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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread I like... #8549 10/21/2000 10:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK It is almost instantly recognisable, and it doesn't corrupt an existing word by giving it a new meaning, and hence losing much-loved distinction (gay, tandem etc being examples of such). Long may it live with us. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Computerate Father Steve 10/20/2000 7:12 PM Re: Computerate FishonaBike 10/20/2000 7:45 PM Re: Computerate xara 10/20/2000 9:19 PM Re: Computerate Father Steve 10/20/2000 10:53 PM Re: Computerate Father Steve 10/20/2000 11:00 PM Re: Computerate FishonaBike 10/23/2000 7:55 PM Re: Computerate tsuwm 10/23/2000 9:03 PM Re: Computerate Marty 10/23/2000 9:06 PM Re: Computerate FishonaBike 10/23/2000 10:11 PM Re: Computerate Marty 10/23/2000 10:23 PM Re: Computerate FishonaBike 10/24/2000 9:26 AM I like... shanks 10/21/2000 10:12 AM Re: I like... tsuwm 10/21/2000 12:23 PM Re: I like... shanks 10/21/2000 12:46 PM Re: I like... tsuwm 10/21/2000 1:02 PM Re: I like... shanks 10/21/2000 1:11 PM Re: I like... Jazzoctopus 10/22/2000 4:04 PM Re: I like... belMarduk 10/22/2000 7:00 PM Re: accents AnnaStrophic 10/23/2000 12:31 AM Re: I like... xara 10/23/2000 2:24 AM Re: I like... RhubarbCommando 10/25/2000 1:46 PM Just you wite, Enry Iggins, just you wite shanks 10/25/2000 2:13 PM Irish AnnaStrophic 10/25/2000 6:06 PM Re: Irish jmh 10/25/2000 7:11 PM Re: Irish of troy 10/25/2000 8:03 PM Re: Irish jmh 10/25/2000 8:38 PM Re: Irish tsuwm 10/26/2000 3:58 AM Re: Irish jmh 10/26/2000 5:59 AM Re: Irish shanks 10/26/2000 7:25 AM End the suspense now! shanks 10/25/2000 9:43 PM Re: End the suspense now! of troy 10/26/2000 4:46 PM Re: End the suspense now! Bingley 10/27/2000 5:16 AM Re: End the suspense now! of troy 10/27/2000 1:34 PM Re: End the suspense now! maverick 10/27/2000 5:24 PM Re: Just you wite, Enry Iggins, just you wite jmh 10/25/2000 7:08 PM Re: Just you wite, Enry Iggins, just you wite of troy 10/25/2000 8:08 PM Re: I like... Max Quordlepleen 10/23/2000 2:44 AM 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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