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[OT] Don't blink or you'll miss one!

By Hibou on Wed Jul 1 11:16:19 2026

Latest reply by Peter Moylan on Fri Jul 3 09:43:06 2026
todays wordle: bused

By Madhu on Wed Jul 1 15:22:42 2026

Latest reply by Peter Moylan on Fri Jul 3 08:58:03 2026
[OT] 44 countries

By athel.cb@gmail.com on Thu Jul 2 15:43:51 2026

Latest reply by wugi on Thu Jul 2 23:41:21 2026
Receipts - But a new slant

By Tony Cooper on Sun Jun 28 10:34:45 2026

Latest reply by Mike Spencer on Thu Jul 2 18:35:03 2026
RECEIPT : Synonyms, Thesaurus

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Thu Jul 2 13:22:22 2026

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Thu Jul 2 13:22:22 2026
Receipts

By Steve Hayes on Fri Jun 26 17:00:18 2026

Latest reply by Hibou on Thu Jul 2 06:11:45 2026
stats 2026 1st half

By The Doctor on Wed Jul 1 00:59:57 2026

Latest reply by Hibou on Wed Jul 1 09:03:14 2026
"Joan of Arc" brand of canned beans, why?

By Adam Funk on Mon Jun 22 14:04:31 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna on Tue Jun 30 23:53:42 2026
Word Police columnist

By Pluted Pup on Tue Jun 23 22:14:47 2026

Latest reply by Snidely on Tue Jun 30 19:40:22 2026
"Parallel societies"

By occam on Sat Jun 27 08:00:00 2026

Latest reply by athel.cb@gmail.com on Mon Jun 29 15:04:17 2026
Re: GNU

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Mon Jun 29 08:07:14 2026

Latest reply by Hibou on Mon Jun 29 10:19:03 2026
E=(EMCEE)^2

By occam on Sun Jun 28 09:53:37 2026

Latest reply by occam on Mon Jun 29 08:20:36 2026
Re: (verbs) Profess v teach

By Adam Funk on Wed Jun 10 12:57:02 2026

Latest reply by Adam Funk on Thu Jun 25 12:21:51 2026
Re: Smelly fingers French proverb

By snipeco.2 on Wed Jun 10 19:17:28 2026

Latest reply by Adam Funk on Thu Jun 25 12:20:25 2026
[OT] You've never had it so bad

By Hibou on Wed Jun 17 14:31:46 2026

Latest reply by HVS on Thu Jun 25 11:59:19 2026
Re: Is a dromedary a camel?

By wollman on Wed Jun 10 13:53:13 2026

Latest reply by Phil on Thu Jun 25 10:34:06 2026
Rib-tickler

By occam on Sun Jun 21 08:18:36 2026

Latest reply by Snidely on Wed Jun 24 16:04:58 2026
Re: OT: US administration "yes people"

By Steve Hayes on Tue Jun 23 08:09:11 2026

Latest reply by The Natural Philosopher on Wed Jun 24 11:33:32 2026
"Stop" spelled with a "tap", not a "t"?

By Pluted Pup on Tue Jun 23 22:36:24 2026

Latest reply by Pluted Pup on Tue Jun 23 22:36:24 2026
BrE 'verbals'

By occam on Thu Jun 18 09:15:12 2026

Latest reply by Steve Hayes on Sat Jun 20 03:39:15 2026
Rebus (riddle) -- on a T-shirt

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 14 10:03:18 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jun 19 23:32:22 2026
The most expensive words...

By Julian on Fri Jun 19 14:16:37 2026

Latest reply by Julian on Fri Jun 19 14:16:37 2026
The rhythm of a language

By Peter Moylan on Wed Jun 17 09:53:56 2026

Latest reply by nospam on Fri Jun 19 13:26:28 2026
word for leading development

By Marco Moock on Sat Jun 13 11:23:23 2026

Latest reply by Sam Plusnet on Thu Jun 18 21:55:18 2026
"Making the most of every ray"

By occam on Wed Jun 17 15:02:12 2026

Latest reply by occam on Wed Jun 17 15:02:12 2026
Re: Shocking News!

By Harrison Hill on Mon Jun 15 14:15:58 2026

Latest reply by occam on Wed Jun 17 10:46:27 2026
transatlantic tudoors

By Snidely on Mon Jun 15 11:30:48 2026

Latest reply by Steve Hayes on Wed Jun 17 04:31:45 2026
Plattdeutsch in Belize. (OT for AUE)

By Aidan Kehoe on Tue Jun 16 11:50:42 2026

Latest reply by Christian Weisgerber on Tue Jun 16 18:28:46 2026
Re: Groan or laugh?

By ram on Tue Jun 16 10:02:19 2026

Latest reply by ram on Tue Jun 16 10:02:19 2026
Re: Buzzword of the week: Weaponise/Weaponize

By Adam Funk on Mon Jun 15 16:09:27 2026

Latest reply by Rich Ulrich on Mon Jun 15 22:04:38 2026
12345-words -- 'strip scowl broil drink spate'

By HenHanna on Fri Jun 12 16:24:44 2026

Latest reply by Hibou on Mon Jun 15 09:48:25 2026
Lady Mondegreen is back

By occam on Sat Jun 13 07:29:34 2026

Latest reply by Snidely on Mon Jun 15 14:32:10 2026
Disfluencies

By occam on Fri Jun 12 12:48:19 2026

Latest reply by Radey Shouman on Sun Jun 14 20:21:53 2026
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By Tristan Wibberley on Sun Jun 14 12:50:31 2026

Latest reply by Tristan Wibberley on Sun Jun 14 12:50:31 2026
(Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil)

By HenHanna on Thu Jun 11 15:32:06 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Jun 13 17:12:04 2026
Bloomsday (a ref to Doomsday) -- (Cf. Doomscrolling)

By HenHanna on Fri Jun 12 16:41:10 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna on Fri Jun 12 16:41:10 2026
Re: Effect

By Madhu on Thu Jun 11 09:03:42 2026

Latest reply by Rich Ulrich on Thu Jun 11 12:50:43 2026
Re: Whereabouts of J. Friedman ?

By Peter Moylan on Wed Jun 10 21:14:55 2026

Latest reply by Mike Spencer on Wed Jun 10 20:11:46 2026
Re: Life imitates art (The Hot Rock)

By athel.cb@gmail.com on Wed Jun 10 16:58:23 2026

Latest reply by athel.cb@gmail.com on Wed Jun 10 16:58:23 2026
Re: Shills and Influencers

By James Dow Allen on Wed Jun 10 13:29:59 2026

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Wed Jun 10 13:29:59 2026