"Hellooooooo!" Pushes door open. Darkness. Beam of light from the flash illuminates a barren room. Slight dusty, stale, musty odor. Empty bookshelves on wall. ...
Creeps! That was dramatic! ... "Hellooooooo! " Pushes door open. Darkness. Beam of light from the flash illuminates a barren room. Slight dusty, stale, musty...
... Seth, I didn't know we had moved our hangout. You've got to tell us these things! ;) I apologize for my absence lately. Since late April, M-F, I have been...
... My goodness, C, the proof is in the pudding! I'm not volunteering for the job (I most definitely ain't no English expert) but "proof read" should be one...
Like many of you, I grew up with Brains Benton and Jimmy Carson. But it wasn't until I found this group a couple of years ago that I finally picked up the two...
I tried helping C write once. Remembering that it broke the dogs of gnawing on things, I put hot sauce on the erasers hoping it would keep him from eating...
"Stolen Dummy" was my first BB, Paul, and I envy you, getting that "first time reading it" feeling! Gomez ... But it ... finally picked ... had those ... to...
(Nerdy kid with glasses and overbite tentatively raises a hand, stands up) Uhh... sir? Could I volunteer? (Nerdy kid clears his throat, speaks again) Do you...
... stands ... journalism ... Hey you, Kid. Thank you! I will contact you when this labor of love is complete. (Probably in about 6-7 weeks.) ...And your...
Thank goodness for such cool kids. Now I don't have to volunteer and mess up C's labor of love. Thanks, Jeffery. It's wonderful having so many talented folks...
oh man another book! Licking my chops here! Mark ************** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. ...
I'll add my best wishes to those of Gomez, and, a day early, wish you and your families the very best of a blessed Thanksgiving day. Tim ... From: Gomez ORoark...
Oh no!!! Gomez beat me! How can I ever have a Happy Thanksgiving? <snicker> Oh well, I guess It's age before beauty... ;) Happy Thanksgiving to all! BB, BB,...
Looking through my BB notes re: "The Case of the Missing Message" through "The Case of the Painted Dragon"... I don't think Chief Hadley's first name was ever...
Hello everybody, I just got hold of a copy of The Rover Boys On The Ocean, copyrighted 1899, to add to my juvenile fiction collection. I noticed that several...
I can't find it now, but I think Mr. Beals called the Chief by his first name in The Stolen Dummy. Horace does sound familar, but I don't know if it's because...
According to The Free Dictionary... Noun1.clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread chunk, clod, glob, lump, clump, ball - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught...
James, I think "clew" must be an archaic spelling that has fallen out of use. I can't remember any specific examples, but I do recall seeing it several times,...
Clew vs. clue is definitely a word that has fallen out of use. Much as the rest of you have posted, it was more common in the early part of the 1900s -- I'd...
The Other Tim, What kind of reaction do you get from people when you drop old-style word bombs on them? Gary K. ________________________________ From: Timothy...
I'll have to re-read this thread later--this is pretty heavy intellectual sledding for first thing in the morning, whilst I'm still sitting here in my...
Thanks Mark and Jim...I appreciate the input. Now...Who woke everybody up so early today to do all these posts? I haven't a clew... and oh yeah, Gomez...your...
Just a personal thought/opinion, I don't mind the use of archaic spelling in period pieces (seems like I've seen it in some Holmes stories) but it falls flat...
As for anachronistic spellings, either in original works from an earlier period or used in modern pieces to lend an air of the quaint and bygone, strike me as...
Personally, I do use certain English (as in United Kingdom) spellings to lend an air of idiocy to my persona -- those that know me know that I'm quirky. I'd...
Gary, Mostly a "Huh" reaction. "What is a kerb/tyre/gaol/boot/torch?" Translation: Curb/tire/jail/(automobile)trunk/flashlight. Funny thing is, even my kids...
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