apitprop
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what Black Bart's pegleg used to be.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:30 am
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
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"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:15 am
^ 
The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:37 pm
Volutation
-noun
a rolling of a body; a wallowing.
-noun
a rolling of a body; a wallowing.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:20 pm
creatural
-adjective
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a creature.
-adjective
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a creature.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:45 pm
positif
-noun
(on older organs) a manual controlling soft stops.
-noun
(on older organs) a manual controlling soft stops.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by pieces o'nine on Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:50 pm
negatif
-noun
What should always be kept in a safe place when carrying out blackmail over incidents of manual controlling the soft stops of older organs.
apertif
-noun
What may be enjoyed during profitable applications of negatifs.
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What should always be kept in a safe place when carrying out blackmail over incidents of manual controlling the soft stops of older organs.
apertif
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What may be enjoyed during profitable applications of negatifs.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:14 pm
a per o' teef
-noun
Black Bart's dentures
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Black Bart's dentures
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:49 am
askesis
-noun
strict self-discipline or self-control, as for religious or meditative purposes.
-noun
strict self-discipline or self-control, as for religious or meditative purposes.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by pieces o'nine on Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:13 pm
askisis
-noun
1. Refusal to accept the existence of skiing or of skis.
2. Denying the evidence of moguls, schussing, or ascension via "ski lifts".
3. Non-membership in either Alpine, Nordic, or Reformed Cross Country denominations.
-noun
1. Refusal to accept the existence of skiing or of skis.
2. Denying the evidence of moguls, schussing, or ascension via "ski lifts".
3. Non-membership in either Alpine, Nordic, or Reformed Cross Country denominations.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Rev. Rowan Redbeard on Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:20 pm
pieces o'nine wrote:askisis
-noun
1. Refusal to accept the existence of skiing or of skis.
2. Denying the evidence of moguls, schussing, or ascension via "ski lifts".
3. Non-membership in either Alpine, Nordic, or Reformed Cross Country denominations.
4. A common reply in ancient Egypt when a child asked a parent, "Why does the Nile flood every year?"
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:45 pm
Rev. Rowan Redbeard wrote:4. A common reply in ancient Egypt when a child asked a parent, "Why does the Nile flood every year?"
Damn it Rev.... I was thinking along that line too.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:36 am
catachresis
-noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
-noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:53 am
leopard
-noun
an animal which cannot change horses in mid-stream.
-noun
an animal which cannot change horses in mid-stream.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:16 pm
leotard [n]
spotted, skin-tight garment Tarzan would look absolutely ridiculous wearing.
spotted, skin-tight garment Tarzan would look absolutely ridiculous wearing.
Send lawyers, guns and money...
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