Acephalous
"Some modern travellers still pretend to find Acephalous people in America."
Ephraim Chambers,
Cyclopædia; or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences
, 1753
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Thursday, 13 September 2007
Wheat ... Lots of Wheat ... Fields of Wheat ... A Tremendous Amount of Wheat
(Click on the picture—care of the talented
Ann K. Elliott
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avast, phr. Naut. [prob. a worn-down form of Du. hou'vast, houd vast, hold fast: cf. Du. hou stop! stay! and houvast cramp-iron.] Hold! stop! stay! cease! I will! I swear! I just wanted to be sure what it meant! I'm holding! stopping! staying! ceasing!
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Another correspondent alerts me of the existence of this bumper sticker. In addition to vindicating analogy bans, it provides the single best Amazon category ever: Amazon.com: Jews: Automotive Surprisingly, Amazon seems to have none of these in stock.
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Posted by: Alex | Friday, 14 September 2007 at 05:42 AM
No word of a lie: I could, if prompted, recite every single line of dialogue from Love and Death. My sister can too.
Posted by: Adam Roberts | Friday, 14 September 2007 at 06:41 AM
Adam, some friends back West have been bragging about something called cineoke. Be aware: maybe it'll go international.
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Now that I think about it, Adam, the resemblence is uncanny.
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I CAN HAS PUCKISH SATIRE ON CONTEMPORARY MORES?
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