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Love it  - had thought it was some kind of abbreviation that morphed into being an acceptable word. ann As I love words, I subscribe to A.Word.A.Day. from Wordsmith. < wsm...@wordsmith.org> I thought the entry for today would interest some here and amuse others: * Wordsmith.org

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Cool. On 6/1/2020 09:20:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: As I love words, I subscribe to A.Word.A.Day. from Wordsmith. < wsm...@wordsmith.org> I thought the entry for today would interest some here and amuse others: * Wordsmith.org * The magic of words *MooT - the Semanti

OT: Word of the Day

As I love words, I subscribe to A.Word.A.Day. from Wordsmith. < wsm...@wordsmith.org> I thought the entry for today would interest some here and amuse others: * Wordsmith.org * The magic of words *MooT - the Semantics and Etymology game * The world'

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I knew there was a word that described the Dotard. On 9/26/2017 6:59 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Posted without comment: illiterati PRONUNCIATION: (i-lit-uh-RAH-tee) MEANING: *noun*: Illiterate or uninformed people. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin il

OT: Word of the Day

Posted without comment: illiterati PRONUNCIATION: (i-lit-uh-RAH-tee) MEANING: *noun*: Illiterate or uninformed people. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin illitterati, plural of illiteratus (illiterate). Earliest documented use: 1788. USAGE: “No one wanted to sh

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True - it's less noticeable. We don't have to deal with tolls here in Wisconsin, although it's talked about from time to time. But if you do any amount of traveling in Illinois, especially in the Chicago area, the I-Pass (IL version of EZ-Pass) is the way to go. If you choose to pay cash, th

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On 4/14/2016 4:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 4:38 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I guess the government in NJ is less responsive than in Connecticut. Yes, but mostly more greedy. I'm not sure that NJ can still lay claim to that. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery

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On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 4:38 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > I guess the government in NJ is less responsive than in Connecticut. Yes, but mostly more greedy. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinf

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The government kept the Tolls in Connecticut long after mandated payment for the road was completed. The public unrest over that was palpable, and the legislature in fear of losing their phony baloney jobs, voted to remove them. It was planned for 6 months after the vote, but in the interim t

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They use it for anything they damn well please. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:33 PM, John wrote: > Seems like they're using the toll money for maintenance & to pay for > other construction projects. > > On 4/14/2016 9:09 AM, Daniel J. Mat

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Maybe it is, but it cuts down on the time it takes to get to the places that aren't boring where I can get off the Interstate. On 4/14/2016 1:38 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Thu, Apr 14, 2016, at 02:46 PM, John wrote: Most U.S. Interstates aren't really straight, they just have gentle curves & w

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Seems like they're using the toll money for maintenance & to pay for other construction projects. On 4/14/2016 9:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:22 AM, John wrote: In most cases, once the bonds were paid off, the roads ceased to be toll roads They promised that wou

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On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 10:18 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > EZ-Pass just makes fleecing the sheep less noticeable to the sheep. It's an > abomination. Another innovation that makes it easier to take cash out of > one's wallet. The whole concept is just evil. I disagree most strongly. The government

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Good morning, P.J. ;) J Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2016, at 7:18 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >> On 4/14/2016 9:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:22 AM, John wrote: >>> In most cases, once the bonds were paid off, the roads >>> ceased to be toll roads >> They pr

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On 4/14/2016 9:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:22 AM, John wrote: In most cases, once the bonds were paid off, the roads ceased to be toll roads They promised that would happen when they built the Garden State Parkway, but it has paid for itself many times over, and

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On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:22 AM, John wrote: > In most cases, once the bonds were paid off, the roads > ceased to be toll roads They promised that would happen when they built the Garden State Parkway, but it has paid for itself many times over, and the tolls are still there. At least EZ-Pass h

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On Thu, Apr 14, 2016, at 02:46 PM, John wrote: > Most U.S. Interstates aren't really straight, they just have gentle > curves & wide lanes so you can get to the interesting places more > quickly, with less stress while driving. > > The other thing they do is smooth out elevation changes in variabl

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Most U.S. Interstates aren't really straight, they just have gentle curves & wide lanes so you can get to the interesting places more quickly, with less stress while driving. The other thing they do is smooth out elevation changes in variable terrain. On 4/13/2016 6:01 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

Re: OT: Word of the Day

.The journey is just as important as the destination. Especially with the right car. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" Subject: Re: OT: Word of the Day Thanks all for the detailed explanations. As

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Prior to the advent of the automobile many of the better quality state roads were paid for with tolls. Some of them were built with private money & the builders were allowed to collect tolls for some fixed period of time after construction was completed. Before the the Interstate Highway System,

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Actually, no. You enlarged my vocabulary. Thank you. Rick On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal >> insomniac peregrinations. > > Based on that stat

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On Apr 13, 2016, at 3:08 PM, John wrote: > On 4/13/2016 10:54 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Rick Womer wrote: > Thank you, Dan. > > I shall feel e

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Thanks all for the detailed explanations. As ever, the collected wisdom of the PDML did not disappoint! I agree with Bob about straight roads being an abomination. We're about to head off on one of our road trips. A motorway is available but, as usual, we'll follow the inland road, stopping off

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On 2016-04-13 13:28 , Bob W-PDML wrote: Roads shouldn't be straight. They should follow contour lines, or old animal migration trails, or drove roads. Straight roads are an abomination. Although it's quite nice to follow Roman roads. There's a good one leading from Pontoise right into Paris.

