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Posted By: AnnaStrophic gyascutis - 04/01/02 05:13 PM
tsuwm's worthless word for the day:

gyascutis:an imaginary large four-legged beast with legs on one side longer than on the other for walking on hillsides.

And I always thought that was a haggis!

Posted By: Jackie Re: gyascutis - 04/01/02 05:47 PM
Gee, a's, cute, 'tis!

Posted By: wwh Re: gyascutis - 04/01/02 07:09 PM
Animals on hillside reminds me of anecdote about Cordell Hull, Secretary of State during FDR's presidencies.
He had a reputation for avoiding speculation, which he demonstrated on one occasion when on a train someone called attention to sheep, saying they had been shorn. Hull looked briefly, and assented: "Shorn on this side, anyway."

Posted By: Jackie Re: gyascutis - 04/02/02 12:18 AM
"Shorn on this side, anyway."
Ah--sounds like a man after my own heart! (Can't resist this: he must've had the wool pulled over his eyes one too many times...)









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