I used to think I was a geek, but danged! Leo, what do you do for fun?
Have You Heard of This Word?
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Leolaia
My boyfriend thinks its hilarious that I find writing long essays about biblical stuff fun. But I do enjoy non-geek stuff too, like tennis, travel, and photography.
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chickpea
- chthonic
- 1882, from Gk. khthonios "in the earth," from khthon "the earth, solid surface of the earth" (mostly poetic) from PIE root *dhghem- (cf. first element in chameleon, also L. humus "earth, soil," humilis "low;" Lith. zeme , O.C.S. zemlja "earth;" Skt. ksam- "earth" (opposed to "sky"); O.Ir. du , gen. don "place," earlier "earth"). Chthonian is from 1850.
- http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=chthonic&searchmode=none
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LouBelle
nice word!
If you have read the whole Narnia story - the kids come into contact with morbid Chthonics when searching for a prince.
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Witness 007
Watchtower 1926 - "Bible evidence clearly shows, Jehovah lives in the Paladies galaxy on the planet Chthonic...."
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snowbird
You guys are something else!
Leo, again I bow to you.
John Doe, you are an abomination!
Farkel, hilarious as usual.
Chickpea, I really like you. I do.
LouBelle, are we still friends?
Goshawk, H4O, Satanus, Wobble, thanks.
Sylvia
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LouBelle
Snowbird - just cos we spell different don't make us enemies :)
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snowbird
LouBelle, Ek is lief vir jou.
Tee hee hee.
Sylvia
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LouBelle
ek het dit gesien en glimlag. Jy is 'n baie slim meisie.
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snowbird
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I think we'd better stop it.
Sylvia