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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 10, 2004
Los AngelesLos Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula".
Mr. Rodgers
Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 10, 2004.
The Smallest HummingBird is slightly Smaller than a silver Dollar.The Oldest known Dinosaur is the eoRaptor.
A type of Land Birds, known as Phoresrhecids, that lived in south America, had hands instead of wings.
-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 10, 2004.
One of the scourges of these times is the cell phone. Sure, it can get people out of a jam, but the trivial misuse for endless gabbing is horrendous. I would not take one for a gift. I'' take my chances during emergencies if there are any.Besides the darn thing can explode on you! fact, not kidding.
-- TC (Treadmill234@south.com), December 10, 2004.
T.C. , you used the word horrendous. Ah! that reminds me:There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 10, 2004.
I liked Mr. Rogers. I thought he was strange to take off one pair of shoes to put on another, but now I do the same. My goldfish never lived as long as his.
-- Luke Juarez (hubertdorm@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.
Rod:"There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous"..."
that is a jeopardous proposition.
and i can think of names - which are words too?
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 11, 2004.
there are more than 4 words than end in dous... Arduous as it may seem to hthink fo them, they do exist...
-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 11, 2004.
See? the truth always comes out.I copy and pasted those four words from an emailed I received. I don't know if there are only four. Evidently, there are more.
Nothing slips by this forum, nothing!
Thanks, Ian and Zarove, you all "dous" well!
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.
Oops, Zarove. "Arduous" doesn't end in "dous".I'm having a time finding "jeopardous". Is that really a word, Ian?
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.
Ok, I found "jeopardous".May you never find yourself in a jeopardous situation, Ian. Is there such a thing as jaguardous, too?
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 11, 2004.
I didnt mean arduous as a word than ended in Dous, however,as Jepardous is poitned out, there are moe than 4, at leats 5. Actlaly I think I can find ten, just not at the moment.
-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 12, 2004.
Oops! sorry, Zarove. That's what I get for being under much stress. I can't read. As soon as all of this SECULAR Christmas stuff is over, I'll be able to think , again. Well, the church duties are just as taxing on my mental processes. What I should do is save these threads and read them in June or July...............
-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 14, 2004.
"There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous."maybe should be "There are only four words THAT ARE COMMONLY USED in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous."
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_236.html
i am sure there must be others that just don't get used that often.
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.
At least 32 additional dous words repose in various dictionaries: apodous, antropodous, blizzardous, cogitabundous, decapodous, frondous, gastropodous, heteropodous, hybridous, iodous, isopodous, jeopardous, lagopodous, lignipodous, molybdous, mucidous, multifidous, nefandous, nodous, octapodous, palladous, paludous, pudendous, repandous, rhodous, sauropodous, staganopodous, tetrapodous, thamphipodous, tylopodous, vanadous and voudous.http://www.salon.com/weekly/verb960624.html
i hope that one day i get to use them all in the same post.
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.
Yiur wish is granted, se above...
-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), December 14, 2004.
very good Zarove!!!!!!! truly thamphipodous. and a touch decapodous.and i did it without even understanding what most (er, any) of these words mean. i will now rest on my laurels.
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.
more trivia:left handed people are, in general, better in hand to hand combat.
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.
Ah! which reminds me, Ian:Right-handed people are, in general, worse in hand to hand combat.
Under-handed people are, in general, bad in all types of combat.
Sorry, I couldn't resist that one.
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 14, 2004.
"Under-handed people are, in general, bad in all types of combat."except back stabbing.
touche (pron: tou-shay, as in turtle)
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), December 14, 2004.
Ah! they are proficient at that. I did actually mean bad as in no virtue, not bad as in poor or incapable. Bad word.Yes, them back stabbers. I know many.
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-- rod (elreyrod@yahoo.com), December 14, 2004.