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ecdemolagnia n. lustfulness when one is away from home

As he left a restaurant, a man gave the cashier a card bearing the number 102004180. The cashier charged him nothing. Why? 102004180 means I ought to owe nothing for I ate nothing.

Surprisingly natural palindromes: Lepers repel. Step on no pets. Never odd or even. Stella won no wallets. No lemons, no melon. Now, sir, a war is won. Ma is as selfless as I am. Draw pupil’s lip upward. Won’t lovers revolt now? Nurse, I spy gypsies. Run! Oh, who was [...]

choc = kiss

A riddle from 1655: What is likest to a cat in a hole? A cat out of a hole.

Clear your ground, hold your throat Un-speak all the words you ever spoke Leave and lead yourself astray Say your name, tell yourself that everything is okay -w.m.

sectile adj. capable of being cut easily with a knife A dinner host in the 17th century might have wished for a usage manual – a different term was used for carving each dish, and, according to Samuel Orchart Beeton, for a person to use wrong terms in relation to [...]

BOOKKEEPER has three consecutive pairs of like letters. SUBBOOKKEEPER has four. What’s the limit? Honolulu English teacher Joel D. Gaines proposed BALLOONNOONNOOKKEEPPOOBAH, an agent who sits on balloons at noon in a corner, in order to earn his keep. It has 10 consecutive pairs.

The errors of a man are what make him really lovable. – Goethe

well – i gotta say that this is pretty cool. hopefully, it will turn out to be a lot more accurate than the people on the television who predict weather! Predict weather with a cup of coffee.