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I wonder who hotforconsultation is that Marina has been speaking with in the past couple of videos? Hmmmmm.
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Q: When was a nickle not a nickle?
A: Between 1942 and 1945 (click for explanation).
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Tee Hee Marina said something that sounds like fanny
how now brown cow….bow wow chow owl
random and cool… :razz:
:razz: frying pan?…[pan]…I bet you.-.HotForWords considers these older posts a bunch of [bull-shit]…cool and hot…[fire]
:idea: [mar-belled] :lol:
Funny how decimation just means overall destruction now and not, to reduce by a tenth as the Romans used it. mmmm hotforwords makes me think and hotforprofits makes me money.
You’re almost right. Instead of reducing a number or population BY one-tenth, decimation actually means reducing it TO one-tenth of the original number or population. So it really means a 90% reduction, as in reducing a population to just 10% of its original numbers.
That’s why it’s used to indicate widespread destruction– 90% of whatever you’re measuring would be obliterated.
I couldn’t find this explained anywhere but if you are correct about the 90% reduction a plausible reason might be that “decimation” is the same as moving the “decimal” point one space to the left i.e… 100. becomes 10.0
A five-dollar bill walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, but I’ll have to ask you to leave. This is a singles bar.”
LoLz you fail
Aye, for sure I would be upset “my Lady”, Pfennig was nice, but Pfanne hmmmmm.
Hum, can´t watch the whole movie, it stucks :cry:
Update your flash player.. I think they came out with a new version the other day.
Flash Player Update
Hm, never used the Flash Player, now I have around 5 players or more here :lol:
i would change the spelling of a word choir to the form quire!
What is the story of the ‘Bad Penny’ ?
Not a penny for your thoughts …But
The story goes
One, should Pick up a lost penny, if it is Heads but not Tails.
Is Heads Lucky ….. and Not Tails ?
spiffyw—I like your comment…
macabre