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mm
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OT Why is a gyroscope called a gyroscope? When it doesn't have a
scope.
scope.
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William Sommerwerck
Guest
According to the OED... "An instrument designed to illustrate the dynamics
of rotating bodies..."
illustrate = show --> "scope"
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N_Cook
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mm <NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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Why is pulchritudinous such an ugly word ?
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Why is pulchritudinous such an ugly word ?
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:13:18 -0400, mm
<NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>wrote:
Greek - Gyros, circular or rotation. Scope -Skopeein, to see.
Are you really so fucking lonely you need attention this badly?
<NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>wrote:
Why don't you look up the etymology of the word you fucking idiot?
Greek - Gyros, circular or rotation. Scope -Skopeein, to see.
Are you really so fucking lonely you need attention this badly?
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William Sommerwerck
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A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
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Thomas Tornblom
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"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> writes:
entomology?
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing etymology with
entomology?
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William Sommerwerck
Guest
A joke is no longer a joker when you explain it...Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
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Robert Macy
Guest
On Mar 22, 8:44 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net>
wrote:
Mark Twain said explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog, neither
survive.
wrote:
LOL thanks William I needed that todayWhy don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joker when you explain it...
Mark Twain said explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog, neither
survive.
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Klaatu
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"Meat Plow" wrote in message news:3k4et4.r51.17.4@news.alt.net...
Meat Balls.
Hmmmm. This was pretty much my reaction when you asked what HD radio was
Meat Balls.
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PeterD
Guest
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:11:53 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:
etˇyˇmolˇoˇgy (t-ml-j)
n. pl. etˇyˇmolˇoˇgies
1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown
by determining its basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in
form and meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to
another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and
reconstructing its ancestral form where possible.
2. The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
***A classic reason why one should never, ever drink and post on
Usenet...***
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:
Well that reply was a little buggy:
etˇyˇmolˇoˇgy (t-ml-j)
n. pl. etˇyˇmolˇoˇgies
1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown
by determining its basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in
form and meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to
another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and
reconstructing its ancestral form where possible.
2. The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
***A classic reason why one should never, ever drink and post on
Usenet...***
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PeterD
Guest
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:44:58 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:
A joke is not a joke if there is no explanation...Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joker when you explain it...
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William Sommerwerck
Guest
It's assumed the disentanglement occurs in the listener's mind...Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joke when you explain it...
A joke is not a joke if there is no explanation...
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mm
Guest
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:55:29 -0400, Meat Plow wrote:
question. William's answer gave a conection. Thank you, William.
one who uses profanity on this ng. Repeatedly. Trying to get
attention? You sound like you're about to blow your cork. I'm not a
doctor but maybe tranquilizers would help.
Do you think I don't know that already? It doesn't answer my
question. William's answer gave a conection. Thank you, William.
I could ask the same thing about you, given that you're about the only
one who uses profanity on this ng. Repeatedly. Trying to get
attention? You sound like you're about to blow your cork. I'm not a
doctor but maybe tranquilizers would help.
Guest
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:11:53 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>wrote:
or engraved/segmented", hence "insect"; and -?????, -logia[1]) is the
scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology.
Etymology is the study of the history of words and how their form and
meaning have changed over time.
Next time you want to insult me better have your facts straight,
cocksucker.
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>wrote:
Entomology (from Greek ???????, entomos, "that which is cut in pieces
or engraved/segmented", hence "insect"; and -?????, -logia[1]) is the
scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology.
Etymology is the study of the history of words and how their form and
meaning have changed over time.
Next time you want to insult me better have your facts straight,
cocksucker.
Guest
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:44:58 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>wrote:
nice, but pathetic.
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>wrote:
Yeah real fucking funny asshole. Nice back pedal. Well not actuallyWhy don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joker when you explain it...
nice, but pathetic.
Guest
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:30:11 -0400, mm
<NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>wrote:
you're a lonely little fucking troll desperate for the continuance of
attention you've been getting with thes imbecillic questions about tv
antenneas, coax and now why a gryoscope is called a gyroscope.
You could have easily googled it but you said you already new the
answer you sad sack of horseshit.
profanity only the stupid fucking things they troll the newsgroup with
in this case your idiotic questions.
<NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>wrote:
Well why did you fucking ask it you fucking imbecile? Ah that's right
you're a lonely little fucking troll desperate for the continuance of
attention you've been getting with thes imbecillic questions about tv
antenneas, coax and now why a gryoscope is called a gyroscope.
You could have easily googled it but you said you already new the
answer you sad sack of horseshit.
Yeah right, now fuck off you idiotic troll I don't judge people by
profanity only the stupid fucking things they troll the newsgroup with
in this case your idiotic questions.
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William Sommerwerck
Guest
I'm not a cocksucker. And I was making a joke.
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William Sommerwerck
Guest
There was no backpedalling. It was a joke from the beginning.Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joke when you explain it...
Yeah real fucking funny asshole. Nice back pedal.
Well, not actually nice, but pathetic.
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Michael A. Terrell
Guest
William Sommerwerck wrote:
William, don't waste your time. He is just another angry little troll
from news:alt.usenet.kooks
--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joke when you explain it...
Yeah real fucking funny asshole. Nice back pedal.
Well, not actually nice, but pathetic.
There was no backpedalling. It was a joke from the beginning.
William, don't waste your time. He is just another angry little troll
from news:alt.usenet.kooks
--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
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David Nebenzahl
Guest
On 3/22/2010 4:13 PM Michael A. Terrell spake thus:
someone on the same meds ...
--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.
- a Usenet "apology"
Oh? I thought he might have been a friend of Phil Allison's--or at leastWilliam Sommerwerck wrote:
Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?
A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
How did insects enter into this? Or are you confusing
etymology with entomology?
A joke is no longer a joke when you explain it...
Yeah real fucking funny asshole. Nice back pedal.
Well, not actually nice, but pathetic.
There was no backpedalling. It was a joke from the beginning.
William, don't waste your time. He is just another angry little troll
from news:alt.usenet.kooks
someone on the same meds ...
--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.
- a Usenet "apology"