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Oeditpus Rex

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:16 AM
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Look at the pretty ghoti!

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:24 AM
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1. My dear Oeditpus Rex.....

Edited on Mon Jun-19-06 01:24 AM by CaliforniaPeggy

those are beautiful!

Ghoti=fish in Greek? Or am I confused? Most likely!

:cry:

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trackfan

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:17 AM
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11. Some wit, commenting on the English language,

and its non-phonetic spelling,
noted that the word "fish" could be spelled ghoti:

gh, as in "cough" = f
o, as in "women" = i
ti, as in "nation" = sh

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meegbear

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Mon Jun-19-06 11:31 AM
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12. I remember learning that from the Batman TV show ...

that was the name of the fish place where the Penguin was hiding out.

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Mutley

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:32 AM
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2. I actually prefer ghoughpteighbteau to ghoti.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:37 AM
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3. You like 'em baked or french fried?

Either way... :9

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Mutley

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:40 AM
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4. Fried is always better.

For the taste-buds, anyway. ;)

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Oeditpus Rex

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:44 AM
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5. Yeah, but baked ghoughpteighbteau

with chive and melted cheddar and green onion...

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Mutley

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:51 AM
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6. But you know you love the seasoned, curly and fried ghoughpteighbteau.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:53 AM
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7. Yeah, but sometimes they gimme a headache

I think they've got MSG or somethin'. x(

You don't usually find stuff like that in .

Gotta be careful about mercury, though.

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Mutley

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Mon Jun-19-06 01:57 AM
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8. Well, I have never been partial to .

:puke:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Mon Jun-19-06 02:03 AM
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9. Yeah

The only I ever really enjoyed was a cat I caught.

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Mutley

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Mon Jun-19-06 02:10 AM
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10. I always though ing was kinda cruel.

:P

Hooks through the eyes and all that.

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