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#197101 - 02/06/11 08:58 PM Re: Discombooberated -Scombussolato [Re: Faldage]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11613 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Well--I won't copy the homophonic spelling here, but see what else it has: even if it IS all 'messied up'.
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#197105 - 02/06/11 10:20 PM Re: Discombooberated -Scombussolato [Re: Avy]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8436 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	"gesnorgenplatz" - I like this: the place where one snores. I am looking forward to it this eve: long day. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#197172 - 02/08/11 03:40 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: iPox]
Aramis addict Registered: 05/17/05 Posts: 456 Loc: SE US	Now see how the back-formation thing can get dangerous? One can only imagine how one (who is capable) might "booberate". Jackie? _________________________ ÅΓª╥┐↕§
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#197173 - 02/08/11 04:15 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: Aramis]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass	this is by no means (I'm sure) the last word on the subject, but here's what The Word Detective had to say back in 2005: In any case, if your dictionary doesn't list "discombobulate," you definitely need a new dictionary†. However, your search for "combobulate" will come up dry in even the best dictionary, because "combobulate" by itself isn't a word. "Discombobulate," meaning "to throw into a state of confusion, to disturb or disorient," is an invented word apparently formed as a joking alteration of "discompose" or "discomfit," both slightly musty terms for confusing or upsetting a person. "Discombobulate" first appeared around 1834. † - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this. Edited by tsuwm (02/08/11 04:20 PM)
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#197186 - 02/08/11 09:49 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: tsuwm]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803	Originally Posted By: tsuwm † - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this. Mine has always been 'zarf'.
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#197187 - 02/08/11 10:19 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: Faldage]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass	Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: tsuwm † - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this. Mine has always been 'zarf'. oh dear.. that disqualifies MW-CD and W3!!
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#197194 - 02/09/11 07:57 AM Re: Discombooberated [Re: Father Steve]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont	smegma! O.o _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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