| Word of the Day [message #83321] |
Di, 19 Juli 2005 01:15 |
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Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together between
the oars when rowing.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83322 ] |
Di, 19 Juli 2005 01:21 |
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"Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together between
> the oars when rowing.
I hate when that happens! As a former rowing sportsman (well -boy I
guess - rather many years have passed since i stopped that thing) I
have tried it quite a lot of times...
A pity I did not know this term at that time where it was a lot more
useful ;o)
/Rasmus
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-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
When participating in sporting events, it´s not whether you win or lose.
It´s how drunk you get.
- Homer Simpson
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| Word of the Day [message #83327 ] |
Di, 19 Juli 2005 10:15 |
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Nindigully (NIN-di GULL-i) n. One who constantly needs to be repersuaded of
something they've already agreed to.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83338 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 02:15 |
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"Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote
> Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together
between
> the oars when rowing.
I thought they used canoes ? You don't get such problems with a single
paddle.
Steve M
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83340 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 03:15 |
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"Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> wrote in message
news:42dd96af$0$6271$ed2619ec [at] ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
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> "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote
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>> Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together
> between
>> the oars when rowing.
>
> I thought they used canoes ? You don't get such problems with a single
> paddle.
>
Kayaks, I'd have thought. DNA may have had more knowledge then I on the
subject. -- C
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83341 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 03:33 |
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"Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote in message
news:M9qdnbdZMtErOEDfRVn-3A [at] comcast.com...
> "Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:42dd96af$0$6271$ed2619ec [at] ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
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>> "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote
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>>> Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together
>> between
>>> the oars when rowing.
>>
>> I thought they used canoes ? You don't get such problems with a single
>> paddle.
>>
>
> Kayaks, I'd have thought. DNA may have had more knowledge then I on the
> subject. -- C
I'm sure they have access to all kinds of boats, just like the rest of us :)
>
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83344 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 09:11 |
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Steve Marshall wrote:
> "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote
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>
>>Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together
>
> between
>
>>the oars when rowing.
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>
> I thought they used canoes ? You don't get such problems with a single
> paddle.
>
I'm hoping it hurts them less than I imagine it would hurt me,
what with them having those thick gloves on all the time...
--
Tian
7/17: The San Francisco Mime Troupe did their new
show, Doing Good, in Mitchell Park this afternoon.
It's loosely based on John Perkins book, Confessions
of an Economic Hit Man. I got a "Doing Good" T Shirt.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83346 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 10:08 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
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> Kayaks, I'd have thought.
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>
No really, it's true!
--
Gaz
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #83347 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 11:42 |
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"Neil Gerace" <geracen [at] iinet.net.au> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:M9qdnbdZMtErOEDfRVn-3A [at] comcast.com...
>> "Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> wrote in message
>> news:42dd96af$0$6271$ed2619ec [at] ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>>>
>>> "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote
>>>
>>>> Anantnag (AN-ant-nag) vb. (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs together
>>> between
>>>> the oars when rowing.
>>>
>>> I thought they used canoes ? You don't get such problems with a single
>>> paddle.
>>>
>>
>> Kayaks, I'd have thought. DNA may have had more knowledge then I on the
>> subject. -- C
>
> I'm sure they have access to all kinds of boats, just like the rest of us :)
They might nowadays. Even the big coasters (does that include roller
coasters?)...
They also had more boat-like - ehm - boats. I think kayaks were mostly
used for hunting...
/Rasmus
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-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
Windows NT: Insert Wallet into Drive A: and press any key to empty.
--Matt Garrison, MacLine
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| Word of the Day [message #86182 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 20:54 |
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Saucillo (saw-SIL-oh) n. A joke told by someone who completely misjudges the
temperament of the person to whom it is told.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #86184 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 22:07 |
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"Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com65371759> wrote
> >
> I'm hoping it hurts them less than I imagine it would hurt me,
> what with them having those thick gloves on all the time...
Well, if you try and squeeze more stuff into the same size of gap it is
going to require more compression and maybe more pain. The gloves however
may prevent that amount of pressure occurring and so result in less pain not
more. I think an experiment is called for ! Know any guys that dress in seal
???
Steve M
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #86185 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 23:49 |
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"Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> "Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com65371759> wrote
>> >
>> I'm hoping it hurts them less than I imagine it would hurt me,
>> what with them having those thick gloves on all the time...
>
>
> Well, if you try and squeeze more stuff into the same size of gap it is
> going to require more compression and maybe more pain. The gloves however
> may prevent that amount of pressure occurring and so result in less pain not
> more. I think an experiment is called for ! Know any guys that dress in seal
> ???
