silver: a french plate, if you please!


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define: water

Wat-er: system used for measuring the efficiency of different liquids for use in hydro- electric plants. Largely disused, not just for the obvious reason, but also because the system was based on measuring all liquids at 0 degrees C.

Define:liquid

Liquid: Ancient Breton unit of currency replacing Lisovereign

Define: Dollar

Dollar: the number of units of local currency required to purchase a Barbie - used to assess the cost of childrens christmas presents in a variety of countries. I spent five hundred dollars on the kids. Similar in concept to the BigMac Index.

<wow that was hardly concise>

Define: Index

Index: An "Adult" Indie Film.

define: Adult

Adult - Someone who is old enough to watch "Adult Indie Films"

Define - Regressive

Regressive: concatenation of 'really aggressive' - the feeling you get when software from security systems pops up messages and freezes the system whilst trying to post and erudite and witty comment to the fforum.


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define: erudite (without reference to former PMs of Oz)



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<Erudite? Australian? Politician? Methinks you've been eating too much bunyip, Bunyip>

<This from a Kiwi>

erudite - A rare mineral, extracted only from dictionaries,thesaurii, and Stephen Fry books.

Define - southern

Southern - a UK seaside town as pronounced by really posh people

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Define - pronounced

Pronounced: To be in favour of 'nouncing, ie to be an advocate of announcing people's entry on a universal basis.

Define: Helmet.

Helmet: modern contraction of helmette. A child yatch steering person, used to save weight.

Define: contraction

Contraction: contrary reaction, as in pushing when asked to pull.

Define: pull

Weatherman: A man who isn't sure if he should take his umberella of sunhat.

Define: Pea

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Joint winner Colouring Competition 2007
and outright winner of the 3 time winner of the Ffestival Dodo Feeding competition.
Fforde Ffiesta Ffotos are here - [www.flickr.com]

Pea - One of those words with too many extraneous letters, like queue, bee and tea.

Define - unneeded

Unneeded: apparently, the definition of "pull".

Also, the parallel to being unfriended.

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Define: agree

agree: Right inside of Crooked brings harmony.

Define: research

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Joint winner Colouring Competition 2007
and outright winner of the 3 time winner of the Ffestival Dodo Feeding competition.
Fforde Ffiesta Ffotos are here - [www.flickr.com]

research - when you Google something, then realise you haven't entered the right terms, and have to do it again.

Define - engine

engine: a posh version of a native American

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define pull

(good to see you on the last rather than first page, mycroftstwin!)

Pull: the reflex movement you automatically make when a door is marked "Push".

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Define: apparent

SkidMarks Wrote:


> (good to see you on the last rather than first
> page, mycroftstwin!)


<not quite sure how to take that, but I'll take it as a compliment>

Apparent - a ripped piece of apparel

Define - garment