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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread AWAD archives Sep 97 #108279 07/22/03 03:22 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives/0997 Band-Aid Teflon Ping-Pong Technicolor Jell-O Kleenex yo-yo paparazzo blimp - Wordsmith’s etymology misses a very important part. I think that even before WWII the British has as part of their anti-aircraft protection, large balloons with no motors, some carrying observers, some just with no occupanats intended to be a hazard for enemy planes who might crash if they hit the cables. The designation of these balloons was “B-limp” meaning they had no rigid elements, as dirigibles did. Col. Blimp was portrayed as having a big belly, like a balloon. pollyanna fauntleroy boniface skunkworks rambo agoraphobia erotomania acrophobia dipsomania xenophobia xenophobia mythomania - compare with Münchausen syndrome panophobia prolepsis anastrophe aposiopesis enjambment anaphora anaphora polysyndeton apophasis apophasis cachet carnet Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Blimp #108280 07/22/03 03:34 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 The B-limp theory, albeit the most popular, is one of several. For a fuller story see Dave Wilton's entry here: http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorb.htm#blimp I like Tolkien's my own se'f. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Blimp #108281 07/22/03 04:11 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont just lump 'em all together... indirigible, with liberty and justice... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,328 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,226 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,539 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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