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albatross

(n): (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
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about 1 month ago reesetee said:

Same here. And remember: We owe John an April Fool's joke. Mwaah-ha-ha-ha!

about 1 month ago plethora said:

I'm a firefox devotee.

about 1 month ago Prolagus said:

Crap! The "blink" tag doesn't work. John is a...

about 1 month ago dontcry said:

*cracking up*

about 1 month ago chained_bear said:

I do, Pro.

about 1 month ago sionnach said:

points ears. What's that burning smell?

Oh, silly me. I'm using firefox myself here.

about 1 month ago bilby said:

Always. Any excuse to send sionnach up in smoke and I'm in. Whahahahaha!

about 1 month ago mollusque said:

I do.

about 1 month ago Prolagus said:

How many of you use firefox?

about 1 month ago Prolagus said:

Oh, it didn't work. John is a slack bastard.

about 1 month ago Prolagus said:

Can I be mean for an hour?

about 1 month ago bilby said:

I don't mind it. We could do it as an April Fool prank on John next year. Imagine everyone entering comments in italics for a day.

about 1 month ago plethora said:

Whoa, trippy.

about 1 month ago reesetee said:

O, I think you may have forgotten to close your "emphasis" and now we've gone all italic on you. :-)

about 1 month ago Onomatopoeiaist said:

Ah! Well a-day! What evil looks
Had I from old and young!
Instead of the cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung.

- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

2 months ago mollusque said:

I've had that happen too. I think I even reported it to John as a bug once.

2 months ago reesetee said:

Don't be shocked. For some reason, I had it twice on one list (which shouldn't happen but does), and when I deleted one instance, it disappeared entirely. So I had to re-add and now it looks like I'd forgotten it until now.

No, really. (Actually, that seems to happen a lot w/ the longer lists.)

2 months ago mollusque said:

Reesetee, I'm shocked that you hadn't listed albatross until now. At least you had gooney bird. :-)

5 months ago reesetee said:

So I'm minding my own business, catching up on news, and here's what I find:
"Wandering albatrosses fly for thousands of miles across the ocean, usually gliding a few feet above sea level. Floating carrion, especially squid, make up a large part of their diet." Wandering Albatrosses Follow Their Nose, ENN 3/11/08

SQUID!

9 months ago SonofGroucho said:

Fot the uninitiated, here's the Monty Python connection.

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