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#79591 09/03/2002 4:12 PM
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I KNOW ONLY TWO WORDS WHERE ALL THE VOWELS APPEAR IN THEIR CORRECT ORDER; FACETIOUS AND ABSTEMIOUS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME (I KNOW TWO) WHERE THE VOWELS ARE REVERSED: UNCOMPLIMENTARY AND UNORIENTAL--THE LAST MAY NOT REALLY BE A WORD. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHERS?


#79592 09/03/2002 5:16 PM
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1. http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=weeklythemes&Number=17194 [YART alert]
2. try plugging *a*e*i*o*u* into OneLook.com (then choose "common words only")
3. turn off your Caps Lock, please


#79593 09/03/2002 5:34 PM
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I'm rather fond of subcontinental.


#79594 09/03/2002 9:03 PM
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Would a subcontinental breakfast be served on an upscale or downscale submarine?


#79595 09/05/2002 6:57 PM
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No, a subcontinental breakfast is served to a person who has just been struck by a Lincoln. Either that or it involves dining on animals that were struck by a Lincoln. Or perhaps it is breakfast anywhere in India or Pakistan. Or toast and coffee on the Nautilus. The possibilities are endless. [Alex takes another Nyquil]

#79596 09/05/2002 7:02 PM
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The submarine could reverse its engines quietly and travel unnoticeably.



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