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A big word.

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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
A big word.
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
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Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

in the Greek alphabet (1169-74). Liddell and Scott translate this as "name of a dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces."

Look up λοπαδοτεμαχο... in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The original Greek spelling had 171 characters (something which is not obvious in the Roman transcription, depending on the variant) and for centuries it was the longest word known.

The dish was a fricassee, with 17 sweet and sour ingredients, including brains, honey, vinegar, fish, pickles, and the following:

Lonegunmen2008-02-08 23:27:20
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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
LOL

I swear that the "cut and paste" took me twenty minutes. How on earth would you pronounce it?
dairyflat2008-02-08 23:28:25
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
"Hello" is the easiest way.
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The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Advertising coinages

In 1973, Pepsi's advertising agency Boase Massimi Pollitt used a 100-letter but several-word term "Lip­smackin­thirst­quenchin­acetastin­motivatin­good­buzzin­cool­talkin­high­walkin­fast­livin­ever­givin­cool­fizzin" in TV and film advertising.[9]

In 1975, the 71-letter (but several-word) advertising jingle Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun was first used in a McDonald's Restaurant advertisement to describe the Big Mac sandwich.[10]....

 
.................Such a big word, when "Bland" would have been enough!!
Lonegunmen2008-02-08 23:51:51
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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I wonder what eagle tastes like.
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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Golden, buddy, golden.
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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
smacks of antidisestablishmentarianism to me.

I do think that this discussion is a good example of floccinauccinihilipilification, perhaps I should bugger off to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!

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about 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
That place near Rotovegas beats Llanfair PG hands down.
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You mean Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

which apparently translates into English as "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater,' played his flute to his loved one."
 
Of course, that's not as long as Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyayamahadiloponoparatanarajthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasatarnamornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphrasit which means "Bangkok"
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s2art wrote:
You mean Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

which apparently translates into English as "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater,' played his flute to his loved one."
 
Of course, that's not as long as Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyayamahadiloponoparatanarajthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasatarnamornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphrasit which means "Bangkok"
 
Actually, my wifes family (well 50% of it) come fom Rotovegas and the name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu means "Welcome"
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Lonegunmen wrote:
s2art wrote:
You mean Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

which apparently translates into English as "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater,' played his flute to his loved one."
 
Of course, that's not as long as Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyayamahadiloponoparatanarajthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasatarnamornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphrasit which means "Bangkok"
 
Actually, my wifes family (well 50% of it) come fom Rotovegas and the name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu means "Welcome"
 
Probably why "Gidday" caught on...
 
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