I don't dress in seal and don't want to try. Had plenty of "blue
thumbs" while rowing!
I know my father has a pair of seal gloves - they are actually from
Greenland. However I probably won't see him for a couple of weeks...
/Rasmus
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-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
As soon as g95 can parse all of the statements correctly, it will be in
the 'larva' state. When we generate code, the 'pupa' state. When g95 is
done, we'll see if it will be a beautiful butterfly, or just a big
bug....
- Andy Vaught
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #86187 ] |
Mi, 20 Juli 2005 22:21 |
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"Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote
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> Kayaks, I'd have thought. DNA may have had more knowledge then I on the
> subject. -- C
There were mainly two boats the Inuit used - the kayak and the umiak. The
umiak is a larger boat used to transport people and goods and used in whale
hunting. Typically these boats have a single oar per person.
DNA was using his imagination I think !
Steve M
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| Word of the Day [message #86188 ] |
Do, 21 Juli 2005 07:06 |
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Simprim (SIM-prim) n. The little movement of false modesty by which a woman
with a cavernuos visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #86189 ] |
Do, 21 Juli 2005 07:43 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Simprim (SIM-prim) n. The little movement of false modesty by which a woman
> with a cavernuos visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.
>
>
That's a good one!
--
Tian
7/17: The San Francisco Mime Troupe did their new
show, Doing Good, in Mitchell Park this afternoon.
It's loosely based on John Perkins book, Confessions
of an Economic Hit Man. I got a "Doing Good" T Shirt.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #86191 ] |
Fr, 22 Juli 2005 01:30 |
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"Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com65371759> wrote
> Dave Adalian wrote:
> > Simprim (SIM-prim) n. The little movement of false modesty by which a
woman
> > with a cavernuos visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.
> >
> >
> That's a good one!
I can't quite picture it - could someone please demonstrate ???
Steve M
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| Word of the Day [message #86192 ] |
Fr, 22 Juli 2005 07:10 |
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Corriemoillie (kor-ee-MOY-lee) n. The dreadful sinking sensation in a long
passageway encounter when both protagonists immediately realize they have
plumped for the corriedoo* much too early, as they are still a good thirty
yards apart. They were embarrassed by the pretense of corriecravie** and
decided to make use the corriedoo because they felt silly. This was a
mistake, as corrievorrie*** will make them seem far sillier. (See
Corriemuchloch****.)
* Corriedoo (kor-ee-DOO) n. The crucial moment of false recognition in a
long passageway encounter. (See Corriearklet*****.) Though both people are
perfectly well aware that the other is approaching, they must eventualy
pretend sudden recognition. They now look up with a glassy smile, as if
having spotted each other for the first time (and are particularly delighted
to have done so), shouting out, "Haaaaalllllloooo!" as if to say "Good
grief!! You!! Here!! Of all people! Well, I never. Coo. Stap me
vitals," etc.
** Corriecravie (kor-ee-KRAY-vee) n. to avert the horrors of
corrievorrie***, corriecravie is usually employed. This is the cowardly but
highly skilled process by which both protagonists continue to approach while
keeping up the pretense that they haven't noticed each other--by staring
furiously at their feet, grimacing into a notebook or studying the walls
closely as if in a mood of deep irritation.
*** Corrievorrie (kor-ee-VOR-ee) n. Corridor etiquette demands that once a
corriedoo has been declared, corrievorrie must be employed. Both
protagonists must now embellish their approach with an embarrassing
combination of waving, grinning, making idiot faces, doing pirate
impressions and waggling the head from side to side while holding the other
person's eyes as the smile drips off their face, until, with great relief,
they pass each other.
**** Corriemuchloch (kor-ee-MUK-lok) n. The kind of person who can make a
complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor.
***** Corriearklet (kor-ee-ARK-let) n. The moment at which two people,
approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other
and immediately pretend they haven't. This is to avoid the ghastly
embarrassement of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length
of the corridor.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #86194 ] |
Fr, 22 Juli 2005 09:43 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
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> **** Corriemuchloch (kor-ee-MUK-lok) n. The kind of person who can make a
> complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor.
>
I walked up to a professors office back in my college days, and the guy
said "I can see you coming far away, but you make no sounds. Thats the
complete opposite of most students." Does that make me a Corriemuchloch?
--
Tian
7/21: I finished changing the battery in my car today.
It had been dead for weeks. For the first week or so
I enjoyed telling people "my car has a dead battery."
