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Message 1368952 - Posted: 17 May 2013, 15:21:13 UTC - in response to Message 1368834.  

Re the rules recently reprised - surely no double posts?

(speaking as a retired consultant bureaucrat)

I always thought that was implicit, as you have to link to the previous poster.
Not much fun word linking to yourself - I mean even if disturbance -> force is a classic, somebody might pick something different :D

Up to Julie to explicitly add that rule.

Did somebody double post recently? I did Force, but not disturbance.

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Message 1368959 - Posted: 17 May 2013, 15:30:42 UTC - in response to Message 1368952.  

Re the rules recently reprised - surely no double posts?

(speaking as a retired consultant bureaucrat)

I always thought that was implicit, as you have to link to the previous poster.
Not much fun word linking to yourself - I mean even if disturbance -> force is a classic, somebody might pick something different :D

Up to Julie to explicitly add that rule.

Did somebody double post recently? I did Force, but not disturbance.

I did disturbance. And I would have gone on to force from there.

I think Shannock9 posted because of a recent discussion that multiple posts in beets are allowed - somebody went on to say multiple posts and double posts are allowed in all game threads bar TLPTPW and somebody else contradicted to say word link disallows double posts too.

I don't think there have ever been double posts in the wordlink - somehow defeats the purpose.
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Message 1369180 - Posted: 18 May 2013, 0:39:50 UTC

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How's that for "bridging" threads?

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Message 1369347 - Posted: 18 May 2013, 14:40:36 UTC

blue => skies => smiling
Willie Nelson song, just incase it wasn't obvious....
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Message 1369498 - Posted: 19 May 2013, 0:07:16 UTC

See you later, percolater
In a while, crocodile

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Message 1369516 - Posted: 19 May 2013, 2:12:36 UTC

eavesdropper

...looks as though this has scared people off from posting any more?

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Message 1369765 - Posted: 19 May 2013, 17:29:19 UTC - in response to Message 1369498.  

See you later, percolater
In a while, crocodile

The childhood rhyme I remember is:

See you later, alligator
Afer while, crocodile....

Regional differences, I guess
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Message 1369803 - Posted: 19 May 2013, 19:54:43 UTC
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Alligator...Percolater...One little mistake...

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Message 1369810 - Posted: 19 May 2013, 20:14:06 UTC

@Chris S: Rag->Doll->Rag
You don't like playing with dolls ;) ?

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Message 1369823 - Posted: 19 May 2013, 21:44:38 UTC - in response to Message 1369815.  
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Sorry my mistake. I gave them up when I was 34 .....

...an early developer then. I recently amazed my grandkids by bringing my teddy
to a "bring your favourite toy" church service. It was carrying an OAP bus pass.

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Message 1369872 - Posted: 20 May 2013, 2:02:02 UTC

udder -> rubbish ;)

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Message 1370970 - Posted: 23 May 2013, 16:21:04 UTC

I was about to type 'ambisinister' but I don't think that features in the OED :)
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Message 1370982 - Posted: 23 May 2013, 17:09:45 UTC - in response to Message 1370970.  
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I was about to type 'ambisinister' but I don't think that features in the OED :)

The OED (shorter) lists ambilævous as left-handed both sides; clumsy.

Which in my opinion seems a bit strange to mix latin and french to form a word when the opposite is latin for both halves. Ambisinister seems much more logical.
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Message 1371159 - Posted: 24 May 2013, 2:05:20 UTC - in response to Message 1370982.  

I was about to type 'ambisinister' but I don't think that features in the OED :)

The OED (shorter) lists ambilævous as left-handed both sides; clumsy.

Which in my opinion seems a bit strange to mix latin and french to form a word when the opposite is latin for both halves. Ambisinister seems much more logical.

Which we colonials would say as "two left feet"
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Message 1371181 - Posted: 24 May 2013, 3:23:12 UTC - in response to Message 1371159.  

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Message 1371437 - Posted: 24 May 2013, 18:39:48 UTC

Ramblin' man=Hank Williams song
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Message 1371445 - Posted: 24 May 2013, 18:53:56 UTC - in response to Message 1371437.  

Ramblin' man=Hank Williams song

"That ain't no Hank Williams song!" (Let's see who gets that movie reference.)

Actually, it is but I didn't know it. I only know the Allman Brothers version.

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Message 1371454 - Posted: 24 May 2013, 19:08:09 UTC - in response to Message 1371445.  

Ramblin' man=Hank Williams song

"That ain't no Hank Williams song!" (Let's see who gets that movie reference.)

Actually, it is but I didn't know it. I only know the Allman Brothers version.

Aww, shit.

It was a reference from this scene.......

If I have to spell it out for you.....
The sign out front when.....Oh, shall I continue to explain the scene???

I shall if some do not understand.
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Message 1371483 - Posted: 24 May 2013, 19:49:25 UTC - in response to Message 1371454.  

Ramblin' man=Hank Williams song

"That ain't no Hank Williams song!" (Let's see who gets that movie reference.)

Actually, it is but I didn't know it. I only know the Allman Brothers version.

Aww, shit.

It was a reference from this scene.......

If I have to spell it out for you.....
The sign out front when.....Oh, shall I continue to explain the scene???

I shall if some do not understand.

All they have to do is watch the clip and they'll understand.

What's the Wisconsin connection to this movie?

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