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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:33 AM Original message |
I learned a new word today. Pelagic. P-E-L-A-G-I-C. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Among birding circles, it's a common word |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. that is great information. Thanks! |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. etymology |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I figured it was from the Greek "pelagos" for sea |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Hey, a FB friend of mine from Long Island found an Auk after a storm about a week ago. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. the guy who made the local paper works at a fitness center. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Weird. I heard this exact same word for the very first time last night. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I studies anthropology. Some of those indigenous mariners who boat where there're island chains |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. They described all of the things those guys used instead of compasses, etc. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. Oh, like the tanker whose front fell off. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-04-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. "I shouldn't have eaten that chili. My pelagic is acting up." |
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