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Discussion in 'Philosophy & Psychology' started by Thomas Stearn, Dec 31, 2018.

  1. Beth Gallagher

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    Plonker! *

    *Thanks, Patsy!!! :D
     
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  2. Patsy Faye

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  3. Al Amoling

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    discombobulate
     
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  4. Patsy Faye

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    That's easy for you to say Al - sounds a bit uncomfortable too :p
     
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  5. Thomas Stearn

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    (Heaviest) S T O R M (for years gathering. Has just passed Britain)
     
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    Storm still going on in Britain - gales galore
     
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  7. Bess Barber

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    Are you guys having bad winter storms? We had one last week that did quite a bit of damage in several states.
     
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    So much damage done, mainly up North - extreme flooding, feel so sorry for them
    Compared to them, we were not too bad @Bess Barber
     
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  9. Faye Fox

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    My new neighbor is brobdingnagian, but titillating.
     
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  10. Frank Sanoica

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    @Faye Fox

    "ian" ending a surname means "son of", generally applied in Armenian
    Frank
     
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    Loquacious. (means talkative) I have often been described as having the "gift of the gab" .
     
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    Sequipedalian; is the unnecessary use of large words.
     
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  13. Al Amoling

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    According to @Frank Sanoica that means he's Armenian.
     
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  14. Frank Sanoica

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    @Al Amoling

    For example, the originator of Alvin and the Chipmunks name was Ross Bagdasarian. The "ian" means "son of".
    Frank
     
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  15. Thomas Stearn

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    Constant rain

    here in the Sahelian zone all day long, at last, but too late for the woods.
     
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