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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Feb 6, 2003
I've always considered (or prosidered?) myself particularly feckful 
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Feb 6, 2003
flabbergarsted.
What is a flabber?How can it be garsted?
Incog.
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Queeglesproggit - Keeper of the evil Thingite Avon Lady Army and Mary Poppins's bag of darkness.. Posted Feb 6, 2003
famous and infamous?!
Then there's the classic.... what are you when you're just "whelmed" (as opposed to overwhelmed or underwhelmed)!
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Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki Posted Feb 6, 2003
If you don't understand something do you overstand it? And is the opposite of increment, excrement?
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The Groob Posted Feb 20, 2003
If someone has done this one already I'll be disappointed.
If they haven't I'll be appointed.
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The Groob Posted May 15, 2003
Will be doing some corating this weekend (wallpaper stripping).
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Oot Rito Posted May 15, 2003
How many people live where you live?
Are they habitants or inhabitants, why the difference ?
What about people who live somewhere else, are they outhabitants ?
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David B - Singing Librarian Owl Posted May 15, 2003
What on earth would fecating be? We all do the opposite, but it doesn't bear thinking about...
Just keeping with the tone of the previous post...
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Oot Rito Posted May 15, 2003
[ and when I give tone to a conversation, I GIVE TONE.... ]
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The Groob Posted Jul 7, 2003
I had a kid in my class who was slightly disturbed. However, I was totally turbed.
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Fathom Posted Jul 7, 2003
There's also a marked difference between 'distended', 'untended' and 'intended'.
'Vent' and 'invent'.
'Continent' and 'incontinent'.
If this doesn't indicate a pattern, does it dicate one?
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Fathom Posted Nov 20, 2003
I thought this thread had dozed off...
And 'licate' for things that are quite tough?
How about 'licatessen' for a place selling your 'licious' food?
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HonestIago Posted Nov 20, 2003
Overwhelming "Just how much greater than whelming is that exactly?" Forgive the Buffy quote but it does illustrate a nice point
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DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! Posted Nov 21, 2003
Ah, so now I know! I suppose I am a contractor..
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Doc U Posted Nov 21, 2003
playing <> displaying
co-operation <> disco-operation
comet <> got
becoming <> seagoing
intractable <> extractable
tract <> distract
How does a publican become a republican, by the way?
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- 22: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Feb 6, 2003)
- 23: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Feb 6, 2003)
- 24: Queeglesproggit - Keeper of the evil Thingite Avon Lady Army and Mary Poppins's bag of darkness.. (Feb 6, 2003)
- 25: Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki (Feb 6, 2003)
- 26: The Groob (Feb 20, 2003)
- 27: The Groob (May 15, 2003)
- 28: Oot Rito (May 15, 2003)
- 29: Oot Rito (May 15, 2003)
- 30: David B - Singing Librarian Owl (May 15, 2003)
- 31: Oot Rito (May 15, 2003)
- 32: The Groob (Jul 7, 2003)
- 33: Fathom (Jul 7, 2003)
- 34: The Groob (Nov 20, 2003)
- 35: Fathom (Nov 20, 2003)
- 36: HonestIago (Nov 20, 2003)
- 37: DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! (Nov 21, 2003)
- 38: Doc U (Nov 21, 2003)
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