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on asperger's syndrome, skipvia said:
"Very well put, bilby, and an excellent guideline for all of us." more...
on back stand back, skipvia said:
"I think this is also a line from This Island Earth." more...
on wordievolution, skipvia said:
"The tendency of Wordie comments to increasingly stray from the original topic as they become more numerous. As an example, see...oh, hell, see just..." more...
on the list Yosemite Samite, skipvia said:
"I am smitten with this list. Hey...wait--smite!" more...
on time horizon, skipvia said:
"It's like a time line, but without any dates. Sort of...

"US President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have agreed to set a..." more...
on marmite, skipvia said:
"I may change my mind on Marmite before it deteriorates completely:

"In a study lasting three years, Jane Durga, of Wageningen University in the..." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Nothing, Prolagus. They're cute and cuddly. And voracious." more...
on pink torpedo, skipvia said:
"My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I'd like to sink her with my pink torpedo."
-Spinal Tap, "Big Bottom"" more...
on vulvarine, skipvia said:
"I believe their main prey is arctic ground squirrel. See, first they grind them...

*rim shot!*" more...
on vulvarine, skipvia said:
"Distant relative of the marmite and the pooka. See, of all things, crumpet." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"In Asativum's world, yes. They're distantly related to the quite stroppy vulvarine." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"That's right, Asa. They're often found in the same habitat as the much larger pooka.

*And they're off!*" more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Of promite, vegemite, and marmite, the only one that sounds vaguely edible is vegemite--and that's only by comparison to the other two. They..." more...
on stimthought, skipvia said:
"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said "faster horses." -Henry Ford" more...
on uppity, skipvia said:
"Growing up in the South during the 50s and 60s was a unique cultural experience, yarb. We had separate "white" and "colored" store entrances,..." more...
on uppity, skipvia said:
"An illiterate and somewhat vitriolic blog post I read today, in which the author calls Jesse Jackson an "uppity busybody," reminded me that I have..." more...
on tuppence, skipvia said:
"Any light you could shed on bobs, guineas, and farthings would be greatly appreciated as well..." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"One and the same, sionnach. You can listen to the original broadcast <a..." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Aren't we all related, bilby?

