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02-02-2009, 11:25 AM
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Obscure Word
phrontistery will do.
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02-02-2009, 06:32 PM
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Re: Obscure Word
uuuhhh...
...an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) ?
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02-02-2009, 11:01 PM
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Re: Obscure Word
English derivation of the classic (and modern) Greek word "phrontisterion," appearing most famously (to a few of us) in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where it is used to refer to Socrates' "school." In this case often translated as "thinkery." In today's Greece it's a private school to which parents send their budding genius kids (at great expense) to learn math, or foreign languages, or physics, or whatever, well enough to get into university (since the average secondary school doesn't do such a hot job). Aristophanes penned the quote I used elsewhere in response to another of Jage's challenging posts - "brekekekex koAX koAX." Now THAT is obscure! But then we named our beloved SMB "Spitaki." 
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02-02-2009, 11:38 PM
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Re: Obscure Word
Phooey on phrontistery, I'm thrilling to thinkery!
Can hardly wait to use it.
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02-03-2009, 10:41 AM
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Re: Obscure Word
Joanna, what a kick to know I can still thrill somebody, albeit obscurely! 
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2006 Toyota Prius because we like clean air
2002 Honda Odyssey - can haul lots of stuff
1972 Mercedes 350SL with 4.5l V-8, just because
Wag more, Bark less, Play well with others.
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02-03-2009, 11:52 AM
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Re: Obscure Word
For me, the more obscure, the better!
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03-08-2009, 09:51 PM
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Re: Obscure Word
lufa
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03-08-2009, 10:32 PM
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Re: Obscure Word
Lufa? Uffda!
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1993 E350 SMB, 15M, 84k miles - a cheap date
2006 Toyota Prius because we like clean air
2002 Honda Odyssey - can haul lots of stuff
1972 Mercedes 350SL with 4.5l V-8, just because
Wag more, Bark less, Play well with others.
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03-08-2009, 10:41 PM
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Re: Obscure Word
I guess this is the "intellectual" version of the dancing tomato thread.
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03-09-2009, 08:24 AM
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Re: Obscure Word
the ineffectual version... 
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