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on bee, oroboros said:
"Occasional bonnet occupant?" more...
on frogapplause's profile, oroboros said:
"My goodness, FA! You're prolific. Thanks muchly. :-)

BTW, love the comics!" more...
on plastic surgeon, oroboros said:
"The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken. I have never before had occasion to make the comparison, for..." more...
on shit no-fly list, oroboros said:
"No shit, no service! ;o)" more...
on the list Keeping Secrets, oroboros said:
"Html problem fixed...I hope. BTW, thanks for all the suggestions; however, I'm not using -s plurals." more...
on johnmperry's profile, oroboros said:
"Oops! Thanks jmp." more...
on mother's day, oroboros said:
"See Keeping Secrets list" more...
on bilby's profile, oroboros said:
"Presumptious" more...
on dumbwaiter, oroboros said:
"See "Keeping Secrets" list for a bunch more codewords." more...
on johnmperry's profile, oroboros said:
"Re: "And this list has a chunk of (unbounded) html at the top."--It doesn't show up on my computer. What browser are you using?

Ladyfinger was..." more...
on mcjobs, oroboros said:
"The Age of Aquarius, for example, did not bring enlightenment, peace, and love, as we hoped, but professional anxieties and family duties spiced up..." more...
on lessness, oroboros said:
"The Age of Aquarius, for example, did not bring enlightenment, peace, and love, as we hoped, but professional anxieties and family duties spiced up..." more...
on boatercade, oroboros said:
"Used on the TV news to describe the Pope's boat tour of the Sydney Harbor sights." more...
on johnmperry's profile, oroboros said:
"Thanks for your suggestions. You may want to look at the list again, as I've changed it to "Keeping..." more...
on dontcry's profile, oroboros said:
"Thanks for your suggestions. You may want to look at the list again, as I've changed it to "Keeping..." more...
on bilby's profile, oroboros said:
"Thanks for your suggestions. You may want to look at the list again, as I've changed it to "Keeping..." more...
on frogapplause's profile, oroboros said:
"Thanks for your suggestions. You may want to look at the list again, as I've changed it to "Keeping..." more...
on tzitzimitl, oroboros said:
"Plural: tzitzimimeh. Aztec star deities. Also see tzitzimime." more...
on whichbe's profile, oroboros said:
"Thanks for the Gramogram additions, whichbe. Good work!" more...
on π day, oroboros said:
"See pi day." more...
on the list Lispers' Nemeses, oroboros said:
A real challenge for lispers:
"Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers

Such skill at sewing shirts as shy young sister Susie shows

Some soldiers sent epistles said they'd..." more...
on euler's identity, oroboros said:
eiπ + 1 = 0
"Said by some (confused and not so confused) mathematicians to be the most mysterious, elegantly beautiful and bamboozling equation known to..." more...
on e^πi + 1 = 0, oroboros said:
"eiπ + 1 = 0

Euler's Identity. Said by some (confused) mathematicians to be the most mysterious and bamboozling equation known to..." more...
on cats, oroboros said:
"No cat has two tails.

Every cat has one tail more than no cat.

Therefore every cat has three tails.

--from Futility Closet" more...
on mathematics, oroboros said:
"9 × 9 + 7 = 88
98 × 9 + 6 = 888
987 × 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 × 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 × 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 × 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 × 9 + 1 =..." more...
on fireflies, oroboros said:
"I'm wondering if ol' Rabindranath gave that any thought?" more...
on fireflies, oroboros said:
"The fireflies, twinkling among the leaves,
make the stars wonder.

--Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies" more...
on bubbles, oroboros said:
"In its swelling pride
the bubble doubts the truth of the sea,
and laughs and bursts into emptiness.

--Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies" more...
on feather, oroboros said:
"Nothing is heavier than lead.

Feathers are heavier than nothing.

Therefore feathers are heavier than lead.

