And as an acronym, it means Dial-Up Networking (in Microsoft-ese). -Tim My gosh, I thought for a second there I was reading something my ex-husband was writing! You sound just like him. This computer lingo stuff...They call him "The I.T. Natzi" at work. (The irony in all that is he is Jew...

I dun know your hubbie, so I dun know if you really need to blush. Intersting that as a color, it describes a fairly dull shade of brown/gray. Could this be a commentary on accountants? Believe it or not, the word reminds me of the color of cow dung- to put it politely. It just pooped into my head ...

dun. tr. v. To importune (a debtor) for payment: a dunning letter. n. adj. An almost neutral brownish gray to dull grayish brown. This is interesting. This is a word that my husbnd uses when we get bills in the mail. Being as how I had never heard the word referred to as a bill or a debt before, I ...

That was impressive. I'm in awe of the linguistic knowledge and ability of the folks that frequent this site. I enjoy it, I'm glad I stumbled upon it!

I concur..A lot of talent and knowledge have been impacted in these here postings.

Ohmygosh!! I'm slipping in my young age. Sometimes i'm a little slow on the uptake-- but I get it now.

Your mom's job must be fairly low level security clearance. We would have to kill you just for asking the question. 8) I think you may have a point there, she claims to be in "Waste Management". :lol: BTW: Sorry for the delay in response, but we here in Middle GA have a visitor that happe...

you are so bad. but amusing!
mark(his mark)

Any time.

Uugh! Deja vù. :roll: (..as huny says, "somebody hold my earings and my Prada bag for me, I'm about to break a nail!") Huny, sweetie, this was a truly irresponsible post. :wink: You do realize that somewhere out there a spambot has perked up its little digital ears, eyes, (or whatever the...

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Uugh! Deja vù. (..as huny says, "somebody hold my earings and my Prada bag for me, I'm about to break a nail!")

Happens quite a lot when you work for the Government.

Is that why, when I asked my mom what she really did for a living she replied, "If I tell ya, I'll have to kill ya."? Needless to say, I left that one alone.

I thought of that but was afraid things might fall out.

mark

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That would make it all the harder to give someone a piece of your mind.

On a positive note, it would make it all the easier to see what was on his mind.

mark not -Mark btw (mark is not my name it's my chop) Please excuse my ignorance, but what is "chop"? it's my mark, like an unschooled person making an X if they can't sign their name, a small joke no one caught. Perhaps too obvious. I think it originated in Chinese as a stamped signature...

Above all, always keep an open mind

I thought of that but was afraid things might fall out.

mark

Oh, my aching ribs..lol
Then you would look like a scatterbrain and that wouldn't be good at all.

Thanks by the insults Your parents should be proud of your politeness and good will Ah very good- "Thanks by the insults" is perfect Esperantese for "I apologise", "I was wrong" or the loathsome "my bad". The second line means loosely "I'm outta here&quo...

....A hush falls as the group braces itself for the next shot at being facetious......