I wonder if it's true that its the female reindeer that have antlers in winter?

mark Bailey

what is December called?

mark Bailey

shall I draw your sheep inside a snake?

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pundit [ˈpʌndɪt] n 1. an expert 2. (Social Science / Education) (formerly) a learned person 3. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) Also called pandit a Brahman learned in Sanskrit and, esp in Hindu religion, philosophy or law [from Hindi pandit, from Sanskrit pandita learned man, fro...

in·ure also en·ure (n-yr) tr.v. in·ured also en·ured, in·ur·ing also en·ur·ing, in·ures also en·ures To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom: I've lived for over 60 years and have seen so many changes yet have never become inured to the worst of them. mark...

Slava wrote:Interesting play between the posts: fetid and fêted I guess it doesn't work in British English, as they would write "foetid" for the first.

well what can I say, garbage in-garbage out.

I was interested in how both words are so alike at least in spelling and so far apart in meaning.

Slava wrote:
I need a pneumatic device to recall it properly. Something that would drill it into my feeble brain.

that would give you quite a lift.

b.

- mark left on the table by a moist glass - CULACINO [Italian origin] - to remodel or restore an old building without proper grounding or knowledge of its authentic character or without exercising care to remain faithful to its original quality and uniqueness - GRIMTHORPE (This one comes from Edmund...

My mother had a phrase she said often, it sounded like False'a Ket'sa, she used it to describe just about anyone she disliked....she spoke English mostly, had a smattering of German and less French, Parents who spoke Swedish and my step grandfather who was Jewish, any of who she could have gotten th...

So, that's the origin of a "lid". and I'm sure I'm older than that Spring chicken-Perry. Maybe I was naive.

B.

the site is no longer there.

An oldie... A frog outgrew his lily pad and decided to make some home improvements. He didn't have the money, so he hopped to the bank for a loan. At the bank, he took a seat at loan officer Patricia Black's desk and explained his dilemma. "I want to upgrade my lily pad, maybe add another wind...

Groundhogs are also known as "whistlepigs" because when they are outside their burrows it is common to see one or more individuals standing erect on their hind legs watching for danger. When alarmed, they use a high-pitched whistle to alert the rest of the colony. Are you sure you're not ...

and apparently was so proud of himself that he advertized the virus so much we were all prepared for him.

hubris- therein lieth the the seeds of disaster.

B.

rub? I'd say it was more like "to be or not to be". It isn't really irony but inconsistancy.

B.