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Re: [OM] Nothing rhymes with orange? (OT)

Subject: Re: [OM] Nothing rhymes with orange? (OT)
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:20:01 +1100
You think onager and dowager rhyme with orange? How on earth do you
pronounce orange? Go for bastard rhymes like 'fringe' and 'range'
Andrew




>On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, W. J. Liles wrote:
>
>>Acer V wrote:
>>-- snip --
>>>
>>> btw, cute domain, nothingrhymeswithorange.com
>>>
>>-- snip --
>>
>>How about onager?  A wild equid (ass actually) of Asia.
>>
>>It's as close as I can get.
>
>off the top of my head, after 5 seconds of pondering:
>
>dowager: 1) a widow holding property or a title from her
>                   deceased husband
>       2) a dignified elderly woman
>
>definitions from merriam-webster online www.m-w.com
>
>check mate! two more and i can claim "game, set, match". who's next.
>
>/Acer V
>--
>dum spiro, spero
>http://student.ucr.edu/~siddim01
>
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