(after all, two pounds of feathers..." more...
on prime, oroboros said:
"Here are some interesting primes:

7
97
397
9397
39397
739397
73939
7393
739
73
7

From <a..." more...
on chalkboard, oroboros said:
"Before his students arrived for a graduate course in logic, Raymond Smullyan wrote on the blackboard:

PLEASE DO NOT ERASE — BECAUSE IF YOU DO,..." more...
on pulpeteer, oroboros said:
"The pulpeteers make "infidelity" their texts, it is true, but it takes a really ardent church-goer, among really intelligent classes of..." more...
on agnosticism, oroboros said:
"Here's an elegant and suasive essay: <a..." more...
on ignis fatuus, oroboros said:
"With wings wrought from rainbows and eyes from stars, it is but the intangible child of story, song and dream."

--Agnosticism and Other..." more...
on the list End in -kin, oroboros said:
"catkin" more...
on bilby's profile, oroboros said:
"Thanks for the input on "Boon Companions" bilby. BTW, Walt Kelly of the Pogo comics fame used a lot of Aussieisms (?) in the strip from time to..." more...
on guarantee, oroboros said:
"GuaRANTee" more...
on agreement, oroboros said:
"AgreeMENt" more...
on staycation, oroboros said:
"We're going to see a lot more of this word with $5.00 gas!" more...
on metaphor, oroboros said:
"Metaphors found in high school essays: Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual similes and..." more...
on murphy's law, oroboros said:
"Nice, Prolagus. Thanks! Interesting study." more...
on galoot's profile, oroboros said:
"Hi galoot. Did you mean opsimath above?" more...
on murphy's law, oroboros said:
"Murphy's Law states that if anything can go wrong, it will. According to the USAF Flight Test Center History Office, Murphy's Law was born at..." more...
on ponderability, oroboros said:
"In Franklin Merrell-Wolff's usage: materiality, physicality. See substance." more...
on substance, oroboros said:
"Substantiality is inversely proportional to ponderability (S = 1/P). See "Physics and Yoga" comment under yoga." more...
on mandala, oroboros said:
"See integral sphere." more...
on sphere, oroboros said:
"See integral sphere." more...
on physics, oroboros said:
"See comment "Physics and Yoga" under yoga for a synthesis." more...
on yoga, oroboros said:
Physics and Yoga
"In Chapter 61 of Pathways Through to Space, Franklin Merrell-Wolff makes the bold assertion that physics can be a path to mystical..." more...
on beneffective, oroboros said:
Self-deception as Self-promotion
"Another major source of self-deception has to do with self-promotion, self-exaggeration on the positive side, denial on the negative, all in the..." more...
on the list Things I Do Not Wear When I Sleep, oroboros said:
"A chastity belt?" more...
on integral sphere, oroboros said:
A 3-D Mandala
"Tom McFarlane in The Integral Sphere: A Mathematical Mandala of Reality presents a dynamic..." more...
on workaholic, oroboros said:
"From Answers.com: The founding of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935 focused attention on alcohol addiction, as well as AA's 12-step program and "support..." more...
on wiggle-giggle gaggle, oroboros said:
"Jennarenn's third-graders on a field trip?" more...
on trenchant, oroboros said:
"trENCHANT. The trenchant is hardly enchanting.

Trench ants can be trenchant beasties should they get in your pants." more...
on ajaja, oroboros said:
"One of the scientific names for the roseate spoonbill, a wading bird related to the ibis" more...
on yreka bakery, oroboros said:
"The name of a bakery at 322 West Miner Street, in Yreka, CA." --Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation p.21.

