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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: October 07, 2010 01:42PM

Reeve: The Man of Steel (as in Christopher)

Define: Super

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: October 07, 2010 02:31PM

Super: Late night snack specifically designed to reduce the need to go for a wee during the night.

Define: Pea

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: October 18, 2010 01:28PM

Pea: That lump under the mattress.

Define: Feather

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: October 19, 2010 10:24AM

Feather: the weight of a skinny boxer

Define: bantam

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.dyn.iinet.net.au)
Date: October 22, 2010 02:22PM

Bantam: The shortlived anti-reggae hat movement of the 1980's

Define: Reggae




Part time Quantum Elephant hollower

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: ibborobb (---.ipv4.regusnet.com)
Date: October 25, 2010 03:28PM

Reggae: Have the consistency of a runny egg.

Define: Wilderness

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: October 25, 2010 04:26PM

Wilderness: The vital importance of understanding the difference between a s and a t.

Define: Spelling

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: October 25, 2010 05:28PM

Spelling: A subject no longer taught in US elementary schools, as apparently the cell-phone texting industry has taken over.

Define: Elementary

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.66.146.threembb.co.uk)
Date: October 26, 2010 06:07PM

Elementary: the path from mouth to anus, usually coloured yellow.

Define canal

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: mycroftstwin (---.xdsl.xnet.co.nz)
Date: October 27, 2010 03:27AM

canal - A metal preserving vessel that dwells on unnecessary detail no end.

Define: transit

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: October 27, 2010 10:53AM

Transit: the half crouching stance required to use those funny shelf-like things that have replaced seats in bus shelters.

Define: Nostalgia

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.19.249.threembb.co.uk)
Date: October 27, 2010 05:41PM

<arrives from treehouse with plate of pies>

Hi Mycroftstwin. Welcome.

You can eaven eat the sprout pies as they come from the treehouse so should not make any noise. They can be recognised by the pastry "S" (for scuzzy)

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Jeudiprochain (---.adsl.proxad.net)
Date: October 27, 2010 10:00PM

Nostalgia: a pain in the nose, not as nice as it used to be.

Define aptitude

ffrom Ffrench ffields

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.238.78.threembb.co.uk)
Date: October 27, 2010 10:16PM

Aptitude: a small program for a silly phone which causes some people to take a defensive stance.

Define apple

(Bonsoir Jeudiprochain help yourself to pie, just for you some pies are marked with a "T" to show that they are sweet but the savoury ones have a "T")

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: October 28, 2010 12:21PM

Apple: device used to prove existence of gravity.

[Apples are serious business apparently]

Define: Gravity

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Jeudiprochain (---.adsl.proxad.net)
Date: October 28, 2010 03:17PM

Gravity: A dark, heavy sauce made with meat juices

ffrom Ffrench ffields

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Jeudiprochain (---.adsl.proxad.net)
Date: October 28, 2010 03:18PM

Oops, further to previous,

Define cauliflower

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: mycroftstwin (---.xdsl.xnet.co.nz)
Date: October 31, 2010 09:39PM

<takes the sprout pies gratefully from SkidMarks>
<eats the ones not marked S>
<is startled by loud polytonal drone, not what was expected from chewing>

Cauliflower - The Jamaican form of crushed and ground wheat, mon.

Define: whaling

<wonders if that has been covered before - slaps himself for not keeping a list>
<enjoys the slappping>

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: November 01, 2010 09:36AM

Whaling: the long moaning sound you make when you realise you have eaten way too many pies and are now the size of a large aquatic mammal.

Define: Gluttony

<Believes there is a list somewhere on the forum, possibly in the "Define that word immediately!" thread, but can't remember the last time anybody bothered to use it.>

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: mycroftstwin (---.xdsl.xnet.co.nz)
Date: November 01, 2010 10:50AM

<laughs heartily at answer given to my definition - 12 out of 10>

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