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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread throttled spug #80910 09/21/2002 9:30 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 wordminstrel enthusiast wordminstrel enthusiast Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 I understand "throttled" but .... what's this "spug"? I'm sure Capital Kiwi was thinking of the mottled sprug-eater, a sparrow native to New Zealand which subsists mainly on the sprug found on masticating sheep. I'm sure he intended no offence to the memory of "the Little Sparrow" or those of us who fondly remember her. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted carotenoids/anthocyanin WhitmanO'Neill 09/17/2002 1:14 PM Re: carotenoids/anthocyanin Faldage 09/17/2002 1:21 PM Re: carotenoids/anthocyanin wwh 09/17/2002 1:35 PM "the little sparrow" wordminstrel 09/21/2002 5:44 PM Re: "the little sparrow" wwh 09/21/2002 8:31 PM Re: carotenoids/anthocyanin Capital Kiwi 09/21/2002 7:49 PM Re: carotenoids/anthocyanin Wordwind 09/21/2002 8:39 PM throttled spug wordminstrel 09/21/2002 9:30 PM Re: throttled spug wwh 09/21/2002 9:43 PM Re: throttled spug Wordwind 09/21/2002 9:47 PM Re: throttled spug wwh 09/21/2002 10:24 PM Re: throttled spug FishonaBike 09/23/2002 12:55 PM Re: throttled spug wwh 09/23/2002 1:26 PM Re: throttled spug WhitmanO'Neill 09/23/2002 3:26 PM A Dickie Bird A Day Fiberbabe 09/23/2002 7:20 PM Re: A Dickie Bird A Day AnnaStrophic 09/23/2002 7:38 PM Re: A Dickie Bird A Day Capital Kiwi 09/23/2002 8:35 PM Re: A Dickie Bird A Day wordminstrel 09/23/2002 8:56 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

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