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  Thursday, 12 May 2005


Faced with Danger, Embryonic Frogs Make a Break for It


Imagine that! These eggs hatch so they can escape predators.

[Scientific American]
11:53:00 PM    

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Limerick dictionary: a limerick for each word in the OED


Cory Doctorow: The Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form is a project to write a definitional limerick for every single word in the Oxford English Dictionary.

artery

The arteries carry the blood;
Without them our bodies would flood.
They're elasticized â?[per thou] sorta;
The chief's the aorta.
If it ruptures, that's all for you, Bud!

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(Thanks, Philip!)

Update: Chris J Strolin, Editor in Chief of the OEDILF sez, "We are in the process of writing limericks for every definition of every word in the English language, NOT just those in the Oxford English Dictionary. That *was* our original goal but the OED lawyers weren't happy with the idea and so, since then, we've tried to maintain a respectful distance."

[Boing Boing]
11:36:58 PM    

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Word of the Day


concomitant

accompanying; attending.

[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
10:15:22 PM    

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