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07-06-2012, 11:51 PM | #17 |
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tenterhooks?
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07-07-2012, 05:12 AM | #18 | ||
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07-07-2012, 07:26 AM | #19 |
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I thought it was that nasty thing in the desert in Star wars.
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07-07-2012, 09:06 AM | #20 |
I wonder . . .
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Thanks for playing along ~ you guys came up with some great answers.
The answer is: It IS a sunspot!!!! It is super detailed sunspot called Big Bear's Sunspot because it was seen from Big Bear Solar Observatory in California. More here.
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07-07-2012, 11:44 AM | #21 |
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Here we say tenderhooks (tender-hooks, tender hooks), which is a corruption of tenterhooks the Brits use.
edit - spell check wanted to change tenderhooks to tenterhooks.
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07-07-2012, 02:31 PM | #22 |
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You say tidbits too.
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07-10-2012, 06:32 PM | #23 | |
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neither animal nor mineral nor vegetable. you trickster you.
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