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Posted By: starrymari defenestrate - 01/31/06 08:25 PM
defenestrate - what an amazing word!

it means 'to throw out of a window', referring particularly to a person.

it comes from the Latin for window, fenestra.

it's so cool!
Posted By: tsuwm Re: defenestrate - 01/31/06 09:37 PM
the Defenestration of Prague refers to more than one person; but have you seen the word adfenestrate?
Posted By: consuelo Re: defenestrate - 01/31/06 10:21 PM
That brings to mind this thread from the wayback machine

Of course, it also has threads going all cattawampus if you try to click on the next page, a demonstration of why we tried to keep posts to 100 or less per thread back on the old board.
Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: defenestrate - 01/31/06 10:58 PM
Quote:

Faldage (addict)

Wed Apr 25 12:45:14 2001 Re: herds

Ain' jus cows herd, AnnaS.

Buffalo, fer example. Herd of 'em?



is that a pun?
Posted By: Faldage Re: defenestrate - 01/31/06 11:30 PM
Quote:

Quote:

Faldage (addict)

Wed Apr 25 12:45:14 2001 Re: herds

Ain' jus cows herd, AnnaS.

Buffalo, fer example. Herd of 'em?



is that a pun?



AttualŪ, it's a reference to a local string-bandy bar band name of Donna the Buffalo
Posted By: TEd Remington Re: defenestrate - 01/31/06 11:42 PM
They appear right after the Knight of the Iguana.
Posted By: Jackie Re: defenestrate - 02/01/06 12:42 AM
Connie, your link won't work for me*, and when I Searched for defenestrate, all it gave me was this thread--how'd you find the old one, please?
*I got the error-message frame for the old board.
Posted By: wofahulicodoc Re: defenestrate - 02/02/06 02:12 AM
I couldn't say why; works fine for me! (Mac/Safari)
Posted By: tsuwm Re: defenestrate - 02/02/06 02:26 AM
Quote:

Connie, your link won't work for me*, and when I Searched for defenestrate, all it gave me was this thread--how'd you find the old one, please?
*I got the error-message frame for the old board.



I once thought this sort of thing was browser dependent; but I've had search results work in Firefox and not in IE, and vice versa. Connie's here works for me in Firefox.

try it with the extraneous bits lopped off.
Posted By: Jackie Re: defenestrate - 02/02/06 02:41 AM
I still just get:
System Error: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Unknown column 'U_Post_Format' in 'field list' at w3t.pm line 600.

Ooh! I must have had the dates set screwy the first time; I just tried Search again and got the '01 thread. Here's the URL on the page I got:
'01 thread

This link works for me! Yay!
Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: defenestrate - 02/02/06 11:05 AM
strangely enough, tsuwm's link shows up in the old AWAD board, while Jackie's is the new...
Posted By: inselpeter Re: defenestrate - 02/02/06 12:17 PM
jackie's shows the bolding, tswum's don't
Posted By: Jackie Re: defenestrate - 02/02/06 04:09 PM
AUGH! Again?!? DANG it, I've got to watch that! Somehow...
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