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a name of the devil; a strip or piece of cloth; a rag or item of clothing; a piece of fabric used in the patching of clothes
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to make particular; to mention specifically; to give a detailed treatment; to discuss in depth
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what a shyster is; shady; untrustworthy; unethical
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(verb) to improvise a solution to a complex or pressing problem using simple and seemingly unhelpful items
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someone being persistent or untiring in their efforts
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the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.; a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency; requiring a great deal or more than is needed
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to make or become tepid (ie. moderately warm; lukewarm)
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« Reply #54 on: January 08, 2012, 05:06:16 PM » |
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to adopt the cultural traits or social patterns of another group
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« Reply #56 on: January 09, 2012, 08:16:59 AM » |
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to choose; to wish for; to desire
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« Reply #57 on: January 10, 2012, 08:02:29 AM » |
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to sever; separate; to divide into parts
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant; worthy of the gods; divine
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« Reply #61 on: January 12, 2012, 07:00:12 AM » |
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truncate
to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short
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« Reply #62 on: January 13, 2012, 11:46:43 AM » |
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soliloquy
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)
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« Reply #63 on: January 14, 2012, 01:19:42 PM » |
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a person who is in bondage; slave; a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like
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« Reply #64 on: January 15, 2012, 04:02:38 AM » |
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punishing a child by striking them (especially on the hand) with a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood
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« Reply #65 on: January 16, 2012, 12:13:42 PM » |
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the way someone runs or walks; the way a horse moves
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« Reply #66 on: January 17, 2012, 02:32:37 AM » |
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physical, material, of the body, substantive
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« Reply #67 on: January 18, 2012, 05:52:46 PM » |
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unyielding; unalterable; unmovable
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« Reply #68 on: January 19, 2012, 12:26:06 PM » |
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-to apply makeup to the face
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of or pertaining to a process involving a randomly determined sequence of observations each of which is considered as a sample of one element from a probability distribution
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heated, vehement in spirit or enthusiasm; burning; glowing; intensely hot
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« Reply #76 on: July 08, 2012, 10:47:02 AM » |
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« Reply #77 on: July 08, 2012, 10:49:24 AM » |
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an infarct, or the formation of an infarct (a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis)
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« Reply #79 on: July 08, 2012, 11:13:37 AM » |
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So Asteriktos, what religion did that guy establish?
None that I know of... but if he did, I will find out about it! It's a pic of the poet/writer Paul Laurence Dunbar. |
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So Asteriktos, what religion did that guy establish?
None that I know of... but if he did, I will find out about it! It's a pic of the poet/writer Paul Laurence Dunbar. He sounds interesting. He's one of my favorites... I'm glad I stumbled on an old book of his stuff in a used book store years ago. Fwiw I posted some of his poetry here, here, and here. |
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a chance happening, occurrence, or event
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characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative
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a name of the devil; a strip or piece of cloth; a rag or item of clothing; a piece of fabric used in the patching of clothes
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a name of the devil; a strip or piece of cloth; a rag or item of clothing; a piece of fabric used in the patching of clothes
I only recognize it as a strip of cloth used to make clootie dumpling (a type of spice cake). I've made it w/ custard sauce many times. Huh I got it from a MST3K episode in which they were using it in the "devil" sense... Touch of Satan, great episode! |
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