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#84295
10/22/2002 10:24 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Kakemono n : a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging ... Somehow I could have lived
happily without learning this word. Again I think it a lousy word to expect kids to know.
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#84296
10/22/2002 10:49 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Well, it's nice knowing what a Japanese silk wall hanging is called. And, besides, if you ever wanted to write a poem about Quasimodo (not sure of spelling here), you'd have a rhyming word. 
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#84297
10/23/2002 12:09 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Dear WW: would a khakimono be a suntan kimono?
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#84298
10/23/2002 11:13 PM
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...and then there's the frumpy housewife's garb, the Tackimono.
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