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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google hits on Sept 8, 2006
5,610,000 “maelstrom”
224,000 “maelSTORM”
A “maelstrom” is a violent whirlpool which sucks things in. The ”-strom” part derives from the Old High German “stroum” meaning “stream.” The violent nature of a maelstrom is certainly enough to conjure up notions of a storm. Whence, “maelSTORM.”
Analysis by Joe Krozel
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CD Baby: HOP ON POP: As Drawn by Ethan – Age 2A cornucopia of everything to like about pop music….from acoustic balladry to out-loud shoutalong behind a maelstorm of guitars to 3 part vocal harmonies. ...
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Deep Blue Ink > Writing > ProfilesThe beginnings were uncertain, lost in a maelstorm of conflicting aspirations and fulfilment. The eyelids drooped with the falling tears, the shoulder …
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Neon Genesis Evangelion 26 Complete Episodes + Movie (English …Thrust into a maelstorm of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage …
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Amazon.com: Tchaikovsky’s Last Days: A Documentary Study: Books …Over the next few months the magazine was a maelstorm of scholarly discussion with Poznansky always taking the day. Even the new Grove Dictionary supports …
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Humorix | Weenie Wars Erupt In Silicon Valley!Slashdot weenies are, as usual, raising a maelstorm over the matter. The entire internet experienced the brunt of the force of the Slashdot Effect. ...
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Chronicles of the Crawlin’ Croc: A Breakup DissectedYou move away from sorrow and jump into a maelstorm of relationships, negotiating your way from sanctuary to sanctuary, hoping against hope that the love …
muggermuch.blogspot.com/2006/04/breakup-dissected.html – 43k – Cached – Similar pages
How’d We Get From the Pyramids to the Projects?: Streets are …There’s a maelstorm of hatred that makes the recent weather patterns look like Spring rain. I don’t know if Paris is burning but you can almost smell the …
pyramids2projects.blogspot.com/2006/07/streets-are-watchingtheir-eyes-are.html – 31k – Cached – Similar pages
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