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| + | '''St. Cosmo, Randolph'''<br /> | ||
| + | 24; Ship Commander of ''The Inconvenience'' | ||
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| + | '''Saint-Saën, Camille'''<br /> | ||
| + | 27; his "wonderful 'Bacchanale'"; from his opera "Samson and Delila which premiered in Weimar, Germany on December 2, 1877; | ||
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'''sap-head'''<br /> | '''sap-head'''<br /> | ||
7; a fool: a person who lacks good judgment | 7; a fool: a person who lacks good judgment | ||
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'''scuttlebutt'''<br /> | '''scuttlebutt'''<br /> | ||
3; The origin of the word scuttlebutt which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of scuttle - to make a hole in the ship's side causing her to sink - and butt - a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water; thus the term scuttlebutt means a cask with a hole in it. Scuttle; describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. (from [http://www.goatlocker.org The Goat Locker Website]) | 3; The origin of the word scuttlebutt which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of scuttle - to make a hole in the ship's side causing her to sink - and butt - a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water; thus the term scuttlebutt means a cask with a hole in it. Scuttle; describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. (from [http://www.goatlocker.org The Goat Locker Website]) | ||
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| + | '''Siege of Paris'''<br /> | ||
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'''sky-dogs'''<br /> | '''sky-dogs'''<br /> | ||
14; canines who rode in the airships | 14; canines who rode in the airships | ||
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| + | '''Sloane laboratory'''<br /> | ||
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| + | '''Socialism'''<br /> | ||
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| + | '''South Seas Pavilion'''<br /> | ||
| + | 26; at the Chicago World's Fair | ||
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| + | '''Stockmen's Hotel'''<br /> | ||
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'''straw "skimmer"'''<br /> | '''straw "skimmer"'''<br /> | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 18 October 2006
St. Cosmo, Randolph
24; Ship Commander of The Inconvenience
Saint-Saën, Camille
27; his "wonderful 'Bacchanale'"; from his opera "Samson and Delila which premiered in Weimar, Germany on December 2, 1877;
sap-head
7; a fool: a person who lacks good judgment
scuttlebutt
3; The origin of the word scuttlebutt which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of scuttle - to make a hole in the ship's side causing her to sink - and butt - a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water; thus the term scuttlebutt means a cask with a hole in it. Scuttle; describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. (from The Goat Locker Website)
Siege of Paris
19;
sky-dogs
14; canines who rode in the airships
Sloane laboratory
29;
Socialism
32;
South Seas Pavilion
26; at the Chicago World's Fair
Stockmen's Hotel
31;
straw "skimmer"
13; straw hat with a narrow brim, popular boating hat during the 1890's File:Example.jpg
Suckling, Darby
3; the baby of the Inconvenience crew who serves "as both factotum and mascotte"
