Algot Runeman wrote:...and then dwindled to three as his comments wandered to the failure of the Red Sox to make the playoffs.
You had to mention that...

Algot Runeman wrote:...and then dwindled to three as his comments wandered to the failure of the Red Sox to make the playoffs.
Are you posting at 03:08 am? Insomnia, is it?Algot Runeman wrote:adulation
"I beg you, my lord. Have mercy, please?" pleaded the poacher.Algot Runeman wrote:mercerize
The edentulous but otherwise pretty young woman (+/- 35) wanted a dazzling nacreous smile à la Farah Fawcett. She asked me for new a denture to achieve this dream:Algot Runeman wrote:nacre
edentulous: This word deserves to be a WOTD by itself...E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote: The edentulous but otherwise pretty young woman (+/- 35) wanted a dazzling nacreous smile à la Farah Fawcett. She asked me for new a denture to achieve this dream:
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No, no, not at all.voralfred wrote:I must have missed something: do you mean that Farah Fawcett also hides a smaller but functional set of dentures?
He said to his friend, who was driving him home from the dentist [and the dental anesthetic -numb upper lip- hadn't worn off yet]:Algot Runeman wrote:chaff
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That one is easy.Algot Runeman wrote:marina
... from Italian or Spanish, feminine of marino, from Latin marinus (see marine)
One can wonder why purée de marrons (chestnut puree) is *not* maroon?Algot Runeman wrote:maroon
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Because though it is called "purée de marrons", it is made out of "châtaignes" (chestnuts). So are "marrons glacés". "Marrons" (horse chesthuts) are not edible....E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:One can wonder why purée de marrons (chestnut puree) is *not* maroon?Algot Runeman wrote:maroon
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Am I supposed to know what the answer is?Algot Runeman wrote:... Diana, on the other hand, passed her test with aplomb when she answered the question: "From what is a prune made?"
Yes, it does, though it isn't used much anymore.E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:In Dutch pruim, besides the name of a fruit, also means 'a prudish wrinkled old spinster', a 'Mrs Grundy'. I wonder if prune has the same connotation in English?
Ah, that explains why I didn't "get" it.Algot Runeman wrote:... a plum...(similar pronunciation: aplomb in U.S.) ...