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Re: Word of Today

My word of the day is:

"llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysili ogogogoch"

(The longest town name in Wales, very easy to remember...)
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Old 01.12.2011, 14:01
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My word of the day is:

"llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysili ogogogoch"

(The longest town name in Wales, very easy to remember...)
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Old 01.12.2011, 14:02
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Re: Word of Today

Today's word:

"Clarkson"

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Old 04.12.2011, 19:12
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Today's Special is golem.

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Old 04.12.2011, 19:54
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Today's Special is golem.

and of course your picture is of the "Prague" Golem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clay-golem.jpg
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Old 04.12.2011, 20:22
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Old 04.12.2011, 20:49
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See you on the other side...

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Old 04.12.2011, 21:42
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and of course your picture is of the "Prague" Golem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clay-golem.jpg
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the concept of textaphrenia is interesting, hehehe, good Word of Today.

I think this is a decent runner up, I like that one too:

callipygean

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Old 04.12.2011, 23:21
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Re: Word of Today

Collop.

Definition is actually similar to how it sounds.
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Old 04.12.2011, 23:41
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Collop.

Definition is actually similar to how it sounds.
I know where you saw that word :P
Which also means I know what kind of smartphone you have and I know one of the apps you use!
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Old 05.12.2011, 22:59
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Re: Word of Today

perhaps strikhedonia ?
or simply capernoited
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Old 06.12.2011, 01:59
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Re: Word of Today

quidnunc...
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Old 06.12.2011, 06:35
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nothing.. just a nelipot's tarantism perhaps
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Old 06.12.2011, 08:44
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Diaspora


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Old 06.12.2011, 20:48
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I know where you saw that word :P
Which also means I know what kind of smartphone you have and I know one of the apps you use!
Wrong.
I don't have a smartphone at all, in fact my phone was built before smartphones had hit the market. It does have a camera, though, and bluetooth - does that count?
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Codswallop.
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Old 06.12.2011, 20:58
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No, it's true! I am definitely not wandering around the poles of veracity!
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No, it's true! I am definitely not wandering around the poles of veracity!
Ha ha! I didn't think to check the post above before I posted my word of the day. Kind of a forum "Tourettes" moment...
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Old 07.12.2011, 13:46
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Re: Word of Today

Todays Special must be missed the boat. Dammit.
Off to Song of the day to accompany today's special theme with some audio..
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Old 07.12.2011, 14:36
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Re: Word of Today

Enchantment.. spell-bound..
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