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In England in the early 18th century there was a major road-building programme. The new roads were built straight, or existing roads straightened, with tolls levied at the turnpikes, so they became known as turnpike roads. Straight roads are for speed, which I suspect (being too lazy to look it

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Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: OT: Word of the Day On 4/13/2016 10:54 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Ma

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On 4/13/2016 10:54 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Thank you, Dan. I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal insomniac peregrinations. I p

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Seems that if a road was once a toll road, it remains a "turnpike" even after tolls are no longer collected. On 4/12/2016 6:21 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's my understanding as well. It gets more confusing here because the State removed the Tolls from the Connecticut Turnpike about 20 years ago

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Originally "A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, until a toll is paid; a tollgate." From Middle English turnpyke ‎(“spiked barrier across a road”), originally used to block access to such a road until toll was paid. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn

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On 13 Apr 2016, at 15:50, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >> >> Rick Womer wrote: >> >>> Thank you, Dan. >>> >>> I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal >>> insomniac peregrinations. >> >> I prefer to esche

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> On Apr 13, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On April 13, 2016 8:54:45 AM PDT, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist >> wrote: > On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: > > Rick Wo

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On April 13, 2016 8:54:45 AM PDT, Mark Roberts wrote: >Bruce Walker wrote: > >>On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist >wrote: >>> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts > wrote: Rick Womer wrote: > Thank you, Dan. > > I shall feel ever so improved

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Bruce Walker wrote: >On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts >>> wrote: >>> >>> Rick Womer wrote: >>> Thank you, Dan. I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal insomniac peregri

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On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >> >> Rick Womer wrote: >> >>> Thank you, Dan. >>> >>> I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal >>> insomniac peregrinations. >> >> I prefer to esche

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> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Rick Womer wrote: > >> Thank you, Dan. >> >> I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal >> insomniac peregrinations. > > I prefer to eschew obfuscation. I think that’s what cows do. > > -- > Mark Robert

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Rick Womer wrote: >Thank you, Dan. > >I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal >insomniac peregrinations. I prefer to eschew obfuscation. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://

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On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal > insomniac peregrinations. Based on that statement, I suspect you already knew the word in my post! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- P

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Thank you, Dan. I shall feel ever so improved as I murmur soliloquys during my nocturnal insomniac peregrinations. Rick On Apr 12, 2016, at 9:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > In view of some of the recent PESO postings, and in an effort to > elevate the level of discussion on this forum, I am

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On 4/12/2016 5:59 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2016-04-12 17:43 , Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:40 PM, steve harley wrote: my grandmother Priscilla's lifelong nickname was Pike; she was the opposite of an ecdysiast Which, presumably, is someone who pulls clothes on for the amu

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On 2016-04-12 17:43 , Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:40 PM, steve harley wrote: my grandmother Priscilla's lifelong nickname was Pike; she was the opposite of an ecdysiast Which, presumably, is someone who pulls clothes on for the amusement (relief?) of others. Or is it someo

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On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:40 PM, steve harley wrote: > > my grandmother Priscilla's lifelong nickname was Pike; she was the opposite > of an ecdysiast Which, presumably, is someone who pulls clothes on for the amusement (relief?) of others. Or is it someone who disrobes to enrage others? -- -b

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On 2016-04-12 16:21 , P.J. Alling wrote: That's my understanding as well. It gets more confusing here because the State removed the Tolls from the Connecticut Turnpike about 20 years ago so it's properly speaking no longer a turnpike. US 36 in Colorado was still called "the turnpike" long afte

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That's my understanding as well. It gets more confusing here because the State removed the Tolls from the Connecticut Turnpike about 20 years ago so it's properly speaking no longer a turnpike. On 4/12/2016 6:03 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2016-04-12 15:49 , Brian Walters wrote: Speaking of w

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On 2016-04-12 15:49 , Brian Walters wrote: Speaking of words, 'turnpike' is one I've never understood. I know it refers to what we (ie. downunder) would call an expressway or motorway, but what's the etymology of 'turnpike'? it's specifically a toll road in the U.S.; online etymology dictionary

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Speaking of words, 'turnpike' is one I've never understood. I know it refers to what we (ie. downunder) would call an expressway or motorway, but what's the etymology of 'turnpike'? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/sout

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There has to be something seriously wrong with any male that find's pleasure in watching Lena Dunham disrobe. But then again there are always rubberneckers at crash sites on the turnpike. On 4/12/2016 9:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In view of some of the recent PESO postings, and in an eff

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No kidding. :) On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I have no problem with his calling her a ecdysiast, but "literary" hardly > fits. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.

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I have no problem with his calling her a ecdysiast, but "literary" hardly fits. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

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Hey, if Bryan Adams can get Pamela Anderson to pose for him, maybe I have a chance. :) Yeah, it was Rex Murphy who suggested that Pam is a stripper: "Pamela Anderson and other literary ecdysiasts" On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I would never suggest that she was.

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I would never suggest that she was. It's just a neat word. Perhaps you should try it on her. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Cool word, Dan; must remember that one. > > My sources suggest it's more specific

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Cool word, Dan; must remember that one. My sources suggest it's more specifically defined as a burlesque or strip-tease artist. Which Pammy is not. On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > In view of some of the recent PESO postings, and in an effort to > elevate the level of

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In view of some of the recent PESO postings, and in an effort to elevate the level of discussion on this forum, I am providint the followin: A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg ecdysiast PRONUNCIATION: (ek-DIZ-ee-ast) MEANING: noun: A person who disrobes to provide entertainment for others. ETYMOLOGY: