Interesting origins of words


	Interesting origins of words

wildcat

11-21-2007 7:02 AM

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11-21-2007 7:59 AM

Fast T friend

Got carried away by the first word resistentialism and here is an amusing read on the subject (report by Paul Jennings).

11-21-2007 10:02 AM

bignosemousie

Oh, I have suffered from resistentialism.

11-21-2007 2:48 PM

Lifestar

And I, from accismus... Daily... ^_^

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