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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Crematory? Um... #58478 02/25/2002 3:38 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA I'm not the brightest buld in the house, but in all my 57 years I had NEVER seen "crematory" until this present story hit the papers. In seeking a synonym for "cremate,", I thought of "immolate," but upon looking it up learned that to immolate means to sprinkle with holy grits, then sacrifice, as by fire. HOLY GRITS? Another serving of Soylent Green, anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted . Max Quordlepleen 02/24/2002 6:43 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/24/2002 7:16 PM Re: Crematory? Um... belligerentyouth 02/24/2002 7:35 PM Re: Crematory? Um... wwh 02/24/2002 8:42 PM Re: Crematory? Um... belMarduk 02/24/2002 9:43 PM Re: Crematory? Um... jmh 02/24/2002 11:29 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/25/2002 2:53 AM Re: Crematory? Um... wwh 02/25/2002 3:05 AM Re: Crematory? Um... Geoff 02/25/2002 3:38 AM Re: Crematory? Um... of troy 02/25/2002 1:08 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Bobyoungbalt 02/25/2002 5:09 AM Re: Crematory? Um... RhubarbCommando 02/25/2002 11:16 AM Re: Crematory? Um... Geoff 02/25/2002 1:45 PM Re: Condos and Co-ops jmh 02/25/2002 7:00 PM Re: Crematory? Um... of troy 02/25/2002 2:46 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/25/2002 4:15 PM Post deleted by boronia boronia 02/25/2002 6:31 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/25/2002 6:38 PM Creameries Wordwind 02/25/2002 10:19 PM Re: Creameries jmh 02/26/2002 7:10 AM Re: Creameries belligerentyouth 02/26/2002 12:04 PM Re: Creameries Bean 02/26/2002 12:10 PM Re: Creameries wwh 02/26/2002 8:52 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Bean 02/25/2002 11:41 AM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,387 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,211 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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