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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:29 pm
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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:41 pm
Greensleeves - The result of wearing a bronze watch in July - and it serves you right!
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:43 pm
watch forum - over-regular meetings of enablers anonymous
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:49 pm
thermomodadenial - a curious state of being seemingly oblivious to ambient temperature combined with sartorial inelegance that results from rolling your sleeves up to show off the watch you just bought
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:51 pm
missF wrote: ↑ Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:49 pm
thermomodadenial - a curious state of being seemingly oblivious to ambient temperature combined with sartorial inelegance that results from rolling your sleeves up to show off the watch you just bought
Only you could coin a word that almost had Momo AND Dada in it!
Steve
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:52 pm
^^
It's fun stringing long words together - it's possible I was german in a previous life
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:57 pm
missF wrote: ↑ Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:52 pm
^^
It's fun stringing long words together - it's possible I was german in a previous life
Or you just had a bad case of Tauristercologiosis
Steve
Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:59 pm
(I got you now!)
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:01 pm
missF wrote: ↑ Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:59 pm
Taurus = bull (Latin)
Stercus = dung (Latin)
Logos = word (Greek)
Posh word wot I made up for talking Bull****!
Steve
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:12 pm
28,800bph - optimum speed for trance-inducing drum and bass music
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:14 pm
^^^Ford Fiesta Music!
Scaphandrichromomendacity - Pretending you like colourful dive watches so people will think you're cool.
Steve
Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:17 pm
missF wrote: ↑ Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:49 pm
thermomodadenial - a curious state of being seemingly oblivious to ambient temperature combined with sartorial inelegance that results from rolling your sleeves up to show off the watch you just bought
Culinarihorology - the habit of celebrity chefs to wear expensive watches since they have their sleeves rolled up the whole time
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by Amor Vincit Omnia » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:21 pm
Pedispherical ostentation - Wearing a Hublot because you're a footballer.
Steve
Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
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by missF » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:25 pm
ambidexteranxiety - the feeling of discombobulation when you break your left wrist and have to wear your watch on the right for 6 weeks
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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by richtel » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:28 pm
Superluminova - The much-lauded and arguably one of the brightest observable astronomical events usually fading disappointingly quickly.
Biannual Solar Lazarus Miracle - The twice yearly event where unused and expired solar powered watches are put on the window sill for a few days to recharge, thus breathing life into them to last another six months in total darkness.
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