Gull (guhl) verb
1. To deceive, trick or cheat.
2. A person who is easily deceived or cheated.
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:19 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 Aug 31, 2012 2:41 pm
anemophilous
-adjective
fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.
-adjective
fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.
"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 Rev. Rowan Redbeard on Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:59 pm
anemiaphilous - adj. referring to a vampire
Lover of thin blood.
Lover of thin blood.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:28 pm
enemaphobious
-adj.
Frightened of introductions in the Khyber Pass.
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Frightened of introductions in the Khyber Pass.
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Re: Word of the Day
by pieces o'nine on Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:43 pm
Gull (guhl) noun
1. Winged rodents infesting public parks, even in inland areas.
2. The kine Jonathan Livingstone is assigned to.
1. Winged rodents infesting public parks, even in inland areas.
2. The kine Jonathan Livingstone is assigned to.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Sat Sep 01, 2012 3:27 pm
gullible
-adj.
Capable of being transformed into a winged rodent.
-adj.
Capable of being transformed into a winged rodent.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:31 pm
mesophilic
-adjective
(of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
-adjective
(of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
"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 Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:32 pm
gullible
-adjective (arch.)
a word which is no longer in the dictionary.
-adjective (arch.)
a word which is no longer in the dictionary.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
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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 daftbeaker on Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:35 pm
Roy Hunter wrote:gullible
-adjective (arch.)
a word which is no longer in the dictionary.
It may not be in the dictionary but it is written on the ceiling.
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Ich versteh euch nicht - Till Lindemann
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:33 pm
phloem
-noun
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
-noun
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
"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 black bart on Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:05 am
daftbeaker wrote:Roy Hunter wrote:gullible
-adjective (arch.)
a word which is no longer in the dictionary.
It may not be in the dictionary but it is written on the ceiling.
I dropped the dictionary on my toe and then...
I hurt my neck looking upward!
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 Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:07 am
bindle stiff
-noun
a hobo.
-noun
a hobo.
"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 Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:06 pm
gullible
-adjective
easily deceived or cheated.
-adjective
easily deceived or cheated.
"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 Mad Willyum Bonney on Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:27 pm
I thot i was able to delete mistakes like this at one time ?
I erred yet again .
I erred yet again .
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Re: Word of the Day
by Mad Willyum Bonney on Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:30 pm
gully bull - nowne : he juss loike ta hang owt in valleys an low
lyin' deprushuns an fings loike thot.
yah yah ... but one of us would have ... why not me?
lyin' deprushuns an fings loike thot.
yah yah ... but one of us would have ... why not me?
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