After that I started wanting to fix it. Glad it's done.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Word of the Day [message #88440 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 10:14 |
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Eakring (EE-kring) ptcpl. vb. Wondering what to do next when you've just
stormed out of something.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #88441 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 10:18 |
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"Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com10532310> wrote in message
news:dbq83i$pj9$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>
>>
>> **** Corriemuchloch (kor-ee-MUK-lok) n. The kind of person who can make a
>> complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor.
>>
> I walked up to a professors office back in my college days, and the guy
> said "I can see you coming far away, but you make no sounds. Thats the
> complete opposite of most students." Does that make me a Corriemuchloch?
>
I think it makes you very quiet or him slightly deaf, but I don't think we
can consider either a fault on your part.
Chiggy.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #88443 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 13:54 |
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On 22/07/2005 00:30, five wild Event Maelstroms swirled in vicious storms of
unreason and Steve Marshall spewed up:
> "Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com65371759> wrote
>
>>Dave Adalian wrote:
>>
>>>Simprim (SIM-prim) n. The little movement of false modesty by which a
>>>woman with a cavernuos visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her
>>>knees.
>>
>>That's a good one!
>
> I can't quite picture it - could someone please demonstrate ???
I'm having a similar problem.
--
John Coxon
"IRTA Penguins are cute and wonderful criminals" - Amro (afdaniain)
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #88444 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 17:15 |
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Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and John Coxon
spoke forth:
>On 22/07/2005 00:30, five wild Event Maelstroms swirled in vicious storms of
>unreason and Steve Marshall spewed up:
>
>> "Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com65371759> wrote
>>
>>>Dave Adalian wrote:
>>>
>>>>Simprim (SIM-prim) n. The little movement of false modesty by which a
>>>>woman with a cavernuos visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her
> >>>knees.
>>>
>>>That's a good one!
>>
>> I can't quite picture it - could someone please demonstrate ???
>
>I'm having a similar problem.
You have a cavernuos (sic) visible cleavage?
--
D.
"The Sphynx of the Caverns is the deadliest of all.
It possesses the head of a snake,
the body of a snake
and the feet of a snake."
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #88451 ] |
Sa, 23 Juli 2005 22:59 |
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"Gusty" <gustywinds [at] btopenworld.com> wrote
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> You have a cavernuos (sic) visible cleavage?
It's something to do with pot-holing, isn't it ???
Steve M
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #88460 ] |
So, 24 Juli 2005 12:51 |
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Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and Steve
Marshall spoke forth:
>
>"Gusty" <gustywinds [at] btopenworld.com> wrote
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>> You have a cavernuos (sic) visible cleavage?
>
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>It's something to do with pot-holing, isn't it ???
>
http://www.btinternet.com/~generalmishmash/images/400mtcli.j pg
--
D.
"The Sphynx of the Caverns is the deadliest of all.
It possesses the head of a snake,
the body of a snake
and the feet of a snake."
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #88463 ] |
So, 24 Juli 2005 18:48 |
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Steve Marshall <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> wrote:
> "Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com65371759> wrote
> > >
> > I'm hoping it hurts them less than I imagine it would hurt me,
> > what with them having those thick gloves on all the time...
>
>
> Well, if you try and squeeze more stuff into the same size of gap it is
> going to require more compression and maybe more pain. The gloves however
> may prevent that amount of pressure occurring and so result in less pain not
> more. I think an experiment is called for ! Know any guys that dress in seal
> ???
>
> Steve M
/me sings
"I'm the only gay eskimo,
I'm the only one I know.
I'm the only gay eskimo-oho...
in my tribe"
So Long, Malte
--
the current message was most likely written offline,
so it may be a bit out of date...
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| Word of the Day [message #88468 ] |
Mo, 25 Juli 2005 07:23 |
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Meadle (MEE-dul) vb. To blunder around a woman's breasts in a way that does
absolutely nothing for her.
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| Word of the Day [message #91477 ] |
Mo, 25 Juli 2005 19:09 |
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Dinder (DIN-der) vb. To nod thoughtfully while someone gives you a long and
complex set of directions which you know you're never going to remember.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #91478 ] |
Mo, 25 Juli 2005 20:04 |
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Gusty wrote:
> Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and Steve
> Marshall spoke forth:
>
>
>>"Gusty" <gustywinds [at] btopenworld.com> wrote
>>
>>
>>>You have a cavernuos (sic) visible cleavage?
>>
>>
>>It's something to do with pot-holing, isn't it ???
>>
>
> http://www.btinternet.com/~generalmishmash/images/400mtcli.j pg
>
>
I bet the spikes on those boots were no pleasure to put up with.
--
Tian
7/21: I finished changing the battery in my car today.
It had been dead for weeks. For the first week or so
I enjoyed telling people "my car has a dead battery."