*starts to hum "it's a small world after all..."*" more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Well...I...ummm...I'm trying to cut down. Yeah, that's it." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Thanks, bilby. Don't mind if I do. But I think I'll pass on the vegemite." more...
on wildlife, skipvia said:
"In a press conference today previewing a House Republican trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that’s meant to promote drilling, House..." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Did I forget to mention gooseberry jam and ricotta cheese? I was caught up in the moment." more...
on crumpet, skipvia said:
"Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC. Mmmmmm..." more...
on a good day ain't got no rain, skipvia said:
"I know a woman
Became a wife.
These are the very words she uses
To describe her life
She said a good day
Ain't got no rain.
She said a bad day's..." more...
on you've taken me for granted, skipvia said:
"She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket
With my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted
Because I please you
Wearing..." more...
on the man in the gabardine sui..., skipvia said:
"Laughing on the bus
Playing games with the faces
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said be careful his bowtie is really a..." more...
on it's really not my habit to ..., skipvia said:
"She said it's really not my habit to intrude
Furthermore, I hope my meaning wont be lost or misconstrued
But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being..." more...
on the problem is all inside yo..., skipvia said:
"The problem is all inside your head, she said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically
Id like to help you in your struggle to be..." more...
on yeah, skipvia said:
"She said yeah, dum deedle dee dum dum
She said yeah, dum deedle dee dum dum
She said yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Come on baby I want to make love to..." more...
on i like the night life, baby, skipvia said:
"Let's Go; the Cars" more...
on she would never forget, skipvia said:
"Though we kissed through the wild blazing nighttime,
She said she would never forget.
But now mornin's clear,
It's like I ain't here,
She just acts..." more...
on dangling participle, skipvia said:
"A Minnesota National Guard helicopter lost a door while in flight around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. While flying over the Maplewood-Oakdale area, the door..." more...
on the list Conversations dontcry and frindley AND whichbe and reesetee AND Prolagus might be missing, skipvia said:
"The Awesome Words!!!!!!!! list has a conversation worth noting." more...
on ukulele, skipvia said:
"Here are a couple of videos made by an absolutely brilliant mentee of mine, a young man from Fairbanks named Wade. He's a guitarist who had this..." more...
on wafer kidnapping, skipvia said:
"I love the fact that the wafernapper in sionnach's link received threats to his afterlife." more...
on chained_bear's profile, skipvia said:
"Hi, c_b. You're okay. :-)" more...
on the list Behr Paint Colors, skipvia said:
"You know, it would be fun to substitute some of these colors for the ones used by the NSA in their threat advisories. "The current threat level was..." more...
on ofravens's profile, skipvia said:
"I'm surprised and sorry that you didn't see more ravens on your cruise, ofravens. They are more plentiful in the rest of the state than they are in..." more...
on prime, skipvia said:
"Oro--you can use the <pre> and </pre> tags to recreate that grid; e.g.:
  7
 97
397
" more...
on wordiependancy, skipvia said:
"There. See? I stopped." more...
on wordiependancy, skipvia said:
"I can stop any time I want. Watch." more...
on word war, skipvia said:
"I nominate Prolagus as official Wordie Historian." more...
on the list She She She, skipvia said:
"Sheesh, what a list!" more...
on mollusque's profile, skipvia said:
"She--you might enjoy the discussion on verbing. Or try nouning..." more...
on red hackle pipe band, skipvia said:
"They may not be Grade 1, but they're ours." more...
on merkin, skipvia said:
"HA! (I've called him worse, though...)" more...
on she, skipvia said:
"I don't know, bilby--a schlock list has a lot of appeal. Go for it!" more...
on she, skipvia said:
"Great movie, too--if you like pre-1940s schlock. "She Who Must Be Obeyed..." more...
on the list Stupid Drumming Terms That Run Through My Tiny Brain, skipvia said:
"A Motown fan would have to add "papa cita papa cita" to this list." more...
on mouton enragé, skipvia said:
"I'm reminded of the list Vicious Sheep." more...
on chimney sweep's cancer, skipvia said:
"Why would they be rubbing their testicles on the inside of chimneys?" more...
on film theory, skipvia said:
"I believe Renior is from St. Loius." more...
on film theory, skipvia said:
"That's crazy. I've watched Wile E. Coyote experience a sort of cinematic death several times an episode, and never once was I reminded of..." more...
on garniture, skipvia said:
"A decoration, adornment or embellishment." more...
on nebraksa, skipvia said:
"Hey! Isn't that where St. Loius is located?" more...
on pescatarian, skipvia said:
"A vegetarian who eats fish." more...
on the list AWESOME WORDS!!!!!!!!, skipvia said:
"Ummm, there may be a typo or two in there somewhere, sir.

It's Prolagus' fault..." more...
on the list AWESOME WORDS!!!!!!!!, skipvia said:
"Agreed, whichbe. Prolagus came threw when we kneaded him." more...
on the list AWESOME WORDS!!!!!!!!, skipvia said:
"Hang in their, Pro. Your going to make it." more...
on suport you're local's, skipvia said:
"See spelling." more...
on the list AWESOME WORDS!!!!!!!!, skipvia said:
"This is glorious, comrades! It is a good day to dye!" more...
on the list AWESOME WORDS!!!!!!!!, skipvia said:
"REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR! Sorry...I had to fix dinner. Here I go..." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"Palooka, sir...awaiting your orders." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"You're making this very difficult, bilby.

