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Glacis

Postby skinem » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:49 pm

gla·cis

Pronunciation:
\gla-ˈsē, ˈgla-sē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural glacis \-ˈsēz, -sēz\
Etymology:
French, from glacer to freeze, slide
Date:
1672

1 a: a gentle slope : incline b: a slope that runs downward from a fortification2: buffer state; also : buffer zone
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Postby Grogie » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:48 am

Excellent word Skinem. Thank you.
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Postby Perry » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:53 pm

buffer state; also : buffer zone
With such a cold word, perhaps it's a rebuff? :roll:
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
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Postby gailr » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:07 pm

If it's that cold, buff is not desirable; rebuff doubly so.
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Postby Perry » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:48 am

That one took me a second. Brilliant Gail.
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Postby skinem » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:35 am

If it's that cold, buff is not desirable; rebuff doubly so.
Then perhaps that should be redressed.
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Postby Bailey » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:36 pm

teenager:Oh mom he is so buff
mom: who buffed him?

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Postby Perry » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:27 pm

teenager:Oh mom he is so buff
mom: who buffed him?

mark just-kidding Bailey
Perhaps Mom preferred old buffers.
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Postby gailr » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:23 pm

If it's that cold, buff is not desirable; rebuff doubly so.
Then perhaps that should be redressed.
skinem doesn't skirt the issue.
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Postby Bailey » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:02 am

let's just pants him,for shirting-the-issue.

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Postby Stargzer » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:03 am

If it's that cold, buff is not desirable; rebuff doubly so.
But not so for those [fool]hardy Scandinavian types that go from the sauna to a dip in the ice-covered pond au naturel.
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Postby Bailey » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:23 am

are you guys Still running around naked?

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Postby Stargzer » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:37 am

This Gael's skin shuns the sun.

Ear, ear!
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Postby skinem » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:15 am

This Gael's skin shuns the sun.

Ear, ear!
A sun shunner, eh? Smart!

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Postby Bailey » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:30 pm

how do you get your Vitamin D then? I don't drink milk I know what's in it, like the Randy Neuman's song about Mr. Monk.
It's a jungle out there
Disorder and confusion everywhere
No one seems to care. Well I do.
Hey, who's in charge here?
It's a jungle out there
Poison in the very air we breathe
Do you know what's in the water that you drink?
Well I do, and it's amazing
People think I'm crazy, 'cause I worry all the time
If you paid attention, you'd be worried too
You better pay attention
Or this world we love so much might just kill you
I could be wrong now, but I don't think so. It's a jungle out there\
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