1:34 PM Re: Off the wall belligerentyouth 08/08/2001 1:45 PM Re: Off the wall Brandon 08/08/2001 7:31 PM Re: Off the wall wwh 08/08/2001 9:09 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) TEd Remington 08/13/2001 5:22 PM Re: Walls, neighbors and Robert Frost, (grumble-e) wwh 08/13/2001 5:46 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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