crenelate
-verb
1. to furnish with crenels or battlements.
-adjective
2. crenelated.
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"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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crenelate verb
alt: a handy word for complicating a lyric...eg:
The cat crept into the crenelated crypt, crapped and crept out again.
alt: a handy word for complicating a lyric...eg:
The cat crept into the crenelated crypt, crapped and crept out again.
The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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cremelate [v]
to add whipped cream to cooking, particularly as a frosting on cakes etc
to add whipped cream to cooking, particularly as a frosting on cakes etc
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cremelate [v]
to use human ashes to make the mortar for a fancy tower.
to use human ashes to make the mortar for a fancy tower.
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crenelatte
-noun
a frothy, milky coffee in a cup with a lumpy rim.
-noun
a frothy, milky coffee in a cup with a lumpy rim.
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Crenelate than never
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creneleight
-noun
the eighth crenel in a series.
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the eighth crenel in a series.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
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English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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obsequious
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1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
2. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
3. obedient; dutiful.
-adjective
1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
2. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
3. obedient; dutiful.
"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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obsequoias
-noun, plural
the largest groveling things on the planet.
-noun, plural
the largest groveling things on the planet.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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you bin on a roll, man...I will honor Monkey in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
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pieces o'nine wrote::worship: you bin on a roll, man...
Yair I reckon there was an award with his name on it... if the Jim Lads hadn't struck funding issues this year...
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ET wrote:obsequoias
-noun, plural
the largest groveling things on the planet.
obsequins
-n.
Little shiny bits on a lackey's coat.
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DavidH wrote:ET wrote:obsequoias
-noun, plural
the largest groveling things on the planet.
obsequins
-n.
Little shiny bits on a lackey's coat.
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obsequivious
-adjective
managing to include one's own post in a quote commending someone else's wit, in a fawningly obvious ploy for compliments...
-adjective
managing to include one's own post in a quote commending someone else's wit, in a fawningly obvious ploy for compliments...
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obskwirrilous
-adj.
Being me or Pieces.
As to how I managed to quote myself - I've no idea what I did there.
-adj.
Being me or Pieces.
As to how I managed to quote myself - I've no idea what I did there.
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