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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Mav's legs #42914 09/24/2001 1:28 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In another place, maverick used the expression get up on one's hind legs (meaning, if this expression is not universally known, to express one's opinion in a forthright manner). The question is of course why does it mean this? None of us stand on our forelegs much, do we? (No doubt at this point someone will send us the url for handstanders united or something). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mav's legs Bingley 09/24/2001 1:28 PM Re: Mav's legs tsuwm 09/24/2001 2:05 PM death valley handstanders consuelo 09/25/2001 1:24 AM Re: Mav's hind legs Faldage 09/24/2001 3:27 PM Re: Mav's legs Jackie 09/25/2001 1:32 AM Re: Mav's legs belMarduk 09/25/2001 10:02 PM Re: Mav's legs Bingley 09/26/2001 4:27 AM Re: Mav's legs Keiva 09/26/2001 11:03 AM Re: Mav's legs maverick 09/26/2001 11:36 AM Re: Mav's legs Keiva 09/26/2001 11:49 AM Re: Mav's legs Faldage 09/26/2001 12:22 PM Re: Mav's legs maverick 09/26/2001 12:52 PM Re: Mav's legs Faldage 09/26/2001 1:58 PM Animal Safari AnnaStrophic 09/26/2001 2:04 PM Re: Mav's legs inselpeter 09/26/2001 2:40 PM Re: legs (not Mav's) Keiva 09/26/2001 3:16 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,917 Posts230,531 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,323 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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