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#107262 07/18/03 01:39 PM
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This is very useful.


#107263 07/18/03 01:48 PM
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good thoughts, all. Bingley, that's a fascinating list!

http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary/dictionary.45.html

does this mean the icon af American beauty, the BarbieŽ doll, is a hairy foreigner?



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#107264 07/19/03 12:43 AM
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I'll add my thanks, Bingley. It really helps remembering the names when the meaning is revealed. There surely must be something like this online, for animal names too; shall post, if I find. eta,


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From http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/hardness.htm
Moh's hardness scale:
Talc
Gypsum
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
Orthoclase
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum (ruby and sapphire)
Diamond

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that's an interesting list, Fal. thanks!



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#107267 07/22/03 02:01 PM
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The WTF Taekwondo weight categories are (from lightest to heaviest):

Fin
Fly
Bantam
Feather
Light
Welter
Middle
Heavy

Maybe they are similar in boxing?


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Paper?
Over?


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