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#177231 - 06/06/08 09:47 AM A will o' the wisp...
twosleepy twosleepy enthusiast Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 326 Loc: western NY	Don't know about the rest of you, but the first I ever heard "flibbertigibbet" was in the lyrics of "Maria" from The Sound of Music. This musical, along with Mary Poppins, is one from which I can sing nearly all the songs, having come along at an age in my life when one bought the records and played them over and over. The toughest one to learn was "The Lonely Goatherd". Anyhoo, I have used "flibbertigibbet" throughout my life on occasion, whenever the fancy strikes. It's a great word! :0)
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#177232 - 06/06/08 09:55 AM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: twosleepy]
etaoin etaoin Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6097 Loc: Vermont	I always thought it would be a good name for a band.
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#177233 - 06/06/08 11:53 AM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: etaoin]
dalehileman dalehileman veteran Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1417 Loc: Apple Valley, CA, USA	two: Good for you in this dumbnuts milleu where the average clod will attach a new meaning to an old word rather than use or invent one more colorful _________________________ dalehileman
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#177279 - 06/09/08 08:50 AM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: dalehileman]
etaoin etaoin Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6097 Loc: Vermont	Originally Posted By: dalehileman dumbnuts milleu even a better name for a band.
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#177282 - 06/09/08 02:45 PM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: dalehileman]
BranShea BranShea Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 2082 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Originally Posted By: dalehileman The Average Clod This one too mayby? Promising? _________________________ above all shadows rides the sun (JRRT)
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#177284 - 06/09/08 02:50 PM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: BranShea]
etaoin etaoin Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6097 Loc: Vermont	Originally Posted By: BranShea Originally Posted By: dalehileman The average clod This one too mayby? Promising? well... I would think something more like the Exceptional Clods, since all clods are pretty average, no?
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#177285 - 06/09/08 02:52 PM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: etaoin]
BranShea BranShea Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 2082 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Yes , but that would make them exeptional and wouldn't that be very average? _________________________ above all shadows rides the sun (JRRT)
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#177290 - 06/09/08 05:29 PM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: BranShea]
etaoin etaoin Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6097 Loc: Vermont	exceptional is average?
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#177291 - 06/10/08 02:08 AM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: etaoin]
Zed Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 1730 Loc: British Columbia, Canada	Thinking you are exceptional is average.
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#177292 - 06/10/08 06:11 AM Re: A will o' the wisp... [Re: Zed]
The Pook The Pook old hand Registered: 02/20/08 Posts: 707 Loc: Tasmania	Does that mean thinking you are average is exceptional?
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