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the commonly held myth that the word dynamite comes from the root word of dunamis
Commonly held? Commonly held by whom?
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well, for one, you posted in your bio.. and 2 i am not so much focucing on your OBE, (but i am curious) i was asking a serious question. what is the OBE about. is it a military award? or one given by the crown for any great national achievement.. you can send me a PM -- even if you don't want to recieve any, i am pretty sure you can still send one.
and to segue to something else, how is your name said in UK?
when i was a child, our pharmasist name was Maurice. but my irish born mother said his name closer to Morris..(i was 18 before i realize that his name wasn't Morris!) i would say Mahr eese for Maurice, and moor iss for Morris..
How is it said your side of the pond, and how about here, and Up South? (and lets not forget Wow, in down east!)
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It is in my case pronounced "Mor-is".
The OBE is an honour given by the Crown to individuals for recognition within a particular area. Notification of this is given in what is known as the Honours List.
Welwyn Garden City - An Island In The Setting Sun
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Yeah, Maurice, if you don't want us eager colonials to glom on to your OBE, then you shouldn't have it in your bio. Hey, do you Maurice Dance?
What I find much more interesting is that you're an organist. The second one in this crowd. Many of us are musicians in one way or another.
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I occasionally morris dance at weekends with a few chaps I know from the Labour club. But not often.
Do you AnnaStrophic dance?
Hahahahahaha.
I included the OBE to distinguish myself from any other Maurice Stanley's that might log on. Thought it might be helpful.
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to distinguish myself from any other Maurice Stanley's that might log on
is Maurice Stanley that common a name? do you often find yourself lost in a croud, surrounded by hordes Maurice's or Stanley's?
aside from my childhood pharmasist, i do have a couple of cousins named Maurice, but both live in Ireland. I have known several other Maurice's, (all hailed from Jamaica, or other islands of the british west indies)
I don't think it is that common a name in US, but i have no idea how common it remains in UK.
or is there some other (slightly well known) Maurice Stanley that you most certainly don't want to be mistaken for.. some well know (in the UK at least) low life..
(i know a Tony Provenzano, and a Al Capone.. neither of whom are related to the gangsters with the same names--which gangsters you may or may not know.. Tony Pro (as he is called) is very local thug)
More it is, Maurice, 'bout Morris dancing rumor here is, Morris dancing is just another excuse to visit pubs and share a few pints with your mates!
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Do you AnnaStrophic dance?
That I do, but recommend it to others I don't. Might result in back injury.
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In reply to:
I occasionally morris dance at weekends with a few chaps I know.....
Wot I said then, (Good) Ol' Boy Englishman. 
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Do you AnnaStrophic dance?
That I do, but recommend it to others I don't. Might result in back injury
Last time I saw you do it, it resulted in an eye injury, if I remember kerrec'ly? [wink
(Mind you, I wouldn't put too much reliance on my memories of that occasion!)
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The dance of the catastrophists - what would this be?
A dance that reflects the expectation of impending doom/morris dancing with arthritis/dancing on the grave of optimism/dancing in the dark
Any ideas?
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