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aspiringwriter
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state of being impossible to understand; Philosophy, sceptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain.
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| Jan 30 @ 7:07 PM |
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NachoBaby
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refers to a small, fast vessel of the 16th to 19th centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea.
I didn't know that one.
Funambulist
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| Jan 30 @ 7:11 PM |
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swyeter
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A tight rope walker
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| Jan 30 @ 7:13 PM |
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aspiringwriter
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a tight rope walker. Hopefully one who won't end up in a funipendulous state.
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| Jan 30 @ 7:20 PM |
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swyeter
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Suspended by a rope or cord
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| Jan 30 @ 8:10 PM |
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NachoBaby
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someone who puts implicit faith in another's dictum I dunno about people's dictums.. but I try to have faith ... maybe.
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| Jan 30 @ 8:15 PM |
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aspiringwriter
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 <- that's my answer on with more volume and less moderation
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| Jan 30 @ 9:58 PM |
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NachoBaby
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Ok I read the explanation, but it still doesn't splain it'self to me. A method of divination using weights. What are they using to balance out the weights?
usquebaugh also uisquebaugh
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| Jan 30 @ 10:06 PM |
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aspiringwriter
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whiskey or an irish cordial.
Can't say I understand the zygomancer's art. One form of it involved weighing things against a Bible. (otherwise known as bibliomancy) but I don't know specifics.
I could explain how a haruspex does his craft though.
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| Jan 30 @ 10:28 PM |
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NachoBaby
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Oh yuck.. yeah.. divination using the entrails of a freshly slaughtered animal..depending on how they fall.. sorry.. not my bag..i'll stick with tarot and pendulums.
Galligaskins... I've got em!
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| Jan 31 @ 12:07 AM |
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swyeter
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Hummm, learn something everyday because I didn't know they made those in fur. 
Loosely fitting hose or breeches
What I would like to see you is in pair made from
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| Jan 31 @ 10:18 AM |
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NachoBaby
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Uncle.. I don't know that one and I can't find it anywhere except as an ethiopian word meaning struggle? You want me to wear struggle britches?
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| Jan 31 @ 10:59 AM |
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aspiringwriter
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I'm with Nacho here. I got nothin'. Looks like a loan-word from some germanic/scandinavian language. I could probably nail it down if it knew what language it was from. But I'm stumped. Oh, with harumancy (the haruspex is specifically the diviner) they also check the size of various organs and few other things.
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| Jan 31 @ 11:12 AM |
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swyeter
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You want me to wear struggle britches? That wasn't what I was looking for, BUT I guess it would apply if they were so tight you had to struggle to get them on.
Alüta - A term used for a kind of leather softened by means of alum.
vernorexia
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| Jan 31 @ 11:43 AM |
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NachoBaby
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A romantic mood inspired by Spring see also Vernal Equinox...
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| Jan 31 @ 12:14 PM |
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swyeter
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preoccupation with words and name
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| Jan 31 @ 5:14 PM |
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NachoBaby
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Swy.. I'm staring at you.. and I'm gonna keep staring ... does that scare ya?
The fear that someone is staring at you.
Opsimathaphobia
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| Feb 1 @ 1:50 AM |
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aspiringwriter
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can't find this one anywhere... is it fear of being a late learner, or fear of late learners?
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| Feb 1 @ 2:06 AM |
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swyeter
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**Hell yes you scare the hell out of me with that stare because I’m afraid you’re staring at my nut sack with bad designs.**
Looks like it’s my turn to cry uncle because I can’t find it anywhere. I do know that an opsimath can refer to a late learner or person who begins, or continues, to study or learn late in life. That could make it and adult who has a fear of learning. But for the polymathic that you are that would be too obvious.
I don't know if it is your staring or your word but you have caused me
encephalasthenia
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| Feb 1 @ 3:34 AM |
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mental fatigue caused by emotional stress
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