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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: exuberant talent #98874 03/23/2003 10:13 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 wordminstrel enthusiast wordminstrel enthusiast Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 it is the general feeling of all who have occasion for wicked men's service, as people have for the poison of venomous beasts; they are glad of them while they are of use, and abhor their baseness when it is over An especially apt quote in these times, wwh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: exuberant talent #98875 03/23/2003 10:21 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont abhor their baseness when it is over some of us abhor it now... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Parthenope's complaint #98876 03/23/2003 10:54 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 wordminstrel enthusiast wordminstrel enthusiast Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 247 The well known mons may be a Tarpeian rock Are you thinking of the Sirens of greek mythology, wwh? It is said that "one of the Sirens, Parthenope, in grief at the escape of Ulysses, drowned herself. Her body was cast up on the Italian shore where now stands the city of Naples, in early times called by the Siren's name." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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