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Topic: Deep, but not Profound
Ryuko
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posted March 07, 2005 03:01 PM
Neither confused nor confounded, but baffled.
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Megan
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posted March 07, 2005 03:10 PM
Hummus, but not pita. Beer, but not wine. Green beans, but not lima beans. </food ones> Door, but not window. Street, but not road. Feet, but not hands. Teeth, but not nails. Sleepy, but not tired. Sledding, but not making snow angels. Weeping, but not crying.
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skillery
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posted March 07, 2005 03:16 PM
quote: Green beans, but not lima beans Collard greens, but not lima beans
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Megan
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posted March 07, 2005 03:24 PM
Cello, but not violin. Bass, but not tuba. Bassoon, but not oboe. Percussion, but not drums. Bass, but not tenor. Brass, but not strings. Bourree, but not courante. Allemande, but not menuet. Beethoven, but not Bach. Schumann, but not Schubert. Purcell, but not Vivaldi. Strauss, but not Wagner or Verdi.
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Eruve Nandiriel
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posted March 07, 2005 03:27 PM
Jazz, but not blues. Green, but not red. Full, but not overflowing. Messy, but not dirty.
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rivka
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posted March 07, 2005 03:36 PM
Yep, Eruve, you got it now! wassabi but not sushi seaweed but not rice roll but not piece
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Shepherd
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posted March 07, 2005 03:42 PM
Strong but not Mighty Few but not Meak Cultured but not Fops Brave but not Rash Proud but not Egotistical Honourable but not To A Fault So ends my description of the perfect warrior clan.
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rivka
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posted March 07, 2005 03:45 PM
Cute. But no to all, Shepherd. However, meek but not few. [ March 07, 2005, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: rivka ]
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Megan
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posted March 07, 2005 03:48 PM
hmm. I think it's more like... Buff, but not strong. Meek, but not timid. Intelligent, but not smart. Reckless, but not rash. Arrogant, but not proud.
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Shepherd
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posted March 07, 2005 03:48 PM
Rich but not That duck from disney channel morening cartoons my kids always watching.
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rivka
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posted March 07, 2005 03:49 PM
Not rich, but well-off. Not duck, but goose.
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Megan
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posted March 07, 2005 03:50 PM
Scrooge, but not miser. Daffy, but not Bugs.
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Eruve Nandiriel
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posted March 07, 2005 03:52 PM
Google, Yahoo, or Jeeves, but not AltaVista.
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Eruve Nandiriel
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posted March 07, 2005 04:08 PM
Kisses, but not hugs. Sweet, but not nice. Happy, but not extatic.
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Teshi
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posted March 07, 2005 04:16 PM
Soon, but not now.
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The Pixiest
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posted March 07, 2005 04:18 PM
Kaylee but not Simon Saffron but not Mal Reevers but not Niska Whitefall but not Persephone Smuggler but not Criminal Alliance but not Independents
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Shepherd
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posted March 07, 2005 04:36 PM
Sweet but not Kaylee Odd but not River Annoying but not Simon Violent but not Jayne Daedpan but not Zoe Cryptic but not Shepherd Conflicted but not Mal Immature but not Wash Creepy but not Two By Two Hands of Blue
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The Pixiest
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posted March 07, 2005 04:41 PM
shep: wrong right right wrong wrong wrong wrong right right
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Goody Scrivener
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posted March 07, 2005 11:58 PM
Missy but not Heather (my kids) mollies but not fish "Starlight Express" but not "Jesus Christ Superstar" =)
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Jaiden
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posted March 08, 2005 12:05 AM
Jade Ann but not Jaiden (my names) Sapphire but not diamond Jazz but not Blues Swiss cheese but not gouda
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ketchupqueen
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posted March 08, 2005 12:57 AM
Neither arts nor crafts, but hobbies.
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rivka
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posted March 08, 2005 01:45 AM
Food and Books, but not Film or Culture.
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Punchdrunk
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posted March 08, 2005 02:49 AM
Sweet sorrow, but not parting. That took me forever to figure out.
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alluvion
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posted March 08, 2005 04:25 AM
Petting, but not (very) Heavy
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Coccinelle
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posted March 08, 2005 07:05 AM
coccinelle but not ladybug
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SteveRogers
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posted March 08, 2005 08:29 AM
Kerry, but not Bush noggin, but not brain intelligent, but not smart cheesy, but not cheap
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SteveRogers
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posted March 08, 2005 06:16 PM
macaroni and cheese, but not fish sticks
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Narnia
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posted March 08, 2005 06:38 PM
this thread is definitely annoying but not unpopular. (I still don't get it.)
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neo-dragon
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posted March 08, 2005 06:42 PM
I can't tell if you're joking, Narnia, because "annoying, but not unpopular" actually works.
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SteveRogers
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posted March 08, 2005 06:58 PM
That is the funniest, but not stupidest, thing I've ever seen.
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alluvion
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posted March 09, 2005 03:38 AM
Penn & Teller but not Siegfried & Roy bluffs but not gambles
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Narnia
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posted March 09, 2005 01:09 PM
I know it works, but I still don't know why.... I'm clueless, but not stupid.
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sarcasticmuppet
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posted March 09, 2005 01:16 PM
You did it again! you're brilliant, not dumb. [ March 09, 2005, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
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rivka
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posted March 09, 2005 10:29 PM
*laugh* Narnia, are you harvesting words from other people's posts? Clever!
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Teshi
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posted March 09, 2005 10:32 PM
Spiffy, but not good enough...
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Narnia
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posted March 09, 2005 10:44 PM
Can't this thread just die? (and no, I wasn't cheating. I honestly don't know what the trick is. I can see the relationships, but then sometimes they don't seem to apply and I'm confused. So I just keep guessing.) I suppose I'm wise, but not smart.
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neo-dragon
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posted March 09, 2005 10:51 PM
Wise, but not smart doesn't work. I guess you're skilled, but not a master.
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Teshi
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posted March 09, 2005 10:51 PM
You suppose, but you don't quite get. Yet. You seem to have discovered a trick that is usually but not always ( ) the case. It is not The Answer.
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rivka
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posted March 09, 2005 11:21 PM
In any case, I wouldn't call that cheating unless you tried to claim you had figured it out. Did you want to be told the trick? Or get hints? (Hey, I had to Google the answer to Petals Around the Rose -- I see nothing wrong with giving up after a genuine attempt. )
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alluvion
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posted March 09, 2005 11:38 PM
You can yell, but please don't yodel. You can call on me, but please don't give me a ring. Shoot the messenger and ignore the note. When in doubt, flee, but don't run.
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