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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread gyascutis #63220 04/01/2002 5:13 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 tsuwm's worthless word for the day: gyascutis:an imaginary large four-legged beast with legs on one side longer than on the other for walking on hillsides. And I always thought that was a haggis! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: gyascutis #63221 04/01/2002 5:47 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Gee, a's, cute, 'tis! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: gyascutis #63222 04/01/2002 7:09 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Animals on hillside reminds me of anecdote about Cordell Hull, Secretary of State during FDR's presidencies. He had a reputation for avoiding speculation, which he demonstrated on one occasion when on a train someone called attention to sheep, saying they had been shorn. Hull looked briefly, and assented: "Shorn on this side, anyway." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: gyascutis #63223 04/02/2002 12:18 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky "Shorn on this side, anyway." Ah--sounds like a man after my own heart! (Can't resist this: he must've had the wool pulled over his eyes one too many times...) 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,481 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 22 A C Bowden 8 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,285 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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