Good landlord, fill the flowing POTS
Until their TOPS spill over.
Tonight we'll rest upon this SPOT;
Tomorrow POST for Dover.
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> From: David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/01/22 Thu PM 05:47:02 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Truth of ring
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> Dear word mavens,
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> I was slightly puzzled by Olivier's comment because I didn't see where the
> "n" came in to "rigor" to make "ring" (in Ringicula). But if "ring" =
> "grin", I now remember that the growth of languages is an anagram game and
> we're allowed to add, drop or rearrange letters.
>
> I came across this many times in learning German. Wünsch becomes wish,
> Morgen becomes morning, and so on (undsoweiter).
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> (So remember: ve haf vays off makin you talk).
>
> David "Arnold" Kirsh
>
> May I propose that rigor, i, ere means, hmm, GRRRR ! ! !
> To snarl, to show the teeth when angry.
>
> Olivier Caro
>
> That would make sense, Harry. Remember the grinning tun... Malea ringens.
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> Andrew Grebneff
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