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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Re: Pop quiz #119647 01/14/04 02:13 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Getting very close... "Exterminate! Exterminate!" Exterminare 'to drive out' from ex- 'out of' + terminare 'to mark boundaries, set limits' from terminus 'boundary'. I looked at a Doctor Who FAQ, and discovered that the Daleks were actually aliens in some kind of armor and not robots as I'd thought. They say "exterminate" a lot, but also "obey". Kind of childlike behavior, but what does it have to do with general education? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119648 01/14/04 02:20 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta umm, Daleks, Cybermen, Ice Warriors, Yeti, the Master, what was the name of the fish-type people? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119649 01/14/04 02:23 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California what was the name of the fish-type people? Here's a list: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/alien/index.shtml Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119650 01/14/04 02:28 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Ah yes, the Sea Devils, thank you. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119651 01/14/04 02:33 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > what does it have to do with general education? mebbe I should have hinted "Eks~terminate!" :) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119652 01/14/04 02:40 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Well, en- is in and eks- is out, and e- in education is short for ex- which is also out as in e + duc + are. Education being a 'leading out of' an initial state of ignorance. Also, since I live in the Gubernator's state, I thought of Herr Schwartzenegger famous role as the Terminator. But I can't see the connection, yet. Now, where did I put that coffee? Never attempt problem solving without caffeine. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119653 01/14/04 03:00 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta The ex-Terminator is Austrian by birth. Was the Austrian govt. of the day particularly virulently against the French Encyclopedists? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119654 01/14/04 10:52 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 ah, good tries ~ but no banana, the answer is more linguistic or more cryptic-crossword than this direction of Arnie. Eks-terminate = ends with Eks... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pop quiz #119655 01/19/04 01:51 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Just to put you out of my misery, here's a link, in celebration of my aquisition of OED2 v.3.1, in which these items caught my eye. http://dictionary.oed.com/newsletters/2003-12/wordsofchoice.html ... but according to this obit, although mentioned very much in passing, the dal~eks story may be apocryphal: http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue42/news.html !Guess I'll trust the OED at least until proven wrong!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the Dr. is in #119656 01/19/04 01:56 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Jelly-Baby? formerly known as etaoin... 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