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I have been lurking here for a while and just now have decided to post . I am an older guy interested in word origins , but with little background academically . I graduated from college a long time...
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Hello! We had a very spirited, opinionated (that must be me) and possibly very interesting thread on Monkey wrench some time ago. Perhaps you'll enjoy it. edit: typo corrected.
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Yes, welcome to the board, papawswrench! One of the many strengths of this board is the varied background of its contributors; the one thing we share is a passion for words and their histories. I'm...
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Welcome aboard.I'm sure you'll fit right in. Don't worry about academic credentials or experience in the word business. We have all types around here. About the only things we require are an...
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Welcome Pa-paw (I'm a Georgia boy so I have a Pa-paw of my own!)Welcome the the board! Good to finally have a fellow Southerner aboard. Teeb
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I'm a wet behind the ears, public school educated Floridian. If they haven't kicked me out then there is nothing a Texan has to worry about.
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I'm curious - is the stereotype of a Floridian someone very naive? And what are the stereotypes of other US states?
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as a non Floridian, I think that the stereotype would be more like very elderly. Parts of Florida, especially the Gulf Coast I think, are referred to as "heaven's waiting room."I'm from Wisconsin. The...
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Poor education is also a popular stereotype, though it's not unfounded, just take a look at our ability to count ballots.
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Funny stuff CP!For those of you outside of the U.S., there was (to put it lightly!) a bit a presidential vote counting blunder in Florida a couple of years back.Being born and raised in Georgia, I...
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I am educated enough ( Batchelor degree , some grad work ) but it was long ago .I will enjoy the posts and the knowledge I may gain here . I will be careful to back up anything I postulate here .Now I...
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Looked over the thread " Monkey Wrench" , sure wish I had been active at that time . Some stories tell that the term came about because in the late 1800's , the newly invented "adjustable screw wrench...
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It's good to have another Texan aboard, pawpawswrench. Without being too specific, I'm on the coast somewhere between Houston and Corpus. :) More than a few Yankees have told me that they will...
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