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apitprop
-noun
what Black Bart's pegleg used to be.
-noun
what Black Bart's pegleg used to be.
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^ 

The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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Volutation
-noun
a rolling of a body; a wallowing.
-noun
a rolling of a body; a wallowing.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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creatural
-adjective
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a creature.
-adjective
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a creature.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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positif
-noun
(on older organs) a manual controlling soft stops.
-noun
(on older organs) a manual controlling soft stops.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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negatif
-noun
What should always be kept in a safe place when carrying out blackmail over incidents of manual controlling the soft stops of older organs.
apertif
-noun
What may be enjoyed during profitable applications of negatifs.
-noun
What should always be kept in a safe place when carrying out blackmail over incidents of manual controlling the soft stops of older organs.
apertif
-noun
What may be enjoyed during profitable applications of negatifs.
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a per o' teef
-noun
Black Bart's dentures
-noun
Black Bart's dentures
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
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"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
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askesis
-noun
strict self-discipline or self-control, as for religious or meditative purposes.
-noun
strict self-discipline or self-control, as for religious or meditative purposes.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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askisis
-noun
1. Refusal to accept the existence of skiing or of skis.
2. Denying the evidence of moguls, schussing, or ascension via "ski lifts".
3. Non-membership in either Alpine, Nordic, or Reformed Cross Country denominations.
-noun
1. Refusal to accept the existence of skiing or of skis.
2. Denying the evidence of moguls, schussing, or ascension via "ski lifts".
3. Non-membership in either Alpine, Nordic, or Reformed Cross Country denominations.
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pieces o'nine wrote:askisis
-noun
1. Refusal to accept the existence of skiing or of skis.
2. Denying the evidence of moguls, schussing, or ascension via "ski lifts".
3. Non-membership in either Alpine, Nordic, or Reformed Cross Country denominations.
4. A common reply in ancient Egypt when a child asked a parent, "Why does the Nile flood every year?"
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Rev. Rowan Redbeard wrote:4. A common reply in ancient Egypt when a child asked a parent, "Why does the Nile flood every year?"
Damn it Rev.... I was thinking along that line too.


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catachresis
-noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
-noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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leopard
-noun
an animal which cannot change horses in mid-stream.
-noun
an animal which cannot change horses in mid-stream.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
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leotard [n]
spotted, skin-tight garment Tarzan would look absolutely ridiculous wearing.
spotted, skin-tight garment Tarzan would look absolutely ridiculous wearing.
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leotard
-n.
2. A dyslexic leopard.
-n.
2. A dyslexic leopard.
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