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Whats the correct name for those bits on the end of shoelaces
Keith Miller yes that Keith Miller Started conversation Jun 29, 2005
Now I know there is a real name for these thingys
. Find the name and theres your entry, along with the tale of shoelaces as an added bonus
.
Hey don't laugh this is serious
Whats the correct name for those bits on the end of shoelaces
GreyDeskBeta Posted Jun 29, 2005
Aglets 
Whats the correct name for those bits on the end of shoelaces
Pimms Posted Jun 29, 2005
excellent shoelace site
Literary reference: Aglets are mentioned in Terry Pratchett's "The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents", as something not found on the end of genuine rat tails.
Pimms
Whats the correct name for those bits on the end of shoelaces
Keith Miller yes that Keith Miller Posted Jun 29, 2005
Great I now have my fav trivia Q back again
out goes...What was Ceylon called before it was Ceylon...in comes the dastardly Aglets and their constricting presence on all things lacey like
Whats the correct name for those bits on the end of shoelaces
Keith Miller yes that Keith Miller Posted Jun 29, 2005
Maybe the entry could just go...Aglets! Their tight,many coloured,prone to falling off if mistreated but absolutely essential for entry into any self respecting shoelace hole! Never call them Thingys!
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Mr Jack Posted Jul 1, 2005
I suspect I'm alone in thinking Pratchett trivia should yikesable under the house rules....
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Keith Miller yes that Keith Miller Posted Jul 1, 2005
I should read pratchet one-day. Whats yikesable? Is it related to risible?
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Mr Jack Posted Jul 2, 2005
To 'Yikes' a post is to make a complaint about it using the "blow this!" button.
To be 'Yikesed' is to have your post complained about or more usually moderated.
'Yikesable' is the word that describes anything that could reasonably be yikesed.
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Keith Miller yes that Keith Miller Posted Jul 2, 2005
Hmmmm, ok I sometimes forget I,m not posting in an OZ site
hope this doesn't cause a yike then.
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Whats the correct name for those bits on the end of shoelaces
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