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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #376 04/13/00 06:54 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I think there is possibly a joke there too. It relates to a previous conversation about euphemism. The next letter should be "P" so the person answering the question hastily replaces it with .. "er ... water" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #377 04/17/00 03:37 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Thanks! DUH! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #378 04/22/00 12:46 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia P paulb addict paulb addict P Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia All this brings to mind the famous Christmas card message: ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Cheers Paul Bywater Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #379 04/22/00 10:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Paul-- What the 'L'?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #380 04/25/00 12:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia P paulb addict paulb addict P Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Jackie (and friends): I'm happy to share the Christmas card message with you publicly -- but Christmas is months away! If you just can't wait, send me a personal email. Cheers Paul Bywater Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: John Ciardi's "klmnop" on NPR #381 04/25/00 01:12 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 >If you just can't wait, send me a personal email. 'el, No. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the Christmas alphabet #382 04/25/00 05:09 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York It's all Greek to me. ;-) Well, the first and last letters, anyway. Can this be the key? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the Christmas alphabet #383 04/25/00 05:18 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Just read tsuwm's reply, belatedly and anastrophically. Very good. As usual. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the Christmas alphabet #384 04/25/00 09:25 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 That wasn't the first el no was it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the Christmas alphabet #385 04/25/00 11:28 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Jo, no, I believe the first el (ni)ño was sighted off-shore Peru, in 1982. hope this helps, *EG* Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 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. 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