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Started by Swatopluk, September 23, 2007, 11:11:30 AM

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Opsa

#2190
October 10, 2013, 03:16:45 PM
polynephamitous- having many nephams.

escarption

Swatopluk

#2191
October 10, 2013, 07:55:05 PM
escarption
1) modern use: digging trenches as part of field fortifications
2) old use: part of the planning process for the building of a fortress, the location of trenches in particular

(I would not be surprised at all, if I'd find the term with that meaning in an actual manual)

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jharmoneering
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

Griffin NoName

#2192
October 11, 2013, 04:44:28 AM
jharmoneering  = climbing medium sized mountains in Jharkhand in eastern India with special ropes attached to the feet

upnicminest
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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Opsa

#2193
October 11, 2013, 04:27:19 PM
upnicminest- a person who aspires to be more optimistic than those around him, even if they are optimistic too.

bliccibod

Griffin NoName

#2194
October 11, 2013, 07:08:34 PM
bliccibod - Specialty food - blintz made with black flour - made only by South African speaking chefs

idicmaxic

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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Opsa

#2195
October 24, 2013, 10:27:27 PM
idicmaxic: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations to the max, man!

jilken

Swatopluk

#2196
October 24, 2013, 10:47:06 PM
jilken - shuriken for 10 inch ninjas

grillophat
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

Griffin NoName

#2197
October 25, 2013, 06:27:58 PM
grillophat - the fate of unpopular pharoahs. Usually served with watercress.

grachilk
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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Swatopluk

#2198
October 25, 2013, 09:13:34 PM
grachilk - a rather rough Scottish type of cloth used for overcoats

shekhrigh
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

Opsa

#2199
October 25, 2013, 09:15:45 PM
shekhrigh: a Transylvanian Borscht belt comic.

bootlehep

Swatopluk

#2200
October 25, 2013, 09:38:50 PM
bootlehep - an Austrian precursor of the wonderbra

mloridli
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

pieces o nine

#2201
October 26, 2013, 01:16:04 AM
mloridli   adj, derived from floridly. Refers to the ostentatiously deferential speech used to address the lord or lady of the manor, or any of one's social betters.



ausstenteighschuss
"If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?"
--Marquise de Sevigne, February 11, 1677

Griffin NoName

#2202
October 26, 2013, 04:48:01 PM
ausstenteighschuss - male characters, created by Jane Austen, who inappropriately bid farewell in too casual a manner to the ladies of middle rank. Analysis shows that this type of character reflects the main theme in all her writing.

barbuchan

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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Swatopluk

#2203
October 26, 2013, 04:58:06 PM
barbuchan - medium drunk, the state when a customer in a bar starts to tell 'funny' overlong stories and can only made to stop by inreasing his (usually it's a he) blood alcohol level until the stupor state is reached.

prentival
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

Griffin NoName

#2204
October 27, 2013, 01:18:28 AM
prentival - 15 minute morning break from work only available to apprentices, excluding the general workforce

opsival
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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

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