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  1. Bill W
    Those fond of committing skulduggery often end up in the hoosegow. 😜
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    Spiders

    Bill W replied to Zombie's topic in The Lounge

    You have to watch where you sit. 😈
  3. Bill W
    Ah, so you're the principal or chief Hunter. Neat. Or are you just mischievous and saucy?
  4. Bill W
    Arch Manning decided to become a Texas Longhorn quarterback, so he is now the arch enemy of the rest of the Big 12 where he'll play and the SEC schools that tried to recruit him.
  5. Bill W
    I hope it's a typo and they're not firing feces around at the Lloyd Center. 😵
  6. Bill W
    Another way of using this word is as follows: Stephen King and Steven Spielberg are at the pinnacle of their careers.
  7. Bill W
    This word came to Middle English from the Latin words splendere (to glitter) and resplendent (shining out). Valkyrie and her team members do a resplendent job with the anthologies.
  8. Bill W
    It's been a number of years since I've seen this. It was one of the nursery rhymes I was raised on as a child.
  9. Bill W
    This word come from the Latin nictare (to blink) and nictat (blinked). It was first used in English in the 18th century meaning to wink, so I'm glad they managed to settle on the simpler word for the act of letting someone know that you're interested in them. You may come across some overly nervous people who seem to nictitate more frequently than most people. Not to be confused with nicotine, a colorless or yellowish oily liquid that is an additive to tobacco that acts as a stimulant and is addictive.
  10. Bill W
    I know you probably don't like being the bearer of bad news, but I appreciate you letting me know about ancientrichard. He followed me and commented on many of my stories. He will be greatly missed and I hope he finds the life he always wanted in the hereafter.
  11. Bill W
    Oh, I'm sure they would have LOVED that meal. 😈
  12. Bill W
    Ah, and you wanted to be the belle of the ball.
  13. Bill W
    @Raven the Duke's car is orange - this is just a quick shot of Valkyrie running errands so she can get back to work on anthology issues. Just don't confuse the word belie with either belly, a casual way of referring to the stomach or abdomen, or belay, a system that stops a climber from falling.
  14. Bill W
    Just remember, if someone calls you a heel, it doesn't mean an Achilles heel. That connotation is completely different. 😵
  15. Bill W
    No, it's a secret so no guidelines will be given. 😈
  16. Bill W
    That's another fine mess you got someone into by letting the cat out of the bag, Steve, even if you didn't mention a name in your third paragraph. So much for keeping someone's secret. Oh, and I'll answer your question for you. Time goes faster the older you get. If you don't believe me, think about how long it seemed to take to get from one birthday to another when you were younger or when the next Christmas came around. The older you get they seem to happen every time you turn around.
  17. Bill W
    Semelparous comes from the Latin: semel (single) and pario (to beget). It's an interesting concept, just not one I want to be part of. 😎
  18. Bill W
    Oh, I've written a few poems for GA before, and I believe at least once for a Poetry Anthology.
  19. Bill W
    I learned the meaning of this word from my maternal grandfather when I was very young, because he would always tell me that if I had any moxie, meaning determination, I wouldn't end up like the rest of my father's family. He thought they were lazy and lacked willpower to ever make anything of themselves. He would describe them as freeloaders. meaning they lived off of the generosity of others and shirked any opportunity that required hard work, and that's why I started working on the neighbor's farm during the summer when I was twelve and eventually worked my way through college.
  20. Bill W
    And the first anthology event is due on April Fools Day. How appropriate. I might have to Explore that one as well.
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    Spiders

    Bill W replied to Zombie's topic in The Lounge

    Although I've never heard of a spider crawling into a person's ear, I don't doubt it, because I read about a woman who went to the hospital because she had something moving around in her ear. In her case, it turned out to be a cockroach.
  22. Bill W
    Dan, I may be the same guy you're mentioning, since I had a friend named Anthony that I was chatting with during that time frame, but I don't recall your name. I would be happy to help you navigate this forum, though, so I'll contact your email account.
  23. Bill W
    I'd never heard of this word before, but I've since learned it evolved from the Anglo-Norman word amercier, which in turn came from the Old French a merci, which translated to 'at the merci of'. In other words, at the mercy of the court or your judge. If I had heard this word used before, I probably would have thought the person was saying immerse, but was using the word incorrectly.
  24. Bill W
    Wow, that long. You're amazing. I probably couldn't get on it to begin with. 😜
  25. Bill W
    This is a term you'd most likely hear in a grocery story, especially at the deli and meat counter as they're weighing out product. They have to make allowance for the containers or wrapping paper they're using during the weighing process.
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