If palooka were here, he'd know what to do..." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"*trying not to hyperventilate*" more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"We tend to leave the god work around here to John. The rest of us take care of the less godly work, such as making up new words and applying the..." more...
on honi soit, skipvia said:
"...qui mal y pense." more...
on love gun, skipvia said:
"My love gun's loaded and she's in my sights
Big game is waiting there inside her tights, yeah"
--Big Bottom, Spinal Tap" more...
on argh!, skipvia said:
"Google is very specific about the way argh should be spelled." more...
on the list Icelandic, skipvia said:
"But...but...you know everything about Iceland!

Don't you?...

*tears begin to well up*" more...
on casu marzu, skipvia said:
"Actually, when you compare it to balut, it sounds almost appetizing--larvae and all." more...
on súrsaðir hrútspungar, skipvia said:
"*marvels at Asativum's immense knowledge*" more...
on balut, skipvia said:
"Wow. Canned asparagus is looking pretty good to me right now.

*still reeling*" more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"Anytime between November and April, bilby.

*thinking of some good Scrabble words to drop on bilby*" more...
on súrsaðir hrútspungar, skipvia said:
"What was the...I mean, someone had to think this up, right? What motivates someone to, on seeing some ram testicles, decide to press them into..." more...
on wind-swept, skipvia said:
"When I was growing up in NC, a short film of military jet flights with this poem as a voice-over was used by a local TV network to sign off each..." more...
on horkish, skipvia said:
"adj.
1. Of, or contributing to, an involuntary or unanticipated hork on the part of a witness to a disgusting event (see puke bowl) or..." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"Gherkin" and "merkin" should make for a very...interesting limerick, arby. I can hardly wait." more...
on hákarl, skipvia said:
"It has a horkish ring to it, doesn't it?" more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"You know, we could host some alsome Scrabble games.

*rethinking move*" more...
on antievolution, skipvia said:
"Geez. Mood killer..." more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"*thinking about moving*" more...
on the list Food that Shall Not Be Named, skipvia said:
"That should certainly garner the food in question an automatic qualification for this wonderful list, Asa." more...
on tête de veau, skipvia said:
"Calf's head. Here's a recipe, if you dare.

You have to wonder about a food described..." more...
on stinkflipper, skipvia said:
"See stinkhead for a partial description." more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"All of them, reesetee. Although you might get some arguments on "intellectual." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"Regarding #3, arby--gherkin is the name of a variety of small cucumber grown for pickling. It's a gherkin before it gets pickled. So, are..." more...
on antievolution, skipvia said:
"More evidence that chained_bear is probably right: How Ignorant Are..." more...
on puckerbrush, skipvia said:
"That has got to leave a mark." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"Well, it's not always possible to find a McDonalds in the puckerbrush." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"I yield, Asa. I hadn't considered pickled pigs lips, or even head cheese.

I guess what I should have said is that it is the vilest shadow..." more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"Thanks for the new items for the list, Asa. I'm not sure how candlefish and hooligan were left off the list, but they sure fit. (Although I believe..." more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"Pro--you can see Ester in part of a morning. It's a small community of artists, progressives, intellectuals, aging hippies, and assorted..." more...
on skinny dick's halfway inn we..., skipvia said:
"You'll probably miss this year's ride, Asa, since it will be held this Sunday (6-Jul-08). It's usually around July 4th.

<a..." more...
on the list North to Alaska, skipvia said:
"City Alaska" is Anchorage. Everywhere else is Alaska Alaska.

Into the Wild has produced..." more...
on skinny dick's halfway inn we..., skipvia said:
"This is the name of an annual bike ride put on by the Fairbanks Cycle Club. You bike out to Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn and back (about 50 miles) and..." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"Fried okra, prepared correctly, is humankind's loftiest culinary achievement." more...
on antievolution, skipvia said:
"Who needs puppy eyes? You had me at "breeding." more...
on every time i eat asparagus..., skipvia said:
"Wow. Talk about counting your blessings...

Thanks for the explanation, ptery. Very interesting." more...
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