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#152636 12/31/05 03:52 AM
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Golf courses have greens. I doubt that that was the ref. in the test question. Possible, though.

Hey, Anna--been having some ups and downs, lately? "Yo, yeo". Note to all: I am getting ready to wink, now. Here goes:
What a wunch we are!

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What a wunch we are!

I choose to interpret that as a portmanteau word rather than a spoonerism, and would endorse the sentiment entirely. wunch = wonderful + bunch

And as it's almost that time (actually past that time Eastpondially) - H A P P Y.. N E W.. Y E A R, everybody!

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I've certainly heard and maybe even used 'gobsmacked' to mean flabbergasted, but I don't recall ever having heard 'gobsmacking' before.


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