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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Did you know that we have forty-two pages of unanswered posts on this site? I discovered this today… there is a link at the very bottom of the Forum Index page (the one that defaults to newest posts on top) that shows all posts that have never received a response. They date back to October 2005. I’m thinking there may be some undiscovered gems there.
Anyway, I thought I’d share my serendipitous find with everyone and see if some of these old submissions might stir up some discussion.
Last edited by JonW719 (2008-06-09 15:57:03)
Feeling quite combobulated.
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Well, let’s not let this become one of them!
That’s interesting—sometimes I see a post, and think, “that’s interesting,” but I don’t really have anything to add, so I don’t. Add anything, that is.
(not that I’ve been here that long, or have any importance)
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I understand what you mean by the “Hmm, that’s interesting” response. I often don’t know what to say either. :-) But we have lots of newbies coming in who may not be aware of this rich treasure trove, and sometimes when I search for one thing, I find something else that I can respond to.
Feeling quite combobulated.
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Sometimes what I’d say is, “that’s definitely an eggcorn,” but, well, what does that add?
I feel goofy.
But I’ll have to go look at the postings using that filter; good for some basic amusement.
I feel sort of like a dope, but I enjoy RE-reading eggcorns. Sort of like reading a book you’ve read before but still find interesting.
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