See "trivia" entry under <a..." more...
on wassamassaw, oroboros said:
"The name of a swamp in South Carolina, north of Charleston (the northern extension of the Cypress Swamp). Legend has it that the Indian meaning of..." more...
on har-har, oroboros said:
"har-har --> rah-rah" more...
on sohos, oroboros said:
"Exclamations used in hunting." more...
on retter, oroboros said:
"One who exposes flax to moisture (rets it)." more...
on dewed, oroboros said:
"Made wet with dew." more...
on triennially, oroboros said:
"Contains two different words using alternate letters only:

From 'T': tinily. From 'R': renal." more...
on a miniature, two-holer, outh..., oroboros said:
"Found in a thrift store; about 5 inches high--so cute I just couldn't live without it! ;o) Unfortunately the door with the half-moon cut in it..." more...
on miscommunication, oroboros said:
"MiscOmmunicAtioN. Moan of agony vs. moan of ecstatic transport?" more...
on conversation, oroboros said:
"cOnveRsATION. This word could go on either Kangaroo Word list: an oration is a conversation of sorts." more...
on stir, oroboros said:
"Stir in the sense of moving around vs. being locked up." more...
on her, oroboros said:
"HEr" more...
on evitative, oroboros said:
"The quality of shunning; avoidance." more...
on misdoubt, oroboros said:
"Apprehension of evil; fear; suspicion. OED. This word seems counterintuitive to me. To misdoubt would seem to be a misplaced or imperfect..." more...
on the list Kangaroo Words, oroboros said:
"Well, we know he certainly wasn't a COD...'tho maybe a CAD!" more...
on the list Kangaroo Words, oroboros said:
"Hey m.! That's a new wrinkle. Seems good to me; go for it!" more...
on spelling, oroboros said:
"I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble, but not you,
On hiccough, thorough, lough and through?
Well..." more...
on aristocrat, oroboros said:
"aristocRAT" more...
on luminary, oroboros said:
"LumInARy" more...
on straight, oroboros said:
"stRaIGHT
aTRAIghT
sTraIGHT
StrAiGht" more...
on stentor, oroboros said:
"sTENtOR" more...
on creature, oroboros said:
"CreATure
cReATure
CreatURe" more...
on none, oroboros said:
"nONE" more...
on poise, oroboros said:
"POiSE" more...
on abbreviation, oroboros said:
"abbReviATION" more...
on lavish, oroboros said:
"LAviSH" more...
on musical wordplay, oroboros said:
"Yeah, how 'bout that! Artistic license? :o)" more...
on miscommunication, oroboros said:
"The penalty for communicating badly." more...
on musical wordplay, oroboros said:
FUN!
"Discovered at Eric Harshbarger's LOGOLOG" more...
on kramer's remark, oroboros said:
Not So Funny Stand-Up
"A week or so ago a controversy erupted in the entertainment world when a former cast member of the television show Seinfeld ranted with a racially..." more...
on spendthrift, oroboros said:
"Spendthrift" is one of those words that always confuses me. I always think it means the opposite of what it actually does.

To me I think that it..." more...
on handle, oroboros said:
"See prochlorococcus." more...
on prochlorococcus, oroboros said:
"An important wee beastie discovered only 22 years ago. The bottom of the food chain and responsible for the oxygen in one of your every five..." more...
on scrabble, oroboros said:
"See scrabulous." more...
on scrabulous, oroboros said:
"A scrabble game online: check it out!" more...
on bible, oroboros said:
"THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BIBLE – ANSWERS TO A ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEST – WERE WRITTEN BY CHILDREN. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN..." more...
on pms, oroboros said:
"An ovary-action?" more...
on periodic table of the internet, oroboros said:
"Periodic Table of the Internet. ..." more...
on olam, oroboros said:
"OED: A vast period of time, an age, through a succession of which the universe or the earth has supposedly passed." more...
on falsie, oroboros said:
"A 14 oz. "pint" draft beer. Thickened bottom allows the house to help ends meet in these days of "cost cutting" to make a buck. Heard on NPR." more...
on the list Lifehacking, oroboros said:
"Don't know whether this is appropriate for your list: Tasit: <a..." more...
on para-palindrome, oroboros said:
"An almost palindrome (off by a letter: e.g., BaTHTuB. See Eric..." more...
on dvd, oroboros said:
"On a recent excursion to the movie store I was tempted to pick up the following three DVDs: Quigley Down Under, United 93, and X3: The..." more...
on ete, oroboros said:
"Summer in France." more...
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