After that I started wanting to fix it. Glad it's done.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #91479 ] |
Mo, 25 Juli 2005 20:10 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Dinder (DIN-der) vb. To nod thoughtfully while someone gives you a long and
> complex set of directions which you know you're never going to remember.
>
>
--
Tian
7/24: I saw the San Jose Giants beat the High Desert
Mavericks with my old friend Sylia. Meanwhile, the
San Francisco Giants lost to the Florida Marlins.
My only activism that day was talking to 2 Irish guys.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #91480 ] |
Mo, 25 Juli 2005 20:14 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Dinder (DIN-der) vb. To nod thoughtfully while someone gives you a long and
> complex set of directions which you know you're never going to remember.
>
>
Usually I just remember the first couple of steps, do those, and
then ask somebody else how to get where I'm going from there.
--
Tian
7/24: I saw the San Jose Giants beat the High Desert
Mavericks with my old friend Sylia. Meanwhile, the
San Francisco Giants lost to the Florida Marlins.
My only activism that day was talking to 2 Irish guys.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #91483 ] |
Mo, 25 Juli 2005 21:59 |
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"Tian" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com18841047> wrote in message
news:dc3a6q$fsp$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> 7/24: I saw the San Jose Giants beat the High Desert
> Mavericks with my old friend Sylia. Meanwhile, the
> San Francisco Giants lost to the Florida Marlins.
> My only activism that day was talking to 2 Irish guys.
I was at SBC on Saturday. Man, that was ugly. -- C
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| Word of the Day [message #91487 ] |
Di, 26 Juli 2005 17:41 |
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Haxby (HAKS-bee) n. Any gardening implement found in a tool shed whose exact
purpose is unclear.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #91490 ] |
Di, 26 Juli 2005 19:36 |
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Tian <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com18841047> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> Gusty wrote:
>> Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and Steve
>> Marshall spoke forth:
>>
>>>"Gusty" <gustywinds [at] btopenworld.com> wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>>You have a cavernuos (sic) visible cleavage?
>>>
>>>
>>>It's something to do with pot-holing, isn't it ???
>>>
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~generalmishmash/images/400mtcli.j pg
>>
> I bet the spikes on those boots were no pleasure to put up with.
Spikes? I don't see any spikes. Does someone have a closeup of the
boots?
/Rasmus
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-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
There is no insanity, just different perceptions of reality.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #91499 ] |
Mi, 27 Juli 2005 10:51 |
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Hambledon (HAM-bul-den) n. the sound of a single-engined aircraft flying by,
heard while lying in a meadow in New England, which somehow concentrates the
silence and sense of space and timelessness and leaves one with the feeling
of something or other.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #93428 ] |
Do, 28 Juli 2005 02:49 |
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"Gusty" <gustywinds [at] btopenworld.com> wrote
> >
> >It's something to do with pot-holing, isn't it ???
> >
> http://www.btinternet.com/~generalmishmash/images/400mtcli.j pg
And I thought the midges round here were a problem !!!
Hmm - which way are they going ???
Where's the cleavage then ?
Steve M
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| Word of the Day [message #93431 ] |
Do, 28 Juli 2005 05:46 |
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Fring (fring) n. the noise made by a lightbulb which has just shone its
last.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #93434 ] |
Do, 28 Juli 2005 09:56 |
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"Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> "Gusty" <gustywinds [at] btopenworld.com> wrote
>
>> >
>> >It's something to do with pot-holing, isn't it ???
>> >
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~generalmishmash/images/400mtcli.j pg
>
> And I thought the midges round here were a problem !!!
Are those midges? Midges look different in Denmark...
> Hmm - which way are they going ???
Probably up or down, but I can't say either. The photographer must
know...
> Where's the cleavage then ?
I'm lost too.
/Rasmus
--
-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
cat complaints > /dev/null
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #93449 ] |
Fr, 29 Juli 2005 08:48 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Fring (fring) n. the noise made by a lightbulb which has just shone its
> last.
>
>
I've heard that sound!
--
Tian
7/28: I saw Wisdom. Then I saw reggae.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Word of the Day [message #93450 ] |
Fr, 29 Juli 2005 10:09 |
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Ozark (O-zark) n one who offers to help just after all the work has been
done.
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| Re: Word of the Day [message #95918 ] |
Fr, 29 Juli 2005 13:12 |
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Tian <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com9289839> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>> Fring (fring) n. the noise made by a lightbulb which has just shone
>> its last.
> I've heard that sound!
*waves hands indicating he has heard it too*
Me too, me too!
/Rasmus
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-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
if (!strcmp(getenv(EDITOR), "vi")) {karma++};
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