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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30510 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
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Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
The great chef Julia Child popped into my mind when I saw the word gusto. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30510 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
When I think of Julia, I think of this Pretty Woman. and Mystic Pizza. |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
Damned spell checker!!! paper - machete I wanted "mache"; but both FF Spell Checker and OpenOffice said it was wrong!!! They corrected it to "Machete"; which is NOT what I wanted!!! D'OH!!! :-O TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Damned spell checker!!! On regular computers, I only let spell check suggest, not correct. Auto-correct on my phone is damned annoying sometimes (and helpful others). David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Ed Moran Send message Joined: 25 Jan 02 Posts: 174 Credit: 721,503 RAC: 0 |
I was going to say 'Nancy', but nah... So I googled it (gasp), and it turns out that this is also a pharmacological abbreviation, semel in die, once a day. Trivia worth knowing, eh? |
cRunchy Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3 |
I was going to say 'Nancy', but nah... So I googled it (gasp), and it turns out that this is also a pharmacological abbreviation, semel in die, once a day. Buddah (Sid), googling 'Nancy' and pharma abbreviating all on the same day boggles the mind.. You know what they say: 'Once a king always a king... but once a kinght is enough.' |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51477 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I was going to say 'Nancy', but nah... So I googled it (gasp), and it turns out that this is also a pharmacological abbreviation, semel in die, once a day. Oh, you Nancy.... "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
Any news on the Word Link 88 Thread being returned after being cleaned of SPAM!!!??? TL [EDIT] Thank you!!! :-) TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21147 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but, to maintain the city, everyone must undergo the ritual of "Carrousel" when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized and ostensibly "renewed." To track this, each person is implanted at birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that changes color as they get older and begins blinking as they approach their "Last Day." Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but those who do not and attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners." An elite team of policemen known as "Sandmen," outfitted in predominantly black uniforms and serving in an agency of the city called "Deep Sleep," are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as they try to escape. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
"vigorish"? vigorous? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30952 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
vigorish: noun 1) An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest 2) A percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
vigorish: noun Ah, what vig is short for. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Picnic at Hanging Rock is kind of a cult classic movie. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21147 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Opera. It's not over until the "Fat Lady" sings. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
In Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Marian had a chastity belt with the logo of Everlast boxing gear. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30510 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Alaska, land of the midnight sun. |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21147 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
No-maj means the same as muggle. |
BladeD Send message Joined: 9 Aug 11 Posts: 13320 Credit: 1,603,919 RAC: 2 |
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Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9957 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Sparrows in London have been in decline for many years now. http://www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/articles/the-decline-of-the-house-sparrow I walk in the park every day and never see any. |
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