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WORD!!!

Unread postby eastbay » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 14:34:40

The Oxford American Dictionary
has chosen hypermiling as The Word of the Year!
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Re: WORD!!!

Unread postby Daniel_Plainview » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 14:59:21

"Topless Meeting" is a good runner-up.
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Re: WORD!!!

Unread postby eastbay » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 17:02:30

I thought 'frugalista', which describes many here, has a nice and somehow refreshing revolutionary ring to it.
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Re: WORD!!!

Unread postby TheDude » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 19:22:27

I'm sorry but "topless" has only one real connotation.

The winner and first runner up both have currency with limitstogrowthers, hmmm.
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Re: WORD!!!

Unread postby emersonbiggins » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 23:32:20

"stagflation" makes a comeback

"jingle mail" takes another bow

"derivative swaps" mumbles something, but no one understands
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Re: WORD!!!

Unread postby smallpoxgirl » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 23:38:42

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '"')jingle mail" takes another bow


Had to look that one up.
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Re: WORD!!!

Unread postby eastbay » Tue 11 Nov 2008, 23:44:07

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '"')jingle mail" takes another bow


Had to look that one up.


It's a California 'thing'. Most others wouldn't understand. :)
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