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Staying loyal to my ,most of the time,slightly irrelevant posts,I have one more question for you:Where did you get your nickname?Does it mean something special for you?Considering mine, it's quite obvious:"Brilliant Mr. Bond,welcome to Palmyra and to Disco Volante" (or something like this,I don't remember precicely )

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My name is Mattias and the monkeyman-part is a slightly distant hommage to the exceptionally cool Ian Brown, former singer of The Stone Roses. Who looks like a simian. And has an absolutely brilliant album entitled Unfinished Monkey Business.
MmM

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My original nickname, Vitis Vinifera, is a type of grape used in making fine wines.
Octothorpe is a "word" for the # sign. It has an interesting history which can be found here. [link]http://www.sigtel.com/tel_tech_octothorpe.html[/link]

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I am a recovered audiophile with a penchant for vacuum tube electronics. Setamp = Single Ended Triode AMP which is an absolutely beautiful amplifier based on the old Western Electric 300B tube. I traded my aural addiction for an olfactory one as it is somewhat cheaper

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rickadickadoy

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It's a portmanteau word, the first one I ever made up in Russian: tigr means tiger and igrushka means toy. The "original" Tigrushka was a tabby kitten...

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Quote: Originally Posted by tigrushka It's a portmanteau word, the first one I ever made up in Russian: tigr means tiger and igrushka means toy. The "original" Tigrushka was a tabby kitten... Mr. Thoth is from the Illuminatus Trilogy.
j.

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I love to paint, and I also major in painting. One of my favorite colors is Yellow Ochre, and I'd get it all over hands. :P

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liqáuid
n.
1.
a. The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
b. Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.
2.
Linguistics. A consonant articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, such as English l and r.
adj.
1. Of or being a liquid.
2. Having been liquefied, especially:
a. Melted by heating: liquid wax.
b. Condensed by cooling: liquid oxygen.
3. Flowing readily; fluid: added milk to make the batter more liquid.
4. Having a flowing quality without harshness or abrupt breaks: liquid prose; the liquid movements of a Balinese dancer.
5. Linguistics. Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.
6. Clear and shining: the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel.
7. Readily convertible into cash: liquid assets.

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The one that really has me puzzled is "PaulG". What's up with that?